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The Notting Hill carnival took place last weekend, and despite some typical August bank holiday weather, it didn’t seem to dampen many spirits. We asked you for your photos of Europe’s largest street festival and there were so many great contributions that we created a gallery.
We’re partnering with the 99% campaign to showcase positive stories of young people, and our focus is still on young people living in Manchester who inspire and interest you. Brooks Poverty shared this photo of politics student Yusuf Molade.
Yusuf Molade
Yusuf Molade
Second year politics student, The University of Manchester.
“I’m originally from London, but Manchester is easy to feel at home in. I’ve just returned from Hong Kong on a trip with the University to talk to people about studying in Manchester. Now I’m on my second internship. There are opportunities for young people but you have to keep persevering and learn to accept rejection too.”
The UN has announced that three million refugees have fled their homes in Syria due to the violence in the country. As part of our ongoing coverage we have been asking you to share your stories. Eujin Byun from UNHCR sent in this photo of what a refugee’s ‘moving day’ looks like.
Moving day
This is how Syrian refugee's moving day looks like. Domiz camp, Kurdistan region of Iraq
UNHCR/ Eujin Byun
The fighting in Iraq is still causing many displaced Iraqis to flee the violent clashes, but Eujin still manages to capture the smiles of children in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
Million dollar smile
Million dollar smile from Yezidi children in Kurdistan region of Iraq. They suffered what they don't deserve but they still smile.
UNHCR/ Eujin Byun
As the fracking protests gather pace Environment still want to see your photos and experiences of the demonstrations. TheFunnelogyChannel shared this image of a rather original fracking protest idea with us.
Fracking Protest at the European Parliament
Fracking protest in front of the European Parliament, dressed up as waiters and serving "fracking fluid" to passersby and parliamentarians.
As New York City’s newest landmark One World Trade Center prepares to open its doors, Cities has asked you to share your pictures and experiences of how the building has become part of your local cityscape. Debashis Pradhan shared this photo of the tower taken from his apartment.
Freedom Tower in Red, White and Blue
A bank of clouds loom over Freedom Tower decked in true American colors. Taken from my apartment in Pavonia/Newport, Jersey City.
For more pictures of Freedom Tower, please visit:
http://www.debashispradhan.com/Galleries/New-York/
The British football season is now in full swing and we have received plenty of fantastic photos and stories from passionate fans around the country who are keen to give a portrait of their club. yorktone shared this photo with us having captured the atmosphere whenever his beloved York City are playing.
banter
I've followed York all my life. In the last couple of years I've tried to catch a little of the atmosphere at our home, Bootham Crescent.
The Tech Monthly summer project is themed around ‘energy’ and there have been many creative submissions over the last few weeks. catbells shared this photo of what looks like a rather terrifying electrical storm in Peru.
Random v Metered energy
Photograph taken in Ayacucho, Peru. Every afternoon at about 5pm an electric storm traveled across the south of the city. I set my camera up on a wall - smallest aperture and longest exposure the camera would accept , and waited.
I like the juxtoposition between the controlled, metered energy in the power lines against the raw random energy of the lightning strike.
This week Cities wanted to see your photos of the strangest city signs you have seen. Giles Bennett captured this classic in Cumbria.
O-Oh
Don't let Tiddles out in Silloth, Cumbria...
With books being the most important travel companion for many over the holidays, Culture encouraged you to share photos of where you and your books were travelling this summer. The best contributions were included in this gallery.
Meanwhile the hunt for London’s literary benches is drawing to a close next month, but tippitiwitchet certainly did a good job in visiting them all. This particular one was apparently not that easy to find.
We're going on a bear hunt
This took some finding, although we saw no bears on the trail. Cunningly concealed in a fenced in flower garden in Greenwich Park
GuardianWitness is now on Facebook, as we wanted to share your contributions with a wider audience. Have a look at our page and get involved.
This weekend
We’ve received some incredible spoken word videos this week. Take a look at our playlist and if you are a spoken word poet or artist, share your video performances with us.
You have two days left to enter the Guardian Cities and Barbican film competition: your city in 3 minutes. Show us your videos for a chance for your film to be screened at the Barbican.
If you happen to be gardening this weekend, we’d like to hear about how your garden grows for a feature for the Weekend magazine.
New assignments this week
Readers’ travel tips: Kitsch USA motels
Share photographs of One World Trade Center from your neighbourhood
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