As the legal case around the 6 Bristol EDO Decommissioners grows ever more complicated, there’s timely news of another benefit for their support campaign this Friday, 4 September, from 8.30pm at The Plough – see …
Not guilty? Get your DNA wiped!
The growing retention of people’s DNA by the state, from birth upwards, often when the individual is guilty of no crime, is just one aspect of the ever growing authoritarian state and prison society controlling …
Solidarity helps set Greek hungerstriker free
Thanks to solidarity mobilizations, Theodoros Iliopoulos is free at last! Free after 49 days of hunger strike. The last prisoner from the December 2008 insurrection in Greece is now free.
4 Struggle Mag Summer 2009
Our comrades in Canada have sent us the new 4 Struggle magazine to us in PDF format: https://bristolabc.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/4sm13collated.pdf This issue includes articles by John Bowden, Sundiata Acoli and Daniel McGowan. The pages are formatted as …
7 months on remand and a birthday in prison!
We regret that Bristol ABC will not be holding its monthly letter writing session on 12 August. This is due to some of us being away, other activities, and the fact that our venue (Kebele …
Books to Prisoners benefit gig 1st August
Ratface, Mr Van, Puppy Bucket and more! Benefit for Haven Books to Prisoners Saturday 1st August 8pm Bath Buildings, Bristol £3.50 on the door more details: http://www.myspace.com/ratfacemuzak
EDO Decommissioners latest news and James back at Horfield prison
Its been a while since we updated on the EDO Decommissioners, but there’s plenty of news. So read on, keep giving them your support, and do what they cannot actively do whilst on bail – …
Prisons, privatisation, and profit
Bristol ABC has received a copy of an excellent article tracing the privatisation programme of British prisons, and the profit motive behind it. Luckily for the profiteers, the British Govt PLC is expanding prison capacity, …
Bent Bars – a queer prisoners support night
This months Bristol ABC meeting sees us join forces with the Bristol Queer Caf, for an evening focusing on the plight of queer prisoners, and how we may be able to support them. We will …
New issue of 4struggle magazine available now
https://bristolabc.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/4sm12collated.pdf If you are having difficulties opening the PDF, please visit the 4struggle mag website: http://www.4strugglemag.org/