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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Last month we hosted the brilliant South Asian Liberation Movement for an archive workshop, sharing collection items on community organising, third spaces and Global Majority women activists. Be sure to follow the work the SALM are doing and keep an eye out for future events...

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Save the date! Join us in commemorating the 40th anniversary of Ahmed Iqbal Ullah’s death. Monday 21st September 2026, 5pm- 8:30pm, Manchester Central Library To book, visit: legacyofahmed40yearson.eventbrite.co.uk Keep an eye out for more information...

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

An official massive welcome to Rahel who is currently on placement with us until 21st August and has been doing marvellous work over the last few weeks on the library’s U.S. collections! Visit our blog tinyurl.com/59xwrxds to learn more about Rahel, her work and interests...

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

From the 3rd August-11th September 2026, the RACE Centre library desk will be staffed for drop-in enquiries on Tues and Weds only, opening times will be from 9:30am-12:30pm and 1:30pm-4:30pm The library will still be open and accessible. You will also be able to access our archives as normal!

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

We are really excited to be sharing our fantastic line up for our Meet the Researchers online event on Wednesday 29th July 6pm – 7:30pm We will be joined by guest speakers Dr. Nasia Sarwar-Skuse, Sandhya Sharma and Professor Sadiah Qureshi. Book your free place via shorturl.at/Y7wSc

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

In this clip, Dr Sylvia shares her love for football + more gems! What stood out for you + what does football mean to you?⚽ Ref: GB3228.110/2/, Unity and Community in Football: Celebrating Cameroonian Heritage, Interview with Dr Sylvia Forchap, 2019, Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre, Manchester

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

We are excited to announce that we will be running our first free Summer School over the school holidays this year! Starting on Monday 3rd August – Thursday 6th August at Manchester Central Library. Open to all 15-19 year olds. Register your interest at: shorturl.at/Nhdlv

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Do you have the #WorldCup on your mind but there is still time to go till the next match? Why not pick up a football related book in the meantime. We have a great selection available in our library for you to run though… ⚽

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

2026 marks 45 years since the Moss Side Uprisings. We looked at some archive items with Year 10 students from St Peter’s High School Find out more about what came out of this session on our blog, 'Engaging learners in the Moss Side 1981 Uprisings' here: www.racearchive.org.uk/engaging-lea...

Yellow and green conference poster titled 'Moss Side fights back' dated 12th December 1981. Information on the poster- A conference organised by the Moss Side neighbourhood consultative committee on behalf of City Council. Make sure your voice is heard. Contact your local community group to get your views across.

Six images of books on uprising and resistance

Image of hand holding a purple background book titled Moss Side 1981 (written in white)- More than Just a Riot (written in yellow), Gus John (written in black)

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Join us this #SouthAsianHeritageMonth to meet some of the brilliant researchers working with our collections. Guest speakers include Dr Nasia Sarwar-Skuse, Sandhya Sharma and Professor Sadiah Qureshi. This event will be hosted online, book via: 2026sahm.eventbrite.co.uk

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

We had an incredible time on 3rd Nov at “Courage, Vision, Planning and Fearless Work”: The Congress Lives On✊🏾 An evening of reflection, resistance & creative expression commemorating the Fifth Pan-African Congress (1945). Thank you to everyone who joined us!

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

📝 For Islamophobia Awareness Month, we’re sharing a new blog series based on research by Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan, commissioned by the AIU RACE Centre in Feb 2023. The posts are now live — check them out on our site or via the link in our bio.

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

📚 Islamophobia Awareness Month Book Display If you haven’t seen it yet, come check out our book display for Islamophobia Awareness Month at Manchester Library. We’ve got a wide range of titles on show — come have a look!

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

We're delighted to announce that Dr Parise Carmichael-Murphy has been appointed by the University of Manchester as our Honorary Research Fellow. Welcome to the team, Parise!

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

We’re SOLD OUT for “Courage, Vision, Planning and Fearless Work: The Congress Lives On.” 🎉 Join the waiting list if you’re still keen — and if you’ve got a ticket but can’t make it, please let us know so we can reallocate it. Thanks to everyone who booked — see you soon! 🙌 #TheCongressLivesOn

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

🎓 Your Voice, Your Education Workshop 🗓️ Wed 29 Oct 2025 | 12–4:30pm 📍 Manchester Central Library Join a hands-on event shaping inclusive educational resources that centre global majority voices in Greater Manchester. 🍪 Refreshments + £25 voucher Limited spaces — Link in BIO

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Your Voice, Your Education: Shaping Inclusive Educational Resources

Join a creative, hands-on event exploring educational resources and reimagining and improving what inclusive education can look like.

