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Oct
11
Justice For Chris Kaba

Justice For Chris Kaba

On the 5th of September Chris Kaba, an unarmed Black man, was murdered by police in Streatham. He is the latest victim of systematic police violence which is disproportionately employed against racialised minorities, in particular young Black men.
4 min read
Jun
08
Council leader blocked from MP bid by Labour leadership

Council leader blocked from MP bid by Labour leadership

Latest Top-Down Power Grab The bureaucratic machine of the Labour Party has intervened to block Doina Cornell, popular leader of
4 min read
May
01
Remember the Power of Workers this May Day

Remember the Power of Workers this May Day

Key workers These past years of the covid pandemic have brought into sharp focus that those who provide the most
3 min read
Apr
26
A Festival of Transformation for the People: Bristol Transformed is Back

A Festival of Transformation for the People: Bristol Transformed is Back

Bristol Transformed will finally be returning for a full weekend of discussions, debate, art and collective celebrations.
2 min read
Feb
09
At the wheel of the bus with heads unbowed: industrial action after Stagecoach pay negotiations break down

At the wheel of the bus with heads unbowed: industrial action after Stagecoach pay negotiations break down

By George Thomas Following the discovery that Stroud’s Stagecoach drivers are receiving a lower wage than their counterparts in
5 min read
Jan
29
Jewish residents of Stroud mark Holocaust Memorial Day and challenge antisemitism on streets of Stroud

Jewish residents of Stroud mark Holocaust Memorial Day and challenge antisemitism on streets of Stroud

A group of Jewish residents of Stroud and their friends gathered today, Saturday 29th January, to promote Holocaust Memorial Day and expose and challenge what they described as racism and support for Holocaust Denial in The Light.
3 min read
Jan
19
Why are people in Stroud handing out a paper that defends Holocaust denial and antisemitism?

Why are people in Stroud handing out a paper that defends Holocaust denial and antisemitism?

This is the first in a series of articles on why many local people do not want to see The Light being distributed in Stroud town.
8 min read
Jan
15
Protest against Policing Bill held outside Stroud MP's office

Protest against Policing Bill held outside Stroud MP's office

Ahead of todays national day of action, Stroud Green Party organised a protest against the government’s draconian Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Bill outside the office of Stroud MP Siobhan Baillie.
2 min read
Nov
15
Forced out: is London-style gentrification coming to Stroud?

Forced out: is London-style gentrification coming to Stroud?

By Andrew Fraser If you want to hear Andrew talk about the experiences that led to this article, you can
11 min read
Oct
25
An Introduction to COP26

An Introduction to COP26

“The UK’s COP page declares that the nation will end ‘direct government support for the fossil fuel energy sector overseas’, but gives no timeframe for when this will take place and doesn’t specify whether indirect support may still be ”
5 min read