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‘Kill The Bill’: Manchester protests against contentious government policing bill

By Noora Mykkanen | March 22, 2021News

Hundreds of people came together in solidarity in Manchester to peacefully protest the government’s controversial and now allegedly delayed Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. A number of speakers rallied the crowd with chants of “Our Streets” and “Kill The Bill”.

Have your say on Manchester’s statues and monuments – do they do the city justice?

By Katy Preen | March 17, 2021Features

There are five days left of the public consultation into Manchester’s monuments, statues and other public realm adornments. Katy Preen takes a look at what makes a monument and what matters in our public spaces and reports on the Manchester Histories public event to discuss the issues.

Inernational Women's Day tour banner on display at Peoples History Museum

International Women’s Day virtual tour celebrates migrant women’s struggle for justice

By Roberta Barcella | March 8, 2021Culture

Virtual tour by the Peoples History Museum, published on Instagram, celebrates the struggles for justice and equality by migrant women in the UK.

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