What next for Bristol Apartheid-Free Zone?

The situation in Gaza and the West Bank remains the crisis of our times. The British state continues to back US-Israeli genocide and apartheid in Palestine, and escalating violence in the wider region. We need a solidarity movement that can rise to the moment - building the popular pressure to make our government’s role in this barbarity impossible.

In Bristol, we've been doing exactly that. Since 2024, more than 7,000 households and over a hundred local shops have helped build Europe’s largest community boycott. Bristol’s support for Palestine is clear - but we need to build on it.

BAFZ is calling all volunteers - old and new - to a citywide meeting. We'll assess what BAFZ and the wider solidarity movement has been able to achieve, as well as what it hasn’t, before launching into our next phase: building our local groups into branches of Palestine solidarity, to truly turn the places we live into Apartheid-Free Zones.

Already part of your local group? Come and help take it to the next level.

Don't have a BAFZ group in your area? Come and start one. 

BAFZ is about much more than just doorknocking and boycotts, it’s about making solidarity with Palestine a part of everyday life in every part of our city. Come along to get involved in making that happen where you are.

Boycott Israel, Free Palestine

Volunteer-run childcare will be provided by Bristol Transformed Childcare Caucus. Please book an extra Childcare ticket if you want to make use of this, and find out more about the BTCC here: document/bristol-transformed-childcare-caucus/">http://bristoltransformed.co.uk/document/bristol-transformed-childcare-caucus/

Location
Watershed, in the Waterside 3 room, accessible via stairs or lift from the main entrance. Access information for the venue is on their website: https://www.watershed.co.uk/visit/access 

Entry requirements: no age restrictions (under 18s to be accompanied by an adult over 21yrs, 1:1 ratio) — Read more — Read less