Glad Colston's Gone

12/07/2022

‘A people’s history of colonialism in the form of an epic journey.’

Don't miss this screening on Saturday of African Apocalypse by Rob Lemkin.
Luke Wentworth will be speaking on his experiences of the Colston 4 trial and the Glad Colstons Gone campaign.

British Nigerian activist Femi Nylander brings attention to the forgotten victims of colonial atrocity in a new film, ‘African Apocalypse’, from award-winning director Rob Lemkin.

22/06/2022

Check out the 15 groups who received funds through Bristol Redistro's funding round using the surplus funds from our legal crowdfund! So many fantastic, local projects and groups!

03/06/2022

Great to see funding from the .redistro round from surplus legal funds for the topplers reaching its destination!

14/05/2022

30 applications is great news - this represents the abundance of grassroots projects and groups active locally - but will be some tricky decisions for the panel of previous recipients!

25/04/2022

5 days left to apply!

This is the final week to apply for our racial justice funding round. We're really looking forward to seeing who applies and funding some great local groups.

More info https://www.bristolredistro.org/news/13518-funding-round-for-racial-justice-from-glad-colstons-gone-campaign

Decisions on who gets funded will be made by a panel of representatives from previously funded groups, in line with our participatory funding model. You can read more about this on our website.

Please share widely!

20/04/2022

10 Days left to apply! If you've been put off by lengthy application forms from big funders, then check this one out - it's straightforward, and the selection process will be run by a panel of Black & Brown Bristolians, including previous recipients & campaigners against Colston.

There are ten days left to apply for our Racial Justice funding round!

More info https://www.bristolredistro.org/news/13518-funding-round-for-racial-justice-from-glad-colstons-gone-campaign or contact us.

Please share!

https://www.facebook.com/bristolredistro/posts/511945980365987

07/04/2022

"Bristol Against Hate: Not only has Tommy Robinson got himself nicked in Mexico, the racist party 'For Britain' have cancelled their demo on the 9th due to the massive anti-fascist response in Bristol!

Bristol Against Hate will still be holding our demo - 9th April, 11am @ the empty plinth. We ask you to join us on a march, and for food, music and speeches at the plinth to show our solidarity with all Black lives and to celebrate Bristol's diverse activist community.

Anti-Racist, Anti-Fascist"

text of poster from Bristol Against Hate, a range of groups organising together to oppose racist Colston apologists' plans to pose on the plinth

28/03/2022

"Bristol Against Hate, Saturday 9th April @ 11am, Meet at the vacant Colston Plinth - Colston's racist legacy belongs at the bottom of the river. The racist party 'For Britain' and Tommy Robinson are coming to Bristol to celebrate the slave trader Colston in an anti- Black Lives Matter protest. We must oppose this disgusting event."
(poster image text)

Bristol Against Hate is a call out from a range of groups working together to show that there's far more people who are proud of the strength of the anti racism movement in Bristol, including Black Lives Matter, including the decades of campaigning against the Cult of Colston, and including the toppling than there are fans of Ann Marie, Tommy Robinson and 'For Britain's racist posturing.

7th June 2020 was one of the largest street turnouts in Bristol in years - and a week after a couple of hundred people turned up to stand around 'to protect' the cenotaph. We know that confronting racism in all its forms benefits everyone. Let's show that the fragile, defensive minority that 'For Britain' represents is NOT a 'common sense majority'!

22/03/2022

A special funding round run by Bristol Redistro for Bristol-based groups led by Black and Brown Racialised Groups to redistribute the £13,518 remaining in the GladColstonsGone Bristol Topplers’ Defence Fund!

All shortlisting and funding decisions will be made by a panel of BPOC who have received funding in previous Redistro funding rounds or are involved in campaigning against Colston.

Timeline:
Sat 30th April: Deadline for applications
Fri 30th April: Shortlisting meeting
Fri 14th May: Funding day

We encourage applications from groups from across Bristol who may not easily access mainstream funding streams. This is a chance to access a grant of up to £1000 which doesn't come with strings attached of being accountable to wealthy philanthropists! The funding round will be run by Black & Brown folk from groups that are previous recipients of Bristol Redistro funding or have been involved in campaigning against Colston.

Please share this with groups you think might benefit! It's just over 3 weeks until the deadline - and the straightforward application form can be found here https://www.bristolredistro.org/apply.html

19/03/2022

UPDATED DEADLINE: Sat 30th April midnight is deadline for applications - funding awarded at end of May
************

Bristol Redistro are running a special one-off round run by and for Bristol-based Black and Brown-led Racialised Groups to redistribute the £13,518 remaining in the ! Bristol Topplers’ Defence Fund!

Timeline:
Fri 15th April: Deadline for applications
Fri 30th April: Shortlisting meeting
Fri 14th May: Funding day

We encourage applications from groups from across Bristol who may not easily access mainstream funding streams. This is a chance to access a grant of up to £1000 which doesn't come with strings attached of being accountable to wealthy philanthropists! The funding round will be run by Black & Brown folk from groups that are previous recipients of Bristol Redistro funding or have been involved in campaigning against Colston.

Please share this with groups you think might benefit! It's just over 3 weeks until the deadline - and the straightforward application form can be found here https://www.bristolredistro.org/apply.html

01/03/2022

The support for the Colston 4 was incredible, and showed again and again that the toppling was an act that represented the best of Bristol - and we all breathed out when the 'not guilty' verdict came through.

We're delighted to announce that Glad Colston's Gone is partnering with Bristol Redistro to do a special distribution round using the outstanding funds raised in the ' ! Bristol Topplers’ Defence Fund!' Gofundme.

This crowdfunder covered worst-case legal scenarios, with the plan in place that "In the event that there are funds remaining, they will be donated to
local black-led anti-racist & community groups". Eligibility will include all Black and Brown Racialised Groups, and we encourage applications from groups from across Bristol who may not easily access mainstream funding streams. Full details will be published on Bristolredistro.org when applications open (watch this space!)

Please share to groups you think might benefit!

Bristol Redistro's mission is to give grassroots groups the power to decide how the funds they distribute are used to create social change - their practice is in opposition to the controlling philanthropy of elites such as Colston and the Society of Merchant Venturers.

Thanks to all who contributed so generously - we're happy to be handing these funds over to be distributed by an organisation that is set up for this! This is the only fund which Glad Colston's Gone has been responsible for - money crowdfunded by All Black Lives Bristol in 2020 was paid directly to cover legal costs, and the Banksy fundraiser was arranged directly with the defendants.

16/02/2022

The life-size statues depict Spanish priest Fray Antonio de San Miguel ordering one nearly naked Purepecha to cut a stone block while another hauls it on his back.