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In June 2009 he attempted to perform a [[citizen's arrest]] on [[City of Salford|Salford]] MP [[Hazel Blears]] at a constituency party meeting in [[Swinton, Greater Manchester|Swinton]].<ref name="blearsarrest">{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/blears-faces-wrath-of-party-activists-ndash-but-holds-on-to-her-job-1708978.html|title=Blears faces wrath of party activists|work=The Independent|date=19 June 2009}}</ref> |
In June 2009 he attempted to perform a [[citizen's arrest]] on [[City of Salford|Salford]] MP [[Hazel Blears]] at a constituency party meeting in [[Swinton, Greater Manchester|Swinton]].<ref name="blearsarrest">{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/blears-faces-wrath-of-party-activists-ndash-but-holds-on-to-her-job-1708978.html|title=Blears faces wrath of party activists|work=The Independent|date=19 June 2009}}</ref> |
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He was selected to contest the [[Salford and Eccles]] seat at the 2010 general election,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8499888.stm|title=Anti-Hazel Blears campaigners choose candidate|publisher=BBC News|date=5 February 2010}}</ref> beating [[presumptive nominee]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/expenses+anger+prompts+antiblears+campaign/3526362|title=Expenses anger prompts anti-Blears campaign|publisher=Channel 4 News|date=4 February 2010|access-date=8 February 2010|archive-date=9 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209062408/http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/expenses+anger+prompts+antiblears+campaign/3526362|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Merseyside]] [[Trades Union Congress|TUC]] leader [[Alec McFadden]] by a majority vote after responding to [[Martin Bell]]'s call for a "community champion" during a public meeting in [[Eccles, Greater Manchester|Eccles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salfordstar.com/article.asp?id=468|title=Salford Youth Council Champ To Stand Against Hazel|publisher=Salford Star|date=5 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/02/10/gay-rights-activist-to-challenge-hazel-blears/|title=Gay rights activist to challenge Hazel Blears|publisher=PinkNews.co.uk|date=10 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1191779_candidate_chosen_to_fight_for_hazel_blears_salford_seat|title=Candidate chosen to fight for Hazel Blears' Salford seat|publisher=Manchester Evening News|date=5 February 2010}}</ref> He received 730 votes and Hazel Blears received 16,655.<ref>{{citation|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/d85.stm|title=Election Results 2010 – Salford and Eccles|publisher=BBC News|date=7 May 2010}}</ref> Despite the distribution of votes, David's campaign generated notable media interest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redpepper.org.uk/Everything-a-career-politician-is/|title=Red Pepper meets a radical candidate: "everything a career politician is not"|publisher=Red Pepper|date=5 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |
He was selected to contest the [[Salford and Eccles]] seat at the 2010 general election,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8499888.stm|title=Anti-Hazel Blears campaigners choose candidate|publisher=BBC News|date=5 February 2010}}</ref> beating [[presumptive nominee]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/expenses+anger+prompts+antiblears+campaign/3526362|title=Expenses anger prompts anti-Blears campaign|publisher=Channel 4 News|date=4 February 2010|access-date=8 February 2010|archive-date=9 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209062408/http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/expenses+anger+prompts+antiblears+campaign/3526362|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Merseyside]] [[Trades Union Congress|TUC]] leader [[Alec McFadden]] by a majority vote after responding to [[Martin Bell]]'s call for a "community champion" during a public meeting in [[Eccles, Greater Manchester|Eccles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salfordstar.com/article.asp?id=468|title=Salford Youth Council Champ To Stand Against Hazel|publisher=Salford Star|date=5 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/02/10/gay-rights-activist-to-challenge-hazel-blears/|title=Gay rights activist to challenge Hazel Blears|publisher=PinkNews.co.uk|date=10 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1191779_candidate_chosen_to_fight_for_hazel_blears_salford_seat|title=Candidate chosen to fight for Hazel Blears' Salford seat|publisher=Manchester Evening News|date=5 February 2010}}</ref> He received 730 votes and Hazel Blears received 16,655.<ref>{{citation|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/d85.stm|title=Election Results 2010 – Salford and Eccles|publisher=BBC News|date=7 May 2010}}</ref> Despite the distribution of votes, David's campaign generated notable media interest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redpepper.org.uk/Everything-a-career-politician-is/|title=Red Pepper meets a radical candidate: "everything a career politician is not"|publisher=Red Pepper|date=5 April 2010}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |
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| ⚫ | }}</ref> He was shadowed by a [[film crew]] and was the focus of the 30-minute documentary film ''The Candidate'' which premièred on [[Channel M]]. Described as an "intimate and amusing portrait".<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.salfordfilmfestival.org.uk/catalogue.asp?process=5&id=1018 |title=Salford International Film Festival 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401020631/http://www.salfordfilmfestival.org.uk/catalogue.asp?process=5&id=1018 |archivedate=1 April 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref> It has since been shown at a number of film festivals and has received acclaim after being nominated for the Royal Television Society Awards, Exposures 2001 and the Salford International Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shootingpeople.org/watch|title=Independent Filmmakers Network : Shooting People|website=shootingpeople.org|language=en|access-date=2019-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://manchestermule.com/article/preview-exposures-film-festival|title=» Preview: Exposures Film Festival - MULE|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-06-19}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Comedian [[Mark Steel]] co-hosted a fundraising gig at the [[Dancehouse]] Theatre in support of Henry's election campaign<ref>{{Citation |title=Mark Steel in Manchester for: Laugh ! I nearly Voted ! 