Anti-fascists call for Manchester City Council to ban racist rallies

Anti-fascists call for Manchester City Council to ban racist rallies

Anti-fascist campaigners are launching a petition aimed at preventing Manchester City Council from allowing their land to be used for racist gatherings.
Manchester City supporters set up trade union group to fight for fans and workers

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.
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Greater Manchester social movements come together to demand change

Greater Manchester social movements come together to demand change

A coalition of Greater Manchester social movements have come together to form a Manchester branch of the We Demand Change movement. The group in Manchester organised a people’s question time last month (Thursday 26 June), with a panel that included…

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

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).
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.

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).

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.

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

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

In 2006 two Spaniards came to Manchester. 14 years later, one of them was deputy prime minister of Spain. There’s a rumour that it wouldn’t have happened without AFPP. AFPP,…

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

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

The Trade Union Blues (TUB) are calling for a range of measures from the club’s management to make tickets more affordable for fans and more accessible for the next generation…

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.

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

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).
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.