# @kirstenalana on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BlYBCnFlYdo
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2429799-kirstenalana-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/e45a034cf6.jpg
- **Posted:** 2018-07-18T13:48:42.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kirsten Alana (@KirstenAlana) — https://gondola.cc/KirstenAlana

## Caption

🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏽‍♂️ if you like street art! I was so glad that during my #collaboration with @visitmanchester & @lovegreatbritain, our group took a tour of the Northern Quarter of Manchester with @skylinermcr aka Hayley Flynn. Perhaps no one else in the city has the type of information or access that she does, gleaned through authentic relationships with artists, hours of exclusive interviews and tracking down elusive ex-residents. Hers are the only tours north of London to feature in the Telegraph's ‘Incredible Tours’ and I believe that wherever you are on the spectrum of appreciating [or not] street art, you will walk away with something learned or felt that you’ve never known before. The quarter’s walls feature a mix of internationally recognized artists and homegrown talent. Flynn also explained & showcased pieces from #CitiesOfHope It’s a convention of artists who use murals [not tagging] to raise awareness of social issues, challenge injustice and champion the voice of the powerless. Their own words on their site echo the drum beat of my heart: “From its beginning, Street Art has championed the oppressed, standing defiant in the face of injustice as the voice of the powerless. Their art echoes in our souls, whispering that hope is not lost, it was never lost.” Just behind me as I stood to take this photo, is one such piece by the female and male partnership @snikarts A woman in red, a timely tribute to Suffragettes and the continuing stand against injustice, everywhere. #BestOfMCR #ItAllStartsInManchester #LoveGreatBritain

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citiesofhope, bestofmcr, lovegreatbritain, collaboration, itallstartsinmanchester

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