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Priyanka Raval

Bristol

Freelance Journalist at Freelance

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  • Lessons from the Bristol Apartheid-Free Zone

    1 month ago | thebristolcable.org | Priyanka Raval

    In the months following Israel’s invasion of Gaza after 7 October 2023, pro-Palestine marches across the UK swelled to record numbers. “You go to a demo, you let out rage and anguish, and then you go home,” says Sacha, a community organiser from St Paul’s. “We did that every week — I’d strap my baby to my chest, march and scream.

  • Taj Ali on class, the left and Luton

    1 month ago | thebristolcable.org | Priyanka Raval

    At the back end of the pandemic, Taj Ali had recently graduated and was working 12-hour shifts in a naan bread factory in his home town of Luton. Less than five years on, he’s a prominent voice on workers’ rights, class and politics, having been “given a chance” by esteemed left magazine Tribune, where he became industrial correspondent and then editor.

  • How Hillfields is reviving a vital community hub

    1 month ago | thebristolcable.org | Priyanka Raval

    It’s a bright spring afternoon in Hillfields. The neighbourhood green buzzes with life — kids tear around the skatepark, parents chat by the swings. In one corner, raised beds bloom in the community garden. In another, the old community centre stands quiet — for now. Showing us around is Sarah Rogers — part tour guide, part whirlwind. She’s the CEO and co-founder of Hillfields Community Garden and barely takes a few steps without someone stopping her.

  • investigative journalist Sian Norris

    1 month ago | thebristolcable.org | Priyanka Raval

    Fresh from the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) elections, which saw Reform come a close second to Labour in the Bristol region, Isaac and Priyanka sit down this week to chat to investigative reporter Sian Norris. Sian, who is based in the city, recently went undercover at Nigel Farage’s party’s huge rally in central Birmingham, reporting on the event for Open Democracy.

  • the Cribbs Causeway Tesla Takedown

    2 months ago | thebristolcable.org | Priyanka Raval

    You know where you are with this podcast. It’s all there in the title: People Just Do Something. But are all kinds of activism worth the effort? Or are there some activities that leave even your motivational hosts, Priyanka and Isaac, thinking: people, just do something else?

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Priyanka Raval
Priyanka Raval @PriyRaval
29 Apr 25

TONIGHT! So excited to be chatting to the legendary @Taj_Ali1 with @isaac_kh for the launch of the People Just Do Something podcast live show. Enjoy the sun, and then get on down to the Cube for 8. Still tickets left, grab 'em here: https://t.co/1aQyQMQxba

Isaac_kh
Isaac_kh @isaac_kh

A final reminder that TOMORROW is the People Just Do Something live show. Me + @PriyRaval will be joined by Journalist and Historian @Taj_Ali1 to discuss how you build a movement that WINS! Doors open at The Cube Cinema in Stokes Croft at 7:30pm. Tix available on Headfirst! https://t.co/zLqDeL3c7D

Priyanka Raval
Priyanka Raval @PriyRaval
28 Apr 25

RT @isaac_kh: A final reminder that TOMORROW is the People Just Do Something live show. Me + @PriyRaval will be joined by Journalist and…

Priyanka Raval
Priyanka Raval @PriyRaval
30 Oct 24

RT @fadumofarah2023: I’m genuinely thrilled to have been elected to the Board @TheBristolCable and am grateful to the members for their sup…