Anti-fascist campaigners are launching a petition aimed at preventing Manchester City Council from allowing their land to be used for racist gatherings.
Greater Manchester social movements come together to demand change
Can a coalition of social movements provide a challenge to the Labour establishment? Only time will tell.
Greater Manchester Combined Authority launches new scheme to create better landlords
Greater Manchester Combined Authority have officially launched their GM Good Landlord Charter (GLC), in a bid to increase the quality of rented accommodation across the city region.
How did Greater Manchester MPs vote on key bodily autonomy bills in Parliament?
Last month (16-20 June 2025) MPs voted on abortion decriminalisation and assisted dying.
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.
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.
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.
A living income campaign has been launched in Greater Manchester with mayor Andy Burnham’s support
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.
Highlights from Supreme Court trans rights protests 18 & 19 April 2025 in Manchester
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”.
Insurance industry conference in Manchester draws protest against fossil fuels
Last week (14 May 2025) protestors from a coalition of environmental groups demonstrated against the annual conference of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA).