Stand With The #Bristol7 – Stop Arming Israel

Solidarity with the #Bristol7 defendants – on trial for smashing into the Bristol HQ of Israel’s largest weapons firm, Elbit.
#ShutElbitDown now!

Turn out in solidarity with Palestine and the #Bristol7 from the 8th January to 9th February (with a week’s break from the 22nd January) – bring flags, keffiyahs, and friends to Bristol Crown Court (9 Small St, Bristol BS1 1DB) from 9am each day outside, and help pack out the court public area inside each day.
Join the Whatsapp Broadcast list for regular updates on the trial.
Sign up to the Court Support mailing list for more information.
Read here about Palestine Action’s Smash Bristol Elbit Action back on 15 May 2022.

As Palestinians in Gaza are facing genocide and the complete devastation of their homes and communities, the British state is prosecuting seven activists who took action to disrupt Israel’s weapons trade. May 15th annually marks the day of the Palestinian ‘Nakba’ – the ethnic cleansing of Palestine in 1948, which saw 800,000 Palestinians displaced and over 500 towns destroyed – on this day in 2022, the seven entered and occupied the Bristol HQ of ‘Elbit Systems’, Israel’s largest weapons company.

Right now, Elbit weapons are being used to destroy Gaza and slaughter its population. By hosting Elbit in this country, we are complicit in Israel’s crimes, and the seven acted on their duty to #ShutElbitDown.
They’ll be entering Court to show that Elbit is guilty, not the Palestine Action activists standing against them.

Stop Arming Israel Now – find out about UK businesses & subsidaries that are arming Israel in this Corporate Watch report.

FYI: Legal Info and Protest Advice

The last two years have seen an increasing assualt on our rights to protest as the Tory Government clamps down on dissent of just about any kind, and is trying to ciminalise almost every action.

They’ve introduced four new Laws which sit alongside or on top of Laws from previous Governments. The new Laws are:
Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Act 2022 (PCSC)
Public Order Act 2023 (POA)
National Security Act 2023 (NSA – Law in July, many Sections in force from end October)
Strikes (Minimum Service Level) Act 2023 (Law in July, service levels being negotiated)

Even the most hardened Legal Support activists will only know the key, or worst, Sections of these Laws – but it’s worthwhile everybody getting as clued up as they can. So a few local legal activists have sat down and compiled a list of links to the best legal guides, explainers, rights info, bustcards and legal activist websites; plus some basic ‘protest advice’ for you to consider when going on a protest/action.

They’re all gathered together in this pdf below: Legal info Protest advice_Dec23
Just click on the links in the guide, and read away!

And remember – Our Best Defence Is Our Collective Power!

Seasonal Solidarity – Fundraiser For Bristol’s Kill The Bill Protesters

Almost 33 months after the Bristol Kill The Bill protest on 21 March 2021, the repression continues with 10 people still in prison, and upto 7 more going through the courts. They still need our solidarity & support!

On Friday 15th December, from 7-10pm, the Justice For Bristol Protesters campaign is hosting a fundraising extravaganza, with all proceeds going to Bristol ABC’s prisoner support fund (donate here!) – which provides monthly support to the prisoners.
The event will feature 2 bands, dj, films, prisoner art & poems, and live art from the Bristol Mural Collective. Some prisoner art is available to buy as part of the fundraiser.
The benefit is at Strange Brew, 10-12 Fairfax St, Bristol BS1 3DB.
Advance tickets, info & videos of the bands are here at Headfirst. Or just pay on the door!

Can’t make the fundraiser, but want to support the prisoners? Why not write or email them! The current prisoners who welcome public support (4 out of 10 current KTB prisoners wish to remain private) are listed on the Bristol ABC website along with tips for writing. Note that the prisoner Ben Rankin is due to be released this December.

BARC Transformative Justice Reading Group! Weds 8th Nov 6-8pm


Come learn and discuss with us.

This isn’t a course and you don’t need any previous knowledge. We want to learn together how we can address harm in our communities. We see this as a part of building a world without police & prisons.

We’ll read the text together in the session. You don’t need to have read it in advance (though it might help if you have).

Potentially triggering topics will come up including interpersonal, sexual & state violence.

BRISTOL QUEERANTS SOCIAL THU 7 DEC 7-8.30PM


Bristol Queerants is a queer feminist discussion group to explore ideas about gender and sexuality.

We are having a winter social at BASE on Thu 7th Dec, 7-8.30pm. We thought that we would each bring one poem, or piece of music, or short words on a book, or a film – something that has moved or shaped us as a queer person. We each get 5 mins to read, present or play a tune, and there’s a bit of a chat about it. We thought this would be a way to bring in really personal stuff, or pleasure-based stuff, or somatic / feelings stuff into our group space.  All LGBTQIA+ welcome including if you’ve not been before.

Any questions? Email bristol_queerants@outlook.com or go to www.instagram.com/bristol_queerants

CONFLICT CLUB THU 19TH OCT 6.30PM


A peer organised meet-up to explore practical conflict navigation and support skills using discussion, role-play and other tools.

During this session, we will explore the practice of pod mapping. «A pod is made up of the people that you would call on if violence, harm or abuse happened to you; or the people that you would call on if you wanted support in taking accountability for violence, harm or abuse that you’ve done; or if you witnessed violence or if someone you care about was being violent or being abused.»

Through practical exercises and group conversations, we will also explore how this practice can support us during other life moments and transitions, such as such as loss, death, pregnancy, losing a job, losing housing or illness, etc.

Read more: https://www.soiltjp.org/our-work/resources/pods

BASE Infoshop collective are heading to London this weekend for the London anarchist bookfair. We will be alongside loads of anarchist distros, activist groups and assorted trouble makers, raising funds for BASE social centre and doing our own bit of shopping for the revolution! Expect more awesome radical books and revolutionary good stuff on the shelves at BASE in the very near future! This year the bookfair is taking place across 6 venues in the East of London. There is also an afterparty that will be unrestrained and uproarious! Long live anarchy! An idea whose time has come…

For more info check out the website: https://anarchistbookfair.london/

Tea and Revolution

Bristol Anarchist Federation are hosting a chilled out chance to chat about anarchism, ask questions, discuss answers and make plans.

We’ll talk a bit about what anarchists have done, and are doing, in Bristol and further afield. As well as what new projects we could get off the ground and what existing ones we can build upon. All over some vegan cake and a cuppa.

We’ll be at Bristol’s own anarchist social centre BASE (14 Robertson Road, Bs5 6JY) from 2.30pm on Sunday 24th of September, with the option to stay on for BASE’s regular by-donation vegan cafe afterwards.

If you’ve been wanting to get involved in AFed or Bristol’s other anarchist/activist projects, but haven’t been sure where to start this is the event for you.

New people especially welcome, but we’d also love to see some old or returning faces!

basebristol.org / afed.org.uk / @bristolafed

Access info:
There is step free access to the front cafe, and from the side entrance to an accessible toilet and the events room. Do not attend if you have cold/covid symptoms, masks and tests available, windows will be open.

Base for Anarchy & Solidarity in Easton