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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

Greater Manchester celebrates success in making neighbourhoods ‘age-friendly’

Greater Manchester celebrates success in making neighbourhoods ‘age-friendly’

The ‘Age-Friendly Challenge’ has helped communities come together to create a more inclusive Manchester

Rehabilitation, crime and community in the wake of the Streatham stabbing

Rehabilitation, crime and community in the wake of the Streatham stabbing

After another terrorist attack, Felix Hanif-Banks looks at rehabilitation in the UK and how our government fails prison inmates and communities

Go join your local library!

Go join your local library!

Whilst we can order books from the comfort of our home, it’s important to appreciate libraries do so much more for the community

MACfest: The festival we need in a divided Britain

MACfest: The festival we need in a divided Britain

MACfest, the first UK festival celebrating Islam, returns in 2020

Getting to know Adventure Queens; a women’s adventure community

Getting to know Adventure Queens; a women’s adventure community

Aisha Al-Janabi chats to Emma Frampton, co-founder of Adventure Queens, to find out more about this women’s travel community which aims to encourage women to travel and pursue their dreams

LevFlix: A community cinema at the heart of Levenshulme

LevFlix: A community cinema at the heart of Levenshulme

LevFlix was created in 2018, and hosts screenings with the community at the heart of it’s founding, organisation and continued success

Rusholme Heritage Project: ‘Documenting Life in the Curry Mile’

Rusholme Heritage Project: ‘Documenting Life in the Curry Mile’

Louis Haddad reviews The Rusholme Heritage Project’s latest exhibition ‘Documenting Everyday Life in the Curry Mile’, reflecting on the vibrancy of a road we pass everyday

‘Come Slowly-Eden!’: Why allotments matter

‘Come Slowly-Eden!’: Why allotments matter

Eva Gerretsen visits Growing Together, a volunteer run allotment providing stability to refugees and asylum seekers. She explores the benefits of home-growing for both the environment and personal health.

The Public Speaking Society takes the stage

The Public Speaking Society takes the stage

Contributor Juliette Flach talks you through why you should join the Public Speaking Society

My time with the Swing Dance society

My time with the Swing Dance society

Contributor, Juliette Flach, explains why she fell in love with swing dancing

A new Queer-a? The loss of place for Manchester Pride

A new Queer-a? The loss of place for Manchester Pride

Sam Brougham discusses the relocation of the Pride festival in Manchester away from Canal Street due to planned redevelopments and what this means for the LGBTQ+ communities who have celebrated there for decades.

Interview: Crystal Moselle

Interview: Crystal Moselle

Tobias Soar sits down with Crystal Moselle, the director of the newly released “Skate Kitchen”

Fallowfield fights back

Fallowfield fights back

As students lose faith in the protective forces of the law, an event at University Place aims to reverse the tide of crime in Fallowfield and beyond

How intergenerational projects are tackling the loneliness crisis

With loneliness becoming an ever-increasing problem for the older generation, the Intergenerational Project at the University of Manchester sets out to tackle the issue by bringing elderly people together

A new traditionalism in political debate

We ought to understand ourselves, then engage with our families, friends, and communities before taking to the streets in rage

Inter-Faith event at Manchester Students’ Union

An evening of dialogue at Manchester Students’ Union to celebrate and encourage integration between religious communities

Robot orchestra: Live

Performing at the Museum of Science and Industry as part of Manchester Science Festival, the Robot orchestra, built by and for the community, used an eclectic blend of engineering and music to inspire the public to become more involved in science

Ivy Church: Providing students with a friendly face

When you feel like you have nowhere left to turn, Ivy Church is there to help

How to beat the burglar

A little sound advice on what’s in place at university and in the community to keep your possessions in your possession