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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
30
Oct
Silent Vigil outside MPs Office

Silent Vigil outside MPs Office

The vigil was organised by Stroud Ceasefire Now Coalition to support the call to “all parties to immediately cease all military offensives and maintain restraint to prevent further escalation of violence that will only harm innocent civilians on all sides.”
1 min read
14
Dec
RYSE with the Youth!

RYSE with the Youth!

By Cassius Smith-Frazer CLICK HERE to donate to The RYSE’s Winter Fundraiser and help them grow. On a chilly
5 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
08
Jun
Council leader blocked from MP bid by Labour leadership

Council leader blocked from MP bid by Labour leadership

The incongruity between Starmer’s election statements on deepening democracy and the bizarre control-freakery speak to a wider pattern of dishonesty from the Labour leader.
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