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25th November 2022 | By Elena John

More must be done to eliminate racism in football, says campaigner

Photo by Peter Glaser on Unsplash A former professional football player says more action must be taken on racism and mental health in football.  With the FIFA World...

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3rd February 2021 | By Lauren Jefferson

Stand Up To Racism Manchester say they will continue to protest in Hulme park ‘until racism goes’

Stand Up to Racism Manchester have said they will continue to protest in Hulme Park every week “until racism goes”. The organisation holds Black Lives Matter protests every...

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16th December 2020 | By Tyrese King

Lack of representation in the English literature curriculum leads to calls for change from Penguin Books campaign

Penguin Books has launched a new programme to promote writers from ethnic minority backgrounds in English literature. Partnered with the Runnymede Trust, the charity and the...

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1st September 2020 | By Anish Vij

Youth football coach says his players are regularly victims of racism: ‘my under 11 walked off crying after being kicked and called a monkey’

The head coach of a Bradford football team says that his players suffer racism on a regular basis with little punishment being given to offenders. Mohammed Waheed said,...

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16th October 2019 | By karthiknair

New action plan launched to help stem shock rise in hate crime in Manchester

A new hate crime plan has been launched after figures revealed a 14% rise in such crimes between 2018 and 2019 in Greater Manchester. There...

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16th November 2018 | By [email protected]

Islamic charity arrives in Manchester to help in battle against Islamophobia

A series of workshops aimed at combating hate crime is being held at the University of Manchester during Islamophobia awareness month. Members of the university...

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22nd October 2018 | By Isaac Jordan

EDL protesters condemned for displaying white supremacist imagery during protest

Manchester saw a large police presence this weekend as the English Defence League (EDL) held a ‘national protest’ in Piccadilly Gardens. Police at the protest in...

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15th October 2018 | By Sophia Khan

Protest held at University of Manchester against influence of far right groups

A protest against racism and the far right held at the University of Manchester was attended by city councillors. Councillor Afzal Khan, who represents Gorton,...

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28th October 2017 | By nq_admin

Remembering David Oluwale: the Nigerian man who was the target of police abuse

During the first glimmers of summer in 1969, David Oluwale experienced what would be his final breath of the Leeds air he loved so dearly.  A Nigerian man who...

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22nd June 2017 | By nq_admin

Huge increase in hate crime in Manchester following terror attack

There has been a significant increase in the amount of hate crimes reported across the Greater Manchester region since the terror attack at the Manchester...

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3rd March 2017 | By nq_admin

Video: Manchester marches against Trump

Thousands of Mancunians marched against Donald Trump last February. The protest has been called by campaigners who strongly disagree with the President’s travel ban on nationals...

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26th January 2017 | By nq_admin

VIDEO: Manchester’s anti-Trump protest

Manchester's Anti-Trump Protest from Northern Quota on Vimeo. Protestors demonstrated on Saint Peter’s Square in Manchester last Friday to raise their concerns regarding Trump’s policies...

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7th November 2016 | By nq_admin

A perspective of the US Presidential election from Manchester

When the political candidates for the 2016 election first announced their campaigns, it was never anticipated that the United States would wind down to two...

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7th November 2016 | By nq_admin

A Mancunian-American perspective on the American Presidential election

When the political candidates for the 2016 election first announced their campaigns, it was never anticipated that the United States would wind down to two...