Antifascist protesters dressed in black try to de-arrest one of their activists from a line of police.

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Bristol Antifascists - Interview

Bristol Antifascists is a non-hierarchical group opposing far-right activity at the street level. We sit down with one of them to learn about the discipline, solidarity and compassion needed for this work.

Meet the Bristol author helping women write their way through early motherhood

‘Having the odd disabled model is not enough’: the Bristol woman shaking up the beauty industry

Adult man standing in front of empty wooden bookcases.

Interviews

Bristol’s top family judge stepping down, to launch project to keep people out of court

Judge Stephen Wildblood lifts the lid on a crisis in public law as he explains his plans to help families get support at community level, out of court.

Illustration showing Julz Davis

Interviews

Julz Davis: checking in on Martin Luther King’s dream

Interviews

Bridging the gap: A campaign empowering south Bristol’s youth

“We’re expected to carry our babies while we also carry the burden of the statistics”

With black women four times more likely to die during pregnancy, the Black Maternity Matters pilot project launches in Bristol to address disparities in maternal healthcare.

Mother of jailed Kill the Bill protester: ‘We never thought she’d get this long’ 

The mother of a woman recently sentenced to five and a half years after being found guilty of riot speaks out.

‘Protest is the lifeblood of our democracy, and it’s under threat’

Raj Chada, a defence lawyer who represented the Colston Four, says prosecuting demonstrators is becoming a ‘reflex’ in the UK.

Why PE isn’t just about exercising – and needs protecting

Sports advocates say it’s more than exercise that kids are missing out on when sports are cut from school timetables.

‘I want Black and Brown boys and girls to think they can get to these kinds of positions’

Lucy Turner, the new editor of Rife magazine talks about the need for young people to feel believed in, how art helped her face adversity, and how to make media and creative industries less pale, male and stale.

Grief, violence and faith: Bristol filmmaker’s award-winning new short film

Hartcliffe's Paul Holbrook talks about his new film set in Bristol and the importance of telling working class stories.