Manchester Commons Calendar

Manchester Commons Calendar

6/15/2025, 5:00:00 PM

Sunday Round-Up #31 Hello all those calendaring commonly. Quick Requests: 1) We are looking for images of Manchester's political history (scans of newspapers, posters, pictures of demonstrations, etc.) to use for our social media posts. Send cool stuff to [email protected] 2) Do you have video making skills? We'd love to make some short videos for social media to help boost our profile. Would be unpaid like the rest of us! *** Coming up this Week *** _Refugee Week Film Screening:   Life is Beautiful and Short films_ When 🗓️: Tuesday, June 17th, 8PM Where  📍: Station South Cycle Cafe Levenshulme What: There will be 3 films, 2 shorts and 1 feature film called Life is Beautiful: a Letter to Gaza from a Palestinian filmmaker. Tickets are free and dogs allowed! More info here: https://shorturl.at/NphyF _NHS Borderlands_ When 🗓️: Wednesday, June 18th, 7PM Where 📍: Harpurhey Neighbourhood Project, M95 PR What: Film, community meal, and informal discussion about healthcare access and how migrants and care workers can organise together.  Organisers 💪: Patients Not Passports   _Members Launch Party_ When 🗓️: Thursday, 19th June 11AM-2PM Where 📍: Hulme Garden Centre What: Quarterly meeting, RSVP needed (via social media). On the agenda, "what it means to be a GM SC member" and "how do we want to make decisions".  Organisers 💪: GM System Changers _Picnic Social_ When 🗓️: Saturday, June 21st, 4PM Where 📍: Platt Fields Park, Fallowfield What: Casual hangout, bring snacks, food. Location will be confirmed on social media. Organisers 💪:  Youth Demand Manchester _Outreach and Picnic: Action against United Utilities_ When 🗓️: Saturday, June 21st, 11AM Where 📍: Sale Water Park, by Jacksons Boat What: Outreach to informed the public about UU impacts on our water system. We will also be making some short videos.  Organisers 💪:  XR Trafford *** Future Events ***   _People's Question Time_ When 🗓️: Thursday, June 26th 7-9PM Where📍: Cross Street Chapel, M2 1NL What:  Join various speakers to discuss the way forward. Venue has basic wheelchair access and BSL interpreter on request. Ticketed. Organisers 💪:  We Demand Change GM _Manchester Radical Tradition Folk Train_ When 🗓️: Thursday, June 26th 6:33 – 10:55pm Where 📍: Manchester Picadilly to Glossop train. What:  We will be singing and playing all of our favourite workers and union songs on the 18:33 service MAN->GLO, followed by a roughly two hour free gig at Glossop Labour Club. We will return on the 21:22 GLO->MAN eta 21:54. Organisers 💪 : Manchester Radical Tradition Folk Train _Theatre: Liberation_ When 🗓️: starts, Friday June 27th - July 26th,7:30-9:30 PM Where 📍: Royal Exchange Theatre What: This play traces the private lives of activists who fought to liberate Africa in 1945 at the Fifth Pan-African Congress. Five days in Manchester that changed the political landscape of a continent. This play asks timeless questions about revolution, freedom, and what it means to be an activist. Previews late June, run ends late July   Organisers 💪: Royal Exchange Theatre _Neighbourhood Assembly -  Hulme_ When 🗓️: Tuesday, July 1st, 6-8:30PM  Where 📍: The Yard Theatre, M15 5RF What: A neighbourhood assembly in Hulme. Pay as you feel meal and children's activities available. Organisers 💪: Co-Operation Manchester   _Greenpeace: Presentation on the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline_ When 🗓️: Wednesday 2nd July, 6:30PM  Where 📍: Friends Meeting House What: Join us for a talk by Leah Munokoh, a Ugandan climate activist discussing the proposed East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline. Organisers 💪: Greenpeace _CareLaborations: Help shape the future of The Care Lab_ When 🗓️: Friday, July 4th, 5:30PM  Where 📍: Hulme Community Garden Centre What: Join us for a friendly gathering to discuss the endings and new beginnings of The Care Lab. Book: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/carelaborations-help-us-shape-the-future-of-the-care-lab-tickets-1349780232009?aff=oddtdtcreator Organisers 💪: The Care Lab _Meeting: intro to ACORN and Member Defence_ When 🗓️ : Saturday, July 5th, 2-4PM Where 📍: Moss Side Powerhouse What: Find our more about ACORN community union and how they work together to support members from landlords. Organisers 💪: Acorn Community Union _EACOP Protest_  When 🗓️: Thursday, July 10th, 2-4PM Where 📍: Marsh Insurance, M2 4AW What: More info forthcoming. Organisers 💪: Greenpeace _Troublemakers At Work 2025 Conference_ When 🗓️: Saturday, July 26th,10:30-6PM  Where 📍: Central Hall, M1 1JQ What: Conference of workers who want to organise in their workplaces and beyond.   Organisers💪: Troublemakers at Work

