About us
There has been a growing need for a radical community hub in the years since Manchester’s last Social Centre, The Basement, was closed due to flooding. As the editor of the news sheet Manchester Climate Fortnightly wrote, “There has been a Basement-shaped hole in Manchester’s activism since 2007”.
We are currently looking at properties in central and south Manchester. If you’ve seen a building that could work for us, please get in touch!
If you would like more information about our project, please drop us an email (admin [at] manchestersocialcentre.org).
If you would like to discuss ideas with people involved in the project, and get involved yourself, join our web forum.
The group organises non-hierarchically using consensus-based decision making.
If you’d like to volunteer on an occasional basis (e.g. at fundraising events or once we’re open), sign up to the mailing list and we will keep in contact about volunteering opportunities.
We have three aims:
1) To create a space where different community, campaign and activist groups can meet, organise and share ideas.
2) To provide a space for members of the local community to both share their issues and solutions to their problems as well as find out about connected social injustices such as climate change, environmental degradation, corporate power, democratic deficits and other issues – in a participatory and empowering manner.
3) To provide a space which breaks down the barriers between art, music, culture, community organising and political activism in Manchester.