Last night's benefit gig in Frome, raising funds for Medical Aid for Palestinians, was a massive success. read full story / add a comment

Our first exhibition (Waiting Rooms) has moved to Kebele Community Co-Op in Easton (http://www.kebelecoop.org/) and has made way for the Magpie Collective. Details follow: read full story / add a comment

A local campaigner has denounced the Labour Government’s attempts to keep MP expenses secret. Dr Mark Wright, who is Liberal Democrat challenger for Bristol South, says that the move is a shameful and cynical move by MPs who are afraid of the public seeing the way they use the expenses system. read full story / add a comment

A Sedgemoor District Council officer made a secret request for three-quarters of a million pounds from two nuclear companies to help with planning issues for Hinkley C, raising questions of conflict of interest and triggering a row with neighbouring West Somerset District Councillors. read full story / add a comment

After the police aided the illegal eviction of the occupants of 71 Old Market street on Friday the 9th of January (see: http://bristol.indymedia.org/article/689546) there will be a presentation of the following statement to officers at Trinity Police Station. Their officers formed the majority of the 25-30 police who aided the illegal eviction, some of whom played football upstairs in the main room while the inhabitants were made homeless.

This is a call out to come down and support the reminder to the police about section 6, and the proper procedures that owners and police must take, and how dialogue over violence is the only way. Friday 16th Jan: 11am outside Trinity Police Station read full story / add a comment

As the ground incursion in Gaza intensifies, our resistance must invrease as well. Bath has held several vigils for Palestine, but this Saturday will see the first protest march - and who knows, there might be a few suprises in store for some corporate baddies. read full story / add a comment

SPIRIT HOMES ENTERS DEVELOPMENT PHASE.
More than 1,200 council tenants in north Bristol are to be balloted on whether they want a new company – run by tenants – to manage their estates.

The move is fuelled by anger at what they say are inadequate services. They also claim they do not have an adequate say over how rent money is spent.
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EVERY BOMB THAT IS DROPPED, EVERY BULLET THAT IS FIRED, IN THE NAME OF THIS WAR ON GAZA, HAS TO BE PLANNED SOMEWHERE AND WHERE EVER THAT IS IT CAN BE RESISTED

FOR BRISTOLIANS THAT PLACE IS
BRISTOL BUSINESS PARK,
COLDHARBOUR LANE,
FRENCHAY
BRISTOL

THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH read full story / add a comment

NYE on Raytheon's roof & Raytheon discovered to be squatting their offices.
Press release for immediate circulation read full story / add a comment

December 27, 2008 - South West
HLS SUPPLIER'S VAN GLUED

December 26, 2008 - Somerset
BRICK SHATTERS BUTCHERS WINDOW read full story / add a comment

They are braving rain and sub-zero temperatures, waving banners, painting slogans on the roof and windows, blowing whistles, and shouting slogans through a megaphone.

Their supporters who visit everyday bring food and supplies which they haul up onto the roof on the end of a rope.

They plan to stay indefinitely to protest Bristol’s involvement in the arms trade

Bristol-Stop-The-War campaign group are planning a rally Saturday afternoon 20th December.

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Queer Cafe & Film Screening: Kinsey
Thurs 11th, 7pm onwards

Discussion: Creating Queer Spaces
Tues 16th, 7.30pm

both events @ kebele read full story / add a comment

The Climate Change Act will require the UK to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent (based on 1990 levels) by 2050.
A series of five year interim 'targets' will also be set - which will take the UK's share of international aviation and shipping emissions into account and ensure that the target is kept on track. The Committee on Climate Change is due to recommend the first five year 'budget' periods on 1 December 2008 read full story / add a comment

Hereford Heckler #6 out now
plus
Heckler TV read full story / add a comment

Shut Oldbury campaigners are angry with Government plans to sell off land at Oldbury to build a second nuclear reactor. The state-owned Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) today set in motion the auction of land adjacent to Oldbury and two other UK nuclear power stations. read full story / add a comment

ROOFTOP OCCUPIERS CALL FOR PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF 87 ASHLEY ROAD, ST PAUL'S, BRISTOL

10.00am today marked 2 weeks of the rooftop occupation - WE'RE STILL HERE! read full story / add a comment

Bristol ABC is delighted to be distributing this calendar locally: ‘Certain Days’ Prisoner Solidarity Calendar 2009

A 42-page, full colour calendar packed with writing, art and campaign/solidarity info relating to US political prisoners and related projects. The calendar is an educational & fundraising project by solidarity activists in North America, and 3 long term US political prisoners who have so far served 95 years in prison between them. All proceeds go to The New York State Task Force On Political Prisoners; Addameer; and The San Francisco 8. See for more info http://www.certaindays.org/?q=proceeds
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The protest against Raytheon and the other arms manufacturers continues this Thursday at 3pm.
Meeting point is the roundabout outside The University
of the West of England (UWE), Frenchy campus maingate.

Opposite is the Bristol Business Park is owned by UWE.
There are many arms manufacturers located there, including:-

Thales - building aircraft carriers, that the bombers use
QinetiQ - who supply military training
Armoured car manufacturers - who's vehicles were used by the British Army to bury families alive in cellars in Basra
And of course Raytheon- who build the elecrics for
cluster bombs which mame and kill innocent civillians.

http://www.stopclustermunitions.org/

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the local press have picked up on the campaign launched by Bath Activist Network against bank bailouts/recession.
the first action of this campaign will be a protest in Bath city centre on saturday the 22nd of Nov. Assemble at 12.30pm infront of Bath Abbey, Bath.
the campaign is picking up momentum, and we are hoping for the largest turnout possible - so get yerself down to the demo!
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