Manchester Commons Calendar

6/1/2025, 5:05:10 PM

Sunday Round-Up #29 Welcome to the 30+ new users of our WhatsApp Channel who have joined this week. Great to see such a big surge! Keep inviting your friends, comrades, colleagues, loved ones, mortal enemies... If you've not found our Instagram yet, we can be found @commons_calendar_mcr * Coming up this Week* _Meeting: Speak Out For The NHS_ When : Tuesday, June 3rd, 7:00 – 9:00pm Where : The Mechanics Institute, 103 Princess Street, M1 6DD What: Open meeting, not just for SHA members: speakers - Andy Burnham, Dr Amer Shoaib (Dr that has worked in GM and Gaza), James Bull (UNISON Regional Organiser). Discussion around NHS cuts proposed by Starmer's government. Organisers : Socialist Health Association _Film Screening: Community Policing: All Things to All People_ When : Saturday, June 7th, 1-2:15PM Where : Grosvenor East Building, M15 6BG What: Come watch a collection of films from the NW film archive showing multiple historical perspectives on policing in the 20th and 21st centuries. Free ticket, link at the archives social media. Organisers : NW Film Archive _Housing Rights Session_ When : Saturday, June 7th, 2PM Where : Cross Street Chapel, M2 1NL What: Open to tenants in GM to bring their housing issues and seek support from other tenants. Organisers : Greater Manchester Tenants Union _Acorn: Strategy Day_ When : Saturday, June 7th, 5PM Where : St Wilfrid's Enterprise Centre, M15 5BJ, 11AM-5PM What: Help Acorn plan their new campaign to get more social housing in Manchester. Organisers : Acorn Community Union * Future Events * _Protest: Say No to the Supreme Court_ When : Saturday, June 14th, 2:30PM Where : Convention Centre, Windmill St, M2 3GX What: Protest the supreme court in solidarity with trans rights. Organisers : Manchester Trans Liberation Assembly (supported by many more organisations) _Refugee Week Film Screening: Life is Beautiful and Short films_ When : Tuesday, June 17th, 8PM Where : Station South Cycle Cafe Levenshulme What: There will be 3 films, 2 shorts and 1 feature film called Life is Beautiful: a Letter to Gaza from a Palestinian filmmaker. Tickets are free and dogs allowed! More info here: https://shorturl.at/NphyF _NHS Borderlands_ When : Wednesday, June 18th, 8:00 – 9:30pm Where : The Onion, Levenshulme, M13 0QJ What: A community meal, group discussion, and film screening of NHS Borderlands. A documentary exploring the impact of the "hostile environment" to migrants. Film screening at The Onion. The film is 25 minutes long. Organisers : Patients Not Passports _Manchester Radical Tradition Folk Train_ When : Thursday, June 26th 6:33 – 10:55pm Where : Manchester Picadilly to Glossop train. What: We will be singing and playing all of our favourite workers and union songs on the 18:33 service MAN->GLO, followed by a roughly two hour free gig at Glossop Labour Club. We will return on the 21:22 GLO->MAN eta 21:54. Organisers : Manchester Radical Tradition _Theatre: Liberation_ When : starts, Friday June 27th - July 26th,7:30-9:30 PM Where : Royal Exchange Theatre What: This play traces the private lives of activists who fought to liberate Africa in 1945 at the Fifth Pan-African Congress. Five days in Manchester that changed the political landscape of a continent. This play asks timeless questions about revolution, freedom, and what it means to be an activist. Previews late June, run ends late July Organisers : Royal Exchange Theatre _CareLaborations_: Help shape the future of The Care Lab When : Friday, July 4th, 5:30PM Where : Hulme Community Garden Centre What: Join us for a friendly gathering to discuss the endings and new beginnings of The Care Lab. Book: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/carelaborations-help-us-shape-the-future-of-the-care-lab-tickets-1349780232009?aff=oddtdtcreator Organisers : The Care Lab _Meeting: intro to ACORN and Member Defence_ When : Saturday, July 5th, 2-4PM Where : Moss Side Powerhouse What: Find our more about ACORN community union and how they work together to support members from landlords. Organisers : Acorn Community Union _Troublemakers At Work 2025 Conference_ When : Saturday, July 26th,10:30-6PM Where : Central Hall, M1 1JQ What: Conference of workers who want to organise in their workplaces and beyond. Organisers : Troublemakers at Work

Manchester Commons Calendar

5/25/2025, 5:24:07 PM

Sunday Round-Up #28 *** Coming up this Week *** _Online Meeting: Bite Back - a Forum on Food, Activism, and Care_ When 🗓️: Tuesday May 27th 1PM Where 📍: Online What: This forum, featuring 10 international contributions, will explore the relationship between food, activism, and care. The event is free and open to the public. We encourage participation from attendees of all backgrounds. Book: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bite-back-online-forum-on-food-activism-care-tickets-1362698851949?aff=oddtdtcreator Organisers 💪: The Care Lab _Talk: Why Youth Demand Disrupted Eurovision_ When 🗓️: Thursday, May 29th, 6:30PM Where 📍: Sandbar, Withington, M20 4AN What: Come listen to David discuss why he took direct action at Eurovision, what it achieved, and how young people are taking direct action in the face of political inaction. Organisers 💪: Youth Demand Manchester _Bike Ride: Critical Mass_ When 🗓️: Friday, May 30th, 6:30PM Where 📍: St Peter's Square What: We ride to show solidarity with cyclists all around the world, and that we deserve to have space on our roads! We organise without leaders and welcome people to lead the ride and help organise the route and end points! Organisers 💪: Manchester Critical Mass _Acorn: Action Against Letting Agent_ When 🗓️: Friday, May 30th, 10:30AM Where 📍: Manchester City Centre What: Take action against a letting agent to let them know they can't use eviction as a threat against tenants. Contact Ellen on 07902443639 for more info. Organisers 💪: Acorn Community Union _Direct Action for Palestine_ When 🗓️: Saturday, May 31st, 10AM Where 📍: Central Manchester What: Youth Demand Manchester are taking direct action in solidarity with Palestine. Message them on Instagram for details. Organisers 💪: Youth Demand Manchester _Introduction to Acorn and member defence_ When 🗓️: Saturday, May 31st, 2-4:30PM Where 📍: Moss Side Powerhouse What: Find out about Acorn and how the union defends its members. Organisers 💪: Acorn Community Union *** Future Events *** _Housing Rights Session_ When 🗓️: Saturday, June 7th, 2PM Where 📍: Cross Street Chapel, M2 1NL What: Open to tenants in GM to bring their housing issues and seek support from other tenants. Organisers 💪: Greater Manchester Tenants Union _Acorn: Strategy Day_ When 🗓️: Saturday, June 7th, 5PM Where 📍: St Wilfrid's Enterprise Centre, M15 5BJ, 11AM-5PM What: Help Acorn plan their new campaign to get more social housing in Manchester. Organisers 💪: Acorn Community Union _Protest: Say No to the Supreme Court_ When 🗓️: Saturday, June 14th, 2:30PM Where 📍: Convention Centre, Windmill St, M2 3GX What: Protest the supreme court in solidarity with trans rights. Organisers 💪: Manchester Trans Liberation Assembly (supported by many more organisations) _Theatre: Liberation_ When 🗓️: starts, Friday June 27th - July 26th,7:30-9:30 PM Where 📍: Royal Exchange Theatre What: This play traces the private lives of activists who fought to liberate Africa in 1945 at the Fifth Pan-African Congress. Five days in Manchester that changed the political landscape of a continent. This play asks timeless questions about revolution, freedom, and what it means to be an activist. Previews late June, run ends late July Organisers 💪: Royal Exchange Theatre _CareLaborations: Help shape the future of The Care Lab_ When 🗓️: Friday, July 4th, 5:30PM Where 📍: Hulme Community Garden Centre What: Join us for a friendly gathering to discuss the endings and new beginnings of The Care Lab. Book: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/carelaborations-help-us-shape-the-future-of-the-care-lab-tickets-1349780232009?aff=oddtdtcreator Organisers 💪: The Care Lab _Troublemakers At Work 2025 Conference_ When 🗓️: Saturday, July 26th,10:30-6PM Where 📍: Central Hall, M1 1JQ What: Conference of workers who want to organise in their workplaces and beyond. Organisers 💪: Troublemakers at Work

