Arnolfini presents 100 Days, marking the countdown to the 15th UN Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP 15) opening in Copenhagen on 7 December. 100 Days is a major programme of exhibitions, performances, film screenings, debate and engagement around issues of climate change, social justice and the contested relationship between art and activism. read full story / add a comment

A turning point in Hollywood’s history will be marked in Bristol on Wednesday 9 September at Colston Hall when comic actor and writer SANJEEV BHASKAR hosts a night of film, laughter, music and legend, celebrating the moment when LAUREL and HARDY successfully switched from silent movie-making to sound and began their journey towards comedy immortality.

Bhaskar’s guests will include veteran performer JEAN DARLING, who became a Hollywood star at four, is the last of the original Our Gang child actors and who at 87 still has vivid on and off set memories of working with Stan and Ollie.

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The second consultation on the access to the proposed 'cycle' houses from the Railway Path which was promised by Gary Hopkins at our meeting in May is now live. read full story / add a comment

More about the hucksters who make money out of suffering read full story / add a comment

This article is a protest against the artist known as Banksy. I'm sick of hearing about this street artist come good in the local media constantly. Did he pay for these continued advertisements? His work isn't even any good or relevant to the subject matter.

For example, how is a picture of a girl hugging a bomb with a heart over her head any good? I'd call it sick, or pornography even (especially if pleasure is gained from it).

Another example of his poorly thought out choice of work is that ridiculous image of that girl searching an Israeli soldier.

If Banksy wants to use the Israeli occupation as inspiration for his work I'd suggest that he could do a lot worse than take the Colombian artist Fernando Botero's work as an example.

Botero,s work relating to the atrocities he had heard about at Abu Ghraib is truely both a record of events but also thought provoking.
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The thugs of the far-right kept a low profile during MEP elections, but now they are trying to assert themselves.... Together we can stop them - again. The BNP failed in the elections in the South West, now is the time to stop them taking the streets and drive them out. read full story / add a comment

How can UK actually cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2020?

What will be the economic, employment, social and political consequences of the 40% cut? read full story / add a comment

The continuation of Trinity's new programme of in-house music events to promote up-and-coming music talent to the city of Bristol who are from Bristol and the Southwest.
This bands are creating new music from the roots of traditional genres. read full story / add a comment

At 7.30am this morning, around 60 protesters set up the site of Wales' first Climate Camp on the edge of Merthyr Tydfil, next to the controversial Ffos-y-Fran opencast coal mine. read full story / add a comment

Earlier this year Lord Bingham, a retired senior lawlord, said that drones were "so cruel as to be beyond the pale of hman tolerance" and called for a debate as to whether they should be seen in the same category as landmines and cluster bombs.
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After 19 days, the occupation of the Vestas wind turbine factory in Newport on the Isle of Wight ended yesterday. (See report below for witnessed account of this). As the workers left the factory they said their struggle for jobs and environment will go on and urged us to ‘…fight on!’. Many supporters will stay to picket the factory to stop equipment being removed. Others will go to support the rooftop occupation in Vestas at Cowes. The Vestas workers have been heroic and now we all need to be heroic and make sure this really is ‘…just the beginning!’. The campaigning carries on. It is up to us what happens next. read full story / add a comment

Further details with regards to the reasons for the injunction preventing the Big Green Gathering from going ahead by Mendip District Council reveals that despite repeated efforts by the Big Green Gathering, its directors and contractors to assuage the Council's fears by proving that they were indeed complying with the licensing requirements, the Council still went ahead with the injunction. read full story / add a comment

For the attention of all EDO decomisioners -Bristol, supporters and all those following this story.
AN OPEN INVITATION TO SMASH EDO'S PUBLIC DEBATE: IS BREAKING THE LAW TO RESIST WAR CRIMES EVER JUSTIFIED?

For the attention of Paul Hills (Managing Director of EDO MBM), EDO MBM employees and the people of Brighton,

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Birthday cards read full story / add a comment

The August/September issue of the Hereford Heckler (bulletin of the Hereford Solidarity League) is out now... read full story / add a comment

CWU 95% solid in all selected delivery offices read full story / add a comment

Commemorating the deaths of the Last British WW1 Soldiers: Harry and Henry read full story / add a comment

IPCC calls for immediate change in policing tactics: G20 pdf Bishopgate Report

Lots of coverage appearing online and on tv news of the latest IPCC report into G20 policing, this one in relation to police tactics in dealing with the Climate Camp on Bishopgate and the specific experiences of one woman mostly at the hands of TSG.

The report is available here:
http://www.ipcc.gov.uk/Bishopsgate_Report.pdf
and reprinted below for information purposes.

HMIC has made three immediate recommendations:

- No surprises – Protestors and public should be made aware of
likely police action in order to make informed decisions.

- A release plan to allow vulnerable or distressed persons or those
inadvertently caught up in the police containment to exit.

- A review of current public order training.

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Stop the Weapons before they reach DSEi
DSEi, the world’s largest arms fair, runs from Sept 8-11 at ExCeL in London. In order to display their weaponry, the exhibitors have to transport it to London’s East End in the previous week and weekend.

We’re calling on people up and down the country to stop this happening.

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Lance Corporal Joe Glenton is facing court martial over his refusal to serve in Afganistan.
It is expected that his defence will be that the war is unlawful.
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