Manchester Education Newswire Archive

Local Outrage at Manchester's "Deaf and Dumb" Bar

poster, 25-02-2008 16:30

Information about a protest taking place in Manchester on Thursday 28th February over new "Deaf and Dumb" bar.

The demonstration will be held on Thursday 28th February at 8:30pm, outside “Deaf and Dumb”, Grovesnor Street, Manchester
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Short haul flight adverts cancelled

Rb, 18-12-2007 14:27

Shocking U-turn from short-haul carrier! Read more | 1 comment >>

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Young People and the Media

Peter Muldoon, 04-12-2007 10:23

Britain’s youth is often dismissed as delinquent, riding roughshod over local communities, vandalising and victimising to its heart’s content. But by providing the opportunity to make their voices heard in the local community, Halton Access to Media (HAM) and its reACT media course is empowering them to become confident, articulate and productive individuals. Read more >>

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Appeal for left unity in the NUS

Education Not for Sale, 03-12-2007 14:10

Left activists in the student movement have launched this appeal for a united left challenge to the National Union of Students leadership at next year's NUS conference. Please circulate, particularly to members of SWSS/Student Respect! Read more >>

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North West Vegan Festival - all welcome

Ronny, 02-12-2007 15:11

Sat 26th January 2008 10am-6pm, Sachas Hotel, Tib St, just off Piccadilly Gardens. A free event with loads of free info and food samples available, aimed at everyone who is exploring the vegan lifestyle as a positive way to reduce their environmental impact. Read more | 3 comments >>

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Blackbird & The Blackhole

sherman mccoy, 15-11-2007 14:56

During the Northern Rock bank run, the press were blamed by banking executives for scaring depositors. Since then public criticism has been scant, despite the massive taxpayer bail-out of 'Blackbird' ( the Rocks codename) -a patient that remains catatonic. Meanwhile, the broader 'subprime lending crisis' is likely to be exposed soon as the response to global mortgage fraud. Read more >>

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IWW Manchester Branch Meeting

knightrose, 07-11-2007 22:07

The Industrial Workers of the World, Manchester. Read more | 2 comments >>

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Lancaster student's anti-BAE halloween mischief

Lancaster Student, 31-10-2007 17:30

Students enter careers fair in order to protest the inclusion of arms manufacturer BAE Systems. Read more | 2 additions | 10 comments >>

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Controlled buy

Lowell Keef, 26-10-2007 08:42

A controlled marijuana buy in a sting operation. Read more >>

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student protest forces vice-chancellor concessions

z, 15-10-2007 20:33

Manchester University student union staged a protest under the slogan "education not profits" today. 100 students followed the call and converged on the university's 3rd foundation ceremony headlined by VC Alan Gilbert. After scuffles with security guards, some 25 students broke into the conference centre forcing Gilbert to agree to a public debate. Read more | 1 comment >>

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Defend NUS democracy - meeting, Sunday 21 October

Education not for Sale, 11-10-2007 14:32

Join the campaign to defend democracy in and win a campaigning National Union of Students! Read more >>

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Take back the night - deterring assault

Doug Horrigan, 10-10-2007 12:12

Helping to deter assaults by using a cameraphone Read more | 4 comments >>

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Alternative Fresher's Fair this Friday

x, 26-09-2007 15:20

This Friday (28th Sept):Manchester Alternative Freshers Fair 2007- NOT a student only event!
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C.U.T.S ( Communal Use Textile Studio), Liverpool.

Beccy Williams, 20-09-2007 09:55

A Newly-opened community resource for creative textile recycling in Central Liverpool, with sewing studio and screen-printing facilities. Details of up-coming workshops for October and November 2007. Read more >>

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Media Training Makes A Difference

Peter Muldoon, 11-09-2007 11:52

Britain's youth is often dismissed as delinquent, riding roughshod over local communities, vandalising and victimising to its heart's content. But by providing the opportunity to make their voices heard in the local community, Halton Access to Media (HAM) is empowering them to become confident, articulate and productive individuals. Read more >>

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The expression of the subversive love of the Cuban revolution

posted by F Espinoza, 02-08-2007 21:01

Not only have you graduated as medical doctors, but also as humanists. You have learned what it means to practice international solidarity and have understood the reality of preventive and healing medicine in a socio-political context. This brings to reality the much celebrated phrase of Jose Marti: Homeland is humanity. Read more | 15 comments >>

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Internationalists doctors graduated in CUBA on the BBC

posted by F Espinoza, 27-07-2007 09:56

CUBA Graduates 2 470 New Doctors... Read more | 2 comments >>

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The brain drain

posted by F Espinoza, 18-07-2007 11:56

Our world order appears to have been designed to foster the egoism, individualism and dehumanization of humanity... Read more | 16 comments >>

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Bush, health and education

posted by F Espinoza, 16-07-2007 12:38

I will not refer to Bush's health and education, but to that of his neighbors. It was not an improvised declaration. The AP agency tells us what his opening words were: "Tenemos corazones grandes en este país" (We have big hearts in this country); he said this in Spanish in front of 250 representatives of private and religious groups, foundations and NGOs who had come to Washington with all expenses paid by his government... Read more >>

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Education Workers Conference, 1st July, Manchester

knightrose, 23-06-2007 08:41

Manchester AF are hosting a conference for Education Workers on 1st July. Here are the details of the meeting. Read more >>

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