In honour of marking 60 years of the Bristol Bus Boycott, First Bus have launched Drive For Change.

Over the coming months, Drive For Change will celebrate the purpose of the protest, the people who led it and the progress made since it defeated the colour bar.  This openly racist policy that discriminated against employing Blacks and Asians was defeated on the same day that Martin Luther King had a Dream. Its victory also led to the creation of the Race Relations Act 1965.

creation of the Race Relations Act 1965.

As part of empowering and educating the passengers, whilst travelling on the bus they will be able to listen to a series of short ads and vox pops. These diverse sets of voices include those who led, marched and benefited from the Bristol Bus Boycott.


As part of the Drive For Change campaign there is also an open public design competition to wrap double-decker buses with the winner travelling  free for a year. To enter by midnight June 9th or for more info go to www.FirstBus.co.uk/DriveForChange. You can also pick up paper entry forms from the Travel Hub in the Bus Station. And if you do visit  the station whilst you're there do check out the Bristol Bus Boycott plaque.

Drive For Change is a collaboration with First Bus, Bristol Ideas, Creative Connex and Curiosity UnLtd

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A Bristol born and based creative activist or better still a Creativist, Julz is an agitator and a facilitator for positive social change. Passionate about igniting peoples imaginations, Julz achieves this through curious adventures in the creative arts, media and through small to large scale cultural events. More affectionately known as The Mistri, I use my radio show to  champion local causes, issues and talents, so do enjoy the various pod-casts that have been aired on Ujima 98FM Bristol's no1 urban radio station. 

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