Hulme Green Party are calling on the upcoming Homeless Film
Festival (HFF) [1] to boycott film screenings and other events hosted
by Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU).
The aggressive legal action that MMU have pursued in conjunction with
Manchester City Council and the repeated evictions of The Ark homeless shelter
have received much public attention in the last few weeks. [2]
The harassing actions of these large institutions against this
vulnerable group were called out by homelessness campaigns, students
and Manchester Green Party. [3]
Deyika Nzeribe, Hulme resident and Green Party campaigner
said: "While we recognize the good work that the HFF are doing and
have done, it is just wrong for them to ally themselves
with MMU, who have aggressively pursued and evicted the
Ark homeless camp twice in the last few months. It was a well
organised shelter, which was doing a lot to raise awareness of
homelessness and to provide support for vulnerable people.
"On the back of this ‘partnership’, MMU will be able to use HFF as
an example of the good work it's doing for the homeless, to cover up what it's
actually doing on the ground. HFF should do the right thing and boycott the MMU venues."
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