The Bristol Branch of Amnesty International is looking for donations of good quality art to be sold in a fundraising auction at the Watershed on 5 December to raise money for its campaigns and local charities. The auctioneer will be Ed Rising from Sotheby's. More details are available here: http://bristol.amnesty.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=727 or by emailing the auction team: amnestyartauction@googlemail.com read full story / add a comment

To buy, or not to buy...

Saturday November 28th is Buy Nothing Day (UK). It's a day where you challenge yourself, your family and friends to switch off from shopping and tune into life. The rules are simple, for 24 hours you will detox from shopping and anyone can take part provided they spend a day without spending!

Shop Less Live More Everything we buy has an impact on the environment. Buy Nothing Day highlights the environmental and ethical consequences of shopping. The developed countries - only 20% of the world population are consuming over 80% of the earth's natural resources, causing a disproportionate level of environmental damage and an unfair distribution of wealth.

As consumers we need to question the products we buy and challenge the companies who produce them. What are the true risks to the environment and developing countries? The argument is infinite - while it continues we should be looking for simple solutions and Buy Nothing Day is a good place to start. read full story / add a comment

Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night is an annual celebration on the evening of 5 November. It marks the downfall of the Gunpowder Plot of 5 November 1605, in which a number of Catholic conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament, in London, United Kingdom.

We need 'Bristol Guy / Effigy suggestions urgently!

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Bristol Trade Union Forum has been created as a grassroots one-stop resource for local labour movement activists and campaigners. read full story / add a comment

Bristol 'most unhygenic city in the country.' read full story / add a comment

"Everyday, everywhere, through spontaneous and planned actions, people are changing the world, together. These everyday actions come from the growing desire to do it ourselves – plant vegetables, organise a community day to get people involved in improving where we live, expose exploitative firms, take responsibility for our health, make cups of tea in a social centre, figure out how to install a shower powered by the sun, make a banner, support strikers, pull a prank to make someone laugh, as well as think", (Do It Yourself, A Handbook for Changing our World.) read full story / add a comment

Slumdog Millionaire shone a global spotlight on the plight of Mumbai’s street kids. Gerard Vandervegt’s moving documentary now lets these kids tell their own story – a story of tragedy, violence, abuse and survival. Welcome to India’s trouble station: Victoria Terminus! read full story / add a comment

The weather has turned in the last few days - by day the winds are chilling and by night the first frosts creep in. In Calais, since the camps nicknamed the 'Jungle' have been destroyed, large numbers of those waiting to seek asylum in the UK are being forced to sleep on the streets, without shelter or blankets. Finding this far beyond the realms of reason, groups from Bristol are gathering blankets, warm clothes and other essentials to respond to this urgent humanitarian crisis.

HUMANITARIAN CRISIS, CLOSE TO HOME?

Children as young as ten are sleeping under bridges. If found taking shelter or sleeping out, peoples' few possessions are removed, their blankets sprayed with chemicals and their temporary refuges destroyed or evicted. These are people from Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Eritrea and other zones of conflict, whose situation the UK and other western governments have been instrumental in worsening. French immigration policy, voiced by minister Eric Besson, has chosen however to ignore its complicity in these broader issues, calling (like the UK Border Agency) for stricter border controls and the use of state power to break up any signs of their existence.

BLANKET APPEAL, YOU CAN HELP!

We don't think that this is acceptable. Thousands of people attempting to move across Europe to seek asylum or a new life are stranded as a result. The associations and charities of Calais cannot cope with such a humanitarian catastrophe, and as an act of solidarity we would like to collectively respond by transporting aid there from Bristol. If you would like to join us in expressing your indignation or support, please help us collect for the two 'convoys' which will leave Bristol on November the 6th and November the 26th.
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Meetings are on Tuesdays at 7pm once a fortnight at: Kebele, 14 Robertson Rd, Easton, Bristol. BS5 6JY read full story / add a comment

Meetings are on Tuesdays at 7pm once a fortnight at: Kebele, 14 Robertson Rd, Easton, Bristol. BS5 6JY read full story / add a comment

Meetings are on Tuesdays at 7pm once a fortnight at: Kebele, 14 Robertson Rd, Easton, Bristol. BS5 6JY read full story / add a comment

Meetings are on Tuesdays at 7pm once a fortnight at: Kebele, 14 Robertson Rd, Easton, Bristol. BS5 6JY read full story / add a comment

Meetings are on Tuesdays at 7pm once a fortnight at: Kebele, 14 Robertson Rd, Easton, Bristol. BS5 6JY read full story / add a comment

We, two adults and three children, will take up residence in Bristol to set up a homemade activist cell so that we can take action against Carbon, Climate Chaos and Capitalism. Join us for daily actions, performances, and events during our half-term holiday, Tues 27th October - Sun 1st November. read full story / add a comment

A Science Café with Nhamburo Ziyenge and Fidelis Mherembi. read full story / add a comment

The Heart Has Reasons is a journey around the human heart and how its meaning has changed through the ages. Mark Kidel’s documentary challenges the modern idea of the heart as no more than a sophisticated but functional pump. Mark will be at the Pierian Centre on Sunday 25th October to present the film and discuss its implications. read full story / add a comment

Kernow Action Now! (KAN!) is a new Cornwall-based activist group. KAN! supports, promotes and encourages all forms of direct action that aim to confront, stop and eventually reverse the destruction of our communities and our planet. We oppose all forms of oppression including racism, sexism and homophobia. read full story / add a comment

UNCHOSEN FILM FESTIVAL
Through award-winning films, with talks by the Directors, live performances and hand-out information, Unchosen campaigns to raise awareness of Human trafficking and human rights issues in Bristol. The five films are being shown across the four Fridays in November. Further information about Unchosen can be found at www.unchosen.org.uk.

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UNCHOSEN FILM FESTIVAL
Through award-winning films, with talks by the Directors, live performances and hand-out information, Unchosen campaigns to raise awareness of Human trafficking and human rights issues in Bristol. The five films are being shown across the four Fridays in November. Further information about Unchosen can be found at www.unchosen.org.uk.

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Saturday 24th October
doors 7.30pm
@ Secret Warehouse Location, Montpelier (email ssbris@hotmail.com for venue details) read full story / add a comment