People/communities experiencing racial inequalities

Advicenow is running a free housing rights course for frontline organisations supporting people with refugee status. The course will be delivered online and is funded by The Disrupt Foundation.

The course aims to give you the basic knowledge and skills needed to deal with key issues for people experiencing homelessness and living in temporary accommodation.

The course will be delivered online. You will be required to watch short introductory videos before each interactive session.

Week 1

Join Langworthy Cornerstone for a vibrant celebration of Black History Month! Embrace the richness of culture and heritage through music, dance, art, and more. Let's honour the past, celebrate the present, and inspire the future together.

This event is all about unity and honouring our black and Afro-Caribbean communities in Salford. Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with your community and celebrate the beauty of diversity. 

Tentative Schedule

Arrival & Welcome Drinks

GMECN x MBME Network have curated spotlighting everyday black people, communities and legacies.

Join this free event early evening spotlighting the stories of black people in our everyday life, as part of GMECN's x Manchester BME Network's Black History Contribution.

Author and Curator Tony Fairweather talks about the Windrush generation and showcases the Windrush Living Room.

Poet and Film Maker Nathaniel Richards talk and screening of his love letter to black women of Manchester in Ode to Black Women.

Learn to influence policy for social change and understand local governance, policy pathways to parliament and advocacy storytelling.

Join Voice4Change England for an engaging, practical discussion on how to influence policy both inside and outside formal systems. The webinar will explore how change really happens, from behind-the-scenes influence to building relationships, shaping narratives, and working collectively across civil society.

Join BHA online for the launch of their latest booklet, the "Migrant Health Guide".

BHA For Equality is launching a new booklet to help people from migrant communities understand and access healthcare in England. The Migrant Health Guide sets out how the NHS works, how to register with a GP, and how to get support for dental care, maternity care, sexual health and HIV care.

Learn from successful social investment case studies, explore regional funding opportunities, and connect directly with investors committed to supporting Black and global majority-led organisations.

Join leading social investors, Black and global majority-led charities, and social enterprises for an exclusive networking event designed to demystify social investment and build meaningful funding partnerships.

You are invited to join Local Welcome for their Manchester Community Meal on Saturday 3^rd October.

You’ll cook and eat a meal from scratch with people in your community – some born locally, some new to the area, and some seeking sanctuary or with refugee backgrounds. 

The GM Creative Health Champions programme is a free online training offer for people working across health, social care, local government, culture, heritage, the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector, academia and related fields who are interested in the role of creativity in supporting health and wellbeing in Greater Manchester. It is particularly suited to those who want to influence change within their organisation, community or wider system, build their knowledge of creative health, and develop the confidence to embed creative health approaches in practice

The GM Creative Health Champions programme is a free online training offer for people working across health, social care, local government, culture, heritage, the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector, academia and related fields who are interested in the role of creativity in supporting health and wellbeing in Greater Manchester. It is particularly suited to those who want to influence change within their organisation, community or wider system, build their knowledge of creative health, and develop the confidence to embed creative health approaches in practice