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Pro-Palestine student groups occupied the Samuel Alexander building overnight

Pro-Palestine student groups occupied the Samuel Alexander building overnight

Manchester Leftist Action occupy Samuel Alexander building overnight and engage in National Student Walkout

Pro-Palestine demonstrators stage mass sit-in at Piccadilly station

Pro-Palestine demonstrators stage mass sit-in at Piccadilly station

November 4 marks the fourth consecutive weekend of demonstrations across Manchester

Students storm University Senate meeting calling to “end graphene warfare”

Students storm University Senate meeting calling to “end graphene warfare”

Demonstrators interrupt the Senate meeting with concerns around University research and current uses of graphene warfare

“Shame on you!”: Protesters condemn University of Manchester during pro-Palestine protest

“Shame on you!”: Protesters condemn University of Manchester during pro-Palestine protest

Protesters call for weekly protest over University graphene research

Low turnout for Rent Strike demonstration in heavy rain

Low turnout for Rent Strike demonstration in heavy rain

Rent Strike demonstration is shortened by heavy rain, with a low turnout causing its early end

Rent strike cancelled for this semester

Rent strike cancelled for this semester

Organisers of the University of Manchester’s Rent Strike group have decided to call off the October strike in favour of an alternative campaign presence until January

Pro-Palestine protesters march from Fallowfield to city centre

Pro-Palestine protesters march from Fallowfield to city centre

Pro-Palestine protesters in Manchester gathered in their thousands to march from Fallowfield to the city centre of Manchester

Lack of organised student presence at the Conservative Party Conference: Is our generation becoming less politically vocal?

Lack of organised student presence at the Conservative Party Conference: Is our generation becoming less politically vocal?

In the 1980s, student political organisation in Manchester was rampant: but at the Conservative Party Conference, it seemed like students are decreasingly involved in politics and protests

Activist Peter Singer speaks out on student protests and veganism

Activist Peter Singer speaks out on student protests and veganism

Animal rights activist Peter Singer sits down with the Mancunion to discuss a need for greater student activism and non-violent protests despite their controversy

How a climate protest masked Formula E’s growing crisis

How a climate protest masked Formula E’s growing crisis

Formula E’s latest race exposed some of its biggest flaws from potentially dangerous driving to limits to low energy consumption.

French students walk out over “culture of racism”

French students walk out over “culture of racism”

French students walked out of a lecture on February 13 in protest of alleged racism by individuals, and a flawed curriculum

UCU members join thousands on “Walk Out Wednesday”

UCU members join thousands on “Walk Out Wednesday”

The UCU started off their 18 days of industrial action over February and March with a strike coordinated across many unions, including the RMT and the NEU

(Anti-)protest politics: The fight for a right to protest

(Anti-)protest politics: The fight for a right to protest

Amid violence at pro-democracy protests at the Chinese Consulate in Manchester, the right to protest is coming severely under threat

“Utterly sickening”: Manchester Animal Rebellion protestors blasted by Labour MP

“Utterly sickening”: Manchester Animal Rebellion protestors blasted by Labour MP

Labour MP Andrew Gwynne criticised members of Animal Rebellion for their protests against animal-based food production in the UK

A month in Delhi re-taught me why I wanted to be a journalist

A month in Delhi re-taught me why I wanted to be a journalist

A summer internship turns into a privilege check in the face of protestors and poverty, sparking new life in a young journalist

The Origins and History of Reclaim the Night

The Origins and History of Reclaim the Night

What are the origins of Reclaim the Night?

Derek Jarman: PROTEST! Art and Activism collide at Manchester Art Gallery

Derek Jarman: PROTEST! Art and Activism collide at Manchester Art Gallery

Sarah Taylor reviews Manchester Art Gallery’s retrospective exhibition on the life and works of prolific filmmaker, artist, and activist Derek Jarman.

‘Girls Night In’ and ‘End Spiking Now’ take the streets in powerful protest

‘Girls Night In’ and ‘End Spiking Now’ take the streets in powerful protest

On Wednesday 27th October Manchester’s students took to the streets in a protest against spiking

US Film Industry Strike of 60,000 Workers Narrowly Avoided

US Film Industry Strike of 60,000 Workers Narrowly Avoided

Production crew walk out prevented at last minute as union begins negotiations for better working conditions

Nancy Out, Locked Out 

Nancy Out, Locked Out 

The Nancy Out student activist group failed to barge in to the Foundation Day celebrations in Whitworth Hall, abandoning their protest plans