Mancunians are being asked to take aim at the banks this weekend. ‘Robin Hood tax’ campaigners are holding a workshop to train supporters in a move to pick the pockets of the financial sector through a tax which they claim could raise billions for cash-strapped public services.
Walk-in centres in Ancoats and Wythenshawe are due to close within months, as the council committee responsible for managing the transition from the current health service to the coalition government’s vision of ‘joined-up’ provision, held its first public meeting last week.
Trade unionists, campaign groups and community activists are holding a weekend of conferences, street parties and demonstrations across the city to tackle austerity, unemployment and the arms trade.
South Manchester Law Centre has won its right to a judicial review of Manchester City Council’s decision to end funding for specialist immigration advice described by the judge as “unique”.
A nationally renowned law centre that has provided free and impartial legal advice to Manchester residents since the 70s is applying to take Manchester City Council to court over funding cuts.
Human rights lawyers, local MPs and Manchester campaigners Access to Advice have called an urgent meeting to curb the “devastating impact” of the government’s Legal Aid Bill as it approaches its final stages in Parliament.
Campaigners in Manchester joined together this morning to create a public washing line of messages to raise awareness of the unpaid and undervalued work carried out by women every day.
