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22
Oct
Emergence Re-Stock — the Campaign to Reduce Textile Waste

Emergence Re-Stock — the Campaign to Reduce Textile Waste

UK households throw away around 300,000 tonnes of clothing each year, with much ending up in incineration or landfill. Emergence Re-Stock aims to change this by collecting donated garments, repairing, upcycling and reselling them affordably, and working directly with local charities.
7 min read
10
Oct
A full colour illustration of Union Jack flags hanging from strands of barbed wire set against a pale green/grey background

Common Ground

I blinked through the sunlight dancing in the trees, feeling, in that moment, at one with the world. Until I saw it. There, attached to a pole on a caravan, flapping in the cool breeze like a sharp slap: an England flag.
13 min read
06
Oct
“Music is the Key to Radical Resistance” — Los Fastidios

“Music is the Key to Radical Resistance” — Los Fastidios

Italian anti-fascist ska punk heroes Los Fastidios are returning to Stroud this month for what promises to be a second sold-out gig in two years.
5 min read
01
Oct
Gloucester Welcomes Refugees

Gloucester Welcomes Refugees

A peaceful, non-confrontational gathering will be held in Gloucester on Sunday 5 October to show support for people seeking asylum and challenge attempts to stoke division and racism.
3 min read
20
Sep
Stop Rosebank — More than just a Bad Deal for the UK

Stop Rosebank — More than just a Bad Deal for the UK

At 500m barrels, Rosebank is the UK's largest undeveloped oil field. It lies about 80 miles north-west of Shetland. The Norwegian Energy giant Equinor has partnered with Israeli owned Ithaca Energy to develop the project.
8 min read
10
Sep
Stroud Festival of Commoning

Stroud Festival of Commoning

Stroud hosts a weekend of collaborative ideas and action
7 min read
01
Sep
At the rate journalists are being killed in Gaza by the Israeli army, there will soon be no one left to keep you informed.

At the rate journalists are being killed in Gaza by the Israeli army, there will soon be no one left to keep you informed.

Hundreds of media outlets are calling for the protection of Palestinian journalists in Gaza.
2 min read
13
Aug
Mass arrests at Parliament Square — is change finally arriving?

Mass arrests at Parliament Square — is change finally arriving?

Everyone knows it is too late — but if anything can be salvaged, it’s the knowledge that the people are showing no signs of backing down
7 min read
28
Jul
Suwayda

Suwayda

A massacre is taking place in real time
8 min read
01
Jun
Introducing Na’amod

Introducing Na’amod

Local activist Jeremy Green interviews Colin Levine from Na'amod to get his perspectives on the recently established Gloucestershire branch of the Jewish campaigning organisation that is standing in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
9 min read