26th April 2010 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB50vRdhkNM |access-date=2023-04-12 |language=en}}</ref>. He was shadowed by a [[film crew]] and was the focus of the 30-minute documentary film ''The Candidate'' which premièred on [[Channel M]]. Described as an "intimate and amusing portrait".<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.salfordfilmfestival.org.uk/catalogue.asp?process=5&id=1018 |title=Salford International Film Festival 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401020631/http://www.salfordfilmfestival.org.uk/catalogue.asp?process=5&id=1018 |archivedate=1 April 2012 |df=dmy }}</ref> It has since been shown at a number of film festivals and has received acclaim after being nominated for the Royal Television Society Awards, Exposures 2001 and the Salford International Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shootingpeople.org/watch|title=Independent Filmmakers Network : Shooting People|website=shootingpeople.org|language=en|access-date=2019-06-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://manchestermule.com/article/preview-exposures-film-festival|title=» Preview: Exposures Film Festival - MULE|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-06-19}}</ref> |
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In 2022 he was announced as a Green Party candidate for the Salford and Eccles constituency at the next General Election.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-05 |title=The two Davids bidding for Green political success in Salford |url=http://www.salfordnow.co.uk/2022/12/05/the-two-davids-bidding-for-green-political-success-in-salford/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Salford Now |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
In 2022 he was announced as a Green Party candidate for the Salford and Eccles constituency at the next General Election.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-05 |title=The two Davids bidding for Green political success in Salford |url=http://www.salfordnow.co.uk/2022/12/05/the-two-davids-bidding-for-green-political-success-in-salford/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Salford Now |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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David Joseph Henry is a writer, human rights activist and former parliamentary candidate from Manchester, England. He is a former pupil of Oakwood High School in Chorlton.[1]
Biography
In 1999 he co-founded the Queer Youth Network.[2]
He writes a regular column in London's QX magazine [example needed], and has been a contributor to the Pink Paper and OutNorthWest.[3] David has been outspoken in the media and petitioned the government on the issue of civil partnerships and has argued that they "create a two-tier system of inequality".[citation needed]
In June 2009 he attempted to perform a citizen's arrest on Salford MP Hazel Blears at a constituency party meeting in Swinton.[4]
He was selected to contest the Salford and Eccles seat at the 2010 general election,[5] beating presumptive nominee[6] Merseyside TUC leader Alec McFadden by a majority vote after responding to Martin Bell's call for a "community champion" during a public meeting in Eccles.[7][8][9] He received 730 votes and Hazel Blears received 16,655.[10] Despite the distribution of votes, David's campaign generated notable media interest.[11] [12]
Comedian Mark Steel co-hosted a fundraising gig at the Dancehouse Theatre in support of Henry's election campaign[13]. He was shadowed by a film crew and was the focus of the 30-minute documentary film The Candidate which premièred on Channel M. Described as an "intimate and amusing portrait".[14] It has since been shown at a number of film festivals and has received acclaim after being nominated for the Royal Television Society Awards, Exposures 2001 and the Salford International Film Festival.[15][16]
In 2022 he was announced as a Green Party candidate for the Salford and Eccles constituency at the next General Election.[17]
References
- ^ News, Manchester Evening (28 April 2010). "David Henry (Hazel Must Go!)". men. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "History of the Gay Youth Movement". Queer Youth Network. March 2009. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ "outnorthwest93". Issuu. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "Blears faces wrath of party activists". The Independent. 19 June 2009.
- ^ "Anti-Hazel Blears campaigners choose candidate". BBC News. 5 February 2010.
- ^ "Expenses anger prompts anti-Blears campaign". Channel 4 News. 4 February 2010. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ "Salford Youth Council Champ To Stand Against Hazel". Salford Star. 5 February 2010.
- ^ "Gay rights activist to challenge Hazel Blears". PinkNews.co.uk. 10 February 2010.
- ^ "Candidate chosen to fight for Hazel Blears' Salford seat". Manchester Evening News. 5 February 2010.
- ^ Election Results 2010 – Salford and Eccles, BBC News, 7 May 2010
- ^ "Red Pepper meets a radical candidate: "everything a career politician is not"". Red Pepper. 5 April 2010.
- ^ "BBC interview David Henry on Salford Precinct". SalfordOnline. 3 March 2010. Archived from the original on 10 February 2011.
- ^ Mark Steel in Manchester for: Laugh ! I nearly Voted ! 26th April 2010, retrieved 12 April 2023
- ^ Salford International Film Festival 2010, archived from the original on 1 April 2012
- ^ "Independent Filmmakers Network : Shooting People". shootingpeople.org. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "» Preview: Exposures Film Festival - MULE". Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "The two Davids bidding for Green political success in Salford". Salford Now. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.