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3
Apr
Posted by Birmingham Respect in Campaigns, Events, Galleries, News, Salma Yaqoob. Tagged: Baking, Banks, Birmingham, Community, Credit, Economy, Fat Cats, Mohammed Ishtiaq, protest, Rana Nazir, Recession, Salma Yaqoob, Sparkbrook, Sparkhill, Springfield. Leave a comment
Citizens of Birmingham join the protests against corporate greed
Last week, Respect party members, councillors and candidates joined a community protest against corporate greed.
Protest against bankers
With banners highlighting the issues around banks holding the general population and government to ransom, local residents and community members joined the cavalcade of protest vehicles on the streets of Birmingham to make their voices heard.
Amongst them Respect party leader Salma Yaqoob, Birmingham councillors Mohammed Ishtiaq, Shokat Ali and Respect council candidate for the Hall Green ward, Rana Nazir.
Writing on her website, Salma Yaqoob said: “Today’s protest against bankers greed and their restrictions on credit, which is endangering many small businessess in these tough economic times, was great fun and highly effective!
Anti-Bank Credit protest in Birmingham
“The media saw us off and we made a big impact in the Sparkbrook and Springfield wards, getting lots of hoots of support from car drivers and waves from well-wishers. Well done to all involved!”
25
Aug
Posted by Birmingham Respect in Events, Galleries, Salma Yaqoob. Tagged: Adrian Atherley, Adrian Goldberg, Apache Indian, ban, Birmingham, Birmingham City Council, Birmingham United, Casuals United, Cllr, Council House, EDL, English Defence League, EWDL, Far right, fascism, fasicst, gallery, images, John Hemming, Judy Foster, Khalid Mahmood, march, MP, photos, pictures, protest, racism, racist, Salma Yaqoob, Waseem Zaffar, West Midlands Police, WMP. Leave a comment
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Birmingham united against the EDL and Casuals United
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Birmingham united against the EDL and Casuals United
Images from the cross-party meeting in the Birmingham Council House calling for a ban on EDL and far-right marches in the city; attended by Adrian Goldberg, John Hemming MP, Khalid Mahmood MP, councillor Judy Foster, councillor Salma Yaqoob, Apache Indian and Chief Insp Adrian Atherley. Chaired by Waseem Zaffar.
More to come…
13
May
Posted by Birmingham Respect in Events, Galleries, News, Salma Yaqoob. Tagged: 2009, Birmingham, Birmingham Votes '09, European Elections, John Hemming, June 4, MEP, Michael Calderbank, MP, Politics, Quaker Meeting House, Richard Burden, Salma Yaqoob, vote. Leave a comment
Birmingham Votes '09
On Saturday 9th May, 2009, Councillor Salma Yaqoob attended the Birmingham Votes ’09 event held by the Electoral Reform Society at the Quaker Meeting House in central Birmingham.
Salma spoke at the event’s Question Time segment alongside cross-party city representatives including John Hemming MP (Lib Dem) and Richard Burden MP (Labour).
Electorial Reform Society Political Campaigns Officer Michael Calderbank said:
“We all face a real challenge in raising the profile of the European Elections and the importance of democratic representation and we hope that the event made some contribution towards this effort.”
25
Jan
Posted by Birmingham Respect in Events, Galleries. Tagged: Aid, Aisharr Mahmood, Amaanah, Birmingham, Bordesley Centre, Boycott, Chris Arendt, Gaza, George Galloway, Israel, Kevin Ovenden, King Edwards, Mariam Khan, Mark Anthony France, meeting, Mohammed Ishtiaq, Palestine, public, Ray Gaston, Salma Yaqoob, students. 1 comment
25
Jan
Posted by Birmingham Respect in Events, Galleries. Tagged: 17th January, 2009, Birmingham, Birmingham City Council, Birmingham Respect, Birmingham Stop the War Coalition, Chris Khamid, Clare Short, Cllr, Councillor, Councillors, Gaza, Israel, Israeli, Jeremy Corbyn, Lynne Jones, march, massacre, MP, Palestine, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Palestinian, protest, Salma Yaqoob, Salman Mirza, Saturday, Victoria Sqaure. 1 comment
25
Jan
Posted by Birmingham Respect in Events, Galleries. Tagged: 2009, 3rd January, Alexei Sayle, Anas Al-Tikriti, Andrew Murray, Annie Lennox, Bianca Jagger, Birmingham, demonstration, Gaza massacre, George Galloway, Israel, John Rees, Ken Livingstone, London, march, national, National demonstration, Palestine, protest, rally, Respect, Salma Yaqoob, Stop the War Coalition, Tony Benn, Trafalgar Square. 2 comments
Images from the first national demonstration against the Israeli massacre in Gaza. The demonstration and rally took place on Saturday 3rd January, 2009 and attracted 100,000 demonstrators.
More images at the Birmingham Stop the War Coalition facebook group here.
19
Oct
Posted by Birmingham Respect in Events, Galleries. Tagged: Birmingham, Birmingham Central Mosque, Cllr, Community, Crisis in Pakistan, George Galloway, Malcolm X, Mohammed Ishtiaq, MP, Naeem Khan, Naeem Ullah Khan, Pakistan, Pakistan bombings, Pakistani, Salma Yaqoob, Somali, West Midlands, Yvonne Ridley. Leave a comment
13
Mar
Posted by Birmingham Respect in Galleries. Tagged: Birmingham Respect, International Women's Day, Salma Iqbal, Salma Yaqoob, Sparkbrook. Leave a comment
South Birmingham Respect Celebrates International Women’s Day
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Images: Birmingham Respect
10
Mar
Posted by Birmingham Respect in Galleries. Tagged: Birmingham, candidates, election, George Galloway, launch, Mohammed Ishtiaq, Mushtaq Hussain, Nahim Ullah Khan, public, Ray Gaston, Respect, Respect Renewal, Salma Iqbal, Salma Yaqoob. Leave a comment
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