Causes and Cures of Islamophobia Workshop

On Friday 23rd October 2020, MEND North West was invited to Rochdale Islamic Academy- Girls Division to deliver an Islamophobia workshop to their Year 9 students. As part of the work the year group had been doing on racism, MEND came to speak to the students about Islamophobia. During the session, we introduced the students to the term as it was one they had heard, but weren’t necessarily...Read More

An inspiring trip up Snowdon with Rochdale Islamic Academy for Girls

What do you get when you combine the following?Twenty-five pupils from Rochdale Islamic Academy Five members of staff Three instructors from Lupine Adventure Cooperative Two large bottles of sun cream Countless Snowdon Ranger trains Many 99 Ice Creams …And thirty-degree heat? –‘ Would you like to guide a group of young people up Snowdon?’ The voice at the end of the phone, Ben...Read More