Racism
BBC drama star to attend Refugee Week screening in city
To mark Refugee Week and World Refugee Day, the Impact Hub will be screening BBC drama film ‘Moving On’, with actor Antonio Aakeel taking part in a Q&A. Refugee Week takes place between 19th – 25th June, and celebrates the stories and contributions of refugees around the world.
Finsbury Park mosque terror attack statement from Amirah Foundation
Following the terror attack on worshippers leaving Finsbury Park mosque in the early hours of this morning, the CEO of Amirah Foundation – a Birmingham charity that works with abused and vulnerable Muslims – issued the following statement: “We are deeply shocked and saddened by the senseless terror attack at Finsbury Park Mosque in London,…
Calls to defend city’s Muslim community at vigil for London terror victims
A vigil has been held in Birmingham city centre in tribute to the 7 people who lost their lives during the London Bridge terror attack on Saturday. Placards bearing messages of unity were held at the gathering in High Street outside the Bullring, as speakers reflected on the weekend’s tragic events.
Revolutionary Birmingham arts event to debate integration, hip-hop and Malcolm X
A revolutionary arts event returns to Birmingham this month, bringing musicians, singers and visual artists of international repute to the city to respond to live discussion, as it happens. The Hubb Debates, which turn the traditional debate format on its head, aim to engage and interact with audiences from a cross spectrum of social and political thought.
Britain First in failed attempt to gatecrash Birmingham anti-racism workshop
Jayda Fransen, the controversial leader of far-right group Britain First, attempted to “invade” and gatecrash an anti-racism event in Birmingham today, but failed in her bid after being confronted by Stand Up To Racism activists. Claiming “We have every right to be here!” Fransen was seen marching into The Custard Factory in Digbeth this afternoon, where…
Why are all the West Midlands Mayoral candidates white?
The West Midlands is quite arguably one of the most diverse, multicultural, multi-ethnic and multi-racial regions in the country. At its heart is Birmingham, a city with a population of over one million inhabitants. Around 35% of whom are non-white, nearly 22% Muslim and 45.7% under 30, making it one of the youngest cities in Europe.
Mohammed Saleem’s family mark fourth anniversary of his brutal murder
Today is the fourth anniversary of one of the worst terror incidents in the recent history of Birmingham. On April 29, 2003, Ukrainian white supremacist terrorist Pavlo Lapshyn stabbed and murdered Birmingham pensioner Mohammed Saleem outside a mosque in Small Heath, in the hope of starting a race war.
OPINION | Rangzeb Hussain | “Go back home, Paki! This is England!” was my EDL welcome
THUGS. That is what we are dealing with. THUGS. Our world is being brutalized by the violence and ignorance of narrow-minded THUGS. Today, in my home town, I experienced the hatred and intimidation of THUGS.
Birmingham mosque responds to EDL with “Best of British” tea party
When members of the Birmingham Central Mosque heard the English Defence League was coming to their beloved city to very likely moan about Muslims not integrating enough, they could think of no better way to respond to such divisive rhetoric than to host a Great British Tea Party. Complete with ‘Union Jack’ bunting, tea and cakes,…
Black Lives Matter author is bringing book tour to Birmingham
Impact Hub Birmingham is hosting an evening of topical discussion and film around the Black Lives Matter movement, featuring US author Angie Thomas. With a screening of 50 Shades of Melanin followed by a discussion with film director Naomi Grant and Siana Bangura, the ‘Art Against The Grain’ evening will launch itself straight into the heart…