# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 760 Days in Sanctuary: Guided Tours
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 05 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sun, 05 Apr, 2026 at 02:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us for a guided tour of a new exhibition at Ascension Church Hulme which served as home to Britain's longest public sanctuary campaign.About this EventIn December 1986, Sri Lankan activist Viraj Mendis entered the Church of the Ascension Hulme, seeking sanctuary from deportation. For the next 760 days, the church became both refuge and rallying point, defended around the clock by the Viraj Mendis Defence Campaign (VMDC) - a movement that united local residents, students, and radicals in one of Britain's longest sanctuary campaigns.Join us for a guided tour of a new exhibition, 760 Days in Sanctuary, curated by historian Kerry Pimblott in partnership with the Radical Reading Room and former VMDC members. Attendees are advised to bring a smart phone to access oral histories included in the exhibition.We have also created an educational resource for those that would like to learn more about the campaign which can be accessed here.The exhibition is hosted by the Ascension Church Hulme with support from the Arts & Humanities Research Council and the University of Manchester.Photo credit: Viraj Mendis on the People's March from Manchester to London, July 1986. Courtesy of Chris Procter. The Viraj Mendis Anti-Deportation and Sanctuary Collection, Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre, Manchester, GB3228.118.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/manchester/760-days-in-sanctuary-guided-tours/100001984633356795
- **Event Categories**: Exhibitions, Art, Sports
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Manchester
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Ascension Church Hulme
- **lat**: 53.4674412
- **long**: -2.2502207
- **full address**: Ascension Church Hulme, 282 Stretford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: The Race, Roots & Resistance Collective (https://allevents.in/org/the-race-roots-and-resistance-collective/17704259)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 05 Apr, 2026 at 01:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Ascension Church Hulme, 282 Stretford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 GBP
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Race, Roots & Resistance Collective
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Exhibitions, Art, Sports
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about 760 Days in Sanctuary: Guided Tours ?
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