Activism

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Features

Harbourside to Gaza: Bristol answers the Freedom Flotilla’s call

This week a boat set sail from Bristol to break Israel’s siege on Gaza. Twelve people are on board the latest vessel attempting to deliver aid to Palestine

Will Crawford

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

In conversation with Bristol Antifascists

Adam Quarshie
Adam Quarshie

People Just Do Something

Two individuals smiling at the camera, standing close together. One is wearing a 'Bristol Cable' branded T-shirt and the other a plain green T-shirt. The text 'PEOPLE JUST DO SOMETHING' is displayed across the front. In the background is a grainy image of high-rise buildings.

Listen: People Just Do Something, with Palestinian activist Iyad Burnat on the power of nonviolent resistance in the face of genocide

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Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins, Priyanka Raval and George Colwey
A red brick corner building on a city street with large windows and white panels

People's History

Celebrating 30 years of the Base for Anarchy and Solidarity in Easton (BASE)

As the Easton-based social centre reaches its thirtieth birthday, we explore the history of the much-loved volunteer-run community space, which began life as a squat back in the mid-1990s

Tom Anderson
Tom Anderson
A nightime photo of the houses of parliament with the added text saying 'liar'

People Just Do Something

Listen: People Just Do Something with Led by Donkeys and the guerrilla story wars

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Priyanka Raval, Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins and George Colwey

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with ACORN’s Wesley Bear on activism, the Barton House evacuation, and frosty relations with the council

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Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media, George Colwey and Priyanka Raval

Features

‘No-one should control this land. Everyone should have a say over it.’

With the issue of access to green space amplified by the pandemic, can the act of trespass provide a way of reconnecting with nature and challenging the privatisation of land in England?

Jonathan Eldridge
Jonathan Eldridge

Voices

How my experiences of renting in Bristol pushed me to campaign for a fairer system

Kate Bower has now left Bristol after struggling to rent in the city and facing discrimination for years. But now she is determined to help make much-needed changes happen.

Kate Bower
Kate Bower

Features

The challenge of pissing the right people off: inside Extinction Rebellion Bristol

Lots has been written about XR, with a mixture of admiration and irritation, hope for the future and concern about some of their methods. Here’s a look at how the Bristol branches work, and their plans for future actions.

Joe Smith

Reports

Getting arrested in the name of the planet

We talk to some of the ‘Bathtub 16’ about why they spent eight hours in a bath on Cabot Circus this summer.

Sidney Hayns-Worthington

Photography

Photos: Shutting down Broadmead to protest the environmental impact of fast fashion

On Saturday, hundreds of people took part in a protest in Bristol city centre organised by Extinction Rebellion to raise awareness of the environmental costs of the fashion industry.

Norberto Fernández Soriano

Reports

Bristolians are blocking Oxford Circus

Around 400 people from Bristol are protesting in London and part of Extinction Rebellion.

Alex Morss
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