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20,000 march down Oxford Road in protest against the Conservative Party

20,000 march down Oxford Road in protest against the Conservative Party

On Sunday 3rd October approximately 20,000 people marched down Oxford Road to protest the Conservative Party Conference.

BREAKING: UoM students occupy campus building

BREAKING: UoM students occupy campus building

Students have occupied the University of Manchester as a protest against the treatment of students and staff since the beginning of the academic year.  This action is viewed as a last resort by the occupiers, after months of protests of various kinds. The occupiers have written an open letter to Nancy Rothwell, which details the […]

What next for UK-India relations following the farmers’ protests?

What next for UK-India relations following the farmers’ protests?

India condemns the British Parliament’s response to the farmers’ protests, but what will this mean for future relations?

Annie Dabb: Fawke the fences

Annie Dabb: Fawke the fences

Annie Dabb describes the atmosphere at the protests against the Fallowfield fences, and puts into words just how many UoM students are feeling

‘I got stopped because I’m black and wearing a tracksuit’: Zac Adan speaks out at student protest

‘I got stopped because I’m black and wearing a tracksuit’: Zac Adan speaks out at student protest

Adan was among many of the speakers at the protest to share his experience with the university

Student protests are due a renaissance, Manchester has it covered

Student protests are due a renaissance, Manchester has it covered

How angry students are making sure their voices are heard – and why it’s finally time for us to listen

Electro-pop protest : An interview with Ela Minus

Electro-pop protest : An interview with Ela Minus

Music Contributor Izzy Langhammer delves into the both intensely personal and globally relevant ‘Acts of Rebellion’ from Ela Minus. Both an album for our times and of our times

Owens Park protests continue amid anger at University management

Owens Park protests continue amid anger at University management

S.A.F.E.R. have organised another protest against the University of Manchester’s response to the pandemic

“It’s time to organise and get involved”: Meet the students making campus SAFER

“It’s time to organise and get involved”: Meet the students making campus SAFER

Rent strikes, better crisis plans and ensuring staff safety: What are SAFER doing to help students through the coronavirus?

Review: We Won’t Fall

Review: We Won’t Fall

Alexia Pieretti reviews We Won’t Fall at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation

Protesters call for greater UK involvement in Hong Kong pro-democracy movement

Protesters call for greater UK involvement in Hong Kong pro-democracy movement

The protestors say the UK should fulfill its role in the preservation of democracy

Oxford Union President resigns over ejection of blind student

Oxford Union President resigns over ejection of blind student

Brendan McGrath faced criticism over the ejection and subsequent expulsion of Ebenezer Azamati from an Oxford Union Debate

Student activists occupy finance offices in protest of University fossil fuel investments

Student activists occupy finance offices in protest of University fossil fuel investments

Student group, People and Planet UoM, have staged an occupation of the John Owens building in a bid to put pressure on the University to cut ties with the fossil fuel industry. The protestors intend to continue their occupation until the University fully commit to the divestment of funds from fossil fuel companies. Campaign group […]

Piccadilly Gardens taken over by Kurdish Protesters

Piccadilly Gardens taken over by Kurdish Protesters

Over 250 people took part in recent protests in Piccadilly Gardens to show support against military action in Turkey

Opinion: Slowthai’s Mercury Prize stunt cements him as a protest icon for the ages

Opinion: Slowthai’s Mercury Prize stunt cements him as a protest icon for the ages

George Walker argues that Slowthai encapsulates the vast majority of a disaffected youth better than many who’ve tried before him

XR rebels in Manchester: The protests in pictures

XR rebels in Manchester: The protests in pictures

The XR protest in Manchester’s Deansgate saw four days of climate activism – see the photos here

SU Activities Officer glues herself to Barclays

SU Activities Officer glues herself to Barclays

SU Activities Officer Lizzy Haughton has glued herself to Barclays as part of an Extinction Rebellion protest

XR announce four-day Deansgate occupation

XR announce four-day Deansgate occupation

Extinction Rebellion have announced plans for a four-day peaceful occupation of central Manchester street Deansgate

Review: Fat Blokes

Review: Fat Blokes

Kayleigh Crawford reviews Scottee’s Fat Blokes at HOME

Students strike for action against climate change

Students strike for action against climate change

Students in Manchester, and all over the world, have taken to the streets every Friday to demand that governments take action to combat climate change.