By Manthan Pathak. Pictures by Andrea Barrett. Local campaigners for disabled people’s rights staged a protest at Southampton’s Guildhall Square to bring attention to the government’s plans to cut disability benefits. A new nationwide grassroots group, Crips Against Cuts, created in opposition to the proposals, organised the demonstration, which...
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Trans rights protest in Winchester hailed as a success
By Mabel Wellman. On the 3rd May, the Hampshire Trans+ Network organised a protest in Winchester. This was to protest against the recent Supreme Court ruling which has excluded trans women from the definition of a woman in UK law. The fallout of which has ranged from trans women...
Opinion: Why I love Southampton
By Mabel Wellman. What comes to mind when you think of Southampton? To a lot of people, I find that frustratingly the only thing that may come to mind is the Titanic. However, there is a lot more to our city than just a sinking ship! Here are some...
Reader’s letter: solidarity with the trans community
By Glyn Oliver, Branch Secretary, Unite Community Southampton Area. I am a cis man in my 70s and have spent my life standing with minorities against oppression. I was so delighted to give my solidarity to the trans+ march in Southampton last Saturday. There was so much joy and...
Hundreds take to Southampton streets for protest in support of trans rights
By Sally Churchward. Some 300 to 500 trans people and allies marched through the centre of Southampton today (26/4/25) before rallying at Watts Park for a rally in support of the transgender community. The event was organised by Trans Pride Southampton following not only the recent Supreme Court ruling...
Southampton protest in support of trans community on Saturday
By Mabel Wellman, director of Trans Pride Southampton. On Saturday, 26th April, a peaceful protest will take place in Southampton in support of the trans community. This is following not only the recent Supreme Court ruling, but the resulting fallout in which we have heard that the British Transport...
Protest in support of transgender people in Southampton this weekend
By Mabel Wellman, director of Trans Pride Southampton. On the 26th April, Southampton will have a protest to support transgender people. This protest follows on from the recent Supreme Court ruling that a transgender woman is not a woman, as defined under the Equality Act 2010 regarding sex discrimination....
Reader’s letter: Enough is enough – we reject planned welfare cuts
By Crips Against Cuts. On Saturday 5th April, activists and their disabled allies in Portsmouth will be rallying outside the Guildhall to say ‘enough is enough’ and reject the government’s planned welfare cuts, as well as the proposed changes to assessment for disabled people to access work exemption benefits,...
Trans Pride returns to Southampton this month
Trans Pride Southampton returns for its third annual event this year. This year’s event will take place on the 29th June 2024. This event will begin with a protest march through Southampton, setting out from Oxford Street and finishing at the event’s venue, Edmund Kell Unitarian Church. The march...
Hundreds of protestors brave the rain to call for peace in Gaza in Southampton
words and pictures by Sally Churchward. “Free, free Palestine” rang out across Southampton’s Guildhall Square on Saturday (November 4) as around 300 people braved downpours and gathered for the city’s latest Vigil for Gaza. The crowd was made up of those who have been dedicated to Palestine’s cause for...