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.
Greater Manchester’s collective history: Jenny, People’s History Museum
Jenny Mabbott is Head of Collections & Engagement at People’s History Museum, based in Manchester. She has worked on a number of the museum’s programmes highlighting key moments in UK democracy and social change, from LGBTQIA+ rights to migration, and commemorating moments in our radical history from the expansion of voting rights to the Peterloo Massacre.
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”.
Acting up! 40 years of HIV activism
George House Trust has made their archives freely accessible to the public at Manchester Central library.
Greater Manchester’s collective history: Linda Carver, Save Ancoats Dispensary
Linda Carver was a member of the Ancoats Dispensary Trust, a local organisation set up to save the dispensary building from demolition and redevelop it into a cultural hub. While the original plans did not proceed, the building was saved.
We met in March to discuss the importance of Greater Manchester’s architectural heritage and her work to save a significant Victorian-era building.
This story is part of our generative inquiry into Greater Manchester’s shared heritage.
Manchester Five – is justice in a wig and gown or in orange paint?
On Friday 21 February 2025, Just Stop Oil protestors Daniel Knorr, Margaret Reid, Indigo Rumbelow and Ella Ward all were found guilty of the crime of ‘conspiracy to commit a public nuisance’. Noah Crane, just 19 years old, held in prison since August 2024 on this charge, was acquitted since there was no evidence specifically tying him to the crime on the day of the planned action.
Greater Manchester’s collective history: Rose, Support and Action for Women’s Network
Rose is the founder of a charity called Support and Action for Women’s Network (SAWN), based in Oldham. She is also the co-founder of Mama Health and Poverty Partnership. We met Rose at Rochdale’s 7th Annual Black History Month Celebration event, and had a conversation as part of our generative inquiry into Greater Manchester’s shared heritage.
St Peter’s Square camp eviction hearing 13 January 2025
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.
Greater Manchester’s collective history: British Muslim Heritage Centre
This conversation in our generative inquiry into Greater Manchester’s shared heritage was held with Halima and Robina of the British Muslim Heritage Centre.
Women in Greater Manchester are flourishing as a force for social change
Look around Greater Manchester, and you will see women of different backgrounds using their experience, passions and talents to respond to the challenges facing society and its communities.