Sunday 3rd July 2016, 1.00pm Watershed, 1 Canons Road, Bristol, BS1 5TX To mark the centenary of the battle, Bristol Remembering The Real World War One, Bristol Festival of Ideas and Bristol 2014 – in association with Watershed – are presenting the film accompanied by the distinguished pianist Stephen Horne. He will give a short introductionContinueContinue reading “Film Showing: “Battle Of The Somme””
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Smoke, Gas, Strikes, Metal And Slums
Sunday July 10th, 11.00am Start (and finish): Temple Meads Station forecourt On 1st November 1916, Alfred Jefferies was shot at dawn on the Western Front for desertion. Join this two-hour walk through St Philips and The Dings where Jefferies and his family lived and worked, including his brother Arthur who as killed on the Somme.ContinueContinue reading “Smoke, Gas, Strikes, Metal And Slums”
Tolpuddle – 2016
Friday 15th to Sunday 17th July 2016 The tiny Dorset village has been a place of pilgrimage for trade unionists and socialists ever since the Martyrs’ came home in triumph. Every July thousands of people come to Tolpuddle to celebrate trade unionism and to remember the sacrifice made by the six farm workers of theContinueContinue reading “Tolpuddle – 2016”
Radical Technology Revisited
2nd – 4th September 2016 University of Bristol Students Union Is Progress an illusion? Are catastrophic changes inevitable? Is Technology the problem or the solution? What are the practical alternatives? Unions were called Luddites in the 70s. The conference will revisit the questions and assess directions that alternative technology has taken More information about theContinueContinue reading “Radical Technology Revisited”
Slaughter No Remedy
Sunday June 26th, 2.00pm Bristol Register Office, Corn Street, BS1 1JG Exactly 100 years on and in the same room where it took place, a re-enactment of the controntation between Walter Ayles, Bristol’s leading opponent of conscription and World War One, and Lieutenant-Colonel Burges, first commanding officer of Bristol’s Own, at a Military Service Tribunal.ContinueContinue reading “Slaughter No Remedy”
Capita workers in overtime ban to defeat ‘poverty pay’
Over 920 life and pensions Unite members at Capita will be starting an indefinite overtime ban on Friday 3 June after voting by 90 per cent in support of industrial action in a dispute over a below inflation pay deal. Capita workers including those based in Bristol voted by 90 per cent for industrial actionContinueContinue reading “Capita workers in overtime ban to defeat ‘poverty pay’”
‘Refugees Welcome Here, Keep Racism out of the Referendum’ Rally
Saturday June 4th, 12noon Join us at this rally, supported by Stand up to Racism, Bristol People’s Assembly, Bristol Stop the War, Calais Refugee Solidarity Bristol, Bristol Refugee Rights, Tribe of Doris, Bristol Hospitality Network and Bristol Women of the World (WoW) and show your support for refugees! Meet on the Centre by the Fountains.ContinueContinue reading “‘Refugees Welcome Here, Keep Racism out of the Referendum’ Rally”
Challenging islamophobia
Saturday 11th June An informative, creative mix of talks by activists, academics and wonderful Bristolians, workshops, spoken word, short films, music, photography, artwork and delicious food. Hosted by Lisa Whitehouse, the Founding Director at Interculture, an exciting new social enterprise that supports and celebrates intercultural communication through workshops , training and events. They have chosenContinueContinue reading “Challenging islamophobia”
Convoy To Calais
Saturday June 18th, 7pm Now more than ever we need a huge response to the refugee crisis to counter the racist rhetoric across Europe trying to demonise and disenfranchise victims of war, oppression and poverty. Some of the largest mass movements in Britain have joined together with major trade unions to show solidarity. If youContinueContinue reading “Convoy To Calais”
Discovering British 1914-1918 War Resisters – hoped for outcomes and challenging surprises
Monday June 20th, 7.30pm Central Quaker Meeting House, Champion Square, Bristol, BS2 9DB Hear Cyril Pearce, Britain’s foremost researcher into World War 1 conscientious objectors and war resisters, talk about his research, including stories of Bristol people who opposed the war. More information about the meeting can be found here Discovering British 1914-1918 War ResistersContinueContinue reading “Discovering British 1914-1918 War Resisters – hoped for outcomes and challenging surprises”
Bristol Trades Union Council 