Yesterday two of the defendants in the decommissioning trial, were successful in their appeal of their conviction for offences relating to the 2008 'Carnival Against the Arms Trade'. Both defendants had been arrested in a mass invasion of the EDO MBM/ITT carpark. Fifteen people were arrested after the 'Carnival', which Sussex Police described as a riot. read full story / add a comment

TUESDAY 27th October
Bristol Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Monthly meeting organising public meetings, stalls, demos, actions and more. read full story / add a comment

Thursday 22nd October
Meeting of BGL Convoy group
5.15pm at the BDA (Black Development Association) office
5 Russell Town Avenue Redfield Bristol BS5 6AR
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=bs59lt&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8...&om=1
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ILLUSTRATED TALK - ISRAEL/PALESTINE – WHY?
Friday 23rd October, 7.30pm
at the Horfield Quaker Meeting House,
300 Gloucester Road, Horfield, Bristol BS7 8PD read full story / add a comment

You are cycling down Park Street in Bristol, probably relishing the wind whistling past your ears and the joy of a downhill run with a view, and as you zip past the shops, you spot two women, dressed in white, faces still and serene, walking with ceremoniously slow steps along the pavement. Then, just as quickly, you have passed them and they are gone from sight.

What that momentary glimpse creates in you, what it inspires, how you interact with it, what you feel, how you interpret it, what you think, what you do because of it, may fuel a wonder that leads you to fertile ground.
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Racists not welcome read full story / add a comment

Join us on the 'Troops Out Of Afghanistan Now' national demonstration in London on Saturday 24th October . There will be coaches from Bristol leaving at 8.15am from Anchor Rd (opposite @Bristol).

For a map see: http://www.multimap.com/maps/?qs=BS1+5DB&countryCode=GB

Tickets £14 waged, £7 unwaged. To reserve a ticket please email bristolstopwar@hotmail.com as soon as possible, giving your name, address & phone number. Or phone 07502 121077

Tickets can also be purchased online at http://www.bristolstopwar.co.uk/ read full story / add a comment

Join us on the 'Troops Out Of Afghanistan Now' national demonstration in London on Saturday 24th October . There will be coaches from Bristol leaving at 8.15am from Anchor Rd (opposite @Bristol).

Tickets £14 waged, £7 unwaged. To reserve a ticket please email bristolstopwar@hotmail.com as soon as possible, giving your name, address & phone number. Or phone 07502 121077

Tickets can also be purchased online at http://www.bristolstopwar.co.uk/
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Over the past week U.S. newspapers and television networks have been abuzz with reports that Washington and its NATO allies are planning an unprecedented increase of troops for the war in Afghanistan, even in addition to the 17,000 new American and several thousand NATO forces that have been committed to the war so far this year.

America's obedient media is preparing domestic audiences for the possibility of the largest escalation of foreign armed forces in Afghanistan's history.

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Camp Ashraf Hunger Strike Day 59. London, UK. 24/09/2009. read full story / add a comment

the court case of the EDO Decommissioners has been adjourned till next year, probably til May, at the request of the defence due to delays in legal aid (amongst other things) - The Support the Decommissoners Week of Events will still go ahead.

Elijah Smith has been on remand since the action and remains in HMP Horfield. This is an important time to send him messages of support find out more at www.decommissioners.co.uk read full story / add a comment

17th to 26th October
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Elijah Smith VP7551 HMP Bristol, 19 Cambridge Road, Horfield, BS7 8PS read full story / add a comment

Monthly meeting of local Amnesty group.

7:30pm on Monday 21 September
at YHA 14 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA.

AGM followed by speaker - Ghada Ageel from Gaza, talking about life in Palestine.
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Elijah Smith, Tom Woodhead and Robert Alford appeared in Yate Magistrates Court today 17th September 2009. Exactly 9 months since they were arrested following the decommissioning of EDO in Brighton. The CPS are now attempting to run both the Raytheon Rooftop case and the EDO decommissioning as one big conspiracy case, although the defence team are appossed to this.

Today's court case wasn't particularly interesting as the defence have called a 'read through commital'. In our terms that means the defence is asking for a judge to read through the papers before the full court case on the grounds there is insufficient grounds to take the 3 through court because of lack of evidence.

The 3 accused protesters are next in court on the 8th of October at 9:45am keep up to date @ www.decommisioners.wordpress.com read full story / add a comment

21st September is celebrated around the globe as U.N. World Peace Day – and Bristol is doing its bit. There’s an evening of chanting, film and debate at the Pierian Centre to mark the one day of the year that puts Peace at the top of the agenda! read full story / add a comment

Re: EDO,MBM,ITT action January, 2009 read full story / add a comment

You would have thought, wouldn’t you, that after the atrocious Gaza massacre of January 2009, when the whole world witnessed war crimes actually being committed as hundreds of white phosphorous bombs rained down on a blockaded population, that Israel would finally have attained the pariah status and disdain that she deserves. Not so, Gordon Brown, a leader of the civilised world, far from condemning, is a Friend of Israel, and is pleased to welcome Israel’s Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu to London. read full story / add a comment

why not take action against your local arms dealer in the weeks leading up to DSEi:
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Decommisioners Benefit 4th September
The Plough, Bristol read full story / add a comment