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Crips Against Cuts – Broadmead Protest – Saturday 26th April – 2-4pm

Crips Against Cuts are taking to the streets!

Join us for a protest in Broadmead, Bristol — Saturday April 26th, 2–4 PM.

We’re fighting back against brutal cuts to disabled people’s support. PIP fraud is less than 0.02% — so why are we being punished?

There’ll be a wellbeing area, speeches, crafts, and refreshments.

Face masks required for everyone’s safety.

After the protest, there will be a chance to chat with people from Bristol CAC. We can answer any questions, including how to get involved!

Follow Bristol Crips Against Cuts on Bluesky & Instagram

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Bristol Renters’ Meet-up at BASE! 23rd April – 6.30 – 8pm

Calling all renters! As you may have noticed, renting in Bristol can be a nightmare! Rents are at record highs, and will continue spiralling out of control without something to curb landlord greed. At the Bristol Fair Renting Campaign, we are fighting for rent controls, better rental conditions, and an end to discriminatory renting practices – and we need you to help build a powerful renter movement in the city! The choice is yours – we welcome all forms of contribution, whether that’s turning up to an event and helping us build a bigger picture of renter experiences, through to lobbying local and national representatives for change!

The housing injustice tide is turning! Bristol City Council now actively supports the introduction of rent controls in the city.The Renters Rights Bill means we have a powerful opportunity to build on the existing conversation. But we need to keep the pressure up, both on local and national government, to make fair renting a reality.

If you want to meet other renters, get involved in our campaign, enjoy some free food, and chat with your neighbours, join us for our Renter Meet-Up!

📅 Date: April 23rd
⏰ Time: 6:30–8:00 PM
📍 Location: BASE – Sign up here, tickets are completely free!

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BRISTOL RADICAL HISTORY FESTIVAL – 26-27TH APRIL

Bristol Radical History Group are delighted to announce the 7th annual Bristol Radical History Festival

The festival is held over two days at two main venues: Saturday 26th April at Bristol’s social history museum on the city’s historic harbourside, M Shed and Sunday 27th April at the volunteer-run arts centre and cinema the Cube Microplex.

Across two days and four themes, we can promise history talks, walks, exhibitions, stalls, two film screenings and a pre-festival trip to the Bristol Archives. We warmly invite you to join us.

  • Theme 1 : Radical histories of housing
  • Theme 2: Hidden histories of incarceration
  • Theme 3: And from Dublin….East Wall History Group
  • Theme 4: Counter-cultures 2.00-5.00pm

Full event details and schedule on the Bristol Radical History Group Website

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PROTECT OUR QUEER STREETS PROTEST/PARTY – SUNDAY 13TH APRIL – 12PM – College Green

🚨 SAVE THE DATE 🚨

📆 Sunday April 13th at 12pm at College Green, BS1 5TJ

Posie Parker, known for her dangerous transphobia, has announced a rally in Bristol called Let Women Speak. Her events have gained the support of fascists worldwide, so let’s come out and show her that the streets of Bristol always have been and always will be queer and trans.

Bristol’s feminism will always be trans-inclusive 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏴

Follow #BristolAgainstPosieParker for updates

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Easter Holiday Lunch Club – Free Lunch for Families – 7 -11th & 14 -18th April

Bristol Mutual Aid Lunch Club – Free lunch delivered during the school holidays

Monday – Thursday 7-10 and 14-17 April

Free lunch available from 12.30 to 13.30 at the following locations:

  • Briarwood Infants School
  • Albion Green (Near Bannerman Road Children’s Centre)
  • Cabot Primary School

Sign up for free lunches here:
https://airtable.com/appfBzvPGpRu7LUWG/pagQ1ncA3MOFENnP1/form

And on Fridays (11th and 18th April) we will be doing a free lunch at BASE served between 12 – 2pm. No registration required for the Friday dinner.

If you would like to help out with cooking, delivering or serving the food then email: basesocialcentre[at]riseup.net

And if you would like to donate to the project we have a crowdfunder here: https://chuffed.org/project/124510-feeding-kids-in-bristol

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RADICAL POLITICS IN OUR LIVES – THURSDAY 27TH MARCH – 7PM

What could anarchist green spaces and mental health support look like?

Continuing our community’s conversations about anarchy, BASE and organizing! Last time, we talked about what an ideal anarchist system for housing might look like, but didn’t end up having the time to go into green spaces 🏠

This time, we’ll talk about what we (as anarchists) would like green spaces and mental health support systems to look like!

Everyone is welcome, regardless of whether you’re new to the community or didn’t manage to make it to previous discussions (which we’ll give a short summary of) 💖

Samosas & tea provided 🫖⁩