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Across the globe, fascism and right-wing populism are knocking down doors rotted with leftist decay. Counterfire and Stop The War co-founder Chris Nineham host a pertinent anniversary evening looking back to Spain’s bloodiest hour for fresh insight into today’s resistance movements. With a focus on working-class uprising, this’ll offer vital perspective to any concerned comrade. The Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) remains one of the most important—and tragic—episodes in socialist history. For many socialists, the war was not only a struggle between democracy and fascism, but also a test of whether working-class power could transform society while defeating reaction.

A rare chance to sample the punk magic of 16mm film. This taster from BEEF / Cube stalwart Katie Davis delivers a crash course in DIY techniques like cameraless photograms + show you how to mix your own home B&W developer fluid using coffee, vitamin C and baking soda. Next stop: Bluescreen! 16mm Photograms & Caffenol Developer - WARNING - you will be hooked!

Journalist Paul Holden’s explosive exposé The Fraud drew on leaked party documents to track Starmer’s ascent, the shadowy influence of adviser Morgan McSweeney, and allegations of manipulation, broken pledges, and mystery money. Its impact was seismic: leading to resignation, rebranding, and reprimand. Paul will be in person to update us on the real-time stink inside the elite Labour camp as it's unfolding. Author of The Fraud, Paul Holden joins Bristol Counterfire to discuss the perpetual crises in The Labour Party under Keir Starmer

A sublime lineup from the Rezonant Body crew powered by the almighty Dharma HiFi system – transformative sounds from the get-go! Bridging dub-techno hypnotics, ambient drift and transcendental 170 kinetics, Vilhelm Hasselgren enters hybrid mode under his slo-mo Crest guise, joined by Rezonant label pals navigating the deepest reaches of the techno continuum. Gothenburg meets Bristol for solstice-flavoured ambient dub meditations...

With a unique historical materialist perspective on the European witch-hunts, celebrated author and activist Elaine Graham-Leigh presents the argument that early capitalist development and social discipline – rather than misogyny and superstition – were their underlying driving force. A compelling slice of radical scholarship brought to the masses by the Bristol Counterfire team. A Bristol Counterfire meeting on the European Witch-hunts from 15th-18th century with Elaine Graham