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No justice, no peace:  Hulme’s fight against racism and inequality

No justice, no peace: Hulme’s fight against racism and inequality

Greater Manchester’s Stand up to Racism group have been taking the kneel in Hulme every Wednesday for six months, and they are not stopping now
Still waiting for misogyny to be a hate crime

Still waiting for misogyny to be a hate crime

Misogyny is still not considered a hate crime in Greater Manchester, so Misogyny is Hate is still campaigning
Five positive changes made by student societies this decade

Five positive changes made by student societies this decade

There over 35 charity, fundraising and campaigning societies at the University – what sort of change have they enacted this past decade?
Divestment campaigns come together to pressure University

Divestment campaigns come together to pressure University

Groups campaigning for UoM to divest in fossil fuels have decided to join forces in order to unify their efforts and increase the pressure on the university.
Manchester to host series of drug legalisation events

Manchester to host series of drug legalisation events

The events will call on the government to “take drugs seriously” by promoting a transformation of current drug policy
Every Month fight period poverty with festive fundraising

Every Month fight period poverty with festive fundraising

Don’t miss Every Month’s upcoming festive fundraiser, an evening of Carols and music at YES to tackle period poverty
People and Planet taking part in “direct action” after being ignored by university

People and Planet taking part in “direct action” after being ignored by university

University students resort to extreme action after lack of engagement from the university
Better Buses Action Week to support regulation of Manchester’s buses

Better Buses Action Week to support regulation of Manchester’s buses

The campaign was aimed at lobbying the Mayor for greater activity on bus reform
Five hundred friends and no-one to talk to

Five hundred friends and no-one to talk to

It is no mystery that social media has shaped the way we interact. However, new studies have found that online platforms are contributing to relationships becoming increasingly superficial
The faces behind the Misogyny Is Hate campaign

The faces behind the Misogyny Is Hate campaign

Sophia Ashby spoke to three students behind Misogyny Is Hate to understand their involvement and the challenges they have faced
How can your society get involved in Misogyny Is Hate?

How can your society get involved in Misogyny Is Hate?

Rosie Johnson talks you through how you can get involved in the misogyny is hate campaign
Campaign to recognise misogyny as hate crime to launch this week

Campaign to recognise misogyny as hate crime to launch this week

Greater Manchester Citizens are banding together to fight harassment against women

Why are students disinterested in the Students’ Union?

Unsuccessful Activities and Development Officer candidate, Ant Menezes, says there is a growing divide between students and Exec Officers
Profile: Clare Waight Keller

Profile: Clare Waight Keller

Almost one year on from her appointment as Creative Director of Givenchy Esmee, Samsworth writes how Waight Keller has successfully incorporated Hubert De Givenchy’s classic styles from the 1950s with a sleek and youthful spin

Students launch ‘boycott First’ campaign

First bus drivers at the Rusholme Depot are paid up to £5000 a year less than colleagues working at the First’s Queen’s Road base just five miles away

Holi curfews placed on female students in Delhi

The curfew placed on female students during the spring festival is not the first of its kind, and the campaign against it has now garnered international attention

Creative climate activists use paintings for protests

Campaigns escalate in attempts to encourage a top London university to divest from all fossil fuels

UCL Cut The Rent achieves £1 million concession

Following a five-month rent strike in protest of extortionate student accommodation, UCL students have secured promises of bursaries and rent freezes

Swastika defaces Manchester Exec candidate’s banner

A candidate in the Exec elections at the University of Manchester Students’ Union has had several posters defaced and removed, including one defaced with Nazi imagery

Vice-Chancellors band together to block Brexit

University Vice-Chancellors from across the country profess their concern about leaving the EU