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Most of #BlackHistoryMonth is flying by, so we’re looking back at last year’s Reimagining Black History Month — powerful talks on uplifting Black youth voices across Manchester. Now you can join us on Nov 3 for “Courage, Vision, Planning & Fearless Work: The Congress Lives On”

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Meet our new collections and engagement officer. Alongside her role at the Centre, she is co-facilitating the Safe Access Programme for the Association of Independent Museums. She is also an advisory panel member on the Guardian’s Legacies of Enslavement programme.

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

📣 Pan-African Organising in Manchester 🗓️ Oct 29, 6pm | 📍 Friends’ Meeting House Join @ManCityCouncil’s Equity & Engagement Team for a BSL-supported event marking 80 yrs since the 1945 Pan-African Congress — feat. Dr Parise Carmichael-Murphy + archives from @AhmedIqbalUllah. #BHM2025

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

🎧 New on Soundcloud: Black History in Stockport — stories from residents of African & Caribbean descent, capturing the voices that shaped the town’s heritage. Listen now & celebrate Stockport’s Black history. 🔗 soundcloud.com/aiucentre racearchive.org.uk  #BlackHistory #Stockport #HeritageFund

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The John Rylands Library @thejohnrylands.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Looks like a great event over at Manchester Central Library. 📰🗞️Featuring material from @wcmlibrary.bsky.social and @aiucentre.bsky.social

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

“Courage, vision, planning & fearless work”: the Congress Lives On. 📅 Mon 3 Nov | Manchester Central Library With Gary Younge, Young Identity & Shirley May. Reflection, resistance & creativity to honour Black histories & the 1945 Pan-African Congress. ✊🏾

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

We’re excited to be part of Sanctuary, Now and Then ✨ asylum, migrant rights & anti-deportation in Britain since the 1980s 📅 7 Nov 2025 | 🕛 12–3pm 📍 Manchester Central Library Speakers include Stuart Crosthwaite, Amy Grant, Rachel Humphris & Paul Weller. 🎟️ Free – register here: shorturl.at/FZ6Nd

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Today marks the start of #BlackHistoryMonth in the UK. We’re launching our **Manifesto**, built with Manchester’s Black communities, to guide how we share & honour Black histories. 📖 Download via our bio or pick up a copy at Manchester Central Library. ✊🏾

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Excited to join the Fumbo: Names, Traditions & Meanings celebration with Amani Creatives this Thu 2 Oct, 2.30–7pm at Manchester Central Library! Free dance & craft workshops, exhibition tour, curator’s talk, live music + tasty African food. Drop in!

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Sadiah Qureshi 🦈 @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

I’d usually avoid a weekend commute, but this was a joy. Attendees ranged from elders to kids of every complexion while speakers spoke, sang, and read poetry in several languages whose sounds fill my life. I 💛💚🩵 the @aiucentre.bsky.social. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reclaiming...

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Reclaiming Joy: A Legacy of Third Spaces

Eventbrite - Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre presents Reclaiming Joy: A Legacy of Third Spaces - Saturday, August 16, 2025 at Longsight Library and Learning Centre, Manchester, Englan...

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Great news! ✨ Gary Younge will join us on 3 Nov for an event where we’ll commemorate the historic Fifth Pan-African Congress (1945) in the face of rising hate. Save the date! Link in BIO to register. #BlackHistory #AntiRacism

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

We’re back with our Monthly Book Pick! 📚✨ This month, Tania Stein recommends Against the Loveless World — a powerful story of love, loss & survival from a Palestinian woman’s prison cell. #BookRec #PalestinianLit

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

📚 CPD for educators ahead of #BlackHistoryMonth 🗓 Tue 23 Sept | ⏰ 4:30–5:30pm (GMT+1) | 🌐 Online ➡️ Link in BO Build confidence in teaching Black histories ethically + locally, with resources from the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre. 📩 rrarchive@manchester.ac.uk #AntiRacistEd #BHM

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

We marked South Asia Heritage Month with Reclaiming Joy at Longsight Library ✨ From secret 90s day raves to live music, poetry & dance, we celebrated how South Asian communities created spaces of joy & culture. Big thanks to all our artists & partners 💫 Link in BIO for more information

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

We’re proud to support Muslim Northern Women’s Grand Annual Open Mic Night! 📅 Mon 16 Sept 2025 | 🕔 5–7:30 PM 📍 Manchester Central Library (Ground Floor) 👩🏽‍🤝‍👩🏾 Sisters-only, 18+ An evening of poetry, storytelling & raw self-expression, centring the voices of Muslim women across the North. 🎤 links in bio!

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

✨ From humble beginnings to lasting change — discover the legacy of Lou Kushnick, founder of the RACE Centre 💬 Year 10 students Alice & Lindsay share their research on his fight for race equality. 📍 See more in Central Library #LouKushnick #RaceEquality

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

We are thrilled to announce the chair of the panel, Professor Sadiah Qureshi, for our ‘Reclaiming Joy: A Legacy of Third Spaces’ event at Longsight Library on Saturday 16th August. Booking is essential, get your free ticket through the link in our bio.

