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

By Anja Jungmayr | 23 June 2025News

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.

Group of MCFC supporters holding up Trade Union Blues banner.

Manchester City supporters set up trade union group to fight for fans and workers

By Anja Jungmayr | 20 June 2025News

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.

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Join The Meteor’s pop-up newsroom for Indie News Week 9 – 15 June 2025

By The Meteor Team | 11 June 2025News

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.

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A living income campaign has been launched in Greater Manchester with mayor Andy Burnham’s support

By Anja Jungmayr | 9 June 2025News

A living income is a way to change the social security system for the better – and it could be pioneered in the UK for people in Greater Manchester.

Pro-trans banners held high against the backdrop of Manchester's Victorian architecture and a blossom tree.

Highlights from Supreme Court trans rights protests 18 & 19 April 2025 in Manchester

By Kacy Preen | 29 May 2025News

Our video provides glimpses of the emergency protests held on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 April 2025 in Manchester following the ruling of the UK Supreme Court on 16 April that the definition of ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010 refers to ‘biological sex’, meaning “the sex of a person at birth”.

Protestors in a life size cardboard sports car, sitting in front of Manchester Central Convention Complex

Insurance industry conference in Manchester draws protest against fossil fuels

By Anja Jungmayr | 20 May 2025News

Last week (14 May 2025) protestors from a coalition of environmental groups demonstrated against the annual conference of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA).

A close-up of a poster for the ACTING UP! exhibition, it features white text on a red-and-black background depicting red blood cells.

Acting up! 40 years of HIV activism

By Emma White | 12 May 2025News

George House Trust has made their archives freely accessible to the public at Manchester Central library.

A mixed group of protesters stands in Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, with Debenhams and Starbucks visible in the background. They are behind a large Disabled People Against Cuts banner, and some people hold additional signs with slogans including "Keir Starmer want us to Die!", Welfare Not Warfare", "If our labour is less exploitable to Labour we are just disposable", and "Energy for All".

No Return to Austerity! People of Manchester take to the streets to campaign against the new cuts to benefits

By Emma White | 24 April 2025News

The protest followed the publication of a green paper by the UK government detailing cuts to disability benefits that will affect 3.1 million households by 2030. The changes are expected to take effect from November 2026.

Roller Derby players on track with referees watching

Salford based sport league offers an inclusive space for trans and non-binary people

By Anja Jungmayr | 21 March 2025News

Rainy City Roller Derby (RCRD) is offering an inclusive sporting space for trans and non-binary people across the North West.

Protesters holding signs outside the Manchester Civil Justice Centre on a gloomy day

St Peter’s Square camp eviction hearing 13 January 2025

By Jason Ioannou | 15 January 2025News

The red tents in St. Peter’s Square have been there for 10 months now, and the council want them gone. Their time may be up, depending on the outcome of a possession hearing.

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