Category Archives: General

Alcoholics and Drug Users are not bad people

A view from an occupier. Visitors to the muddy village we call home drop by to show solidarity, support and occasionally contempt. Sometimes they can expect a greeting by a group of intoxicated people holding cans of Special Brew sitting … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Cathedral may step up and offer to host meeting

At today’s meeting with the Council and the Dean we were disappointed to learn that the Council are not going to make a room available for our public meeting. The reasons that this is not possible remain unclear, it seems … Continue reading →

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How can we build our movement and advance our arguments without camping on College Green?

We have become increasingly aware of a small but vocal number of Bristolians who are raising questions about our tactic of camping on College Green. It is interesting for us to note that a large number of our critics do … Continue reading →

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A view from a (angry) occupier

My name is Peter, I speak only for myself, I do not represent the camp As most of you already know, occupy Bristol is due to enter its 6th week. The aim from the very start has been to raise … Continue reading →

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A view from an occupier #7

Photo courtesy of noise of art “My name is Henry. I am 18 years old. I am a university student in Wales. I speak only for myself, I do not represent the camp. I stay here part of the time, commuting from … Continue reading →

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A view from a (New York) Occupier

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Global Revolution: There’s an app for that!

We recognise that the production of iPhones alongside many other consumer trinkets is unsustainable and damages both the environment and people. We would not encourage anyone to buy a new iPhone.  It remains a fact however there are lot’s of iPhones … Continue reading →

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Air Ambulance Misinformation

The designated air ambulance landing site for the BRI is the Downs. College Green is not designated as a primary landing site. The Council were initially given incorrect information on this and had been led to believe that College Green is … Continue reading →

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Probable EDL attack

Photo courtesy of noise of art Long live the Occupation. Tonight at around 7pm Bristol’s second Occupation camp was trashed and I was threatened to have my face bit off, by a male whom I presume was a member of Bristol’s EDL … Continue reading →

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