Manchester Commons Calendar

6/8/2025, 5:09:29 PM

Sunday Round-Up #30 *Coming up this Week* _Protest: No to Palantir in the NHS_ When 🗓️: Wednesday, June 11th 9 – 11AM Where 📍: Manchester Central Convention Complex M2 3GX What: Join Protests against Palantir being at the NHS Confed Expo, to say "no Palantir in the NHS"! Organisers 💪: Health Workers for Palestine and others _Protest: Homes Not Evictions_ When 🗓️: Tuesday, June 10th 1 – 3PM Where 📍: Mustard Tree, M46 AG What: Join the protest against Manchester City Council to take immediate action to end refugee homelessness. Organisers 💪: Organised by the Onion, Red Roots Collective, and GMTU _Film: London Recruits_ When 🗓️: Thursday, June 12th 7 – 10PM Where 📍: Home MCR What: The story of those who risked it all taking on the South African Apartheid regime. Film showing and Q&A _Protest: Say No to the Supreme Court_ When 🗓️: Saturday, June 14th, 2:30PM Where 📍: Convention Centre, Windmill St, M2 3GX What: Protest the supreme court in solidarity with trans rights. Organisers 💪: Manchester Trans Liberation Assembly (supported by many more organisations) _Picnic and Picket_ When 🗓️: Sunday, June 15th, 12PM - 4PM Where 📍: Platt Fields Market Garden What: Activities, performances, crafts, and talks. Organisers 💪: Manchester Student Union Renter's Society and others *** Future Events *** _Refugee Week Film Screening: 🎥 Life is Beautiful and Short films_ When 🗓️: Tuesday, June 17th, 8PM Where 📍: Station South Cycle Cafe Levenshulme What: There will be 3 films, 2 shorts and 1 feature film called Life is Beautiful: a Letter to Gaza from a Palestinian filmmaker. Tickets are free and dogs allowed! More info here: https://shorturl.at/NphyF _Manchester Radical Tradition Folk Train_ When 🗓️: Thursday, June 26th 6:33 – 10:55pm Where 📍: Manchester Picadilly to Glossop train. What: We will be singing and playing all of our favourite workers and union songs on the 18:33 service MAN->GLO, followed by a roughly two hour free gig at Glossop Labour Club. We will return on the 21:22 GLO->MAN eta 21:54. Organisers 💪: Manchester Radical Tradition _Theatre: Liberation_ When 🗓️: starts, Friday June 27th - July 26th,7:30-9:30 PM Where 📍: Royal Exchange Theatre What: This play traces the private lives of activists who fought to liberate Africa in 1945 at the Fifth Pan-African Congress. Five days in Manchester that changed the political landscape of a continent. This play asks timeless questions about revolution, freedom, and what it means to be an activist. Previews late June, run ends late July Organisers 💪: Royal Exchange Theatre _Neighbourhood Assembly - Hulme_ When 🗓️: Tuesday, July 1st, 6-8:30PM Where 📍: The Yard Theatre, M15 5RF What: A neighbourhood assembly in Hulme. Pay as you feel meal and children's activities available. Organisers 💪: Co-Operation Manchester _CareLaborations: Help shape the future of The Care Lab_ When 🗓️: Friday, July 4th, 5:30PM Where 📍: Hulme Community Garden Centre What: Join us for a friendly gathering to discuss the endings and new beginnings of The Care Lab. Book: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/carelaborations-help-us-shape-the-future-of-the-care-lab-tickets-1349780232009?aff=oddtdtcreator Organisers 💪: The Care Lab _Meeting: intro to ACORN and Member Defence_ When 🗓️: Saturday, July 5th, 2-4PM Where 📍: Moss Side Powerhouse What: Find our more about ACORN community union and how they work together to support members from landlords. Organisers 💪: Acorn Community Union _Meeting: Fighting for a 4 day week_ When 🗓️: Friday, 11th June 7:30PM Where 📍: Mechanics Institute, M1 6DD What: Public discussion with guest speaker: Phil Lindsey, 4-Day Week Foundation. This public discussion will take place immediately following Manchester TUC delegates' business which starts at 7pm. Or register via Zoom to join online: https://manchestertuc.org.uk/meeting Organisers 💪: Manchester TUC. _Troublemakers At Work 2025 Conference_ When 🗓️: Saturday, July 26th,10:30-6PM Where 📍: Central Hall, M1 1JQ What: Conference of workers who want to organise in their workplaces and beyond. Organisers 💪: Troublemakers at Work

