Every night since the air attacks on Gaza started there have been vigils on the Centre (opposite the Hippodrome) with people coming from all over the city. Help us make the vigil on MONDAY 5th JANUARY the largest yet. Meet from 5pm on the Centre. Then every night this week at the same time. read full story / add a comment

Bristol Stop The War Coalition, Bristol Palestine Solidarity Campaign urge people to join the national demonstration in London on Saturday January 10th. This demonstration will march to the Israeli Embassy. Help make this the largest demonstration seen in this country for the freedom of Palestine. read full story / add a comment

News of the Israeli air strikes against Gaza are horrendous.
Reports of hundreds killed and many more hundreds injured are truly shocking.
However, the worst aspect is the failure of western Governments, including our own, to condemn Israel for its hugely disproportionate attack not to mention its ongoing breeches of International law in its treatment of Gaza and the Palestinians.

See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7800985.stm (intermittent sound)
And http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7801291.stm
for example.

Some people have already vigiled on the Centre in Bristol today (Saturday) and this is an initiative to build on.

Bristol PSC and supporters will continue the vigil on the Centre 12.00-2.00pm Sunday (tomorrow 28th)

And then every weekday with the Peace vigil 5.00 - 6.00pm until further notice.
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This was an action of respect and support towards the greek insurrection... read full story / add a comment

The new Swindon Anarchists Group aims to bring together Anarchists based in Swindon and Wiltshire. read full story / add a comment

Carnival protest against the arms trade THIS Saturday 1-3pm
Transport available from central Bristol
12.00 prompt outside the Magpie Centre, off Stokes Croft
12.15 pm outside the Red Factory, Portland Square, St Pauls
12.30 pm outside Kebele, Robertson Road, Easton.

Or make your own way to:-
The Raytheon office is at Argentum House,
Bristol Business Park Frenchay
Turn off the roundabout on Coldharbour Road
in front of UWE Frenchay Campus
(see map below)

The rooftop protest at Raytheon is continuing, despite rain and sub-zero temperatures. Cops and Security are playing it really cool. Food and supplies are getting up to the protesters -they even have a tent now! They plan to stay indefinitely to protest Bristol’s involvement in the arms trade, exposing dealers-in-death like Raytheon and the many other companies like them.

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This Saturday I am going to be at the 10th Anniversary commemoration for the cluster bomb bombardment that killed 18 people, including 7 children in the town of Santa Domingo, Arauca.

This Thursday people in Bristol are organising another protest against Raytheon.

Can we link this up?

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Yet another exciting edition - read on, good people read full story / add a comment

Greek activists ask for Solidarity from Bristol and the world. read full story / add a comment

Exeter Critical Mass - meet 12.00 on Cathedral Green on Saturday December 6th. To get in the mood come along to a screening of "We are traffic" at Exeter Phoenix on Thursday December 4th at 19.00 read full story / add a comment

The Public Consultation on the submission to designate Castle Park is about to be heard.

PLEASE come to the hearing and tell the Council you don't want more shops and offices built on the last remaining green space in central Bristol.

WHY? WHO NEEDS IT?

BCC, the Morley Management Fund and Strand Properties, who want to make money out of the site and bury the archaeology and ecology oft he place under armoured cement and glass.
George Ferguson wants it, to further his own ego and line his own pockets,
Shopping-crazed visitors who can't get enough of impermeable surfaces, instead of grass, artificial lights, instead of sunshine and the sound of Muzzak, instead of birdsong.

DO YOU WANT IT?

If not, come and speak out, get Castle Park designated as a Town Green, to protect it for all time.
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Part of the national 48 hrs of action being called by the Camp for Climate Action against EOn and New Coal.
Bristol Rising Tide is targetting the Royal Bank of Scotland the financier or climate chaos
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Massage (including Indian Head, pre- and post-natal and baby), Shiatsu, and Herbal Consultations are all on offer at Kebele in the newly refurbished, dedicated health room. See full story for details of current sessions available and how to book.
The autonomous health collective is keen to expand and is able to offer group supervision and peer support. Anyone interested in joining the collective can contact us via the Kebele email: kebelesocialcentre@riseup.net. read full story / add a comment

Next Saturday (22/11/08) marks the start of a campaign in Bath going under the heading 'we wont pay for their crisis!', demanding no more bank bailouts, and working towards initiating community based solutions to the financial crisis.
People will be meeting at 12.30pm at Abbey Courtyard for a demo taking in the sights of some of Baths banks and seats of local government.

We are hoping for a big turnout for this one to send out a strong political messagen and kickstart a campaign genuinley capable of making changes.

We are hoping for as much support as possible from Bath and the South West, so please try and get yerself down for the demo! read full story / add a comment

CAMPAIGN MEETING - 'DO THE ARMED FORCES HAVE A PLACE IN SCHOOLS?'

Venue: Gatehouse Centre, Hareclive Road, Hartcliffe, BS13 9JN
Date: Thursday 27th November
Time: 7.30pm

Map: http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=BS13+9JN read full story / add a comment

A group of us are trying to form a People and Planet society in Falmouth. Although it will be affiliated with Falmouth and Exeter Students' Union, everyone regardless of whether they are a student are welcome to join. read full story / add a comment

Thursday 20th November is the 7th anniversary of the 'liberation' of Afghanistan. Two events in Bristol mark that anniversary and reaffirm opposition to the continuing occupation by 'Naming the Dead' – Afghan & British.
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The latest carbon dinosaur is about to have an opening ceremony maybe next month or early in the new year. It is the Centrica (they were called British Gas PLC) £400 million development at Langage, just off the A38 between Ivybridge and Plympton in Devon. It would be good if people got together to educate and demonstrate the public's anger at yet another carbon monster being opened - The First in Britain for 5 years and the biggest one in Devon or Cornwall for 30+ years.

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Despite the departure of Blair, Bush (very soon) and many other war mongerers across the globe the illeagal occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan continue, the US is allowed to pursue its aggresive foreign policy regardless of international law. As most of us now accept the 'War on Terror' and the US's pursuit of world dominance makes the world a more unstable and unsafe place.
Since the end of the second world war the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has been used to drive through US aggression with military bases on all continents and the promotion of nuclear prolifieration.
2009 is NATO's 60th Birthday and they are holding a conference In Strasbourg April 2-5th. Anti-war groups across Europe have joined together to call an international mobilisation against NATO and the spread of war. read full story / add a comment