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The fight against FGM

The fight against FGM

Victoria Evans explores the wide-reaching impact of FGM and the importance of women’s sexual health globally
Sexpress yourself

Sexpress yourself

Georgia Hickey talks to Laina Cores about the upcoming Sex Week, aimed at educating and empowering people about their sexuality.
LGBT History Month 2019 begins in Manchester

LGBT History Month 2019 begins in Manchester

February marks the national education campaign, which will feature a theatrical performance at Manchester’s People History Museum
An Interview with ACORN Manchester

An Interview with ACORN Manchester

Isabel Oldman sits down with ACORN Manchester to talk private renting, activism and educating student tenants
Protests in Chile over Pablo Neruda’s legacy

Protests in Chile over Pablo Neruda’s legacy

In Chile, students, writers, and feminist campaigners have protested a decision to rename the Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport to the Pablo Neruda International airport. They argue that Neruda, the renowned love poet, doesn’t deserve this celebration as he openly admitted to raping a maid in his 1977 memoir. He wrote that: “One morning, I […]
Nottingham maintains support for misogyny as a hate crime

Nottingham maintains support for misogyny as a hate crime

We trace the origins of the misogyny is hate campaign, and look at how public support in Nottingham hasn’t translated into concrete results
A positive look at promiscuity

A positive look at promiscuity

University is all about sex, but perhaps not in the way you may first think. We take a look at the sex-positive movements in Manchester expanding conversations and affecting change.
Love for the Streets at the Whitworth

Love for the Streets at the Whitworth

A programme of events including conferences, art, and live music, as part of Manchester Homelessness Awareness Week
After Twilight: A Youth take over of the Whitworth

After Twilight: A Youth take over of the Whitworth

Putting young South Asian talent on the agenda, the Whitworth Young Contemporaries launched an evening full to the brim with conceptual art and emerging musicians to bring diversity back into galleries
Socially engaged art: the feminist genre of change?

Socially engaged art: the feminist genre of change?

Fighting for women’s freedom from harassment, activist Yasmeen Mjalli discusses how she weaponises the medium of protest art to create social change in the West Bank
Patagonia comes to Manchester: an interview with Alex Weller

Patagonia comes to Manchester: an interview with Alex Weller

The Mancunion sits down with the marketing director of the environmentally conscious Patagonia, as it opens first UK store in four years in Manchester

Meghan Markle: the feminist, not the fiancé

In the wake of the media storm surrounding Meghan Markle, James Johnson takes account of the narratives surrounding the history of our newest royal

16 days of activism at Manchester University Students’ Union

Why the Students’ Union is currently covered in orange posters and banners

Fashion player of the week: Adwoa Aboah

Adwoa Aboah’s charitable work and determination prove that fashion is more than conventional beauty

Review: JustFest 2016

The 2016 JustFest is bigger than ever and is successful in making issues of social justice more accessible to students and young people

Live: Massive Attack

Massive Attack hit the musical standard they’ve set for themselves, but leave the crowd uneasy with their heavy-handed activism

‘Poo-Poo-Putin!’

Jessie Cohen explores theatrical spectatorship in Queer Theatre – is it a step towards political activism or a force for perpetuating passivity?