Manchester Commons Calendar

5/12/2025, 5:07:47 PM

Sunday Round-Up #26 Apologies for the delay, our admin is still on bank holiday timings! *** Coming up this Week* _GM Living Income Campaign Launch Party_ When 🗓️: Tuesday 13th May, 11:30-2:00PM. Where 📍: Friends Meeting House What: We’re hosting a launch party with guest speakers (including Andy Burnham), live performances to bring the party, as well as lunch and refreshments. Organisers 💪: GM Living Income Campaign _BIBA insurance brokers conference demonstration_ When 🗓️: Wednesday 14th May, 8AM-5PM. Where 📍: MCR Central Convention Centre What: Join us at BIBA (British Insurance Brokers' Association Conference) to demand Brokers stop doing deals with the Fossil fuel Insurers that are destroying our planet. A day of arts & theatrics. Organisers 💪: Extinction Rebellion _Nobody can give you freedom: The real mission of Malcolm X. Book launch + film screening_ When 🗓️: Saturday, May 13th 6.30PM. Where 📍: Anthony Burgess Foundation What: Book launch for Kehinde Andrews’ new book on Malcolm X, Nobody can give you freedom and film preview screening of Michael Ellis documentary. Tickets through Instagram @msji.uk Organisers 💪: Muslim Social Justice Initiative _Miners’ Strike Poetry Workshop with Matt Abbott_ When 🗓️: Thursday, May 15th 6.30PM. Where 📍: Working Class Movement Library, Salford What: Join poet and activist Matt Abbott for a workshop using poems from the 1984-85 miners’ strike. Link through insta @wcmlibrary to book on. Organisers 💪: Working Class Movement Library _Which Communism?_ When 🗓️: Thursday, May 15th 7PM Where 📍: Online What: Online. Join RS21 Manchester and David Camfield to discuss his book "Red Flags: A reckoning with communism for the future left". Register via link on RS21 Manchester socials or at revsoc21.uk/redflags Organisers 💪: Manchester RS21 _Writing Session for activists in prison_ When 🗓️: Sunday, May 18th 2PM Where 📍: Platt Fields Park What: Relaxed letter and poetry writing for political activists imprisoned for support of Palestine and against Climate Change. Bring friends, bring snacks, turn words into acts of solidarity. Organisers 💪: Youth Demand Manchester _Eviction Prep Day_ When 🗓️: Sunday, May 18th 2PM Where 📍: The Onion Levenshulme What: Join the Onion social centre to logistically prepare for a possible eviction by deciding what to keep on site and what to remove. Organisers 💪: The Onion *** Future Events *** _Film night + discussion: feminist urban planning_ When 🗓️: Monday 19th May, 6:30PM Where 📍: The Salutation Pub What: As the fourth event in the Manchester Urban Film Series, this screening and discussion will focus on issues and ideas of feminist urban planning—past and present. We’ll be showing Paradise Circus, a documentary about Birmingham in the 1980. Book ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-night-discussion-feminist-urban-planning-tickets-1349751114919?aff=oddtdtcreator Organisers 💪: Manchester Urban Film Series _Demo: Thales Stop Arming Israel Community Demo_ When 🗓️: Monday 19th May, 4-6PM Where 📍: Thales, Cheadle Heath, Oakhurst Drive, Sk3 0XB What: Join a coalition of Palestinian solidarity groups to protest outside the Cheadle Heath Site of Thales, UK arms company. Thales is in partnership with Elbit System. Organisers 💪: Thales Stop Arming Israel _Partisan Meeting: Possible New Home!_ When 🗓️: Tuesday 20th May, 6:30PM Where 📍: Bridge 5 Mill, M4 7HR What: Meeting and viewing of possible new venue, open to all members. Organisers 💪: Partisan _Archival film night: "Wages for Housework & Beyond"_ When 🗓️: Wednesday 21st May, 5-7PM Where 📍: The Salutation Pub What: Join us for a screening of All Work and No Pay and a discussion of the legacies and relevance of 1970s feminist activism and political economy today. Organisers 💪: Political Economy Centre, Manchester University _I Am Greenfield_ When 🗓️: Friday, May 23rd, 6:30PM Where 📍: Tea Hive Chorlton What: Performance and visual art to protect green spaces in Chorlton. music and poetry at Tea Hive in Chorlton. Organisers 💪: Friends of Ryebank Fields _Hulme Eco-Fest_ When 🗓️: Saturday, May 24th,12–6PM Where 📍: Hulme Park What: Festival with an environmental focus. Stalls, music, talks, yoga, gong baths. Organisers 💪: Vegan Organic Network _Abolish Rent - Walking Tour_ When 🗓️: Saturday, May 24th,11AM Where 📍: Picadilly Tram Stop What: Join author and LA Tenants Union co-founder Tracy Rosenthal and Isaac Rose of GMTU for a walking tour of central Manchester. Organisers 💪: Tracy Rosenthal and GMTU _Theatre: Liberation_ When 🗓️: starts, June 27th - July 26th,7:30-9:30 PM Where 📍: Royal Exchange Theatre What: This play traces the private lives of activists who fought to liberate Africa in 1945 at the Fifth Pan-African Congress. Five days in Manchester that changed the political landscape of a continent. This play asks timeless questions about revolution, freedom, and what it means to be an activist. Previews late June, run ends late July Organisers 💪: Royal Exchange Theatre _Online Meeting: Bite Back a Forum on Food, Activism, and Care_ When 🗓️: June 27th 1PM Where 📍: Online What: This forum, featuring 10 international contributions, will explore the relationship between food, activism, and care. The event is free and open to the public. We encourage participation from attendees of all backgrounds. Book: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bite-back-online-forum-on-food-activism-care-tickets-1362698851949?aff=oddtdtcreator Organisers 💪: The Care Lab _CareLaborations: Help shape the future of The Care Lab_ When 🗓️: Friday, July 4th, 5:30PM Where 📍: Hulme Community Garden Centre What: Join us for a friendly gathering to discuss the endings and new beginnings of The Care Lab. Book: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/carelaborations-help-us-shape-the-future-of-the-care-lab-tickets-1349780232009?aff=oddtdtcreator Organisers 💪: The Care Lab _Troublemakers At Work 2025 Conference_ When 🗓️: Saturday, July 26th,10:30-6PM Where 📍: Central Hall, M1 1JQ What: Conference of workers who want to organise in their workplaces and beyond. Organisers 💪: Troublemakers at Work

