Features

Edition 44

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Children of the stones: Druidry in Bristol

With alternative spiritualities on the rise, reporter Isaac joins a dawn ceremony featuring Druids, ritual magic and one very small lighter

Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins
Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins

Features

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‘I don’t want to use the trans loos’

In the first in a four-part series, trans Bristolians tell the Cable how last year’s Supreme Court decision on the meaning of ‘sex’ in the Equality Act has affected their lives

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

Reports

Shindig Festival stands firm on Bob Vylan booking despite licencing pressure

Could antisemitism row spell the end for much-loved festival?

Adam Quarshie Priyanka Raval
Adam Quarshie, Priyanka Raval and Sam Kinch

Features

Damien Egan school visit: Anatomy of a faux scandal

How a sentence in a Cable article led to a media firestorm — resident political pundit Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins delves into the Damien Egan furore

Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins
Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins

Edition 43

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‘Your soul dies but your body stays alive’

After reaching the UK, Palestinians from Gaza face uncertain futures as they wait to be reunited with their families

Roshan De Stone
Roshan De Stone

Edition 43

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On the road in Filton – Bristol’s arms trade quarter

The Cable tours the weapons factories of north Bristol, encountering endless aviation memorabilia, indifferent locals and aggy security guards

Michal Grant
Michal Grant

Features

How to interfere with jury trials, and lose

A jury refused to convict six Palestine Action activists who smashed up an Israeli weapons factory in Bristol, overcoming a government-led smear campaign and arms lobby pressure

Sean Morrison
Sean Morrison

Features

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‘Find your people, find your space’: Lawi Anywar on Bristol’s arts scene

The Bristol-based multi-instrumentalist discusses mental health, masculinity and the challenges of thriving in a precarious creative sector

Fran Pope

Features

Bristol’s Kurdish community rallies for Rojava

As attacks intensify in northern Syria, Kurdish Bristolians Tara and Tanya speak to the Cable about betrayal, resistance and why the women-led revolution must be defended

Tom Anderson
Tom Anderson

Features

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The Sudanese Bristolians using art to cope with displacement

In the shadow of a brutal civil war, a collective of Sudanese women in Bristol are bonding over coffee and creativity

Amira Klute

Edition 42

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In conversation with Rising Arts Agency

For the past five years, Euella Jackson and Jess Bunyan have co-directed Rising Arts Agency, an organisation empowering young creatives from underrepresented backgrounds. We sit down with them to talk about leadership, innovation, and the challenges of the cultural sector

Priyanka Raval
Priyanka Raval

Edition 42

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‘Children are totally different here’

Since the pandemic, interest in outdoor learning has surged. We visit Bristol’s city farms and Forest Schools to explore why these alternatives to mainstream education are thriving

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers
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