Bristol and Beyond

Jews in Bristol protest Israel’s violence and oppression in Palestine

British Jews have gathered across the country to call for justice for Palestinians.

Activists block Filton arms companies to protest Turkey’s invasion of Syria

Bristol Pride promise ‘positive way forward’ on arms sponsorship

Voices

Voices: “Why we’re shouting the names of Kurdish fighters from the rooftops of arms companies”

An activist protesting Bristol arms companies explains why they are putting names and stories to the victims of the arms trade.

Reports

Airbus factory occupied by friends of Bristolian killed in Syria by Turkish military

Bristol and Beyond

Bristol arms dealers are supplying Turkish forces who killed a Bristolian

One protest, two outcomes for Bristol anti-arms activists

Two activists, one act of protest, two different outcomes. The Bristolians campaigning against UK arms sales.

Bristol University: £3m in six years from Atomic Weapons Establishment

University’s ‘strategic alliance’ with AWE, which maintains and develops the UK’s nuclear weapons, continues.

Bristol goes nuclear: Hinkley, Oldbury and the defence industry

Bristol and the South West are gearing up to be a hub of the revived UK nuclear industry. But is there more to the ‘nuclear renaissance’ than low carbon power?

It’s show time for Bristol’s arms industry

Bristol arms companies will be promoting themselves in Cardiff on 28th March.

Bristol’s role in arming the world

Fighter jets with engines manufactured in Patchway are dropping missiles designed in Filton on Yemen. But can the defence sector be re-shaped to provide real security?

Arms industry funding for Bristol University continues

University defends ‘robust ethics of research policy’