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Partisan’s Club space is located inside the Islington Mill on James Street (M3 5HW). Our Community Space is located across the courtyard on the ground floor of New Islington Mill, which can also be accessed from the Regent Trading Estate off Oldfield Road (M5 4DE).
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Partisan Cinema returns with the second part of our Palestinian film season! We have also settled on our new name so we are officially called Partisan Cinema. Give us a follow on Instagram at partisancinema. On Thursday 2nd May we will be screening It Must Be Heaven from director Elia Suleiman; a surrealist comedy take…
Calling all Manchester based writers! We’re running a new fortnightly workshop for all budding writers to come together and carve out some dedicated time for your writing projects. We welcome writers from all fields and levels of experience, and each session, we’ll be taking part in a range of activities to learn new skills, help…
Lower the electro-blinds, fire up the cyber-smoke machines, and put on your mecha-heels, as Salford's queerest cabaret, hosted by the incomparable Violet Blonde, returns! Running until 5am with a special guest from across the pond coming, it's not one to miss xoxo
Free, in the Partisan Club space. Timings may not be exact, fingers crossed.
Community Space or Club space (in club space when reading group is on, otherwise...in the Community Space). We're Just Do the Thing!A social group set up for and by trans women and transfeminine people to get together and share information, skills and help support each other to Just Do the Thing!Follow our Instagram to find…
Partisan Political Reading Group meets every two weeks to discuss set readings from a wide range of thinkers, with a focus on progressive politics. We offer a relaxed, welcoming space for open and respectful discussion, open to all ages and experience levels. The group meets every other Sunday at 3pm in Partisan, with support for…
Inspired by a panel discussion on Trans Liberation at TWT, this is a monthly assembly for trans and non-binary folk to come together and create strategic action for our liberation. The space will be radically tender and inclusive, we can support each other in building resilience through community building, mutual care and action. We’ll collect…
DJ Club open to Partisan members or those contributing a donation. The venue is wheelchair accessible, has an accessible toilet, and our toilet facilities are gender neutral. Partisan aims to be a safer space. Harmful and discriminatory behaviour is not tolerated. As a cooperative, Partisan is democratically owned by its members, and is shaped by…
Remote Vol.7 - Liquid Earth, Ethan McNamara, Deep Hertz Tickets available here - https://ra.co/events/1889604 Vol.7 takes us to the Partisan Collective where Liquid Earth and Ethan McNamara take over one of Manchester’s leading community-led DIY spaces Part 80’s sleaze, part 90’s deepness, there’s no doubt Liquid Earth possesses an infectious signature sound that can be…
Come along if you want are interested in using the risograph for your projects. The Partisan RISO is available to all Partisan members. This session serves as an intro to newcomers, social, and peer-to-peer support group. Bring yourself and a file or hard copy to print with RISO and contact [email protected] for more info. Printing…
Calling all Manchester based writers! We’re running a new fortnightly workshop for all budding writers to come together and carve out some dedicated time for your writing projects. We welcome writers from all fields and levels of experience, and each session, we’ll be taking part in a range of activities to learn new skills, help…
Partisan Political Reading Group meets every two weeks to discuss set readings from a wide range of thinkers, with a focus on progressive politics. We offer a relaxed, welcoming space for open and respectful discussion, open to all ages and experience levels. The group meets every other Sunday at 3pm in Partisan, with support for…
DJ Club open to Partisan members or those contributing a donation. The venue is wheelchair accessible, has an accessible toilet, and our toilet facilities are gender neutral. Partisan aims to be a safer space. Harmful and discriminatory behaviour is not tolerated. As a cooperative, Partisan is democratically owned by its members, and is shaped by…
Calling all Manchester based writers! We’re running a new fortnightly workshop for all budding writers to come together and carve out some dedicated time for your writing projects. We welcome writers from all fields and levels of experience, and each session, we’ll be taking part in a range of activities to learn new skills, help…
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