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September 16, 2020September 17, 2020 Amplify Stroud

Stroud Radical Reading Group: Geographies of Racial Capitalism, with Ruth Wilson Gilmore

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Dr Gail Bradbrook, one of the founders of Extinction Rebellion, broke a window at Barclays Bank in Stroud today to protest against the bank's complicity in the ongoing climate emergency.
A group of protestors displayed banners in Stroud this morning, protesting the government's authoritarian Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.
The Police and Crime Bill, and its threat of up to 10 years jail for causing ‘serious annoyance’, is a deeply authoritarian move.
The Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Bill, and its threat of up to ten years jail time simply for causing ‘serious annoyance’, is a deeply authoritarian move.
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The outpourings of pain and anger alongside testimonies of abuse and harassment following the tragic murder of Sarah Everard have demonstrated just how prevalent these experiences are for women everywhere.
Despite previously being investigated by Stroud District Council’s Monitoring Officer for racist social media activity, Councillor Debbie Young has put her foot in it again, this time for retweeting inaccurate anti-immigrant opinions. Unfortunately, these views are not uncommonly held. Jamie O’Dell explains why #Stroud deserves better.
The popular view of Stroud is as being a progressive and inclusive town that accepts people for who they are. While this is true to an extent, Alex Parnham-Cope interviews local residents and members of Stroud’s transgender community and shows there is still significant room for improvement. 🏳️‍⚧️ #transrights #stroud
Tories too often do what is cheap, not what is right, when it comes to welfare and social protections. We need to campaign to set their priorities straight.
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