Black History Month South are looking for artists to design an image for a large scale printed mural which will be displayed on St Marys Fire station, Southampton. Artists are being sought to design a mural that celebrates the Windrush Generation. The present printed vinyl mural located on the...
Southampton Stand up to Racism rally draws crowds to city centre
By Charlotte Ndupuechi. Southampton stood proud once again. Today (10/8/24) the Bargate was filled with people who wanted to make a stand to show that our city is a diverse and tolerant place to live for all. Building on the momentum of Wednesday’s amazing show of unity, Southampton Stand...
Southampton Pride returns this month with Big Pride Weekend
By Mabel Wellman. On the 24th and 25th of August, Southampton Pride returns as the third and final Pride event of the season in the city. For the first time ever, Southampton Pride will be a two day Pride event, Big Pride Weekend, similar to Pride In The Park,...
Punks, pirates, and parrots: Totton pub hosts charity music event tomorrow
By Laura McCarthy. The Peg & Parrot in Totton will be hosting Punkfest, a charity music event, on Saturday 10th August from 6pm in aid of Naomi House and Jacksplace. Local pop punk cover band The Audio Pirates are set to perform an exciting set of alternative hits alongside...
Opinion: writing a new chapter of hope
By Manthan Pathak. First came the trauma. Then the fight. Now the hope. It’s been an emotional couple of weeks. I’ve watched in horror as extreme violence by the far right, targeted at immigrants and all people of colour, has disfigured our country. Perhaps it’s useful here to offer...
John Hansard Gallery Community Takeover
By Katie Isham. Something’s cooking at the John Hansard Gallery (JHG) in the heart of Southampton city centre. The ideas have been marinated, the ingredients have been prepped and now the timer is on. JHG is offering up a platter of food themed treats for its Community Takeover exhibition...
Reader’s letter: So what happened in Southampton on Wednesday,7th August?
By Jayanti Shah MBE. In response to the article ‘Southampton’s anti-fascist counter demonstration – last night we took our country back’ So what happened in Southampton on 7th August? 1 A large number of people came out to show community unity. It would have been a larger crowd but...
Southampton’s anti-fascist counter demonstration – last night we took our country back
By Sam Wise. Last night, Southampton made me proud. I’m sure everyone was aware of the brief spate of far-right violence that had happened in the last week or two, using the excuse of the tragic stabbings in Southport to justify “peaceful protests” which devolved into fighting with the...
Reader’s letter: Southampton – you did us proud
By Charlotte Ndupuechi. Wow, well done Southampton and thank you. Tonight (7/8/24) you did us proud. Hundreds of you took to the streets in a counter protest to let the racists know that they are not welcome in our city. It’s been amazing to see photos of people, young...
Unity rally to be held in Southampton on Saturday
A unity rally, subtitled ‘stop the far right’ is being held in Southampton on Saturday (10/8/24). It comes in the wake of right-wing extremism, racist hatred and acts of terror occurring across the country and follows a huge anti-racist counter demonstration on Wednesday, which saw hundreds of people from...