Relations between Bristol City Council and community union ACORN have become increasingly fractious, with recent clashes over council tax and the evacuation of a Barton Hill tower block. Neil asks Wesley why, and whether there's a way back. The post Listen: Bristol Unpacked with ACORN’s Wesley Bear on activism, the Barton House evacuation, and frosty relations with the council appeared first on The Bristol Cable.

In a move that sparked outrage and protest, the Bristol gallery claimed hosting the showing of Farha would risk breaking charity rules on political activity. The post ‘Silence is complicity’: director of landmark Palestinian film slams Arnolfini for cancelling screening appeared first on The Bristol Cable.

Sallam’s film has been praised for its bravery in choosing to tackle the events of the Nakba – one of very few films to do so – but was also heavily criticised by Israeli authorities and prompted a boycott campaign The post Darin J Sallam on what shaped her creative life, her film Farha and the controversy it sparked from the Middle East to Bristol appeared first on The Bristol Cable.

People displaced from the Barton Hill high-rise evacuated in November say cramped and unacceptable living conditions in the Holiday Inn they've been moved to are affecting their mental health. The post Barton House tenants ‘treated like second class citizens’ in temporary hotel accommodation appeared first on The Bristol Cable.

Glasgow, where the UK’s drug death crisis is worst, has overcome opposition from Westminster to open a potentially life-saving overdose prevention centre. What does this mean for other cities wanting to tackle drug-related harms? The post Scotland will open the UK’s first safer drug consumption facility – Bristol should be next appeared first on The Bristol Cable.