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Write to planning BEFORE 13 Dec 2006
 UPDATED (11th Nov): Toby Lewis writes: HofieldROSE (Residents' Opposition to Stadium Expansion) is organising information to help you make your opinions heard.
Please Visit Our Site: There you will find informaiton on who to write to, what to tell them and you can help out in other ways too. Note that various "deadline" dates have been mentioned. The real deadline is 13 December when the planning committee meets to decide whether to accept the plan or to reject it. You need to take action now and not wait for the deadline because once the plan is accepted there is no turning back and no appeals process. This is your last chance. Full Articleflyboi81 writes: Bristol Rovers propose to increase the stadium capacity from 12,000 to 18,000 and include a hotel and rooms for 546 students... how much more parking and traffic chaos can Horfield take? Do you have trouble parking near your house on match days? Are you troubled by noise, petty vandalism & litter from fans? Do you feel your activities have to be fitted around sports fixtures? THEN TAKE ACTION NOW! Comment on the proposals (application 06/03850/F) in writing to: Kit Stokes, Planning Dept. Bristol City Council, St. Georges Road, Bristol BS1 5UY) or via the website: www.bristol-city.gov.uk/planning Lobby our local councillors, phone them, email them, make a nuisance of ourselves! Get them to represent US!! Write to our MP. Write to and telephone local media. Full Article | Act now to stop Memorial Stadium Expansion | horfieldrose.blogspot.com | Memorial Stadium Expansion Plans: Urgent Action Needed! | www.bristol-city.gov.uk/planning | Also of Interest: Castle Park Saved! | Castle Park Peace Garden Sites- Save/Delete? | Green Space-Save or Delete? | Contribute An Article | Add To The Calendar
 Following the Stern Report and with reports suggesting that ' Global growth in carbon emissions is "out of control"' - Bristol International Airport’s (BIA) Master Plan is launched. In response Stop Bristol Airport Expansion (SBAE) campaign reported on Bristol Indymedia that the Master Plan could influence planning decisions, despite being a business plan and not a planning document. They write; We will be closely scrutinising the plan in the light of the Stern Report published last week and last Saturday’s Climate Chaos rally. The Stern Report has emphasised the chaos and economic disaster that will follow if climate change is left unchecked, and acknowledges that aviation is the fastest growing source of CO2 emissions. The report should be a wake-up call for the Government and Local Authorities that the planned expansion of airports such as Bristol will damage the economy rather than enhance it. The last chance to oppose the expansion of Bristol Airport begins today and runs until 22 December....SBAE believe that the only way to halt the increase in greenhouse gases produced from aviation is to stop creating the demand for more flights. The demand for air travel must be managed to protect local communities from more disturbance from noise, and more traffic while safeguarding the environment for future generations....To respond to the plans, write to North Somerset Council at: Bristol International Airport Master Plan Consultation",c/o Kate Durston, Development Control, North Somerset Council, Somerset House, Oxford Street, Weston super Mare,BS23 1TG or email: dccomments@n-somerset.gov.uk. Full article. | Stop Bristol Airport Expansion: Oppose the Master Plan | 'tis the season to BUY NOTHING | Head in the clouds: airport expansion plans cleared for takeoff | Rossport Campaigners Come to Bristol | Head in the clouds: airport expansion plans cleared for takeoff | Support the Big Ask on Bristol City Council | Big Ask epetition (www.bristol-city.gov.uk) | www.stopbia.com | What is climate change? (www.swenvo.org.uk) | www.earthfirst.org.uk | Contribute An Article
Supporters of Bristol Stop The War Coalition will be gathering in the Centre opposite the Hippodrome on Saturday 11th November at 2pm to read the names of the dead of all nations in the illegal war in Iraq.
 info@bristolstopwar writes: Join Bristol Stop The War Coalition In reading the names of the dead of all nations in the illegal war in Iraq. 11th November is Remembrance Day, when the government and media encourage us to remember the deaths of British soldiers. British soldiers were sent to Iraq because of the lies and duplicity of our government. In Iraq, British soldiers represent a very small proportion of the total casualties. So do US soldiers. Most of the dead are Iraqis. Bristol Stop The War Coalition believes it is important that all those who have been killed in the current wars should be remembered. The actions of our government have not only led to the death and injury of hundreds of British soldiers but also the death and injury of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and Afghans. The Lancet Report, based on well-established methodologies, estimates 655,000 Iraqi deaths directly caused by the invasion and occupation. Perhaps Bush and Blair should stand trial for ‘crimes against humanity’. The Lancet Report, based on well-established methodologies, estimates 655,000 Iraqi deaths directly caused by the invasion and occupation. Perhaps Bush and Blair should stand trial for ‘crimes against humanity’. Full ArticleMore Events Coming Up: Bristol Stop The War Peace Symposium. Saturday 25th November. 1.30pm-5.30pm. John Wesley's Chapel, 36 The Horsefair, BRISTOL, BS1 3JE. National Demonstration 2nd December: RAF Brize Norton is the most important British military base for maintaining the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan. Coach Tickets Now Available. See the Latest News Update for coach ticket outlets, and more information on these events. | ‘Remember All The Dead’ – Saturday 11th November | Bristol Stop The War News Update - 3/11/2006 | The Lancet Report: Original Full PDF Download | More Recent Articles: southwests own protest band with maya evans | How Bristol's MPs voted on Iraq war inquiry | Bristol Neo-Labour MPs and the War in Iraq | BRISTOL INDYMEDIA - Nearly As Many Hits As Evening Post - PUBLISH YOUR NEWS!
