Holocaust Memmorial Day 2015

A very successful event took place at the Tyneside to mark Holocaust day. A summary can be found here.

Pride film

Northumbria UCU Equality Sub-group presents...

A special showing of the film "Pride" at the Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle-upon-Tyne to mark Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History Month on Wednesday 25 February 2015 at 6pm

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Women and politics

NOT ON THE QT: Women and Politics

On 30th March 2015, the British Parliament will be dissolved and campaigning will start for Election 2015 (7th May). This is the longest period of election purdah for many years, giving all parties ample time to persuade us that they should be the next party of Government. But the trends in voter turnout suggest that the public seem increasingly disinterested in politics, perhaps because we only see politicians on TV and not out and about on the doorstep, holding public meetings or surgeries?

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