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Guardian readers and Tom Stevens

Weekly highlights: Mexico protests, the ebola crisis and signs of autumn

Protest reach Plaza de la Liberacion in Guadalajara
Protest reach Plaza de la Liberacion in Guadalajara Photograph: zedconte/GuardianWitness

If there’s an assignment that we’re not running that you think we should please do let us know by sharing your ideas with us.

One of the main news stories of the week was the demonstrations in cities across Mexico following the disappearance of 43 student teachers. We asked anyone who is taking part to share their experiences with us. Benjamin Palmer shared this photo from one of the many solidarity marches taking place.

Students and citizens of Guadalajara take part in a solidarity march for the missing students of Ayotzinapa.

Another important news story this week is the growing Ebola crisis. Global Development have asked anyone who lives in an Ebola hotspot to share their photos and stories. AlexisMasciarelli shared this photo describing the situation in southern Guinea.

Aliou Dongue, from Senegal, is running the World Food Programme operations, providing food and logistics assistance in Gueckedou, southern Guinea: "Even though so many people fear to come and work here, being on the front-line is very valuable work because it allows me to help feed the patients, contribute to their quick recovery and ensure their families do not go hungry. While working for WFP in Gueckedou, I made some really good friends with people at the treatment center and I can only look forward to each and every one of them being discharged."

If you live in an Ebola hotspot, you can share your photos and experiences with us at GuardianWitness.

For the second readers’ assignment we asked you to share your photos of empty places of worship. There were a lot of lovely photos shared with us, and a selection of them have been featured in this gallery.

Our new readers’ assignment is all about labyrinths and mazes of the world. You can share your photos here.

As a tribute to the final of The Great British Bake Off this week, we created a Baking disasters gallery of efforts that would not have made much of an impression on the show.

Whether a keen golfer yourself, or an avid spectator we have asked for your best action shots from favourite golf courses across the world. herebutforfortune shared this classic family moment from the golf course.

The oldest PGA course in the States, where my son and late husband once played, while I played at amateur photography :)

We have featured another great selection of your golf course snaps in this gallery.

Commercial robots are looking like becoming an important part of our future, and for that reason we encouraged you to share your own robot designs. A selection of the most creative ones were featured here.

With leaves starting to turn in the northern hemisphere, autumn is most definitely in the air. We’ve asked you for photos of the signs of autumn wherever you live. JEFreaney shared this image of a rabbit getting used to the colder surroundings at a nearby farm.

The Rabbits have taken over an abandoned farm near where I live. Undisturbed for a year or so their numbers have grown steadily. This one is getting ready for the winter.

In celebration of Grandparent’s Day in the UK last Sunday, we asked you to tell us what your grandparents mean to you. There have been some heartwarming recollections, and we collected the best of them in this gallery.

We asked you to share your Yom Kippur stories last week, and a selection of them have been included here. This week we have encouraged you to share your Sukkot (the Feast of Booths) experiences.

Muslims around the world celebrated Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice) last weekend, and we asked our readers what they would be doing for the three day festival. We featured a selection of contributions in this gallery.

With the MLB playoffs underway we would like to know what stories and memories you have of playing and following baseball yourself. DinahParums shared this photo from when she became a Los Angeles Angels fan in the late seventies.

Dinah Parums, L.A. Angels baseball fan, summer 1978. Joe DiMaggio was also at that game. I was a medical student in Cambridge and spent the summer with a friend in Los Angeles. I've been a baseball fan ever since.

For our first weekly photography assignment in the Observer New Review we asked you to share your photos on the theme of ‘beginnings.’ A selection of our favourites can be found here.

This week’s photography assignment involves the theme ‘cross.’ So whether it’s zebra crossings, ferry crossings or cross country skiing that interests you, you can share your photos at GuardianWitness.

This weekend you may want to join in:

Monarch butterfly migration: share your photos

Football in India: your photos and experiences

Tech Monthly photography project: light

Miscarriages: your stories and experiences

Best offices around the world: share your photos

Thanks to everyone for contributing to GuardianWitness

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