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VIDEO: Birmingham women celebrate International Women’s Day 2018
Birmingham women from different backgrounds, ages and abilities have come together to share why they think we still need to #PressForProgress on International Women's Day. Women from across Birmingham and…
8 inspiring reads from local female authors for International Women’s Day
It is currently International Women's Month, with International Women's Day (IWD) taking place on Thursday 8th March. Both annual events are celebrated to highlight the contributions of women in history and contemporary society. (more…)
Global charity helps Birmingham university student “find her voice”
A University of Birmingham student says debating global issues at school helped her find her voice. After taking part in successful school debates as a sixth former in her home town…
Here’s 6 photos of Owen Jones like you’ve never seen him before (Oh, those MySpace pics!)
Owen Jones. 33. Northerner. Author. Journalist. possibly. So maybe not a vampire but hard to say considering the guy never appears to age. He begs to differ. (more…)
Students create life-size paper tribute to Suffragette icons marking 100 years of women’s voting rights
Birmingham City University students have created a life-size paper tribute to Suffragette icons, celebrating 100 years of women’s right to vote. Trailblazing women who successfully fought for the right to vote…
Public meeting opposing Trump’s UK visit to be held in Birmingham
A public meeting calling for Donald Trump's UK state visit to be cancelled is to take place in Birmingham next month. Expected to be attended by high profile activists, organisers of the event are demanding…
VIDEO: Birmingham comes together to help the homeless and needy
This Christmas Day, we pay tribute to the hundreds of people and countless organisations who give up their time to help the less fortunate, homeless and needy across Birmingham; not…
Birmingham protester Saffiyah Khan makes Stylist’s ‘Women of the Year’
Birmingham activist Saffiyah Khan, who was propelled to international recognition after standing up to an EDL thug earlier this year, has been named of one of Stylist magazine's Women of the…
Tough new penalties for laser misuse as 73 incidents reported at Birmingham Airport
Tough new penalties are being enforced for the misuse of lasers, including fines and prison sentences, following incidents which could have caused serious harm to aircraft arriving and departing at…
Cor-brrrryn: Someone actually went and built a Jeremy Corbyn snowman!
As temperatures plummeted across the country this week and schools were out on account of heavy snowfall, out came an army of frozen snowmen raised across front yards, back gardens and public parks.…