The May Day Rally in Bristol saw a large Red and Black presence leading march through the centre.

The Radical Workers block contained members of Bristol SolFed, Bristol AFed, the IWW and other local anarchists. The march stopped outside Primark and called for solidarity with Bangladeshi garment workers who died in the Rana Plaza factory. It is now understood that over 600 people died and many more are still missing.

After the rally in Castle Park the Radical Workers block returned to Primark. Here they blockaded the entrance and turned many shoppers away.

Bristol Anarchist Federation have a report and photos from the march and demo here

Public Meeting for Workers’ Memorial Day: The Fight Against Blacklisting

Monday 29 April 2013 @ 7.30pm Tony Benn House, 92 Victoria Street, Redcliffe, Bristol BS1 6AY

Politicians and employers like to portray the blacklisting of trade union members for their health & safety activities as a thing of the past. That does not correspond with the reality of life for those who continue to stick their neck out to protect themselves, their workmates and the public.

The meeting will be introduced by:

Di Parkin is a historian and has published “60 years of struggle”, the history of Betteshanger, a militant Kent pit. She will be speaking about the actions of the Economic League who provided blacklisting information to employers in the 1970s and the impact this had on militants in places such as Cowley car works and the Kent coalfield.

An electrician who has worked in the construction industry for 40 years will talk about his experiences of victimisation and the campaign against blacklisting. He is an active member of Unite, a shop steward on a number of jobs and is the Welsh rep on the Rank and File National committee.

A discussion organised by Bristol & District Hazards Group & Bristol Radical History Group.

Acoustic and Electronica night at ARC bar

We have two rooms on Sunday 17th march at the ARC bar. Its St Patricks night so its not going to be your usual Sunday!

ROOM 1 and bar - Acoustic from 6.30pm  Rita Lynch and Clayton Blizzard set the pace with their talents. Rita is an iconic figure in the Bristol music scene with her high energy punk style. Clayton is a radical poet and guitarist.  Commander McNeil has some brilliant and amusing songs. Donkey in a clown suit are a small band with folk influence and unspecified alien landings!!!

The evening starts at 5pm  with a comedy film 'Down By law' directed by the enigmatic Jim Jarmusch. Its a story of three different characters who end up sharing a prison cell.

ROOM 2 From 8pm  Electronica/ Beats/Breaks ................

ONLY £3 before 9pm     £4/5 after

We want to put the Fayre back into Bookfair.

Want to make that coconut shy with David Camerons face on, how about a pin the black mask on an anarchist, anarchist tug of war, use your imagination to help us make the Fayre a fun day to remember.

This years bookfair is at the trinity centre for the first time and we have a great outdoor lawn space to use for anarchist fayre fun. Are you a performer, artist, juggler, hooper, or people who just have a good idea for the Fayre. Think of it as a village fete with a anarchist edge, we are open to any ideas. We do have zero budget so would have to be self sufficient, but when did money ever stop an anarchist from doing anything :) Also if anyone can run some good kids activities, that would be great as we want to make it a good un for the next generation of rabble rousers. We don't expect people to do stuff all day, it could just be a half hour activity, or a short performance, or whatever takes your fancy. So to get involved we have a meeting this Wednesday at Kebele 7pm, focusing on the fayre in particular so come along and have a chat, if you cant make it then email mike@permanentculturenow.com obviously all this will be weather permitting.

As well as the Fayre, we also have 3 outside covered spaces, that are hosted by permanent culture now and need your input.

Marquee one is for talks around permaculture, commons and anything to do with moving away from reliance on capitalism to self sufficiency and new ways of living, check out www.permanentculturenow.com to get an idea. Currently we have workshops on urban permaculture, commonising capital and is permaculture political lined up.

The second marquee is for workshops, currently we have self defence and rocket stove making, so have spaces for lots of other workshops if you have any ideas.

The third space is for promoting independent volunteer land and food based autonomous projects that show the spirit of cooperation, mutual aid and collectivism in action. so if such as so if you are involved in a community supported agriculture project, community farms, bike projects, or any project which is helping us move away from reliance on capitalism to a better way of living. We are looking at giving groups an half hour slot to promote their project on the day so people can find out more and maybe get involved.

So if you have any ideas for a workshops, talks or want to promote your project, then contact mike@permanentculturenow.com

In terms of the main bookfair space we still have spaces for workshops, stalls, but are going fast so please check out the bookfair website if interested in putting them on.