Manchester Commons Calendar

5/18/2025, 5:00:09 PM

Sunday Round-Up #27 Action packed week of events coming up. We've noticed a slight slow down in events being submitted to us, or tagging us in. Please do keep letting us know about events as it helps reduce the workload for our admins. *** Coming up this Week* _Exhibition: Enter the Mulberry Tree and Fly Free_ When 🗓️: 15th May - 14th July Where 📍: Levenshulme Old Library What: An installation featuring the work of twelve Palestinian comic book artists. Free entry. Check @levyoldlibrary for opening times. Organisers 💪: Levenshulme Old Library _Film night + discussion: feminist urban planning_ When 🗓️: Monday 19th May, 6:30PM Where 📍: The Salutation Pub What: As the fourth event in the Manchester Urban Film Series, this screening and discussion will focus on issues and ideas of feminist urban planning—past and present. We’ll be showing Paradise Circus, a documentary about Birmingham in the 1980. Book ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/film-night-discussion-feminist-urban-planning-tickets-1349751114919?aff=oddtdtcreator Organisers 💪: Manchester Urban Film Series _Rally: Tax the Rich_ When 🗓️: Monday 19th May, 7PM Where 📍: Friends Meeting House M2 5NS What: Speakers include Zach Polanski, deputy leader Green Party, Andrea Egan UNISON NEC, DPAC, and many more. Organisers 💪: The People's Assembly _Demo: Thales Stop Arming Israel Community Demo_ When 🗓️: Monday 19th May, 4-6PM Where 📍: Thales, Cheadle Heath, Oakhurst Drive, Sk3 0XB What: Join a coalition of Palestinian solidarity groups to protest outside the Cheadle Heath Site of Thales, UK arms company. Thales is in partnership with Elbit System. Organisers 💪: Thales Stop Arming Israel _Partisan Meeting: Possible New Home!_ When 🗓️: Tuesday 20th May, 6:30PM Where 📍: Bridge 5 Mill, M4 7HR What: Meeting and viewing of possible new venue, open to all members. Organisers 💪: Partisan _Archival film night: "Wages for Housework & Beyond"_ When 🗓️: Wednesday 21st May, 5-7PM Where 📍: The Salutation Pub What: Join us for a screening of All Work and No Pay and a discussion of the legacies and relevance of 1970s feminist activism and political economy today. Organisers 💪: Political Economy Centre, Manchester University _Book Launch: Malcolm X at 100 with Kevin Ovenden_ When 🗓️: Thursday 22nd May, 7PM Where 📍: Friends Meeting House What: Book launch for "Malcolm X: Socialism and Black Nationalism". Organisers 💪: CounterFire MCR _I Am Greenfield_ When 🗓️: Friday, May 23rd, 6:30PM Where 📍: Tea Hive Chorlton What: Performance and visual art to protect green spaces in Chorlton. music and poetry at Tea Hive in Chorlton. Organisers 💪: Friends of Ryebank Fields _Abolish Rent - Walking Tour_ When 🗓️: Saturday, May 24th,11AM Where 📍: Picadilly Tram Stop What: Join author and LA Tenants Union co-founder Tracy Rosenthal and Isaac Rose of GMTU for a walking tour of central Manchester. Organisers 💪: Tracy Rosenthal and GMTU _Hulme Eco-Fest_ When 🗓️: Saturday, May 24th,12–6PM Where 📍: Hulme Park What: Festival with an environmental focus. Stalls, music, talks, yoga, gong baths. Organisers 💪: Vegan Organic Network _Abolish Rent - Workshop and Discussion_ When 🗓️: Saturday, May 24th,3PM Where 📍: Hulme Community Garden Centre What: After the walking tour join Tracy Rosenthal and GMTU to discuss Tracy's book about how tenants can end the housing crisis. Organisers 💪: Tracy Rosenthal and GMTU *** Future Events *** _Bike Ride: Critical Mass_ When 🗓️: Friday, May 30th, 6:30PM Where 📍: St Peter's Square What: We ride to show solidarity with cyclists all around the world, and that we deserve to have space on our roads! We organise without leaders and welcome people to lead the ride and help organise the route and end points! Organisers 💪: Manchester Critical Mass _Theatre: Liberation_ When 🗓️: starts, June 27th - July 26th,7:30-9:30 PM Where 📍: Royal Exchange Theatre What: This play traces the private lives of activists who fought to liberate Africa in 1945 at the Fifth Pan-African Congress. Five days in Manchester that changed the political landscape of a continent. This play asks timeless questions about revolution, freedom, and what it means to be an activist. Previews late June, run ends late July Organisers 💪: Royal Exchange Theatre _Online Meeting: Bite Back a Forum on Food, Activism, and Care_ When 🗓️: June 27th 1PM Where 📍: Online What: This forum, featuring 10 international contributions, will explore the relationship between food, activism, and care. The event is free and open to the public. We encourage participation from attendees of all backgrounds. Book: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bite-back-online-forum-on-food-activism-care-tickets-1362698851949?aff=oddtdtcreator Organisers 💪: The Care Lab _CareLaborations: Help shape the future of The Care Lab_ When 🗓️: Friday, July 4th, 5:30PM Where 📍: Hulme Community Garden Centre What: Join us for a friendly gathering to discuss the endings and new beginnings of The Care Lab. Book: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/carelaborations-help-us-shape-the-future-of-the-care-lab-tickets-1349780232009?aff=oddtdtcreator Organisers 💪: The Care Lab _Troublemakers At Work 2025 Conference_ When 🗓️: Saturday, July 26th,10:30-6PM Where 📍: Central Hall, M1 1JQ What: Conference of workers who want to organise in their workplaces and beyond. Organisers 💪: Troublemakers at Work

