The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
Two women have been arrested by police after entering the House of Commons to deface a memorial statue of former Prime Minister Arthur Balfour. The Palestine Action activists, reportedly pretending to be tourists, squirted tomato ketchup onto the statue in the Houses of Parliament earlier today.
Pro-Palestinian activists have staged a rooftop protest at a packaging factory in Tamworth, vandalising the building in protest at its supposed links with Israeli arms, they claim. Daubing red paint across The Good Packing Company building, hoisting up banners and occupying the roof, four activists have been photographed spraying graffiti on the building, using sledgehammers to…
A protest rally in solidarity with Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ community will be held in Birmingham this weekend. The event is taking place following a series of hate crimes committed against members of the gay, bisexual, lesbian and trans community in the city.
Birmingham City Council has issued an apology after a street art tribute to George Floyd was removed hours after being painted in Kings Heath by a Birmingham artist. Mohammed Ali was deeply “saddneed and disturbed” when he discovered his street art tribute to George Floyd had been mysteriously removed. After investigating the issue he found…
Activist and Drag Queen, Paul Aleksander is the co-founder of Birmingham’s infamous Dragpunk collective. The brand has amassed a cult following across social media hosting regular sell-out shows and events. We caught up with Paul to find out about his inspirations, the evolution of the Dragpunk collective and his plans for this years Birmingham Pride festival.
Birmingham activists, literature and arts personalities and politicians are to join a national demonstration in London tomorrow, marching through the capital in support of the Palestinian people. To mark the beginning of the Nakba week of action, and responding to recent attacks on Gaza by the Israeli army, thousands of people are expected to converge in Portland Place…
Birmingham literary icon Benjamin Zephaniah will be in London this Saturday for the National Demonstration for Palestine, and has urged others to join him. The famous poet and author is backing the national demonstration and is calling on people to attend in order to support Palestine and its people, especially in light of recent attacks on Gaza by…
Andrew Moffat, the teacher at the centre of the ‘No Outsiders’ protests, will be leading this year’s Birmingham Pride parade, organisers have confirmed. The openly gay teacher authored ‘No Outsiders’, an educational resource which aims to educate children on tolerance to those of all genders and sexualities. The use of this book in the classroom at Parkfield Community School in Saltley,…
A memorial plaque has been unveiled at an Edgbaston community centre in Birmingham to commemorate a heroic civil rights activist who opposed lynching of black people. Seen as one of the most important activists in US history, Ida B. Wells was born in 1862 and became a civil rights campaigner, fighting against racism, sexism and violence.
Today, the heart of Birmingham’s LGTBQ+ scene, a community spanning clubs and safe spaces for all, has made a heartfelt plea. The plea is quite simple, our community is under threat and we need all the help we can get to protect it from being destroyed. Frequent visitors to Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ quarter within the Southside…