This project aims to ship recycled computers from Bristol to small towns in Palestine. There they will be used for education, youth work, and for general use by all sections of the community. Read More
 Ed Hill writes: Bristol Computers4Palestine made its first donation. A digital camera and laptop computer were presented to Suzana Zorko Founder/director of the CHILDREN OF BETHANY PROJECT. The Children Of Behany Project takes its name from the nearby Christian community around the Bethany area, where by tradition Jesus stated his journey into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. It raises funds for children’s entertainment and cultural trips. For instance to the zoo, for a recent international puppet festival, and shortly the premiere performance of the first Palestine Circus troupe in Bethlehem.  Suzana Zorko says “The Wall cuts us off here, like a limb severed from the rest of the body. Without these trips there is almost nothing for young people to do here and very little hope. The donation of the camera and laptop will enable us to record our work and maintain our website and to communicate our project, both locally and internationally, to attract fund-raising for this essential work for our community”. The donation was made in the area of Al-Eizariya where the Israeli Wall cuts straight across the main dual carriage-way that previously linked the area to Jerusalem ... Bristol has a round-about link with this project. Local activist Jo Wilding did a stint with the Circus2Iraq shortly after the War. However the troupe subsequently had to leave Iraq and came to Palestine for a tour of several months. During this time they performed in the Al-Eizariya and Abu Dis areas and trained local Palestinians in circus skills to form the first Palestine Circus group, who will perform for the first time in Bethlehem next weekend. Full Article
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 Editor George writes: Issue 23 of Bristle magazine is out now, sticking it’s size 10’s (and 9’s, 7’s, 5’s…) into the nationalism & identity issues with a special feature. "Welcome, dear reader, to our humble offering of alternative print media opposing the forces of darkness – capital, the state and religious fundamentalists." (Bristle 23, editorial, page 1)...Our special feature includes English history, asks why the working class ain’t working, has an Easton Cowboy reflecting on footie & flag-waving, an Iranian woman on her complicated situation, a considered rant on tribalism, a polemic conclusion, and a look at St. George: "It was a good thing St. George, or al-Khadra as Arab people call him, never bothered to visit England. According to legend, the Romans tortured him for 7 days before they executed him. If he had a done a runner and sought refuge on English shores, the BNP and other flag-waving right-wingers would want him deported as a bogus asylum seeker." (Bristle 23, special feature, page 11)... Full ArticleMeanwhile Bristol Radical History Week continues with some reclaiming of its own, the St.Pauls Riots tonight (INSURRECTIONARY BRISTOL: 1980) and lots. lots more... Full Article | We’re not looking for a new England | Bristol Radical History Week continues | www.brh.org.uk | www.bristle.org.uk | Contribute An Article | How To Contribute Articles - A Brief Guide | Add To The Calendar
 Monday 6th November 2006 @ Cube Cinema. Doors open 7.30pm, film starts at 8pm. £3/4 though nobody turned away for lack of funds. Organised in conjuction with the Bristol Cuba Solidarity group. MISSION AGAINST TERROR, a documentary about terrorism against Cuba and the case of the Cuban Five, written and directed by Bernie Dwyer and Roberto Ruiz Rebo. English/Spanish with subtitles. The film will be followed by a discussion led by a speaker from the Cuba Solidarity Campaign national executive. In June 1998 the Cuban authorities gave information to the FBI about the US based groups and the activities they planned against Cuba. However, instead of arresting the terrorists, the FBI arrested the five Cubans who had provided much of the information. They were subjected to a trial which US civil rights lawyer, Leonard Weinglass, calls a “violation” from start to finish, and were locked away for a total of three life sentences plus 68 years. Their trial took place in Miami, an environment entirely hostile to the accused – it is widely accepted that the anti-Castro Cuban-American community in Miami wields enormous political influence. There are very few cases that are political by their nature. This was one. Full Article Venue: Cube Cinema: Dove St. South (off Kings Square), Bristol BS2 8JB | Bristol Indymedia Film Night: Mission Against Terror | Cuba Solidarity Campaign Website | Contribute An Article | Add To The Calendar
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In the second report by Bristolian Ed Hill of BristolComputers4Palestine at the Zaytoun Olive harvest tour of Palestine. Ed writes; I have been telling the media in the UK about the town being "strangled by a ring of steel". But when I arrived and saw the gates and the miles of fencing it was a shock to see it with my own eyes. The "Separation Barrier Wall/Fence" stretches along the hillside so-say protecting the settlement of Ariel. This will eventually become the de-facto new border with Israel, even though it is more then ten miles inside the west Bank...It is such an injustice that this innocent town of farmers, who just want to get on quietly with their own lives, are being treated in this way....In addition to this, we spoke to people who have been victims of army raids into the town. These raids have been happening almost every night over the last week, usually between midnight and four in the morning. 
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