Immigration raids are one of the main ways the state intimidates migrant communities and people of colour.
Join us for a discussion about the current state of immigration raids in the UK, tactics to prevent them and how we can resist raids collectively in Bath and support targeted communities.
An introduction to the Industrial Workers of the World union – our form of revolutionary unionism, and our method of workplace organising.
Come and learn some techniques to start building worker power in your workplace!
We believe that all workers can be organisers, creating unions in their workplaces that can challenge the power of the bosses.
iww.org.uk/
Wednesday 1st July at 7pm in the backroom of The Bell.
Come and repair your clothes!
No sewing skills required – This will be a space for collectively sharing tips and any unwanted clothes.
Bring any clothes you would like to mend. We will have needles, thread and a couple of sewing machines but bring along any extra bits/materials you would like!
Please let us know if you have any access needs and we will do our best to accommodate them.
A dystopian look into how to use technology and official records to find and identify people.
Wednesday 24th June, 7pm, Backroom of The Bell, BA1 5BW
Wednesday 17th June 7 to 9pm in the backroom of The Bell, BA1 5BW
Come to The Bell with your laptops and devices for a practical, hands on evening. We will collectively share tips and help each other install secure apps & plugins. As well as explore & put into place some better digital security practices to try and make us all a safer and a little less leaky with our data.
This is part of building more resilience in our communities and reducing our reliance on the state and big corporations.
This is an open, inclusive event suitable for anyone new to or comfortable with digital security.
There is no set program but some topics we might look at include:
– General Security Culture & Threat Models
– VPN’s & TOR
– Signal and other secure messaging tools
– Fdroid, Aurorastore and other useful apps & plugins
– Alternative social media to meta & X
– Alternative tools to google & microsoft
– Password managers
– Setting up Tails OS on a USB stick
– Having a look at GrapheneOS on a Google Pixel
– Whatever else people bring and want to explore
Free or by donation.
No techy experience or prior knowledge is necessary. Feel free to invite your comrades and share in your groups and networks.
Every Wednesday 7-9pm in the Backroom of The Bell.
10th June – Zine Making Workshop
17th June – Digital Security as Solidarity
24th June – Researching the Far Right
1st July – Clothes Mending Workshop
8th July – IWW: Organising for Workplace Power
15th July – Mental Health and Activism
22nd July – ACORN: Tenant Organising
29th July – Bath Anti Raids: Resisting the Racist State
Free and open to everyone, come along!
Wednesday 10th June, 7pm in the backroom of The Bell
Zines are self-published forms of expression. They lend themselves ot the voices of the marginalised – you can write, print and distribute whatever you would like with no permission required. Self publishing is key to resistance. Today with the resurgence of authoritarianism this is more important than ever. @anarkiss_zine
This week will be a practical workshop on zine making. We’ll have materials available, but if you have anything else you would like to use please bring it along!
Bath Independent Community Education Project presents EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET
With a discussion and anti raids training from Bristol Antiraids Network
Wednesday 27th May at Oasis Hub Bath, BA1 5DU
Doors: 18:30
Film: 19:00
Discussion: 20:30
The riots of summer 2024 show that far-right ‘protests’ can quickly devolve into racist attacks, terrified communities, and burning hotels. The police are unable and unwilling to stop them.
But fascist street movements start small. By directly countering their marches, rallies, and events, we can prevent them from ever growing large. These counterprotests, however, are often heavily policed and can be unpredictable, even to people with experience of other protests.
A determined antifascist crowd can hold the line and withstand police attempts to push the fascists through. It takes courage, but it also requires an understanding of the police, the far-right, and how to effectively work with a crowd of strangers.
Drawing on case studies from the last few years, we will talk about what to expect at antifascist counterprotests, how to keep yourself and others safe – and how to stop the fascists from achieving their goals. There will be a practical element for those who want to take part – please wear sensible shoes!
Wednesday 13th May, 7pm in the Backroom of The Bell
Our world is organized to enable some people to meet their needs and to disable other people.
Disabled people are often assumed to be a burden on the wider population. This is used to justify cuts to services and support.
This is not new, but the hostility directed at Disabled people is increasing. Disabled people are among the first targets of fascism. This was the case in Nazi Germany as it is in modern day Britain.
This session will look at some of the struggles, achievements and principles of the Disabled people’s movement which are often disappeared from history lessons as well as from wider activism.
Disabled people are not an optional extra.
Anti-fascist resistance must learn from, and build solidarity with, the insights and experiences of the Disabled people’s movement. We will discuss what needs to change and how it might be done.
Please let us know any access needs asap and we will do our best to address them.
