Kebele's usual vegan evening loveliness will include a talk and film in solidarity with the EDO decommissioners. Dinner is served at 6:30pm as usual; the talk and film get going at 7:30pm. read full story / add a comment

Books not bombs - protest against Exeter uni's investment in the arms trade - Thursday 19 March, 12.30pm, meet outside Tremough library, Cornwall Campus in Penryn - bring banners, your friends or just yourself :) read full story / add a comment

NATO is 'celebrating' its 60th birthday in Strasbourg in April. The international anti-war movement is converging on Strasbourg for a demonstration against the biggest war mongers in the world. The activities during the anti-NATO protest will include a demonstration on Saturday 4th April, an international conference from Thursday 2nd April to Sunday 5th April, direct action and civil disobedience, and an international resistance camp from Wednesday 1st April to Sunday 5th April.

Bristol Stop the War are organising transport from Bristol for the weekend 3rd-5th April. Please email bristolstopwar@hotmail.com if you are interested in joining us.

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The next People and Planet meeting will be on Tuesday March 10th at 6pm. This time we'll be at Babahogs (yay!) cos Cafe Nero (boo!) is driving all the local cafes out of business. read full story / add a comment

BRINGING GAZA TO BRISTOL – SATURDAY MARCH 7th

END THE BLOCKADE OF GAZA - LET ALL AID THROUGH - END THE 'WAR ON TERROR' read full story / add a comment

BRINGING GAZA TO BRISTOL – SATURDAY MARCH 7th

END THE BLOCKADE OF GAZA - LET ALL AID THROUGH - END THE 'WAR ON TERROR' read full story / add a comment

THE DATE & VENUE FOR THIS EVENT HAVE CHANGED - NEW DETAILS BELOW

Mohamed Elhaddad had a great send-off from Bristol last Friday to join the Viva Palestimna convoy to Gaza.. Even the Evening Post covered it – see http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Dad-joins-mercy-mis....html.

At the time of writing, the convoy is in Fes, Morocco. You can check it's current location at http://www.vivapalestina.org/. Bristolians have already shown their generosity by donating money for Mohamed to take to Gaza. We are still raising money that we will pass to Mohamed before the convoy gets to Gaza. read full story / add a comment

Mohamed Elhaddad had a great send-off from Bristol last Friday to join the Viva Palestimna convoy to Gaza.. Even the Evening Post covered it – see http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Dad-joins-mercy-mis....html.

At the time of writing, the convoy is in Fes, Morocco. You can check it's current location at http://www.vivapalestina.org/. Bristolians have already shown their generosity by donating money for Mohamed to take to Gaza. We are still raising money that we will pass to Mohamed before the convoy gets to Gaza. read full story / add a comment

Court Case in Brighton 16th Feb Update:
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Local campaigners against Israel's attacks on Gaza and the continuing blockade of Gaza have written to the city council asking them to observe a minute's silence for the victims of the attacks before their meeting tomorrow afternoon (Teusday Feb 24th)

Help us fill the public gallery to make this as effective as possible.
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Local campaigners against Israel's attacks on Gaza and the continuing blockade of Gaza have written to the city council asking them to observe a minute's silence for the victims of the attacks before their meeting tomorrow afternoon (Teusday Feb 24th)

Help us fill the public gallery to make this as effective as possible.

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The companies named here have offices on BRISTOL BUISINESS PARK, COLDHARBOUR LANE (OPPOSITE UWE-FRENCHAY CAMPUS)
Amnesty researchers in Gaza found several weapon fragments after the fighting. One came from a 500lb (227kg) Mark-82 fin-guided bomb, which had markings indicating parts were made by the US company Raytheon. They also found fragments of US-made white phosphorus artillery shells, marked M825 A1. read full story / add a comment

UWE students have claimed victory after a 3 day occupation of part of the Frenchay campus in solidarity with the people of Gaza.

A statement published on the occupation's blog has said that university management have agreed to a serious of demands during ongoing negotiations. The university has agreed to fund university scholarships for students affected by war and to support the DEC Gaza charity appeal. It will also "present to the governors a proposal for clean investment schemes".

The full statement is below. read full story / add a comment

There are now two vehicles from Bristol on their way to Gaza - the Turkish community gave a great send-off to the ambulance this afternoon. read full story / add a comment

There are now two vehicles from Bristol on their way to Gaza - the Turkish community gave a great send-off to the ambulance this afternoon. read full story / add a comment

PUBLIC MEETING “SOLIDARITY WITH GAZA – END THE WAR ON TERROR”

Speakers:
TONY BENN (President, Stop The War Coalition)
DR MOHAMMED ODEH (Chair South West Chapter, UK Palestinian Forum)
FAROOQ SIDDIQUE (Bristol Muslim Cultural Society)
HIBA AYYAD & RAWAN ABU AMRIYEH (Twinning With Palestine)
CHRIS NINEHAM (Stop The War Coalition)

Date: Friday 6th March, 2009
Time: 7.30pm

Venue: The City Academy, Russell Town Avenue, BRISTOL, BS5 9JH

Map: http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=BS5+9JH&countryCode=GB read full story / add a comment

Mohamed Elhaddad had a great send-off from Bristol last Friday to join the Viva Palestimna convoy to Gaza.. Even the Evening Post covered it – see http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/news/Dad-joins-mercy-mis....html.

At the time of writing, the convoy is in Fes, Morocco. You can check it's current location at http://www.vivapalestina.org/. Bristolians have already shown their generosity by donating money for Mohamed to take to Gaza. We are still raising money that we will pass to Mohamed before the convoy gets to Gaza.
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Mohammed El Haddad is a Bristol University academic who is on a 5,000 mile trip taking aid from Bristol to Gaza. read full story / add a comment

Defence giant BAE Systems has reported a big rise in profits for 2008 as orders and sales grew, helped in part by the weak pound - and wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. read full story / add a comment

UWE students have occupied part of the Frenchay Campus in solidarity with the people of Gaza.

The occupation is the latest in wave of student occupations at more than 25 universities across Britain in the past few weeks.

The UWE students are demanding that the university breaks its links with the arms industry and condemn the presence of the Raytheon arms company at the Bristol Business Park it co-owns. read full story / add a comment