The demonstration started after Friday prayers from the Easton area of Bristol and marched into the town centre. A rally was held on College Green in front of the Bristol Council House. read full story / add a comment

There will be a vigil in solidarity with Gaza this Saturday 10 January. read full story / add a comment

Day of filming: 3rd of Jan 2009. Bristol.

Israel have been bombing Gaza for 7 days using radar systems, bomb delivery mechanisms, planes and other weapons technologies designed, supplied and maintained by arms companies such as Raytheon, Boeing, Thales and Rolls Royce.

These companies all have offices in Bristol Business Park, Frenchay. The roof of Raytheon's office has been occupied for 3 and a half weeks. read full story / add a comment

Protest against Raytheon and other arms companies involved with Israel's attacks on Gaza.

Support the rooftop protest now well into it's fourth week!
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Every night since the air attacks on Gaza started there have been vigils on the Centre (opposite the Hippodrome) with people coming from all over the city. Help us make the vigil on MONDAY 5th JANUARY the largest yet. Meet from 5pm on the Centre. Then every night this week at the same time. read full story / add a comment

Bristol Stop The War Coalition, Bristol Palestine Solidarity Campaign urge people to join the national demonstration in London on Saturday January 10th. This demonstration will march to the Israeli Embassy. Help make this the largest demonstration seen in this country for the freedom of Palestine. read full story / add a comment

Bristol Stop The War Coalition, Bristol Palestine Solidarity Campaign urge people to join the national demonstration in London on Saturday January 10th. This demonstration will march to the Israeli Embassy. Help make this the largest demonstration seen in this country for the freedom of Palestine. read full story / add a comment

Local vigil against Israel's war in Gaza
5pm Thursday 8th Jan
Corner of Robertson & Stapleton Road, by Natwest Bank

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EMERGENCY VIGIL – every night since the air attacks on Gaza started there have been vigils on the Centre (opposite the Hippodrome) with people coming from all over the city. Help us make the vigil on MONDAY 5th JANUARY the largest yet. Meet from 5pm on the Centre. Then every night this week at the same time.
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Despite the cold weather and the distractions on the January sales, around a dozen people turned out to support the regular Thursday vigil in support of the Raytheon Rooftop Protest.

The rooftop protest at the Raytheon office building in Bristol, now well into it’s third week, has grown stronger with the New Year.

A fourth member has joined the protest, bringing an extra tent to the rooftop which now resembles a campsite!

Plus a tripod and lock-on tubes have been added to resist any attempt to evict the protest. read full story / add a comment

The Bristol Connection
Raytheon make missiles and the radar for the planes bombing Gaza plus the bunker-busting bombs. They have an office here in Bristol. There is already a rooftop protest – they need our support.
See www.bristol.indymedia.org/article/689418 The Raytheon office is at Argentum House, Bristol business Park, opposite UWE on Coldharbour Lane in Frenchay.

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NYE on Raytheon's roof & Raytheon discovered to be squatting their offices.
Press release for immediate circulation read full story / add a comment

Daily
5.00 - 6.30pm
On the Centre (opposite the Hippodrome)
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Daily
5.00 - 6.30pm
On the Centre (opposite the Hippodrome)
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Daily
5.00 - 6.30pm
On the Centre (opposite the Hippodrome)

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The Bristol Connection
Raytheon make missiles and the radar for the planes bombing Gaza plus the bunker-busting bombs. They have an office here in Bristol. There is already a rooftop protest – they need our support.
See www.bristol.indymedia.org/article/689418 The Raytheon office is at Argentum House, Bristol business Park, opposite UWE on Coldharbour Lane in Frenchay.

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Israeli air strikes against Gaza have resulted in hundreds killed and many more hundreds injured. Israel has pledged to continue the attacks and is threatening a ground offensive as well. Western Governments, including our own, have attempted to equate the launching of rockets from Gaza into Israel resulting in few deaths and injuries with this entirely disproportionate attack by Israel. Our government should condemn the Israeli attack, as well as Israel's ongoing breaches of international law in its treatment of Gaza and the Palestinians.

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Bristol PSC and supporters will continue the vigil on the Centre every weekday with the Peace vigil 5.00 - 6.00pm until further notice.

Israel has pledged to continue these attacks and is threatening a ground offensive, so it is important to maintain the protests. read full story / add a comment

Supporters rallied at the Raytheon office building in Bristol and passed up a seasonal fare on the end of a rope.

Christmas music blared out across the sterile corporate landscape – provided by linking a radio to a megaphone. The protesters, wearing Santa hats and coats, enjoyed their dinner sitting on a balcony on the side of the Raytheon building.

One protester said - “We looked out for Santa flying by on his sleigh. But the only Christmas present we’d want would be an end to the arms trade”

Another protester said – “This may be the season of goodwill. But we haven't forgotten that for companies like Raytheon its business as usual. They manufacture and sell these horrific weapons which are illegal under international law. And they have their offices here in our city. We feel it is our civic duty to bring this to the attention of the public by doing this protest.”

Later in the afternoon, when the police and security guards were conspicuous by the absence, the protesters came down to ground level to stretch their legs. They joined in a game of football – a joking parallel to the football played between opposing troops in the Christmas lull during the First World War. Later supporters and protesters sat round a camp-fire eating mince pies and drinking mulled wine.

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Santa’s clamber around on the tiles and tinsel decorates a rooftop on the outskirts of Bristol.

But to the arms company, Raytheon, who occupy of the office block this isn’t entirely the season of cheers.

As the anti-arms trade rooftop protest enters its third week, the protesters have pledged to spend Christmas on the roof and even plan to see in the New Year there too! read full story / add a comment