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