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

📘 Black Histories of Cheetham Hill by Parise Carmichael-Murphy is out now — a vital resource for anti-racist education rooted in North Manchester’s Black history. 📥 Download via link in bio. #BlackHistory #CheethamHill #AntiRacistEducation

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

We’re excited to launch our anti-racist, collections-based educational resources—now live on our new Support for Educators page! The first set explores Refugeeism, with archive-based activities, context, and reading lists. Free registration (via link in bio)

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Save the date! Join us on 16 Aug 2025 at Longsight Library for Reclaiming Joy: A Legacy of Third Spaces – a free event celebrating South Asian Heritage Month with panels, performances, DJs & more. In collab with Manchester City Council. Lunch included! #LongsightLibrary #SAHM

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

The Library will be closed 2–25 Aug for an essential IT upgrade. No public/staff access + no collections during this time (including requested books). But we're still here! Reach us by email & explore: 🖥️ Blog 🎧 Soundcloud 📚 Digital Collections Need a space? 👉 Check ManCityCouncil + UoMLibrary sites.

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

🏳️‍🌈 As Pride Month wraps up, we’re sharing the 6th review in our blog series on LGBTQ+ books from our library—written by Manchester Uni Library Student Team members. Read more via the link in bio! 📚 #PrideMonth #LGBTQBooks #StudentVoices

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Last Sunday was #WindrushDay! We've put together a special book display celebrating the voices & stories of the Windrush generation. Up until 18 July—check it out! All books via Manchester Libraries catalogue. 🌟 #WindrushGeneration #Libraries

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Books from our library featured at Legend of the Looms are still available to explore – plus many more! We spotlight #GlobalMajority voices & love your book recs. 📚 Visit us or browse online to dive into our collections. Got a title in mind? Tell us!

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

For Refugee Week, we’ve launched Cultivating Compassion and Critical Thinking—a new guide to help educators engage young people with refugeeism in a compassionate way. This will sit alongside our anti-racist and archive collections-based educational activities. Let us know what you think!

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

📚 New monthly book recs coming your way! This month’s pick is from Hafsah Aneela Bashir, our brilliant Community Producer Expect gems from our collections & beyond. 👀 Stay tuned for next month’s rec! #BookRecommendation #MonthlyReads

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

✨ A huge thank you to all who joined us Saturday! We explored textiles & folk art with poet/filmmaker Ali Al-Jamri + a hands-on weaving workshop by Ibukun 🎨🧵 Sips and Dips lunch = delicious! 🥗 Missed it? Follow us for the next one! #TextileArt #WeavingWorkshop #AliAlJamri #Ibukun #ManchesterEvents

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

📣 We’re hiring a Collections Engagement Officer! Join us to create inclusive, creative ways to connect communities with our archive & library collections. 🗓️ Deadline: 23/06/25 ⏰ 28 hrs/week | 💸 £31.6–36.1k pro rata 🔗 bit.ly/3ZB5sxN #JobAlert #Archives #SocialJustice #LibraryJobs #Manchester

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

🎉 Join us on 12th June 2025 for a special evening celebrating this historic event through archives, films, and stories of resistance. 🕟 4:30–7pm | ♿ Fully accessible 🎟️ shorturl.at/Uz2Um 💸 Travel/caring cost support available 📧 contact rrarchive@manchester.ac.uk

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Odd Arts @oddartsuk.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

📢 We're partnering with Manchester City Council on a research project exploring gendered Islamophobia faced by Muslim women & girls. 💰 £21.5K | 🗓️ July–Nov 2025 ⏳ Apply by 30 May Contact:Safina.Islam@manchester.gov.uk #GenderedIslamophobia #OddArts #CommunityResearch

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Working Class Movement Library @wcmlibrary.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

We're really excited to be teaming up with the AIU Race Centre, North West Film Archive and People's History Museum to bring Legacy of Unity: Archival Insights from the Pan African Congress 1945. Thursday 12th June from 4:30pm at Manchester Central Library www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/legacy-of-...

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Legacy of Unity: Archival Insights from the Pan African Congress 1945

Join us at the Manchester Central Library for an evening of archival exploration and discussion on the 1945 Pan-African Congress.

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

📽️ Free film screening + weaving workshop! Join poet Ali Al-Jamri & artist Ibukun Baldwin for The Legend of the Looms + hands-on textiles fun 🧵 📅 Sat 24 May, 11:30–3:30 📍 Manchester Central Library 🎟️ Book via Eventbrite (link in bio) 🍽️ Lunch included!

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AIU RACE Centre @aiucentre.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

We’re excited to announce Maya Sharma as the new Head of RACE Centre and Education Trust! Maya brings extensive experience from her roles at the Centre, National Lottery Heritage Fund, and the community sector, with a strong track record in anti-racist collections work.

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