Renowned human rights activist Peter Tatchell joined LGBTQ+ protesters from Commonwealth countries in Birmingham

LGBTQ+ Commonwealth protest held in Birmingham during Queen’s Baton Relay

Protests were held today as the Queen’s Baton arrived at Aston Hall in Birmingham on its final stop before entering Alexander Stadium for the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony this evening. Around 50 activists from the LGBTQ+ community lined the route in Aston, calling out “state-sanctioned homophobia” in the 35 Commonwealth member states that criminalise homosexuality.

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Sam Fricker with the Baton in front of Sydney Opera House

Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay completes visit to Australia

The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay has completed four jam-packed days in Australia from in the last week, where over 50 Batonbearers were selected to represent their countries. Between 17 to 20 March, the baton’s journey followed recent visits to other Commonwealth Games Associations in Oceania, some of which included Kiribati, Cook Islands and New Zealand.

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Commonwealth Day celebrated at the Alexander Stadium as Birmingham 2022 countdown continues

Commonwealth Day celebrated at the Alexander Stadium as Birmingham 2022 countdown continues

To celebrate Commonwealth Day, former, current and future stars of athletics in Birmingham tried out the track at the newly transformed Alexander Stadium and they were joined in the impressive new facility by 72 school children from across Birmingham. Each pupil represented one of the nations and territories that will participate in the Birmingham 2022…

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The Queen’s Baton Relay celebrates Commonwealth Day in New Zealand

The Queen’s Baton Relay celebrates Commonwealth Day in New Zealand

The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay arrived in New Zealand on 12 March and spent four days travelling the nation, coinciding with Commonwealth Day today. This year, Commonwealth Day (14 March) was a celebration of “Delivering a Common Future” for all nations and territories in the Commonwealth by innovating, connecting, and transforming.

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(L-R): Jimoh Folarin, Jackie Green, and Faith Pearson from Creative City Grant recipients GLUE Collective will create a sensory pop-up installation at Allens Cross Community Garden as part of the Birmingham 2022 Festival

100 community groups to stage projects and events for the Birmingham 2022 Festival

Over 100 community groups across Birmingham are to stage their own festival events and projects as part of the Birmingham 2022 Festival, thanks to funding from Birmingham City Council. The Creative City programme will see 107 community groups and artists get creative over the six months of the Birmingham 2022 Festival which accompanies the Birmingham…

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More than 50,000 trees have already been planted and registered in the West Midlands Virtual Forest

Trees are being given away to encourage West Midlands residents to build ‘Virtual Forest’

Up to 400 saplings will be given away across the region this half-term week to encourage more people to get growing and boost the West Midlands Combined Authority’s Virtual Forest. The authority’s (WMCA) Right Tree, Right Place campaign has visited Birmingham, and will call at Wolverhampton and Coventry later this week to hand out the potted…

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Thousands of new migrants from Commonwealth countries were photographed as part of the Dyche Collection

Major new exhibition showcasing heritage photographs of commonwealth migrants launches in Birmingham

A major new photographic exhibition featuring thousands of images of Birmingham residents will open at the iconic Library of Birmingham in Centenary Square next month. ‘From City Of Empire To City Of Diversity: A Visual Journey,’ has been created from The Dyche Collection, one of the most important photographic collections within Birmingham Archives and acquired…

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