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05
Jan
Black Dog Way film fundraiser and Q&A at The Long Table on Jan 6, 2024

Black Dog Way film fundraiser and Q&A at The Long Table on Jan 6, 2024

“Final fundraiser for a local documentary feature film that focuses on one of the most pressing issues of our time - homelessness”
1 min read
01
Jan
Amplify Stroud in 2024

Amplify Stroud in 2024

Callout for new writers for longform pieces around local politics, community, environment, activism and the part Stroud district plays in all of this.
1 min read
07
Nov

A plea to the MP from Jewish residents of the district

Dear Siobhan Baillie, We write as Jewish residents and residents of Jewish heritage living in the Stroud Constituency. The last
4 min read
11
Oct
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
01
May
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
26
Apr
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
09
Feb
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
29
Jan
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
19
Jan
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
15
Jan
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.
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