The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
A pioneering conference celebrating prominent Black women is to be held in Birmingham later this month, providing a platform for attendees to share their stories. The ‘Women in the Shade’ summit is set to take place on 18 January, with the aim of providing “a safe platform for Black women to share their stories” as well as discuss the…
Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg received an unwelcome response from cost of living and climate change protesters as the Conservative Party conference got underway in Birmingham. Mr Rees-Mogg needed police protection as he was chased out of Victoria Square on Sunday afternoon.
The location around Centenary Square looks like “Alcatraz” as the area is closed off and secured for the Conservative Party conference which starts on Sunday (2 October). Broad Street is a hive of security with armed police patrols in place ahead of the conference which is expected to attract 11,000 delegates.
A colossal security operation begins this week in Birmingham as West Midlands Police prepare for the Conservative Party Conference on Sunday (2 October). The major event is expected to attract over 11,000 delegates, and police are also preparing for protests which are planned for the first day of the conference.
The single biggest contribution elected mayors can make to cutting global emissions is to focus on transport. This will be the message Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, will deliver to leaders and fellow mayors from around the world at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow today (11 November).
Academics from India, France, New Zealand and the US will be flying into the UK this week, as Birmingham City University hosts a symposium exploring representation within Bollywood. Taking place on Thursday 31 May and organised by the University’s Birmingham School of Media, Representation in Bollywood will explore a range of contemporary depictions of different…
A Birmingham-based organisation geared towards raising the profile of people with Asperger’s Syndrome and Autism has taken part in a new European conference placing a spotlight on the disorders. Social enterprise Project Aspie participated in the first ReAttach conference on autism and neuroscience in The Netherlands last month. Invited through Project Aspie as a freelance journalist, Catalina George reports…