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29
Feb
Unreflected Reflections — Next step

Unreflected Reflections — Next step

STROUD FILM FESTIVAL — in this deep dive into an event from of the film festival, we interview the producer of two short films documenting the vivid history of Gloucester's Muslim community.
11 min read
25
Feb
Stroud Film Festival 2024 - Editor's picks

Stroud Film Festival 2024 - Editor's picks

Stroud Film Festival is with us once again and we've picked out a shortlist of significant "must watch" films for you. Over the coming days, we'll profile each of these films in a little more detail.
12 min read
21
Feb
How to Spot Fake News: a users' guide

How to Spot Fake News: a users' guide

Clare Penketh explores how to validate and process the overwhelming volume of information - and misinformation - that we are presented with every day.
7 min read
05
Feb
UBI for Stroud

UBI for Stroud

In January 2023, in the depths of a long, dark winter and in the middle of a cost of living crisis, Stroud launched its first ever group to campaign for Universal Basic Income (UBI)
11 min read
30
Jan
Global Day of Action  13 Jan 2024 - video report

Global Day of Action 13 Jan 2024 - video report

Earlier this month in the early hours of January 13th, dozens of Stroudies met at Stratford Park and boarded a coach bound for London.
2 min read
22
Jan
Six people standing at the Anti-slavery arch, holding up a banner that reads: PRALER - decolonization of eduction

Stroud Community welcomes Ghanaian visitors as part of internationalist study-exchange

On Tuesday 9th of January, Stroud welcomed some very exciting visitors from Ghana to our rolling valleys.
8 min read
19
Jan
Holocaust Memorial Day to be marked in Stroud

Holocaust Memorial Day to be marked in Stroud

Community Solidarity Stroud District will host a ceremony to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on Sunday 28th January from 2-3pm at Lansdown Hall (GL5 1BB)
2 min read
18
Jan
Local Cyclists raise £250 for Gaza Sunbirds para-cycling team

Local Cyclists raise £250 for Gaza Sunbirds para-cycling team

"As a cyclist, following the Gaza Sunbirds updates has been profoundly moving. At a time of horrifying news it felt really positive to be part of rides worldwide, to celebrate Palestinian music, and to raise money to support the para-cycling team's aid effort"
4 min read
16
Jan
Protect the right to Strike

Protect the right to Strike

Trade unionists from across the country will be gathering in Cheltenham on Saturday 27 January to mark the 40th anniversary of a notorious effort by Thatcher's government to ban unions from GCHQ - and also to protest the latest government proposals to crack down on the right to strike.
5 min read
14
Jan
"Whiteshill and Ruscombe - A Global community", "Hope Not Hate",  "Human Kind" on a multicoloured banner

Say No to hate — Whiteshill community strikes back

In a moving piece to camera during last week's protest against Katie Hopkins' return visit to the Star Inn in Whiteshill, Helen Price and Adrian Lukes talk about what this means for their close-knit community and how a visit from a renowned hate-speaker makes them feel.
5 min read