
Education

Angry parents vent as ‘No Outsiders’ protests resume at Parkfield School in Birmingham
In response to Parkfield Community School in Birmingham announcing that it will be restarting a modified version of equality lessons programme ‘No Outsiders’ this autumn, protesters against the LGBT-inclusive lessons have re-instigated demonstrations outside the school. Despite the programme being modified following a consultation with parents – now renamed ‘No Outsiders For A Faith Community’ – a group of parents…

Young artists to bring open-mic poetry night to stunning grounds at Blakesley Hall
The Ramblers Ball – a popular open-mic poetry night created by Digbeth’s social enterprise café Evolve – is back next week, and this time it is hitting the road! Taking over the stunning grounds of Blakesley Hall for one-night only this month, The Ramblers Ball will be bringing beats, eats, and treats with it.

How the West Midlands is marking Refugee Week 2019
Refugee Week takes place every year across the world in the week around World Refugee Day on the 20 June. In the UK, Refugee Week is a nationwide programme of arts, cultural and educational events that celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK, and encourages a better understanding between communities.

Birmingham’s Symphony Hall gets £4.5 million funding boost from Arts Council
The Symphony Hall music and entertainment venue in Birmingham has been awarded a cool £4.5 million to spruce up and revamp the building and its services. With support from Arts Council’s Capital funding programme, Birmingham’s Town Hall Symphony Hall (THSH) is on course to transform Symphony Hall and create more spaces for people to perform and…

Public stunned as Katie Hopkins joins forces with leaders of Birmingham anti-LGBT school protests
Controversial social commentator Katie Hopkins has joined forces with leaders of the Birmingham school protests against LGBT education equality, in a move which has angered many of their supporters. In a tweet posted earlier today, anti-Islam activist Hopkins shared a photo of her in the home of Shakeel Afsar and alongside Amir Ahmed, who have both voraciously led…

Anderton Park School protesters: We WILL challenge the city council injunction in court
Protesters who have been campaigning against LGBT inclusive education being taught at Anderton Park School have vowed to challenge an injunction from Birmingham City Council to create an exclusion zone around the school to stop future protests disrupting the school day. The council’s application to impose the exclusion zone was granted last week by the High Court,…

Anti-LGBT education protesters banned from demonstrating outside school, but vow to continue
Protesters who have been demonstrating against LGBT+ education at Anderton Park Primary School in Birmingham have been banned, by a High Court injunction, from gathering outside the school’s gates. The legal action was pursued by Birmingham City Council following months of demonstrations outside the school in Balsall Heath.

Opinion | Muslims Vs Queer people? Maybe it’s not so simple
In recent months, there has been furore in an inner-city area of Birmingham. Alum Rock, Saltley and the surrounding areas where the Trojan Horse scandal (aptly renamed ‘Trojan Hoax’) took place. Protests broke out by parents in front of Parkfield Primary School, at its height hosting over a hundred parents. 600 pupils were later pulled from…

IN PICTURES: Parents continue protests against LGBT+ equality education at Anderton Park School
Parents continued protests outside Anderton Park School in Balsall Heath, Birmingham on Friday (24 May) as a demonstration and rally was held outside the primary school after organisers promoted and billed the event as a “National Protest”. Despite the publicity, only around 120 people turned out for the protest, including some other parts of the country,…

Muslims to lead Birmingham Pride parade for first time in event’s 22-year history
Muslims will be launching Birmingham Pride celebrations for the first time in the event’s history as they march alongside prominent gay school teacher Andrew Moffat at the very front of this year’s parade. While Moffat has been selected to front the Pride parade this weekend, event organisers are adamant he will be flanked by LGBT+ Muslims and…