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Is We Demand Change going to succeed in challenging the status quo? Read the article and let us know what you think.
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Greater Manchester social movements come together to demand change - The Meteor
Can a coalition of social movements provide a challenge to the Labour establishment? Only time will tell.
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July 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Is We Demand Change going to succeed in challenging the status quo? Read the article and let us know what you think.
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🚨 URGENT: can you help?
Marcia, a young mother seeking sanctuary in Manchester, has tragically lost her 19-year-old son, Theo.
Theo died after falling from a balcony during contact with the police. Marcia has received no explanation. ⤵️
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Marcia, a young mother seeking sanctuary in Manchester, has tragically lost her 19-year-old son, Theo.
Theo died after falling from a balcony during contact with the police. Marcia has received no explanation. ⤵️
righttoremain.org.uk/right-to-rem...
July 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
🚨 URGENT: can you help?
Marcia, a young mother seeking sanctuary in Manchester, has tragically lost her 19-year-old son, Theo.
Theo died after falling from a balcony during contact with the police. Marcia has received no explanation. ⤵️
righttoremain.org.uk/right-to-rem...
Marcia, a young mother seeking sanctuary in Manchester, has tragically lost her 19-year-old son, Theo.
Theo died after falling from a balcony during contact with the police. Marcia has received no explanation. ⤵️
righttoremain.org.uk/right-to-rem...
In our latest article we hand the mic to Schoolreaders, a charity working to give children across Greater Manchester better life chances by supporting their literacy.
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The charity targeting deprivation to improve children’s literacy and life chances in Greater Manchester - The Meteor
Schoolreaders is a national charity working in Greater Manchester to improve children's reading ability. Read on to learn why their work is necessary.
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July 8, 2025 at 3:11 PM
In our latest article we hand the mic to Schoolreaders, a charity working to give children across Greater Manchester better life chances by supporting their literacy.
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We will be at Feel Good Club in Manchester tomorrow Friday 13 from 10:00 to 18:00, with a pop-up newsroom. Come down and see us, pitch a story, or find out how to get involved with The Meteor.
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Join The Meteor’s pop-up newsroom for Indie News Week 9 – 15 June 2025 - The Meteor
On Friday 13 June we will be hosting an open newsroom at Feel Good Club for you to learn about our work, bring your ideas and get involved in what we do.
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June 12, 2025 at 10:51 AM
We will be at Feel Good Club in Manchester tomorrow Friday 13 from 10:00 to 18:00, with a pop-up newsroom. Come down and see us, pitch a story, or find out how to get involved with The Meteor.
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This Indie News Week we are running a crowdfunder to help keep our independent local journalism going. Donate here: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-th...
Support The Meteor's independent local journalism
We want to raise £1000 to support our work reporting Greater Manchester news stories that get overlooked by the mainstream media.
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June 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This Indie News Week we are running a crowdfunder to help keep our independent local journalism going. Donate here: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/support-th...
On Friday 18 April 2025, an emergency protest was organised 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”.
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Highlights from Supreme Court trans rights protests 18 & 19 April 2025 in Manchester - The Meteor
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’ i...
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June 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
On Friday 18 April 2025, an emergency protest was organised 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”.
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Read the next in the Greater Manchester collective history series, an interview with Jenny Mabbott, Head of Collections & Engagement at People's History Museum based in Manchester.
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Greater Manchester’s collective history: Jenny, People's History Museum - The Meteor
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 so...
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June 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Read the next in the Greater Manchester collective history series, an interview with Jenny Mabbott, Head of Collections & Engagement at People's History Museum based in Manchester.
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On 14 May 2025 protestors from a coalition of environmental groups demonstrated against the annual conference of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) in Manchester.
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Insurance industry conference in Manchester draws protest against fossil fuels - The Meteor
Last week (14 May 2025) protestors from a coalition of environmental groups demonstrated against the annual conference of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA).
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May 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
On 14 May 2025 protestors from a coalition of environmental groups demonstrated against the annual conference of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) in Manchester.
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How Protest Became a Crime in the UK: "We’re All Arrestables Now" youtu.be/BwisOFNXxAw?... via @opendemocracy.net
How Protest Became a Crime in the UK: "We’re All Arrestables Now"
YouTube video by openDemocracy
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May 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
How Protest Became a Crime in the UK: "We’re All Arrestables Now" youtu.be/BwisOFNXxAw?... via @opendemocracy.net
Teen Vogue providing the media literacy training the mainstream press don’t want you to have: www.teenvogue.com/story/copaga...
How to Sniff Out ‘Copaganda’: When the Police and the Media Manipulate Our News
"By cherry-picking anecdotes, news reports can distort our interpretation of the world."
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May 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Teen Vogue providing the media literacy training the mainstream press don’t want you to have: www.teenvogue.com/story/copaga...
New piece from @anjajungmayr.bsky.social looking at what the latest data on child poverty means for people in Greater Manchester.
