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We all carry labels of identity: Religion, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexuality, disability. Some badges we choose, others are imposed. Issues of identity are discussed in Badges Chosen/ Labels Given as part of the award-winning SICK! Festival, 8 -25 March. 

The Manchester International Women’s festival is here …Manchester is an amazing city buzzing with excitement with world class sports, arts and culture. What makes Manchester special and like nothing else on earth is its people. Manchester people are doers and the women of Manchester are no exception. Their contribution to the city is huge. Women are the backbone to family life, help create safe and happy neighbourhoods inspiring trust and friendship and contribute enormously to the economy and across the professions and all other areas of work.

This year’s Manchester Day is on the 18 June 2017 and the theme is all about magic! Join in conjuring up wonderful inventions and illusions, bringing the city’s streets alive with stunning costumes, structures and performances.

Your group could be part of one of the North West’s biggest and best community celebrations… or you could sign up as an individual to get a chance to join the WOW Crowd.

They say you can’t judge a book by its cover and were diversity is concerned, nothing could be truer. We often talk about Manchester’s diverse communities as collective groups, but when you look inside there are thousands of individuals each with their own strengths, their own values and their own identities. Just like reading a book, the more you look into it, the more interesting it becomes.