Delivering action! Struggles in the postal sector

June 27th, 2009

Bristol Anarchist Bookfair and Kebele Economics Groups present:

Delivering action!

The UK’s postal workers have been the most militant workforce over the last decade. They now face a new threat of part privatisation from Lord Mandelson. They will be a key target as the cost of rescuing the banks crunches public spending.

Dave Chapple , chair of the Bristol Branch CWU will talk specifically about current struggles in the Royal Mail, in which Bristol is playing a key role, with 21 strike ballot requests waiting to be acted on in Bristol Delivery Offices alone; 160 London offices on strike on June 19th, and another 100 plus ballots in the rest of the country. Clearly, whether the industry is privatised or not, Royal Mail workers are not going to roll over easily….

We also hope to discuss how we might support postal workers when they are forced to take action - particularly those of us who are not in strong union branches.

Thursday July 9th 7:30 PM at Kebele , 14 Robertson Road, Easton

Social War is Everywhere - No 2010 Olympics on Stolen Land

June 1st, 2009

A presentation and discussion with a comrade from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. For the exchange of ideas and experiences of anarchist thought and action, with a focus on resistance to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. [Note: the summer Olympics 2012 are coming to London, and the same process is happening here - massive budget overspend to be covered by us taxpayers, massive profits for private contractors, more gentrification & exploitation & social control. What can we learn?] Read the rest of this entry »

Power: Coal - Class - Climate Change!

June 1st, 2009

Two cracking events coming up right now from the excellent Bristol Radical History Group’s spring programme, both organised in conjunction with Bristol Indymedia. The two events are both on at The Cube Cinema, Dove St South, Bristol BS2, and cost £3/4 but nobody turned away for lack of money. Read the rest of this entry »

Bookfair 2009 - announcement & organising

May 5th, 2009

The Bristol Anarchist Bookfair Collective is pleased to announce the date and venue for this years event!

bookfair09_early-flyer_smallSaturday 12 September 2009, at The Island, Silver Street, Bristol BS1 2PY, with a provisional time of 10.30am to 7pm. The flyer displayed here is an ‘early bird’ flyer for advance publicity, more flyers and posters will follow.

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Occupation, Occupation, Occupation!

May 5th, 2009

Films and discussion on the schools and factories fighting back against the recession. Read the rest of this entry »

Callout - Anarchist Movement Conference 2009

April 17th, 2009

Recent months have seen anarchists from across the country meeting to plan and organise an Anarchist Movement Conference for 2009. This will take place on 6 & 7 June at Queen Mary & Westfield College, in East London. So far there has been minimal interest in Bristol for the conference, perhaps because people have been busy? Will this change? Read the rest of this entry »

Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay - from poll tax struggles to recession resistance

April 16th, 2009

Thursday 23 April 2009, 7.30pm
The Cube Cinema, Dove Street South, Bristol, BS2

Come and hear from speakers and join in the debate: Read the rest of this entry »

Nowtopia in Bristol?

April 16th, 2009

On 3 & 4 April the American activist, author and radical historian, Chris Carlsson, visited Bristol, and was hosted by Bristol Radical History Group and the Bristol anarchist bookfair collective.

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Nowtopia!

March 31st, 2009

Bristol Radical History Group, Bristol Anarchist Bookfair and Bristol Wireless presents:

‘Nowtopia: How pirate programmers, Outlaw Bicyclists and Vacant-Lot Gardeners are inventing the future today!’

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Fundraiser no.1 for Bristol Bookfair 2009

March 23rd, 2009

The Bastard Squad Collective kick up a fuss with the Bristol Anarchist Bookfair 2009 fundraiser volume I: Read the rest of this entry »