EVENTS
We hold regular exhibitions and events in Manchester related to the work we do. These events include book launches, photography exhibitions and oral histories.
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Archives Against Racism: A Covid-19 Collecting Event for Young People
Read about our first event on site since the lockdown: a workshop for secondary school age young people to learn about archives
Re-opening the Centre
The Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre has been closed since March 2020 in line with coronavirus restrictions. As these restrictions have been eased, our library shelves are now open to the public and you can access our archives. From 1 September, unless the current guidelines change, our enquiry desk in Central Library will […]
Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre And Education Trust Meets Marta Minujin’s Big Ben Lying Down With Political Books! by Hafsah Aneela Bashir
‘People need this! We need new ideas and new places where people meet. Global symbols like Big Ben stand up straight and never change - but the world is always changing.’
Fact And Fiction – Intersection Of The Imagination And Historical Record
Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre’s Festival Of Libraries Workshop, 9 June 2021
Resist, Assist, Inspire!
Heena Patel, talking about some of the work she has done as part of Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre’s Covid-19 collecting project.
Community-Focused Digital Engagement
This is a blog post of an online event held on 10 February at the 2021 Digital Past Conference. it was written and presented by Drew Ellery, Digital Officer at the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Trust.
Holocaust Memorial Day 2021
Holocaust Memorial Day takes place every year on 27 January, a date which marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp. It is a day for remembering all those who have died in genocides, including the 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust and millions of others who died during […]
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 poetry scene. Shirley May has performed in the North West, nationally and internationally, appearing at the Nuyorican Cafe in New York and the Calabash writing festival in Jamaica. Shirley […]
Why was the 1945 Pan-African Congress held in Manchester?
We’re delighted to publish this blog by renowned historian Marika Sherwood. Currently Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Marika is recognised not only for her detailed knowledge of the Pan-African Congress, but also for her commitment to advocating for Pan-Africanism to be better researched and documented.
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 still have a full Black History Month programme online. We initially planned a series of events this year as part of our ‘21 Years of Activism’ programme of events marking the […]
Virtual exhibition: Journeys to Manchester
Missed it last year? Have no fear – view it digitally here!
Refugee and Asylum Seeker Awareness Week 2020
Celebrating Refugee Week during the COVID-19 pandemic