The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
A thought-provoking exhibition exploring the struggle for equality and human rights in the UK is currently running at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. The photographic exhibition, sourced from the archive of activist and curator Mukhtar Dar, reveals the untold stories of ethnic minority groups who united to confront racism and battled to usher in…
Over a thousand people gathered in Birmingham this afternoon to protest in solidarity with Palestinians amid the ongoing Israeli military bombardment of the Gaza Strip. Passions were running high as between 1,500 and 2,000 people turned out in Victoria Square to show solidarity with Palestine before marching through the city centre, waving banners and chanting slogans.
A rally against a possible US war with Iran is being held in Birmingham city centre tomorrow (Thursday) as part of protest action taking place across the country, following an escalation in tension between the two countries in the wake of the assassination of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani. Organised by the Birmingham Stop the War Coalition, the…
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…