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If you know a woman, or group of women, whose hard work and dedication has significantly improved the lives of Manchester residents, or they have excelled in their field, you can nominate them now.
The Office for Social Responsibility at the University of Manchester has recently launched its new newsletter. With news, articles and details of events from across the University, the newsletter provides the latest stories on how they are making a difference and how you can get involved.
To sign up to the newsletter, visit: www.socialresponsibility.manchester.ac.uk/about/get-in-touch/
Do something positive during Alcohol Awareness Week.
This year, Manchester City Council are focusing on the effects of alcohol on children’s lives as new research has found that 1 in 5 surveyed, know of a child or children who have been negatively affected as a result of other people’s drinking.
Take part in the Drink Wise Challenge to find out what more should be done to protect children from alcohol.
Watch out for advisors at venues around the city giving advice and ideas.
Ladybarn Community Centre is one of six other projects across the ITV Granada region that has reached the finals of the Big Lottery’s People’s Millions. Winning projects will be decided by public vote between 24-26 November 2014. Short films promoting projects will be shown as part of Granada Evening News.
A lot of people in the local voluntary sector are going to be very angry today. They’re going to feel threatened, undervalued, rejected and hopeless. The Council’s budget proposals will make horrible reading for many people who’ve been working very hard for a long time to make a difference in the city. For some groups this will mean cuts to services and activities. For many it will mean many job losses – the sector is an employer too, after all. For some this may be the last straw and we may see the end of a number of organisations that have made a great contribution to the city.
The Start Something Project, is Youth Elements CIC fully funded Enterprise and Employment programme for individuals age (19+). The project will give participants the motivation, self belief and determination to be enterprising and employable.
The programme starts on Tuesday 25 November, in Central Manchester which takes place on 2 days a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays, for 10 weeks.
Travel expenses will be reimbursed.
Living Wage Week is a UK-wide celebration of the Living Wage and Living Wage Employers. The aim of the week is to raise awareness of the Living Wage and the Living Wage Employer Mark.
In 2014 Living Wage Week will take place on the 2-8 November.
The new UK and London Living Wage rates for 2014-15 will be announced on Monday 3 November. The UK Living Wage rate will be announced simultaneously in cities around the UK whilst the London rate will be announced by Mayor of London Boris Johnson.
Wikipedia defines Open data as ‘…the idea that certain data should be freely available to everyone to use and republish as they wish, without restrictions from copyright, patents or other mechanisms of control.’
So in plain English we have published data which you can use for whatever you like!
We’ve very pleased to be releasing our data on groups on our database, volunteers that are registered with us and grants awarded through our Reducing Social Isolation grants programme.
The Refugee Welcome Trust are offering an interactive workshop promoting understanding of the asylum process and how it might feel to be a refugee.
How it works
It’s a card game based session looks at some of the situations and experiences for refugees as they leave their home country and travel to the UK. The game goes through some typical stages of the asylum process with each participant being given a character to take along the journey and discussion about each stage.
Every Friday 12.30pm-3.30pm come along and enjoy the social-café, craft and cooking workshops.
Also banish the Sunday blues for a fortnightly session 3pm-8pm starting on Sunday 19 October 2014.
On Sunday’s 19 October, 2, 16, 30 November and 14 December, 3pm-6pm there are creative-craft workshops and the Rusholme Film Club starting at 6pm.
If you are interested in community organising and would like to start your own activities, this is the place for you with support, mentoring and training available.
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