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