Manchester Social Struggles Newswire Archive

Reimagine the University -24th-26th November - Leeds

ROU, 20-11-2010 11:04

Are you a skint student? An overworked member of University staff? A Leodian with a vision of a more inclusive University system?

The Really Open University invites you to ‘Re-imagine the University’, a three-day event dedicated to exploring and demonstrating an alternative educational system.

Download the programme here:
 http://reallyopenuniversity.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/programme-of-events1.pdf Read more | 9 comments >>

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Less than a week to go till the Northern March Against Racism 2010!

TCAR (Tyneside Community Action Against Racism), 15-11-2010 19:28

With less than a week to go now to the march, TCAR reminds you of the urgent need to take an anti-racist message onto the streets of Newcastle.

Check out the video (and share widely!):
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQNPAcKbJ0w&feature=autofb Read more >>

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Manchester Anti-Cuts meeting, Wednesday, Central Hall 7:30.

Manchester Anti_cuts, 14-11-2010 16:38

There will be a meeting next Wednesday at Central hall, Oldham Street, Manchester city centre to begin discussing and planning how we resist the cuts here in Manchester. Read more | 1 comment >>

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Reimagine the University - 24/11-26/11 - Leeds

ROU, 12-11-2010 09:51

How could we transform the university, how could students and lecturers learn differently through more creative, critical and empowering processes, is it even possible to transform the university, or do we need to create an entirely different system?

We invite you to be a part of exploring and demonstrating an alternative educational system over three days. Be it a workshop, a lecture a discussion a film an event, we are calling... on students, lecturers and staff and others to come together and show another university is possible. Read more >>

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Social Service Activist Group

eng65, 11-11-2010 12:14

We are a reform movement against the abuse of government power that is sanctioned in the secret family courts. Read more | 1 comment >>

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The Molly Maguires film showing

Molly Maguire, 09-11-2010 13:17

at the SUMAC Centre, Tuesday 16th November Read more | 1 comment >>

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Further Details on Northern March Against Racism, 20 November, Newcastle

TCAR (Tyneside Community Action Against Racism), 08-11-2010 20:10

Saturday 20th November will see the Northern March Against Racism 2010 take to the streets of Newcastle. The march has been called by TCAR, and is being backed by a wide range of individuals and over a dozen organisations and trade union branches (see below for details). Join us on 20 November for a powerful show of resistance to all forms of racism. Read more | 1 comment >>

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Heterosexual equality bid backed by OutRage!

Peter Tatchell, 08-11-2010 11:02

Heterosexual equality bid backed by OutRage!

Straight couple defy civil partnership ban

Exclusion of opposite-sex couples challenged Read more >>

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Open Letter to UAF re: Northern March Against Racism 2010

James Taylor, 05-11-2010 23:44

Dear TCAR members and supporters,

The following open letter is being sent this week by the organising group for the Northern March Against Racism, after much consideration. It is a response to an unacceptable act of sectarianism by a leading member of UAF (Unite Against Fascism) to undermine the Northern March Against Racism, which has been called by TCAR. Unfortunately, this is not the first time that leading members of UAF around the Socialist Worker Party have attempted to undermine the work of other anti-racist organisations in the North East. We are writing this open letter in the hope that this issue will be addressed by UAF and that similar situations can be avoided in the future. Read more | 5 comments >>

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Anarchist and Working class bookfair in Newcastle, Sat 6th Nov

Free Thinker, 03-11-2010 13:08

Sat Nov 6th 2010 - The Worlds First Ever(!) Anarchist and Working Class Bookfair‏
in Newcastle coincides with the BBC Radio 3 FREE THINKING festival this weekend. Read more >>

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Gay marriage bid rejected

Peter Tatchell, 02-11-2010 17:42

Lesbian couple will now take legal action

Gay marriage ban violates Human Rights Act, they say

‘Equal Love’ campaign seeks gay marriages & straight civil partnerships

London, UK – 2 November 2010
Read more | 2 comments >>

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Islamist radicalisation at British universities

Peter Tatchell, 29-10-2010 09:53

Islamist radicalisation at British universities

A Quilliam Foundation report

Study highlights intimidation of women, Jewish, gay and Muslim students

London, UK - 29 October 2010 Read more | 13 comments >>

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Anti-cut linked protests across UK this Saturday (30.10.10)

alibi, 28-10-2010 23:12

As the title states. If you're aware of other protests this weekend please post details below. Read more | 2 comments >>

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'Equal Love' campaign launched

Peter Tatchell, 28-10-2010 21:47

'Equal Love' campaign launched

Gay marriage & straight civil partnerships, OutRage! urges

Legal bid to end sexual orientation discrimination
Read more | 1 comment >>

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Campaign call for Co-operative Boycott of Israeli Goods

Manchester PSC, 28-10-2010 21:33

Pro-Palestinian activists will be aware that the consumer Boycott Israeli Goods have been heavily involved with a campaign to get the Co-operative Group to cease all trade agreements with Agrexco, as the Co-operative are currently claiming that they do not to stock settlement goods in their food stores throughout the United Kingdom.

Read more | 1 comment >>

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UG#522 - Spiritual and Social Separation

Robin Upton, 27-10-2010 15:07

This week a range of voices continue our series on separation. We start with Michael Lerner speaking on his 2006 book, "The Left Hand of God: Taking Back Our Country from the Religious Right", about the spiritual disconnection of modern US society, and how this has been both exacerbated and the exploited by an alliance of corporate interests and the 'religious right'. Next a short section of an interview with Bill McKibben. In our second hour, after revisiting the words of Charles Eisenstein, we hear from Richard Louv, about what he terms 'Nature Deficit Disorder'. Read more >>

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Legal challenge to ban on gay marriage & straight civil partnerships

Peter Tatchell, 25-10-2010 10:59

Legal challenge to ban on gay marriage & straight civil partnerships


Gay couples will file applications for civil marriages

Heterosexual couples will apply for civil partnerships


Legal bid to end sexual orientation discrimination
Read more | 1 comment >>

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UG#521 - Walling Us In and The Illusion of Separation

Robin Upton, 23-10-2010 07:21

This week, we continue our series on separation, we look at wall building by governments to keep people separate. Is this, as we are told, to keep ordinary citizens safe from terrorism or drug smugglers? In light of the mound of evidence about false flag terror and CIA-sponsored drug smuggling, it seems rational to look for another explanation. In our second hour, Wendy Brown asks whether it could it be to keep us separate and, symbolically, divided, to symbolically perpetuate the illusion of state power? Our first hour starts with a short clip from George Draffan speaking on the introduction of passports and state use of technology to control people. It finishes with a condensed speech by Jaggi Singh on migration and the growing No One Is Illegal resistance movement. Read more >>

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Islamist radicalisation at British universities

Peter Tatchell, 22-10-2010 13:25

Islamist radicalisation at British universities

A Quilliam Foundation report

Study highlights intimidation of women, Jewish, gay and Muslim students

London , UK – 22 October 2010 Read more | 13 comments >>

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Details of Anti-Cuts Protests across UK this Saturday

alibi, 21-10-2010 21:15

A list of anti-cuts demonstrations in towns and cities across the UK this weekend. Please help in distributing this list to other messageboards and mailing lists you have access to.

Also post details of other protests you are aware of below.

From small seeds... Read more | 3 comments >>

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