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Child poverty rates are rising in Greater Manchester - The Meteor
More children than ever are living in poverty, and numbers will continue to rise unless something is done.
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May 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
New piece from @anjajungmayr.bsky.social looking at what the latest data on child poverty means for people in Greater Manchester.
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To celebrate 40 years of George House Trust’s work in providing support, advice and information about living with HIV, the charity has worked to share the inspirational stories from activists and people living with HIV at Manchester Central Library.
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Acting up! 40 years of HIV activism - The Meteor
George House Trust has made their archives freely accessible to the public at Manchester Central library.
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May 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
To celebrate 40 years of George House Trust’s work in providing support, advice and information about living with HIV, the charity has worked to share the inspirational stories from activists and people living with HIV at Manchester Central Library.
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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.
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Greater Manchester’s collective history: Linda Carver, Save Ancoats Dispensary - The Meteor
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 di...
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May 11, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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.
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There was only one local election in Greater Manchester this year, Balderstone and Kirkholt ward in Rochdale. Here are the results.
May 2, 2025 at 9:27 AM
There was only one local election in Greater Manchester this year, Balderstone and Kirkholt ward in Rochdale. Here are the results.
Is the Just Stop Oil Manchester Five verdict justice? Or the first step on a slippery slope away from justice? Read our latest opinion piece to find out more: themeteor.org/2025/03/04/m...
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Manchester Five - is justice in a wig and gown or in orange paint? - The Meteor
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 Cra...
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March 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Is the Just Stop Oil Manchester Five verdict justice? Or the first step on a slippery slope away from justice? Read our latest opinion piece to find out more: themeteor.org/2025/03/04/m...
#ClimateCrisis
#ClimateCrisis
Homeless people are at risk of eviction from St Peter's Square, with nowhere to go and their community under threat. @iioannou.bsky.social reports:
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St Peter’s Square camp eviction hearing 13 January 2025 - The Meteor
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.
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January 16, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Homeless people are at risk of eviction from St Peter's Square, with nowhere to go and their community under threat. @iioannou.bsky.social reports:
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As part of our series '16 days of activism against Gender-Based Violence', we spoke with women working to reduce GBV and its impacts. This is the first interview in the series, with Asma Begum, founder of Soul Sisters.
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Interview with Asma Begum, founder of domestic abuse charity Soul Sisters - The Meteor
As part of our series '16 days of activism against Gender-Based Violence', we spoke with women working to reduce GBV and its impacts. This is the first interview in the series.
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November 29, 2024 at 10:55 AM
As part of our series '16 days of activism against Gender-Based Violence', we spoke with women working to reduce GBV and its impacts. This is the first interview in the series, with Asma Begum, founder of Soul Sisters.
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Today, 25 November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, marking the beginning of UN Women’s 16 days of activism, with this year’s theme being “Every 10 Minutes, a woman is killed. #NoExcuse. UNiTE to End Violence against Women”.
November 25, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Today, 25 November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, marking the beginning of UN Women’s 16 days of activism, with this year’s theme being “Every 10 Minutes, a woman is killed. #NoExcuse. UNiTE to End Violence against Women”.
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After a two-and-a-half hour debate, the justice minister ruled out the possibility of new legislation during this parliament
But she did acknowledge that abusive lawsuits “have a chilling effect on journalism and pose a threat to our democracy”
But she did acknowledge that abusive lawsuits “have a chilling effect on journalism and pose a threat to our democracy”
SLAPPs: What are the next steps to end abusive libel actions?
Labour has yet to announce any concrete plans to pass new legislation
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November 22, 2024 at 12:46 PM
After a two-and-a-half hour debate, the justice minister ruled out the possibility of new legislation during this parliament
But she did acknowledge that abusive lawsuits “have a chilling effect on journalism and pose a threat to our democracy”
But she did acknowledge that abusive lawsuits “have a chilling effect on journalism and pose a threat to our democracy”
Recommend getting over to BBC Parliament to watch the SLAPPs debate, absolutely crucial that everyone and especially journalists aren't stopped from exposing truth and injustice just because the bad guys have more money.
November 22, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Recommend getting over to BBC Parliament to watch the SLAPPs debate, absolutely crucial that everyone and especially journalists aren't stopped from exposing truth and injustice just because the bad guys have more money.
Our AGM is tomorrow, Sat 23rd 18:00-21:00, at the Working Class Movement Library in Salford.
The public is welcome to attend, but only members can vote on agenda items. Bring your family and friends!
The public is welcome to attend, but only members can vote on agenda items. Bring your family and friends!
November 22, 2024 at 12:35 PM
Our AGM is tomorrow, Sat 23rd 18:00-21:00, at the Working Class Movement Library in Salford.
The public is welcome to attend, but only members can vote on agenda items. Bring your family and friends!
The public is welcome to attend, but only members can vote on agenda items. Bring your family and friends!