Students from Bristol set up a free shop in the heard of Broadmead, Saturday 28th November 2009 to celebrate "Buy Nothing Day" ! The aim of this event is to raise awareness about the dangers of mass consumerism, and encourage to "buy local" ! Join us from 11 am !

Please come along, bring anything you don't need instead of throwing it away, it will be a treasure for someone else !
Books, clothes, food, contribute with anything you like to the fun and generosity of the day ! read full story / add a comment

Tonight at Arnolfini Reading Room at 6pm, 57minutes, Free
"A powerful and elegant document, beautifully done." Howard Zinn, historian
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Sad to say that in 2008 Bristol won the 'green city' award and either we've not progressed and/or gone backwards while Newcastle-upon-Tyne has shot ahead and is now at the top. Time for a rethink of planning, services and more at Council towers? Methinks it is.... read full story / add a comment

Come along to Bristol Temple Meads station on Sunday November 15th, 1.30pm to celebrate at the very spot where 100 years ago, Theresa Garnett, a Bristolian Suffra-Jet, bullwhipped Winston Churchill!!! Bring a red sash, edwardian dress and a placard to show support for climate justice and mobilise others. Show everyone that our continual protests against climate meltdown are of equal if not greater importance than Theresa's dissent and that DEEDS NOT WORDS will be continue to be our demand to government. read full story / add a comment

OK so I am an Anarchist. I think green capitalism is a fig leaf.

That said I also use electricity in my home. I try not to be too much of a hypocrite so I have been using Ecotricity's good energy plus for a couple of years.

It is far from ideal, I am still relying on the state grid, and big business. It is a hell of a lot better than any other option I am aware of.

I have no financial interest in Ecotricity. read full story / add a comment

Meeting regarding the proposed Biofuel Power plant in Avonmouth. 6.45pm thursday 12th in Hamilton House
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extra speaker announced for talk this Wednesday evening... James Marriot, co-founder of London-based Platform. read full story / add a comment

This afternoon (Monday) the Government will announce a draft nuclear National Policy Statement (NPS) as part of a package of six such policy statements around energy issues. It will also publish a draft 'Justification' document as part of a EU process new to nuclear new build. read full story / add a comment

We are honoured to announce the visit of trade union leader and, survivor of the Pando Massacre: Cristian DominguezDomínguez., National Secretary of Environment and Resources, CSUTCB (Confederación Sindical Unica de Trabajadores Campesinos de Bolivia) United Confederation of Bolivian Campesino Workers

Since Evo Morales historic victory gainingwith 67% of the vote in the recall referendum, the landholding, wood-manufacturing, drug-trafficking and racist oligarchy, which is entrenched in the east of the country, swore to stop by any means the irreversible advance of the “Process of Change” by any means. This oligarchy have links with multinational companies who share their interest in cheap land for bio-fuel and cheap natural resources. The new constitution, which was written by an elected assembly, had included the prohibition to use GM seeds, and put a limit on land holding at 5000 hectares. This triggered a vicious attack at the beginning of September 2008, when the oligarchy started a Civil Coup against democracy, with the assault and destruction of state institutions and social organizations. It culminated on September 11th with the massacre inof Porvenir (Pando). Cristian Dominguez was part of the contingent that was ambushed and many men, women and children were murdered.

The events in Bolivia are linked to the insatiable search for fuel to the point of converting food into fuel. Cristian’s community are at the forefront of these struggle to keep at bay the multinational companies that yearn their land at bay. read full story / add a comment

On Tuesday night, Cinema Klandestino open their Cine Rebelde mini-season and kick off Enironmental Justice week with 'Our Oil and Other Tales', a look at oil geopolitics in Venezuela.

On Wednesday afternoon, explore the concept of Environmental Justice with Bolivian activist and trade unionist Cristian Domínguez, Professor Malcolm Eames from the Low Carbon Research Institute at Cardiff University and Judy Ling Wong, director of the Black Environment Network.

On Wednesday evening, hear Colombian social movement activist Isaac Marin explain BPs social and environmental devastion in Casanare in Colombia, with Yasmine Brien from Bristol Rising Tide re-contextualising climate change and global energy politics in terms of climate justice, including a look at so called “green” solutions such as biofuels, at an event entitled "What Does Climate Justice Look Like? Copenhagen & The Energy Crisis: The Case of BP in Colombia". read full story / add a comment

Are you a qualified solicitor or paralegal ? Do you want to get involved on some current legal challenges concerning green space use in Bristol.

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Regular bi-monthly workday at Royate Hill Community Orchard and allotment
Saturday 7th November
11am-4pm (drop-in)
map:
http://www.kebelecoop.org/images/flyer_permaculture_may...8.pdf
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Sat 7th and Sun 8th Nov: Immerse yourself in issues around race, climate and justice with African Writers Abroad, Virtual Migrants, and Remember Saro-Wiwa; 2 writing workshops, two performances, and discussion on race, climate and resource justice. read full story / add a comment

Jamie Hewlett limited edition prints for sale read full story / add a comment

I've been researching and looking at UWE courses to take in Bristol in order to learn more about the facts of climate change / global warming / climate destabilisation and likely effects.

Just looking at which course to take throws up some pretty scary stuff, this from UWE's Climate Change: Implications for the planning process course ...... "By 2100, as a consequence of global warming, global temperatures may have risen by up to 6.4 degrees Centigrade"

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Allen Coates - Bee Keeper read full story / add a comment

A day of climate action involving a climate camp-stylee swoop in a secret location in the Centre of Bristol! Day starts off with a trash Carnival meeting at the fountains in the Centre @ 2pm. Please bring rubbish costumes, instruments, tents and food for the mass picnic! And spread the word! read full story / add a comment

A day of climate action involving a climate camp-stylee swoop in a secret location in the Centre of Bristol! Day starts off with a trash Carnival meeting at the fountains in the Centre @ 2pm. Please bring rubbish costumes, instruments, tents and food for the mass picnic! And spread the word! read full story / add a comment

Coach tickets are now available for those wishing to go to the National Climate March in London on December 05. The coach will be leaving Anchor Rd ( near @Bristol) in central Bristol at 8:30 am on Saturday 05 December, arriving back at the same place at about 7:30pm on the same day. Tickets cost £14 or £7 unwaged / children. Contact Lucy for tickets on 07790106055. read full story / add a comment

EdF, who plan to build two giant reactors at Hinkley Point, have insisted upon a series of supposedly legally binding agreements with Sedgemoor, West Somerset and Somerset Councils allowing EdF to exclude certain planning information from the Freedom of Information Act. (1) This move has occured despite legal advice to councils that they cannot 'contract out' of the Freedom of Information Act. (2) read full story / add a comment