Edition 41

Refugee Women of Bristol: Bridging Cultures

Susannah Eley works with Citizens Advice and has come to know the women of Refugee Women of Bristol. Here, she reflects on what the charity means to them: the community they’ve built, and their strength in the face of a hostile immigration system

Easton Family Christian Centre: A sacred space reimagined

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

This Better Work

‘Collective power is where it’s at’: City Academy workers celebrate strike action successes

Union members at the east Bristol secondary school have achieved most of a series of asks from the academy trust that manages it, after announcing rolling walkouts. Workers say the action has brought staff together.

Reports

Reactions to council’s new proposals on van dwellers

City

“Underhand and sneaky”: Plutus Energy plan new power station

How Bristol 24/7 missed the mark on gentrification

Social change can’t be wished away by calling it something different, argues Alex Turner

Protest reaps the rewards: repairs to housing

Following a demonstration against dangerous housing conditions, a Liv N Let manager attended the home of one of the three tenants and promised that repairs...

Easton residents protest “damp & dangerous” housing

Over 50 people protested today outside Liv n Let property agency on Mina road in St Werburghs. The demonstration organised by ACORN Bristol community union...

Liv n Let Die: Del Brown – Bristol Entrepreneur or “Slum Landlord” ?

Single mums demand repairs and a halt to “revenge eviction”. Del Brown, a Bristol born and bred multi-millionaire, is “damaging the health of his tenants” claim...