
Manchester Commons Calendar
June 8, 2025 at 05:09 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
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