previous events
BPA first met Monday 30 October 2023 – bringing together campaign groups and communities to organise mass actions of solidarity for Gaza in Bristol:
- 12 x MARCHES and RALLIES THROUGH DIFFERENT AREAS OF BRISTOL
- 3 x MASS RALLIES AT ISRAELI WEAPONS FACTORY IN FILTON
- 3 x PUBLIC MEETINGS
- 2 x BROADMEAD BOYCOTT TOURS
- 2 x VIGILS
- 1 x GRAND IFTAR FOR PALESTINE – ST MARKS ROAD
- INVOLVED IN 3 x WRITING THE NAMES OF THE DEAD
- PLUS ASSISTING IN 3 x PETITION PROTESTS OUTSIDE & INSIDE CITY HALL
DATES AND DETAILS OF BPA ACTIONS IN BRISTOL
- SATURDAY 4 NOVEMBER – MARCH AND RALLY Castle Park to College Green
- SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER – MARCH and RALLY Castle Park to College Green
- SUNDAY 26 NOVEMBER – PUBLIC MEETING Easton Community Centre — Speakers Nora El Gohary, Mohamed Ousman, Farooq Siddique & Cllr Farah Hussein
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- SATURDAY 2 DECEMBER MARCH & RALLY – Water Tower to College Green
- SATURDAY 16 DECEMBER MARCH & RALLY – Castle Park to College Green
- SATURDAY 30 DECEMBER BROADMEAD BOYCOTT TOUR
- SUNDAY 31 DECEMBER/ SATURDAY 1 JANUARY NEW YEAR’S EVE VIGIL Cascade Steps
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- SATURDAY 6 JANUARY MARCH & RALLY Castle Park to Castle Park.
- SATURDAY 20 JANUARY MARCH & RALLLY Shah Jalal Easton to Castle Park
- SATURDAY 27 JANUARY BOYCOTT TOUR Broadmead to College Green
- SATURDAY 27 JANUARY HOLOCAUST MEM. DAY VIGIL College Green
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- SATURDAY 10 FEBRUARY MARCH & RALLY Castle Park to College Green
- SUNDAY 11 FEBRUARY PUBLIC MEETING “ Genocide in Gaza: Zionism, Islamophobia and the weaponisation of Anti-Semitism” Malcolm X Centre – David Miller, Lowkey, Huda Ammori, Batool al Subeiti
- WEDNESDAY 14 FEBRUARY VIGIL FOR RAFAH Cascade Steps
- SUNDAY 18 FEBRUARY WRITING THE NAMES OF THE DEAD College Green
- SATURDAY 24 FEBRUARY WRITING NAMES OF THE DEAD in Castle Park, marching into Broadmead and ELBIT MARCHERS splitting off and the rest continuing BROADMEAD BOYCOTT MARCH & RALLY.
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- SATURDAY 2 MARCH MASS PROTEST AND RALLY ELBIT FILTON
- SATURDAY 16 MARCH MASS FUNERAL MARCH & RALLY Castle Park to College Green
- SATURDAY 23 MARCH MASS PROTEST AND RALLY ELBIT FILTON
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- SATURDAY 6 APRIL BROADMEAD BOYCOTT MARCH RALLY & “DIE IN”
- SUNDAY 7 APRIL “GRAND IFTAR FOR PALESTINE” ST. MARKS ROAD
- SATURDAY 13 APRIL MASS PROTEST AND RALLY ELBIT FILTON
- SATURDAY 20 APRIL MARCH & RALLY “STOP ARMING ISRAEL” College Green to College Green
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- SATURDAY 4 MAY MARCH & RALLY AGAINST MEDIA BIAS Water Tower to College Green
- SATURDAY 4 MAY PUBLIC MEETING in CARDIFF – “ Genocide in Gaza: Zionism, Islamophobia and the weaponisation of Anti-Semitism”, following on from BPA in the Malcolm