Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York spoke last week to the occupiers outside St Paul’s Cathedral in London, where he argued “one of the things that I think we’re learning over the last few years actually and particularly over the last few months, is that it’s people – on the street, in the squares – that really matters, in the end.”

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We’ll be running one of our training days on Saturday 19 November. Come along to learn about media literacy, writing techniques, research methods for investigative journalism and community reporting.

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Studies over the past ten years consistently demonstrate the callous disregard for human rights and human dignity that accompanies asylum seekers who are being removed from the UK.

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Last November, I wrote an article for MULE regarding the government’s attempts to “censor the language of violence coming from young people” in the wake of the student protests in London. Given the recent spate of riots across the country it seemed appropriate to re-examine the topic, both in light of the new kinds of […]

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In the run up to mass walkouts on 30 June, the latest issue of The Sausage Factory from Leeds focuses on strike action in the universities.

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Wednesday marked the 15th anniversary of the IRA bombing of Manchester city centre. Over the last week a lot has been written about the bomb’s legacy for the city. Most of them are singing from the same hymnsheet, so it was interesting to see a different perspective.

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Carbon Co-op is a community-based initiative with an aim of bringing people and communities together to reduce Manchester’s household carbon emissions. With the co-op about to launch they’re looking for members and wider support for their participation in a nationwide energy competition. Jonathan Atkinson introduces the co-op…

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