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Activists to hold protest outside Birmingham MPs constituency event over Gaza ceasefire vote
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 Labour Member of Parliament for Birmingham Selly Oak is “supporting genocide” following his failure to vote for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Birmingham activists plant tree to remember the city’s contribution to global debt justice
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 last 30 years. 70,000 people took part in the chain during the G8 meeting in the city in May 1998, influencing G8 leaders to initiate…
Birmingham’s largest Palestine demo held as thousands march through city for Gaza ceasefire
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 up to its intentions as masses of people from all across the region and beyond converged on Birmingham city centre following an hour-long march from Sparkhill…
‘Never Forget Gaza’ party to challenge Shabana Mahmood MP over ceasefire vote controversy
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 Members of Parliament who refused to back a vote for a ceasefire in Gaza at the House of Commons on 15 November, attracting the ire…
Birmingham students in Gaza Ceasefire walkout as part of national protest action
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 4,000 children in under a month. Students at the University of Birmingham took part in a mass walkout before congregating for an impromptu rally on…
Brummie women distribute toys to young earthquake victims in Turkey to mark Eid festivities
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 pounds in Birmingham before taking the donations directly to displaced families living in refugee camps in the Turkish south-central city of Gaziantep, where they distributed…
Birmingham family mark 10th anniversary of grandfather Mohammed Saleem’s Islamophobic murder in city
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 a neo-Nazi terrorist who wanted to “start a race war”. On April 29, 2013, white supremacist terrorist Pavlo Lapshyn stabbed and murdered Birmingham pensioner Mohammed…
Who is María Oliva, the rising Spanish music star?
María Oliva is an emerging music artist hailing from southern Spain. Since she was 10 years old, María has been singing songs.
Brummies come together to send vital aid to Turkey-Syria earthquake disaster victims
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 in dire need of assistance. A city charity has been inundated with donations this week after launching an urgent appeal for warm clothes, sanitary items…
International Migrants Day: What it means to be a migrant in the West Midlands
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 the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.