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sandra willavoys writes about the battle for Packers Field: we are trying to get packers field registered as a town green to stop proposed development into an elite sporting facility. We need to hear from anyone interested in saving our green space for use by the local community.
Most people have by now heard about the plans for packers field. These consist of erecting a 2.5 metre inpregnable fence arouns the site, creating an 85 space car park on the field, building a pavillion, and shortly after erecting a spectator stand for 500 people as bristol athletics club are to move to the site as well as the city academy. The council has already given planning permission for the academy application and will soon give permission for the spectator stand and floodlights. As our objections fell on deaf ears we decided to use the law, and have submitted an application tp register packers field as a town green....
John and nate writes about the Benefit Party For Circus 2 Iraq at The Black Swan, Friday December 10th and the Bass Not Bombs benefit also at the Black Swan on the 11th of December: 
Worldwide, at least one out of every three women has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused in her lifetime. Here in the UK alone, on average, two women per week are killed by a male partner or former partner. Join us in solidarity to say 'Enough is enough!'
Mirian and Alan write about the mystery of a biased 'consultation' letter from Labour counciller regarding privatisation of local green space; We recently received a letter from Labour councillor, Robin Moss asking for our views on whether or not Packers' Field, a local amenity, should be given into private hands i.e. the City Academy. If this is consultation, it is worthless because, after a preamble in praise of the proposal we are asked to agree/disagree with a 'transformation' which will give 'state of the art facilities' to 'our children'. Just what is Cllr Moss's interest in this privatisation? 
Starbucks mermaid reports: A picket of Starbucks took place at Clifton shopping mall today. The demo was part of a national day of action against Conservation International, a corporate greenwash organisation created and funded by a group of multinational companies including Starbucks. Conservation International (read destruction international) stands for furthering the interests of huge corporations under the guise of environmentalism. In Chiapas, Mexico they are assisting the Mexican government to forcibly evict indigenous communities and to eliminate the zapatista autonomous communities. 
BS5'er writes: It seems some things are finally on the move at Easton Community Centre. The ECA is to finally hold its AGM on 2 December, from 7pm; membership of the ECA is to be relaunched/reopened in January 2005; and last Friday was the closing date for applications to the post of Director (2 years coveing a secondment) at the Centre.
There is no doubt the ECA has had a difficult few years. The upheaval around the previous director, followed by the departure on a secondment at short notice this autumn of the present director, has affcetd badly the long term direction and standing of the ECA. This is compounded by a shaky financial situation, and the loss of some long term staff. Not surprisingly, involvement in the ECA by the local community has dropped off. The loss of the public evening social events (and license) has been dissapointing.
Rahul Mahajan writing in Counterpunch, posted on Bristol Indymedia; The assault on Fallujah has started. It is being sold as liberation of the people of Fallujah; it is being sold as a necessary step to implementing 'democracy' in Iraq. These are lies. 
paulo reports; The [Sizzla] gig has been cancelled, the police have stepped in and stopped it, the promoters of the gig wouldnt give in as would the venue... the owners of the venue the Mckenzie group wouldnt back down either, they have now realised that the gig cant happen and have tried to save face by saying they have cancelled it.. this is rubbish if Mr Kalonji had been allowed by the authorities to perform the McKenzie group would NOT have backed down...
Sally writes; yesterday afternoon, the case was discussed at the central area planning committee, where, despite planning officers being clearly determined to see it approved, councillors voted 6-5 to oppose t-mobile's application for what is known as prior approval. 
Bristol Dissent writes; A couple of groups connected to the Dissent! Network are calling for action
against the "Rule Making in Global Capital Markets" conference to be held in
Wilton Park house in Styning from 5th-6th November 2004. 
