St Peter’s Square

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8th June 2020 | By D.Kirk

Manchester’s Black Lives Matter weekend protests bring thousands into the city centre

Image by Isaac Piper   Image by Isaac Piper   Image by Isaac Piper Since the days of Jim Crow, black communities worldwide have pleaded...

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20th September 2019 | By D.Kirk

Manchester youth strikes contribute to the global fight for climate justice

Young people from across Greater Manchester are contributing to the global fight for climate justice, taking another Friday off school and college to call for urgent government...

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15th March 2019 | By Matt Hartless

Students block city centre trams to protest climate change in second school strike in a month

Young protestors at the Youth Strike 4 Climate demonstration in Manchester blocked tram lines in the centre of Manchester and brought traffic to a standstill in...

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15th February 2019 | By Alexander Candlin

Pupils and students walk out of schools and colleges to protest against climate change

Climate heroes’ demonstration brings hundreds of youths to St Peter’s Square demanding calls for action on Climate change.  Students from the Manchester universities, students from...

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13th February 2019 | By Harry Stafford

Petition for St Peter’s Square to be renamed in memory of Peterloo massacre is a ‘terrible idea’

Local historian says idea to rename square after bloody massacre is a 'modern, knee-jerk reaction'