Manchester has grown in size and wealth by extracting value from poor workers, both at home and abroad. How about the people get something in return?
Would you like to see a statue of John Cooper Clarke on Bury New Road?
The Bury New Road heritage project aims to highlight the hidden away cultural gems the area has to offer.
Undressing centuries of exploitation within Manchester’s fashion industry
The dark satanic mills of Manchester may have been transformed into chic apartments and office space, but the exploitation and abuse that went on in those mills hasn’t disappeared.
Our addiction to fast fashion means we import the majority of clothes made from global south countries, who have built there own satanic mills to replace our own. Fast fashion brands based in Manchester are making a killing from this trade.