Today marks the three year anniversary of the murder of Makram Ali by Darren Osborne in the Finsbury Park terror attack in 2017. Meanwhile, the threat of the far-right continues to rise, with last weekend seeing 137 arrests made following “sickening” violence by far-right...
After George Floyd, an unarmed black man, was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, protests erupted across the U.S. and the rest of the world calling for justice – not only for George Floyd but for all those who have died as a result of police and state brutality. At MEND we...
Tomorrow will see three years since the murder of Makram Ali by Darren Osborne in the Finsbury Park terror attack in 2017. Meanwhile, the Home Office’s consultation into protecting places of worship closes next Sunday, 28th June 2020. MEND strongly urges mosques, individuals, and...
The Black Lives Matter movement continues to shine a light upon the tragic and preventable deaths of too many people, as well as the role of police in both the deaths themselves and the manner in which these deaths are investigated. Meanwhile, the inquest into the drowning of schoolgirl Shukri...
Coming weeks will bear witness to a series of painful anniversaries that are poignant reminders of the dangers of the far-right. Today is the fourth anniversary of the murder of Jo Cox by Thomas Mair in 2016, while Friday will see three years since the murder of Makram Ali by Darren Osborne in the...
Yesterday marked the three-year anniversary of the Grenfell Tragedy. We recognise that the deaths were not inevitable. Instead, they were the consequence of a long sequence of socio-political and economic choices made at the expense of vulnerable communities. Austerity measures, introduced by...
Our local partnership with Deepdale Community Association (DCA) in Preston continued post-Ramadhan. DCA is a grassroots organisation run by volunteers on the ground who work to address the concerns and needs for local community. Prior to the current global pandemic, DCA worked to increase the...
The Period Poverty Project is an initiative set up locally in Manchester, headed up by Ghazala Tehseen. Over the last few months, MEND Manchester have partnered up locally with the organisation to support the essential work they’re doing in the community to address an issue that is often ignored,...
MEND Manchester have been working to address the many issues relating to the exclusion of Black Muslims from Muslim spaces, and the need to ensure that their voices and experiences are highlighted and amplified within the Muslim community to reduce anti-Black racism and to provide a united front in...
Amina Shareef from our Sheffield Working Group recently spoke at an online rally for the Black Lives Matter movement hosted by Stand Up To Racism Sheffield. The event was organised to show solidarity with those protesting police brutality in the US, as well as in the UK. In her speech, Amina...
