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Activists to hold protest outside Birmingham MPs constituency event over Gaza ceasefire vote
Staff Reporter
January 25, 2024
Residents from Birmingham are to hold a protest outside a constituency event by Steve McCabe MP this weekend in response to Israel's ongoing war on Gaza. Activists and constituency members are claiming the…
Birmingham activists plant tree to remember the city’s contribution to global debt justice
Staff Reporter
January 23, 2024
Local activists will plant a gingko tree in Birmingham’s City Centre Gardens to mark the location of the largest human chain to have taken place in the UK in the…
Birmingham’s largest Palestine demo held as thousands march through city for Gaza ceasefire
Staff Reporter
January 20, 2024
Thousands of people marched through Birmingham today for one of the city's largest ever pro-Palestine demonstrations. Billed as the biggest Gaza ceasefire protest in the West Midlands, the peace rally lived…
‘Never Forget Gaza’ party to challenge Shabana Mahmood MP over ceasefire vote controversy
Staff Reporter
November 29, 2023
A new political party is being launched to unseat a Labour MP who abstained from voting for a ceasefire in Gaza. Birmingham Ladywood representative Shabana Mahmood was among the 141…
Birmingham students in Gaza Ceasefire walkout as part of national protest action
Staff Reporter
November 10, 2023
Hundreds of Birmingham students walked out of classes today, demanding a ceasefire in Israel's military bombardment of Gaza, which has killed over 10,000 people in the Palestinian territory, including around…
Brummie women distribute toys to young earthquake victims in Turkey to mark Eid festivities
Staff Reporter
June 30, 2023
A group of women from Birmingham have visited Türkiye this week to help child refugees following the devastating earthquake in the region earlier this year. The delegation fundraised thousands of…
Birmingham family mark 10th anniversary of grandfather Mohammed Saleem’s Islamophobic murder in city
Rangzeb Hussain
April 29, 2023
Today marks the 10th anniversary of one of the worst terror incidents in the recent history of Birmingham when an elderly and fragile Muslim man was knifed to death by…
Who is María Oliva, the rising Spanish music star?
Staff Reporter
April 12, 2023
María Oliva is an emerging music artist hailing from southern Spain. Since she was 10 years old, María has been singing songs. (more…)
Brummies come together to send vital aid to Turkey-Syria earthquake disaster victims
Staff Reporter
February 14, 2023
Hundreds of people from all over Birmingham and the West Midlands have come together to help the victims of the Turkey-Syria earthquake, which has left thousands dead and many more…
International Migrants Day: What it means to be a migrant in the West Midlands
Staff Reporter
December 18, 2022
International Migrants Day takes place on Sunday 18 December, with this year’s theme being “It takes a community”. On 18 December 1990, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on…