Manchester

Protest by Chinese students, Manchester (video)

More than 1000 people protested about Western media coverage of the Beijing Olympics and Tibet. After a two-hour demonstration outside the BBC, they marched up Oxford Street to Manchester Town Hall.

Manchester flashmob tomorrow

There will be a flashmob somewhere in Manchester city centre tomorrow lunchtime. I’m hoping to be there to shoot a video of whatever happens.

Reclaim the Night march, Manchester

UPDATE (October 2008): due to controversy surrounding the actual motives behind the ‘queer trans bloc’, this video has ‘retired’ into the archives and I have withdrawn permission to show or distribute it. On a personal note, I filmed this event with the best of intentions: to report the march and record it for posterity. Original Reclaim the Night march, Manchester

Manchester earthquake

I was in the kitchen when the earthquake struck at 1am. I could hear a sound like rubble falling inside the wall and then the room shook violently from side to side. The building was literally rocking. I’m about 70ft up on the top floor, so it was unnerving to say the least. This was Manchester earthquake

Student bus

A bus full of students on their way into Manchester city centre, passes through Rusholme.