Author Archives: camper
Occupy Bristol prepares for phase 2: Sat 4th Feb
As eviction from College Green and the end of Phase 1 approaches, Occupy Bristol would like to invite anyone who supports our aims (http://www.occupybristoluk.org/about/statement-of-purpose) to come and share their ideas on where we go from here. We’d especially like to … Continue reading
First People’s Bristol 2050 meeting a success
The first Peoples 2050 meeting happened yesterday. It’s probably worth mentioning again that this is only one of the projects emerging from Occupy Bristol. Other projects addressing different issues, utilising different ways of working will be announced shortly. We had … Continue reading
One Movement: Two strategies, and fancy dress eviction
There have been mixed messages in the media and on our Facebook page about whether Occupy Bristol is leaving college green or not, so we just wanted to clear things up. At the General Assembly meeting on Wed 11th Jan … Continue reading
We are leaving College Green
Late on Wednesday night the Occupy Bristol camp met and discussed our plans for 2012. We agreed that we need to move from College Green. A consensus was reached to agree a departure date with the Council and Cathedral. A … Continue reading
Bristol 2050: Democracy 2.0
Bristol 2050 is an attempt to use a partipatory process, through a series of open public meetings, to plan a sustainable and fair future for our cities inhabitants. Neither the electoral cycle or the product planning horizon are far enough … Continue reading
Discussions about the next phase underway
Following a conversation with one protester yesterday BBC Bristol ran a story titled “Occupy Bristol to leave by mid-January” This was based on a misunderstanding and is factually incorrect. We quickly contacted them to make them aware of the error, in … Continue reading
Occupy Bristol go to town for Move Your Money Day
photo: Lanre Fehintola This afternoon in support of National Move Your Money Day protesters from the Occupy Bristol camp moved on from their last action in Clifton and took the campaign to the city centre. Wearing Guy Fawkes masks they … Continue reading
National Move Your Money Day 2nd Dec
On Fri 2nd December, Occupy Bristol is calling a national day of action and asking the people of the UK to move their money out of high street banks into their local credit union. A credit union is owned and … Continue reading
A view from an occupier
My name is Mark. I am 32 years old. I am a factory worker. I speak only for myself, I do not represent the camp. I am here because I am angry about the way this country is being run … Continue reading
A view from an Occupier
I am a individual occupier who does not speak for the a camp. My name is Stefan. I am 37 years old. I am an IT consultant. I have three children and it is because of concerns for their future that I … Continue reading
