Manchester TUC worked with dozens of other organisations to stage the first ever protest at the site of the proposed “Number 10 North” with a replica Downing Street door, Larry the cat and a lectern, to demand more than “Manchesterism” and spell out what we want from the new PM on the eve of Andy Burnham becoming Labour Party leader.
The event combined political theatre with a serious point: people who have lived under Andy Burnham’s Mayoralty don’t think “Manchesterism” is enough. Representatives from different organisations each spelt out a key demand to a stand-in for the incoming Prime Minister.
The speakers addressed a wide range of issues. Together, they painted a picture of the challenges facing the country and of their determination to campaign for a new national direction.
The following organisations took part on the day:
- Greater Manchester Friends of Palestine
- Greater Manchester Unite Community
- Fossil Free Greater Manchester
- Manchester Trades Union Council
- Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit
- Greater Manchester Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
- Stop the War Coalition
- Unite Greater Manchester Mental Health
- Defend Our Juries
- Manchester Metropolitan University, University & College Union
- Red Roots Collective
- Trafford Trades Union Council
- Patients Not Passports
- Migrant Justice Manchester
- UNISON Greater Manchester Mental Health
- Manchester Friends of the Earth
- Fare Free Greater Manchester
- Trans Liberation Group
- PCS (Public and Commercial Services Union) HMRC Salford
- Stand Up To Racism
- CHARM (Community for Holistic, Accessible, Rights Based Mental Health)
- Climate Justice Coalition