Manchester Commons Calendar

2/16/2025, 6:14:45 PM

Sunday Round-Up #14 Welcome to all our new users ☺️ Lots of stuff coming up in the next few weeks. In response we have reduced the info for events beyond the coming week. For more info on these events check out our actual online calendar which you can import to your calendar app. Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/commonscalendarmcr%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics * * * This Coming Week * * * _Co-operation Manchester Welcome Event_ When 🗓️: Monday, February 17th 7:00PM - 9:00PM Where 📍: The Salutation, M16 6ED What ❓: We’re hosting a Welcome Gathering for anyone interested in getting involved with us. Organisers 💪: Co-Operation Manchester _Greenpeace Manchester New Members Welcome Evening_ When 🗓️: Tuesday, February 18th 7:30PM - 9:30PM Where 📍: Ape and Apple Pub What ❓: Welcome evening for those interested in getting more involved in the local Manchester Greenpeace group. Presentations on what we get up to and a chance to meet like-minded people. Organisers 💪: Manchester Greenpeace Link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/welcome-to-manchester-greenpeace-tickets-1237178567399 _Demonstration against UOMs rent prices_ When 🗓️: Thursday, February 20th 5:00PM - 7:00PM Where 📍: Whitworth Art Gallery What ❓: Join the demonstration against the University's soaring rents. Organisers 💪: Love Music Hate Racism Tickets: Tickets £8 - https://skiddle.com/e/40580597 _Multi_ When 🗓️: Thursday, February 20th 7:30PM - midnight Where 📍: Withington Public Hall What ❓: Anti-fascist music and art event. All profits will go to CareforCalais so any extra donations are more than welcome. Organisers 💪: Love Music Hate Racism Tickets: Tickets £8 - https://skiddle.com/e/40580597 _A Public Discussion with Hannah Proctor_ When 🗓️: Friday, February 21st 2:00PM – 3:00PM Where 📍: Ellen Wilkinson Building UoM A2.16 What ❓: Hannah Proctor, writer of "Burnout: The Emotional Experience of Political Defeat" will be running a public discussion. Organisers 💪: MCR feminist coalition, Manchester Leftist Action, and others. _Antifa: oppose UKIP and Turning Point UK_ When 🗓️: Saturday, February 22nd 2:00PM – 5:00PM Where 📍: Picadilly Gardens What ❓: UKIP/Turning Point UK members are planning to come to Manchester on Saturday 22nd. Manchester Antifascist Collective are calling for a mobilisation against them. Check their socials for more information but in short: "no tables, no speeches, stay mobile, wear a mask, don't come alone, don't leave alone". Arrive at Picadilly Gardens for 2PM Organisers 💪: Manchester Antifascist Coalition _Who Cares about Working Class Queers?_ When 🗓️: Saturday, February 22nd 1:30PM – 3:00PM Where 📍: Working Class Movement Library What ❓: Yvette Taylor will discuss her book in this event at the working class movement library. Organisers 💪: Working Class Movement Library _Running down the walls_ When 🗓️: Sunday, February 23rd 2:00PM – 4:00PM Where 📍: Alexandra Park, M16 7JL What ❓: Join us for a 5K run/walk/roll for the Filton 18 Palestine Action political prisoners. Organisers 💪: lots of Palestine solidarity groups and Manchester Antifascist Collective * * * Further in the Future * * * _Ash Sarkar - In Conversation_ When 🗓️: Tuesday, February 25th, 6:30PM – 7:30pm Where 📍: Manchester Academy _Unite Solidarity Rally at Capita_ When 🗓️: Wednesday, February 26, 8:00am – 12:00pm Where 📍: Broadhurst House, 56 Oxford Street, M1 6EU _Queer Workers Coalition AGM_ When 🗓️: Wednesday, February 26⋅7:00 – 9:00pm Where 📍: Bridge 5 Mill (22A Beswick St, Manchester, M4 7HR) _Screening: The Women's Front: The Miners' Strike through the eyes of women_ When 🗓️: Thursday, February 27th, 6:30 – 8:30pm Where 📍: UoM, TBA _Workers Solidarity Fundraiser_ When 🗓️: Friday, February 28th, 7:15 – 11:30pm Where 📍: English Lounge _Viraj Mendis Memorial and Performance_ When 🗓️: Saturday, March 1st, 2:00 – 6:00pm Where 📍: Ascension Church, Hulme _Landworkers Alliance Biannual Tegional Gathering_ When 🗓️: Sunday, March 2nd, 10:00AM – 4:30pm Where 📍: Northern Lily, Grassroots Oldham Women's (GROW) Enterprise, M35 0LP Tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/lwa/1540516 _Partisan Political Reading Group (Everything for Everyone ME O'Brien and Eman Abdelhadi)_ When 🗓️: Sunday, March 2nd, 5:00 – 7:00pm Where 📍: Working Class Movement Library

Manchester Commons Calendar

2/9/2025, 6:03:18 PM

Sunday Round-Up #13 We've had another surge of growth this week. If you've just joined then you can really help us reach beyond our existing networks of users by sharing the link to join our channel (in our info. section) or using the QR code (we will repost it below). If you've seen a set of events we are missing you know what to do! 🚨 All eyes on potential antifa mobilisation for 22nd Feb. Antifascism is the duty of all of us! 🚨 * * * This Coming Week * * * _What is the State and how do we smash it_ When 🗓️: Thursday, February 13th 8PM Where 📍: University of Manchester Student's Union room 2.1 What ❓: A discussion on the role of the state in capitalism and how we can abolish it. Organisers 💪: UOM Marxist Society _Pink-Pilled: Women and the Far Right with Lois Shearing_ When 🗓️: Saturday, February 15th 2PM Where 📍: Manchester Central Exchange Auditorium What ❓: Part of an afternoon of talks by "The Trouble Club". Lois Shearing will discuss the significant roles women are starting to play in far-right movements. From tradwives to femtrolls Lois will talk us through how and why women join these movements. Organisers 💪: The Trouble Club Link: https://www.thetroubleclub.com/events/trouble-meets-caitlin-moran-live-in-manchester * * * Further in the Future * * * _Demonstration against UOMs rent prices_ When 🗓️: Thursday, February 20th 5:00PM - 7:00PM Where 📍: Whitworth Art Gallery What ❓: Join the demonstration against the University's soaring rents. Organisers 💪: Love Music Hate Racism Tickets: Tickets £8 - https://skiddle.com/e/40580597 _Multi_ When 🗓️: Thursday, February 20th 7:30PM - midnight Where 📍: Withington Public Hall What ❓: Anti-fascist music and art event. All profits will go to CareforCalais so any extra donations are more than welcome. Organisers 💪: Love Music Hate Racism Tickets: Tickets £8 - https://skiddle.com/e/40580597 _A Public Discussion with Hannah Proctor_ When 🗓️: Friday, February 21st 2:00PM – 3:00PM Where 📍: Ellen Wilkinson Building UoM A2.16 What ❓: Hannah Proctor, writer of "Burnout: The Emotional Experience of Political Defeat" will be running a public discussion. Organisers 💪: MCR feminist coalition, Manchester Leftist Action, and others. _Antifa: oppose UKIP and Turning Point UK_ When 🗓️: Saturday, February 22nd 2:00PM – 5:00PM Where 📍: Picadilly Gardens What ❓: UKIP/Turning Point UK members are planning to come to Manchester on Saturday 22nd. Manchester Antifascist Collective are calling for a mobilisation against them. Check their socials for more information but in short: "no tables, no speeches, stay mobile, wear a mask, don't come alone, don't leave alone". Arrive at Picadilly Gardens for 2PM Organisers 💪: Manchester Antifascist Coalition _Who Cares about Working Class Queers?_ When 🗓️: Saturday, February 22nd 1:30PM – 3:00PM Where 📍: Working Class Movement Library What ❓: Yvette Taylor will discuss her book in this event at the working class movement library. Organisers 💪: Working Class Movement Library _Ash Sarkar - In Conversation_ When 🗓️: Tuesday, February 25th 6:30 – 7:30pm Where 📍: Manchester Academy What ❓: Join political commentator Ash Sarkar to discuss her explosive debut Minority Rule, which reveals how the collective power of ordinary people is under attack. This event will include an interview, audience Q&A and book signing. Tickets: https://www.comparetheticketprice.com/event/ash-sarkar-_-in-conversation

