Nat Holmes, who will be working with us to create new teaching resources Please note: In this piece we use the term global majority communities. By th...
Be yourself, your authentic self
We talked with Shirley May, our Poet in Residence, about her new poem ‘They Came With Backbone‘, written for International Women’s D...
They Came With Backbone – a poem for International Women’s Day
Our new poet in residence, Shirley May, has written this poem for International Women’s Day, inspired by some of the women whose stories are fou...
“Does Your Blood Not Move?”
Earlier this year we shared a post about the tragic death of Shukri Abdi, and its similarities with the case of Ahmed Iqbal Ullah. Shortly after that ...
Poet in Residence
We are delighted to announce the appointment of our first poet in residence, Shirley May, one of the best known and loved performers on the Manchester...
Recruitment – Community Producer
We are recruiting for a Community Producer to develop, commission and deliver new community-led creative responses exploring Black, Asian and Refugee ...
COVID-19 Collecting Project and Resourcing Racial Justice
Please note: throughout this blog we use Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) when talking about the wider communities we work with. We know these ...
Black History Month 2020
October is Black History Month, and while the current restrictions mean we aren’t able to run our usual programme of in-person events, we will s...
The tragedy of Shukri Abdi – lessons still not learnt
Last week was Refugee Week. While it is incredibly important to understand and celebrate the contribution of people that have often overcome unimagina...
Virtual exhibition: Journeys to Manchester
Missed it last year? Have no fear – view it digitally here!...