People Just Do Something

In 2018, four friends in a Stoke Newington pub, frustrated by post-Brexit chaos, had an idea. Weeks later, they were plastering a giant tweet on a billboard. The stunt went viral, and Led By Donkeys was born. Known for bold, satirical interventions, they’ve taken on hypocrisy with billboards, projections, pranks, and daring campaigns. Join Priyanka and Isaac as co-founder Ben unpacks their journey...

What is meant by the term reparations? How do the aims of the reparations movement – which aims to repair the many and vast injustices meted out by slavery and colonialism – differ from more well-known racial justice campaigns such as Black Lives Matter? And what would real progress on reparations actually look like anyway? Head to www.thebristolcable.org/join to become a member, and subscribe to...

Of all the controversial police powers, why does stop-and-search matter? What are your rights? And can communities targeted by stop-and-search do anything to push back? With Habib Kadiri from stop and search campaign group Stop Watch . The Bristol Cable's  No to section 60  petition

How did hearing the Specials’ ‘Nelson Mandela’ as a teenager set future Faithless guitarist Dave Randall on a lifelong journey into music and activism? And in an age of streaming services and corporate-sponsored festivals, has music lost its political bite? Head to www.thebristolcable.org/join to become a member, and subscribe to People Just Do Something wherever you get your podcasts. Sound Syste...

How did Bristol mum Fadumo Farah end up confronting Holiday Inn staff with a ‘horrendous’ mattress after being forced out of her home last year? And why has community union ACORN been so successful at organising among Bristol’s high-rise communities? Head to www.thebristolcable.org/join to become a member, and subscribe to People Just Do Something wherever you get your podcasts.

What does it take to organise a pro-Palestine student encampment and resist being dispersed? And how can we force universities to stop funding firms complicit in Israel’s genocide in Gaza? Head to www.thebristolcable.org/join to become a member, and subscribe to People Just Do Something wherever you get your podcasts.

We launch the series with the fabulous Grace Blakeley, live at the Cable’s 10th birthday party. A lethal combination of jargon, banter, big ideas and small ones. Buy her new book ‘Vulture capitalism’ here: www.graceblakeley.co.uk Subscribe to People Just Do Something on your podcast app, jump on our mailing list or visit thebristolcable.org/catagories/podcasts .