Manchester Commons Calendar

2/23/2025, 6:02:32 PM

Sunday Round-Up #15 You know the drill by now. Reminder you can view the calendar like a webpage: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=commonscalendarmcr%40gmail.com&ctz=Europe%2FLondon * * * This Coming Week * * * _Films: My Name is Swallow / Treading the Line_ When 🗓️: Monday, February 24th 7:00 – 10:00pm Where 📍: Carlton Club, M16 8BE What ❓: An evening of environmental films, talks, and poetry. Two short films with Q+A with individuals from both films. Poetry and discussion as well. _Ash Sarkar - In Conversation_ When 🗓️: Tuesday, February 25th, 6:30PM – 7:30pm Where 📍: Manchester Academy What ❓: Join political commentator Ash Sarkar to discuss her debut book "Minority Rule". Ticketed. _Resist Homelessness Training_ When 🗓️: Tuesday, February 25 7:30 – 9:30pm Where 📍: Greater Manchester Law Centre What ❓: Can you help us do DIY casework with the people living at St Peter's Square? Come skill yourself up. Essential: Can commit to 3 hours a week for a month, passionate about refugee justice, good written English skills. Email: [email protected] to confirm attendance Organisers 💪: Resist Homelessness _Unite Solidarity Rally at Capita_ When 🗓️: Wednesday, February 26, 8:00am – 12:00pm Where 📍: Broadhurst House, 56 Oxford Street, M1 6EU What ❓: Support striking Unite members working for Capita. Rally from 7-9 and regular picket till 11AM. Organisers 💪: Unite the Union _Queer Workers Coalition AGM_ When 🗓️: Wednesday, February 26⋅7:00 – 9:00pm Where 📍: Bridge 5 Mill (22A Beswick St, Manchester, M4 7HR) What ❓: Join us for our Annual General Meeting; where we will be electing out committee, amending our constitution, and laying out a plan to build workers power in the queer community. Organisers 💪: Queer Workers Coalition _Screening: The Women's Front: The Miners' Strike through the eyes of women_ When 🗓️: Thursday, February 27th, 6:30 – 8:30pm Where 📍: UoM, TBA What ❓: Screening of "The Women's Front: The Miners' Strike through the eyes of women" with an online talk from Ian Lavery MP, president of the NUM 2002-2010. Organisers 💪: UoM Trade Union Society _STAT Presents: REEDS_ When 🗓️: Thursday, February 27th, 8:00 – 11:30pm Where 📍: Bolton Socialist Club What ❓: Cultural Event — join us for a series of experiments (readings & performances) at Bolton Socialist Club. Organisers 💪: STAT Magazine _Workers Solidarity Fundraiser_ When 🗓️: Friday, February 28th, 7:15 – 11:30pm Where 📍: English Lounge What ❓: Let's celebrate solidarity and help raise funds for the Early Intervention football group and Community works service users group! Organisers 💪: UNISON and Unite Strikers _Viraj Mendis Memorial and Performance_ When 🗓️: Saturday, March 1st, 2:00 – 6:00pm Where 📍: Ascension Church, Hulme What ❓: Memorial and dramatic performance about the life of Viraj Mendis, a Sri Lankan national who claimed the right of sanctuary at the Church of the Ascension in Hulme during the 1980s. _Landworkers Alliance Biannual Tegional Gathering_ When 🗓️: Sunday, March 2nd, 10:00AM – 4:30pm Where 📍: Northern Lily, Grassroots Oldham Women's (GROW) Enterprise, M35 0LP What ❓: If you've never heard of the Landworkers' Alliance before, this is a great opportunity to find out more and chat to current members. If you're already a member, here's your chance to input into LWA's future direction locally and nationally Tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/lwa/1540516 Organisers 💪: Landworkers Alliance _Partisan Political Reading Group (Everything for Everyone ME O'Brien and Eman Abdelhadi)_ When 🗓️: Sunday, March 2nd, 5:00 – 7:00pm Where 📍: Working Class Movement Library What ❓: This session will cover chapters 7-8 on tenant organising and indigenous liberation. Organisers 💪: Partisan Political Reading Group * * * Further in the Future * * * _Community Solidarity + Know Your Rights Session_ When 🗓️: Wednesday, March 5th 6:00 – 8:00pm Where 📍: Windrush Millenium Centre M16 7WD What: Session for young people and community members to learn about legal rights and how to confidently intervene against policing in our communities Organisers 💪: Northern Police Monitoring Project _Ella Baker: Changemakers Forum_ When 🗓️: Thursday, March 6th 6:30 – 8:30pm Where 📍: Working Class Movement Library What: Join the Ella Baker School of Organising to develop your organising skills. Organisers 💪: Ella Baker School of Organising _WCML Book Sale Fundraiser_ When 🗓️: Saturday, March 8th 11:00am – 3:00pm Where 📍: Working Class Movement Library What: Fundraiser for the Library. There will be books, pamphlets, and merchandise for sale. _International Women's Day Annual Demo_ When 🗓️: Saturday, March 8th Assemble 12:00 – 3:00pm Where 📍: Picadilly Gardens What: Manchester Feminist coalition annual international women's day demo. More info on their instagram. Organisers 💪: Manchester Feminist Coalition

