The This Is We anthology is a manifesto for migrant women speaking their truth to power, sharing experiences of gender-based violence, migration, raci...
Women’s Activism in Our Archives
Even a quick glance at our collections shows that women’s stories form a significant proportion of the material. The content of these collections be...
International Women’s Day 2022 – AIU Reading List!
At the moment, we’re developing and updating the AIU Library collections, going through each section book by book to see what we have, and to en...
Review: “I Hear You All Hate Black People”
This unassuming pamphlet from 1981 examines the state of anti-black prejudice in Britain based on the author’s experiences as a community worker....
Holocaust Memorial Day
For Holocaust Memorial Day (27 January) we shared some book suggestions from our library....
The Year of Our Moss Side 1981: “We believe Black History should be taught to prevent events being repeated”
A project working with young people using our archive records around the 1981 uprisings in Moss Side....
Kwanzaa in our library
26 December to 1 January marks the celebration of Kwanzaa, originally established in 1966 as a celebration of family, community and culture and a way ...
Exploring Black Spaces Through Community Archives and Creative Writing
Come join us for a free half-day workshop exploring histories of Moss Side and Hulme through our archives and creative writing. This session is part o...
The impact of Covid-19: workshop & event
Since 2019, Covid-19 has impacted us in so many ways. With the multiple lockdowns and working from home, we can see how our lives have changed and how...
British, Bangladeshi and Belonging in Manchester
16 December 2021 celebrates the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh’s liberation from Pakistan and is known as “Victory Day” or “Bijoy Dibosh”. A...