People/communities experiencing racial inequalities

The iSintu saMahlabezulu Cultural Gathering 2026 is a special event that brings together aMahlabezulu and friends of Ndebele culture to celebrate and preserve our rich heritage.

Taking place in Manchester on 27th June 2026, this gathering will provide an opportunity for the Ndebele community across the United Kingdom to connect, share traditions, and strengthen cultural identity in the diaspora.

Join Together for Inclusion, Development and Action (TIDA) for a community engagement event focused on autism awareness within culturally diverse communities.

This event will introduce The Together Plan – a 12-month autism awareness and storytelling initiative designed to support families from diverse cultural backgrounds who often face additional barriers to accessing inclusive services and support. 

Are you about to review your equality and diversity policy? Or are you setting up a new organisation and want to follow best practice? This session will look at Equality, Diversion and Inclusion and how to apply them to your organisation.

A one-day collaborative innovation experience exploring women’s health challenges

Join UK Black Tech for a Women’s Health Design Jam – a one-day, hands-on experience bringing together curious, creative, and mission-driven people to explore real-world challenges in women’s health.

This is open to anyone, and you don’t need a startup idea or prior entrepreneurial experience to participate. The design jam is all about learning, collaborating, and exploring how insight can lead to meaningful solutions.

Across the day, you’ll:

When recruiting and managing people employers must consider equality and fairness at all stages of employment. People at work are protected by equality law. 

We will explore the law around discrimination and look at practical steps for employers and managers to take when creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Employers who prioritise good practice around equality, diversity, and inclusion can: 

This exhibition from Polonia Northern England uncovers the remarkable history of a Polish community (Polonia) deported and displaced during WWII. Through photographs, letters, and personal documents, it showcases experiences of forced deportation, war crimes, refuge, and significant contributions to Britain’s freedom. The exhibition also explores post-war resettlement in exile in Northern England and community efforts to maintain cultural identity whilst Poland was under communist rule.

Refugee Action are holding an asylum housing webinar where they will be discussing their latest report ‘Laying the Foundations: Making Asylum Housing Work by Investing in Communities’.

In the webinar their Campaigns Team will lay out the steps government must take to create a sustainable, locally run system for housing people seeking asylum. 

Speakers: Colin Parker, Media and Campaigns Manager and Bronya Smolen, Digital Communications and Brand Manager.

An in-depth course to develop y