Manchester Commons Calendar

2/2/2025, 6:57:03 PM

Sunday Round-Up #12 Loads of events coming up so we will keep this short . As always, all the links you need for this group are in the info. section of channel. * * * This Coming Week * * * _Not Sunday Not School (Housing)_ When 🗓️: Wednesday 5th February, 1:00-3:00PM Where 📍: The Hive (First Floor) in the Steve Biko Building, Oxford Road, M13 9PR What ❓: A fortnightly political education workshop in the University of Manchester Students' Union - focused on radical politics. Topics decided collectively . The first session will collectively establish group rules, then we'll have a chat about housing, the University's Fallowfield Redevelopment project and what tenants have done historically to protect themselves from landlords. Whilst it is run in the Students' Union, non-students are more than welcome to come along and get involved! Organisers 💪: UMSU _Anti-Gentrification Community Meal_ When 🗓️: Wednesday 5th February, 5:00-9:00PM Where 📍: The Onion, Levenshulme What ❓: In support of the Block the Block, Save Ryebank Fields and Rise up for the Reno campaigns, there will be crafts, food, speakers, music and stalls! Entry is pay as you feel with all proceeds are going to the campaigns! Organisers 💪: Manchester Student Renters Union _Launch event: The Greater Manchester Gentrification Index_ When 🗓️: Wednesday 5th February, 6:00-8:30PM Where 📍: The Yard Theatre, Hulme What ❓: Join us for the launch of Common Wealth's research on 'Greater Manchester's Gentrification Index', which is a quantitative study of gentrification in Manchester over the last decade and is introduced by GMTU's Isaac Rose Organisers 💪: Greater Manchester Tenants Union Ticket Link: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/gmtu/greater-manchesters-gentrification-index/2025-02-05/18:00/t-moxjndv _Big Flame Book Launch_ When 🗓️: Thursday February 6th, 6:30PM Where 📍: Working Class Movement Library, Salford What ❓: Join ex-Big Flame members Max Farrar and Kevin Mcdonnell for the Salford Launch of their book on Big Flame. This was a national libertarian socialist organisation involved in workers and rent strikes, the Troops Out of Ireland movement, and much more. Organisers 💪: Working Class Movement Library _Prometheus Magazine: Marxist Unity Day School_ When 🗓️: Saturday February 8th, 10AM - 4PM Where 📍: Working Class Movement Library, Salford What ❓: In person day school to discuss strategy, pathways and challenges to Marxist Unity. A broad variety of perspectives and tendencies are welcome. Organisers 💪: Prometheus Magazine, Talking about Socialism Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/marxist-unity-building-a-mass-communist-party-tickets-1204916229879 _The Battle of Jarama (Spanish Civil War) Commemoration_ When 🗓️: Saturday February 8th, 11:30AM - 1:30PM Where 📍: Working Class Movement Library, Salford What ❓: Annual commemoration of the Battle of Jarama, during the Spanish Civil War. Hundreds of British Volunteers, took part in the battle as part of the international brigades which protected Madrid from fascism in 1936. After this event we will go to the Britons' Protection to sing songs in English, Spanish, Catalan, Basque, and other languages from the civil war. Organisers 💪: The International Brigade Memorial Trust _Mark Ashton (1960 - 1987) Commemoration Event 2025_ When 🗓️: Sunday, February 9th 1:00 – 2:00PM Where 📍: HIV Memorial, Sackville Gardens, Gay Village What ❓: Gather to honour the life and work of Mark Ashton through speech, song and collective action. Founder of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, he was an activist that sought to unite the struggle for queer liberation and workers power. After there will be a Folk session starting around 2-2:30pm at The Goose on Bloom Street hosted by Queer as Folk and Rad Trad. All are welcome to join and sing, dance or sit and soak it all up! Please do not bring instruments. Banners encouraged. Please do not bring any papers, flyers, or other materials to hand out or sell. There will be photographers present. Please feel free to wear a face covering if you would prefer to protect your identity. Organisers 💪: Queer Workers Coalition and others _Greater Manchester Tenants Union South and Central branch AGM_ When 🗓️: Sunday, February 9th 1:00 – 4:00pm Where 📍: Working Class Movement Library What ❓: Join the South and Central branch of GMTU for our Annual General Meeting. There will be food, a review of the last year achievements, our plans for 2025, and elections for all the branch committee positions. Organisers 💪: GMTU Register (free): https://forms.gle/nigMUxdyjYAkSu3y7 _Palestinian + Kurdish Resistance - Young Struggle Speaker Event_ When 🗓️: Sunday, February 9th 6:30 – 9:30pm Where 📍: Club Academy, Manchester University Students Union, M13 9PR What ❓: Socialist youth organisation Young Struggle, are coming to Manchester for a panel discussion on Kurdish and Palestinian Resistance and the links between them. Organisers 💪: Young Struggle * * * Further in the Future * * * _Multi_ When 🗓️: Thursday, February 20th 7:30PM - midnight Where 📍: Withington Public Hall What ❓: Uniting venues, bands and audience, Multi places anti-racism and anti-fascism at the centre of the conversation and music is the common language.We want new sounds to be discovered and to begin building an anti-racist culture in Manchester to challenge the rise of the far right.All profits will go to CareforCalais so any extra donations are more than welcome. Organisers 💪: Love Music Hate Racism Tickets: Tickets £8 - https://skiddle.com/e/40580597 _A Public Discussion with Hannah Proctor_ When 🗓️: Friday, February 21st 2:00PM – 3:00PM Where 📍: Ellen Wilkinson Building UoM A2.16 What ❓: Hannah Proctor, writer of "Burnout: The Emotional Experience of Political Defeat" will be running a public discussion. Organisers 💪: MCR feminist coalition, Manchester Leftist Action, and others. _Ash Sarkar - In Conversation_ When 🗓️: Tuesday, February 25th 6:30 – 7:30pm Where 📍: Manchester Academy What ❓: Join political commentator Ash Sarkar to discuss her explosive debut Minority Rule, which reveals how the collective power of ordinary people is under attack. This event will include an interview, audience Q&A and book signing. Tickets: https://www.comparetheticketprice.com/event/ash-sarkar-_-in-conversation