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'''David Joseph Henry''' is a writer, human rights activist and former parliamentary candidate from [[Manchester]], England. |
'''David Joseph Henry''' is a writer, human rights activist and former parliamentary candidate from [[Manchester]], England. |
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He is a former pupil of [[Oakwood High School, Manchester|Oakwood High School]] in Chorlton.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/david-henry-hazel-must-go-640866|title=David Henry (Hazel Must Go!)| |
He is a former pupil of [[Oakwood High School, Manchester|Oakwood High School]] in Chorlton.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/david-henry-hazel-must-go-640866|title=David Henry (Hazel Must Go!)|=|=Manchester Evening|date=--|-date=2019}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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In 1999 he co-founded the [[Queer Youth Network]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.queeryouth.org.uk/community/index.php?act=Issues&CODE=83&ISSUE=Timeline|title=History of the Gay Youth Movement|publisher=Queer Youth Network|date=March 2009|access-date=17 June 2008|archive-date=24 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924033846/http://www.queeryouth.org.uk/community/index.php?act=Issues&CODE=83&ISSUE=Timeline|url-status=dead}}</ref>In the same year, he represented the [[United Kingdom]] at the 10th commemorative meeting of the [[Convention on the Rights of the Child|UNCRC]] in Geneva,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120614060238/http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/%28Symbol%29/63b0febc513f784d8025682d005c8fca?Opendocument#:~:text=76.%20David,were%20tomorrow%27s%20adults |
In 1999 he co-founded the [[Queer Youth Network]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.queeryouth.org.uk/community/index.php?act=Issues&CODE=83&ISSUE=Timeline|title=History of the Gay Youth Movement|publisher=Queer Youth Network|date=March 2009|access-date=17 June 2008|archive-date=24 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924033846/http://www.queeryouth.org.uk/community/index.php?act=Issues&CODE=83&ISSUE=Timeline|url-status=dead}}</ref>In the same year, he represented the [[United Kingdom]] at the 10th commemorative meeting of the [[Convention on the Rights of the Child|UNCRC]] in Geneva,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120614060238/http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/%28Symbol%29/63b0febc513f784d8025682d005c8fca?Opendocument#:~:text=76.%20David,were%20tomorrow%27s%20adults</ref> as a member of the youth-led [[children's rights]] organisation [[Article 12]]. |
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He writes a regular column in London's ''[[QX (Swedish magazine)|QX magazine]]'' {{examples needed|date=March 2014}}, and has been a contributor to ''[[the Pink Paper]]'' and ''[[OutNorthWest]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/outnorthwest/docs/issue93/11|title=outnorthwest93|website=Issuu|language=en|access-date=2019-12-23}}</ref> David has been outspoken in the media and petitioned the government on the issue of [[Civil partnership in the United Kingdom|civil partnerships]] and has argued that they "create a two-tier system of inequality".{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}} |
He writes a regular column in London's ''[[QX (Swedish magazine)|QX magazine]]'' {{examples needed|date=March 2014}}, and has been a contributor to ''[[the Pink Paper]]'' and ''[[OutNorthWest]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/outnorthwest/docs/issue93/11|title=outnorthwest93|website=Issuu|language=en|access-date=2019-12-23}}</ref> David has been outspoken in the media and petitioned the government on the issue of [[Civil partnership in the United Kingdom|civil partnerships]] and has argued that they "create a two-tier system of inequality".{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}} |
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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
[edit]In 1999 he co-founded the Queer Youth Network.[2]In the same year, he represented the United Kingdom at the 10th commemorative meeting of the UNCRC in Geneva,[3] as a member of the youth-led children's rights organisation Article 12.
He writes a regular column in London's QX magazine [example needed], and has been a contributor to the Pink Paper and OutNorthWest.[4] 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.[5]
He was selected to contest the Salford and Eccles seat at the 2010 general election,[6] beating presumptive nominee[7] 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.[8][9][10] He stood for the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) and received 730 votes (1.8% share of the total votes) and Hazel Blears received 16,655 (40.1% of the overall share of the vote).[11] Despite the distribution of votes, David's campaign generated notable media interest.[12][13]
Comedian Mark Steel co-hosted a fundraising gig at the Dancehouse Theatre in support of Henry's election campaign.[14] 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".[15] 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.[16][17]
In 2022 he was announced as a Green Party candidate for the Salford and Eccles constituency at the 2024 general election.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "David Henry (Hazel Must Go!)". Manchester Evening News. 28 April 2010. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "History of the Gay Youth Movement". Queer Youth Network. March 2009. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ "Convention on the rights of the child: summary record of the 574th Meeting". United Nations. 5 November 1999. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. 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.