On Wednesday 24th March, we conducted an induction for volunteers in Preston following a drive in the local area. During the induction, we went through MEND as an organisation and its differing functions that work together to tackle Islamophobia in the UK. We provided attendees with an overview of...
On Friday 4th April, MEND Preston was invited on to ‘Community Talk’, hosted by a local community group called Deepdale Community Association. The aim of this conversation was to discuss the Race Report that was published by the government and to highlight how minority communities in the...
Prior to the Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) elections on Thursday 6th May, we spoke to Clive Grunshaw, incumbent Labour candidate for Lancs PCC, about his priorities and plans should he be elected. This conversation was held in partnership with Deepdale Community Association. During...
With the Greater Manchester Mayoral elections coming up on Thursday 6th May, we spoke to Simon Lepori, Lib Dem candidate for GM Mayor, about his priorities and plans should he be elected. During our conversation, expertly hosted by Sanaa, one of our Manchester volunteers, Simon discussed his...
Listen to the Leicestershire PCC Candidates make their pledges at MEND Hustings ahead of elections on the 6th May 2021. 🧭At our PCC hustings, the Labour and Liberal Democrat candidates committed to tackling all forms of hate crimes including Islamophobia. Candidates from all parties were invited...
GET TO KNOW YOUR CANDIDATES, BEFORE CASTING YOUR VOTE 🕴🏼 West Midlands Mayoral candidates discussed their pledges with MEND in partnership with Community Foundation ahead of the election on the 6th May 2021. 🧭 View our Community Meetings, to see the Conservative, Labour and Liberal...
As part of Scotland’s GOAV (Get Out And Vote) campaign we organised a host of husting events across the whole of Scotland. These culminated in a national husting event on Thursday 15th April with all party leaders for the main five political parties in Scotland. Each event was organised with...
Elections mean nothing if we don’t actually take part and this is why on a Sunday afternoon at the start of spring, Al-Masaar, in partnership with MEND, live-streamed “Your Voice Matters”. A webinar looking at the why’s, when’s, how’s and where’s of voting. The event which...
In Scotland, we are gearing up for the Holyrood 2021 elections which will take place on 6th May 2021. In preparation for these elections MEND Scotland is in full swing in our GOAV (Get Out and Vote) campaign. As part of GOAV we have been meeting with election candidates from all major Scottish...
Importance of going out and voting Imran Abdullah, a volunteer with MEND for the politics team, attended an interview session with Radio Seerah to discuss the importance of voting emphasizing the need for Muslims to become much more active in their local elections. Imran introduced the Get Out...
