🚨 Artists are removing their artwork from @HOME_mcr in protest of the venue’s decision to cancel an event celebrating Palestinian stories.
One artist accuses the venue of having “contributed to the silencing of Palestinian voices at a time when they most need to be heard”
I’m in @ManchesterMill for their weekend story today, with photos by @danithecole. I’ve spent the last few weeks following five student rent strikers at Manchester uni - this is their story of how they won the biggest payout to students in known history
Maria Jackson, one of the artists featured in the exhibition and a former @HOME_mcr staff member, explains why she’s protesting
Lots of applause — including from HOME’s current staff…
Me and @joshi were on the Today Programme this morning, talking to @rowanbridge about The Mill, the future of local journalism and our impact in Greater Manchester. If you want to listen, we’re around 7.22 mins in:
Very excited to share that today was my first day as a full-time trainee reporter with @ManchesterMill ✨ I feel so lucky to be part of such a wonderful team that values quality and trust and can’t wait for the next chapter
Breaking: @HOME_mcr have reinstated the Voices of Resilience event, writing that they "regret that this has had such wide-reaching impacts"
Read the full statement here homemcr.org/article/a-stat…
‘The pressure of a degree is increasingly paired with high costs and minimal contact time; this year, social isolation was thrown into the mix. The unsurprising result was a mass mental health crisis among young people.’ Me for @tribunemagazine
BREAKING: The University of Greater Manchester has suspended vice chancellor George Holmes, the provost Zubair Hanslot and another senior member of staff following ‘serious allegations’
