Meet the activists, Radical Late from PHM

Carmel Smickersgill, Tours & Activities Editor

Visit now

Meet the activists – online

10 December 2020

Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.

These Walls Must Fall
Book now

The People’s History Museum have once again programmed a series of informative, inspiring and empowering Radical Lates. This December, they will be holding an online conversation, where you can meet the activists working on the ground to end immigration detention.

The Government’s current immigration policy allows people who do not (yet) have leave to remain in the UK, or those who’s leave to remain has expired, to be locked up like prisoners or deported. In recent weeks there have also been suggestions of moving these detention centres to off-shore facilities, bringing the issue to the forefront and inspiring some tempestuous debate. These centres lock people up behind bars and barbed wire and are heavily guarded, these are people who haven’t committed crimes.

The groups, who will be discussing how you can get involved in fighting these issues locally, include: Amnesty International’s Manchester group, Gatwick Detainee Welfare Group, Lesbian Immigration Support Group, Manchester City of Sanctuary, Manchester Immigration Detainee Support Team, RAPAR, Safety4Sisters and These Walls Must Fall. Join them online to hear about the work they’re currently doing and what they have planned for the future.

Meet the activists is just one of the Radical Lates in the People’s History Museum’s provocative series. Check out their website for details of more events.

Where to go near Meet the activists, Radical Late from PHM

The Engine Room Notice Board
Southport
Event venue
The Engine Room

The Engine Room is a creative community hub in Southport’s Wayfarers Arcade, offering co-working space, cultural events and collaborative opportunities for artists, freelancers and educators.

Leeds
Gallery
The Mill Gallery

The Mill Gallery is an artist-run space in Leeds, supporting emerging artists to develop and showcase their work authentically.

Church congregation at St George's Church in Leeds
Leeds
Place of worship
St George’s Church

St George’s is a lively city centre church in Leeds with three services every Sunday and a midweek programme that includes groups, courses and events. We’re here to help people

Picante
Liverpool
Restaurant
Picante

Picante is a sun-soaked Mexican restaurant at the trailblazing Cains Brewery Village in Liverpool.

Miru Mill
Manchester
Event venue
Miru Mill

Miru Mill is an event space and micro-factory based at Churchgate Mill in Stockport.

Spa
iglu sauna

An authentic and affordable sauna and cold plunge experience in Hebden Bridge, in a beautiful outdoor setting amongst the trees.

Salford
Restaurant
Kallos Cafe & Wine Bar

Kallos is a Greek restaurant and wine bar in Salford, serving up exquisite dishes throughout the day and evening.

Symmetry Room
City Centre
Museum
Museum of Illusions

Museum of Illusions Manchester is part of the global Museum of Illusions Group, the largest and fastest-growing chain of private museums in the world.

What's on: Activity

A man in a black mac and black rain hat plays a double bass on some rocks in the countryside.
ActivityBradford
The Bradford Progress

Bradford celebrates its rich musical landscape with a two-day sonic journey led by Turner Prize winner Jeremy Deller, Charles Hazlewood and Paraorchestra.

Free entry
Group of people around a computer screen watch a new documentary from artist
ActivityLeeds
Pyramid Open Studio Tours

Pyramid arts in Leeds are hosting a day of open studio tours where you’ll meet the artists in the rooms see the artworks in the spaces where they’re made.

Free entry

Culture Guides

Theatre in Manchester and the North
Theatre in the North

Eclectic as ever. You'll find inventive reworkings, world-class contemporary dance and Greater Manchester's inaugural Improv Festival in our guide.

Laura Ellen Bacon, Into Being, 2025. Photo © India Hobson, courtesy Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Exhibitions in the North

Willow weaving, textile collages, digital arts and ecology - all this and more in our exhibition top picks this month

portrait of Lorsung in a dark shirt with dark hair and dark round glasses
Literature Events in the North

We've got laughs and we've got leftfield on the live literature radar this month. Something for everyone, from poets playing with form to short story writers looking long.

Sextile
Music in the North

Open air clubs, new festivals and long-awaited gigs. The North West's live music scene is heating up this spring. 

Classical Music in the North

Read our latest highlights from the live classical music offer in Manchester and the North, taking in a number of the region's most cherished orchestral forces and venues.