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Colin Barker’s legacy lives on in Manchester at the 30th anniversary of the social movements conference he pioneered
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Colin Barker’s legacy lives on in Manchester at the 30th anniversary of the social movements conference he pioneered

Manchester has been home to the Alternative Futures and Popular Protest conference for 30 years. Originally organised by Colin Barker in the 90s, it continues to inform how activists and academics all over the world understand and create change through social movements.
ByByAnja Jungmayr
Manchester City supporters set up trade union group to fight for fans and workers
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Manchester City supporters set up trade union group to fight for fans and workers

A group of Manchester City FC fans have set up a trade union-aligned group to fight for better treatment of football supporters and workers.
ByByAnja Jungmayr
Join The Meteor’s pop-up newsroom for Indie News Week 9 – 15 June 2025
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Join The Meteor’s pop-up newsroom for Indie News Week 9 – 15 June 2025

On Friday 13 June we will be hosting an open newsroom at Feel Good Club for you to learn about our work, bring your ideas and get involved in what we do.
ByByThe Meteor Team
A living income campaign has been launched in Greater Manchester with mayor Andy Burnham’s support
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A living income campaign has been launched in Greater Manchester with mayor Andy Burnham’s support

ByAnja Jungmayr
What’s on in June
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What’s on in June

ByAnja Jungmayr
Greater Manchester’s collective history: Jenny, People’s History Museum
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Greater Manchester’s collective history: Jenny, People’s History Museum

ByAlice Toomer-McAlpine

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Features

Deliveroo Drivers: Mobile workers with a Mobile Union
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Deliveroo Drivers: Mobile workers with a Mobile Union

Deliveroo, founded in 2013, is here to stay and you only need to spend a minute in Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester to see how popular the work is with young men. So, given the lack of stability and employee protection,…

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Greater Manchester’s collective history: Jenny, People’s History Museum

Greater Manchester’s collective history: Jenny, People’s History Museum

Jenny Mabbott is Head of Collections & Engagement at People’s History Museum, based in Manchester. She has worked on a number of the museum’s programmes highlighting key moments in UK democracy and social change, from LGBTQIA+ rights to migration, and commemorating moments in our radical history from the expansion of voting rights to the Peterloo Massacre.
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Child poverty rates are rising in Greater Manchester

Child poverty rates are rising in Greater Manchester

More children than ever are living in poverty, and numbers will continue to rise unless something is done.
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Greater Manchester’s collective history: Linda Carver, Save Ancoats Dispensary

Greater Manchester’s collective history: Linda Carver, Save Ancoats Dispensary

Linda Carver was a member of the Ancoats Dispensary Trust, a local organisation set up to save the dispensary building from demolition and redevelop it into a cultural hub. While the original plans did not proceed, the building was saved.

We met in March to discuss the importance of Greater Manchester’s architectural heritage and her work to save a significant Victorian-era building.

This story is part of our generative inquiry into Greater Manchester’s shared heritage.
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Opinion

Manchester Five – is justice in a wig and gown or in orange paint?

ByByEzra Storme Ravenwood
On Friday 21 February 2025, Just Stop Oil protestors Daniel Knorr, Margaret Reid, Indigo Rumbelow and Ella Ward all were found guilty of the crime of ‘conspiracy to commit a public nuisance’. Noah Crane, just 19 years old, held in prison since August 2024 on this charge, was acquitted since there was no evidence specifically tying him to the crime on the day of the planned action.
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Westminster has failed Britain on Palestine. What can we do next?

ByByJames Taylor
The role of global protest since the beginning of Israel’s most recent attack on Gaza cannot be underestimated. Co-ordinated, international shows of solidarity have kept the issue relevant and on the front pages. Without feet on the ground in cities across the world there would likely not have been an ICJ hearing or investigation into the ongoing Israeli genocide. Subsequently, Westminster has found itself reluctantly debating a subject it ordinarily avoids.
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“Let’s change the world together!”

ByByAnnette Wright
The Meteor spoke with ward councillor for Hulme, Annette Wright, about declaring a climate emergency in 2019, and the council processes that were needed to make it happen.
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Culture

What’s on in June

What’s on in June

Whether summer’s just round the corner or has already passed us by, this June brings with it a load of local happenings for all kinds of weather. From the Festival…

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From Mariupol to Manchester: How arts and culture are helping Ukrainians to heal

From Mariupol to Manchester: How arts and culture are helping Ukrainians to heal

“When there is an air raid alarm, we stop performing and go to the shelters with the audience, then once it is over we pick up where we left off.”…

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Friends of The Meteor

The Friends of The Meteor category contains articles that have been published elsewhere and  selected by The Meteor team as worthy of sharing to our audience. They will generally have a Manchester or Greater Manchester focus and are from publications we trust and respect.

Child given detention for getting less than 90% on a test – psychology shows there are far better ways to motivate students
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Child given detention for getting less than 90% on a test – psychology shows there are far better ways to motivate students

This week’s FOTM is republished from The Conversation. It addresses the recent reports that a child at Stewards Academy in Harlow, Essex, was punished for a grade below 90% on their maths homework.
ByByFriend of the Meteor
Elon Musk and the phoney far-right narrative of ‘protecting’ women
Friends of The Meteor

Elon Musk and the phoney far-right narrative of ‘protecting’ women

This week’s Friends Of The Meteor article is republished from The Conversation. It tackles the UK media narrative and the ideology pushed by those seeking to exploit the abuse of children for political ends.
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All Feedback is Good
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All Feedback is Good

All feedback is good. Really, it is! But it’s what you do with it that counts. The defences we put up can hold us back, especially when they prevent us absorbing that feedback properly.
ByByAyisatu Emore