People/communities experiencing racial inequalities

GM Creative Health Champions programme: Creative Health and Good Quality 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

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GM Creative Health Champions programme: Introduction to Creative Health in Greater Manchester

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

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Leadership Lighthouses: Greater Manchester

Leadership Lighthouses: Greater Manchester is a fully funded leadership development programme for social purpose leaders from Global Majority backgrounds working across Greater Manchester.

The programme will bring together local leaders who are working to create change in their communities. Together, participants will strengthen strategic leadership skills, develop peer relationships and explore practical ways to sustain their work and increase their impact.

Low cost community healing session for global majority people

In this session, Nubia Wellness & Healing (NWAH) will draw upon the best of African centred psychology, theories and wellness approaches to create a safer space for reflection, healing, recovery and optimisation.

The session will include breakout rooms for discussion aimed at helping people of African ancestry process recent events and the spiritual crisis and soul wound it may have stimulated in some eg.

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Nubia Wellness and Healing: Afrofuturism meets Manchester's 1945 Pan African Congress

What if the leaders of the historic 1945 Pan African Congress could see the world today?

What if we could imagine what the next 80 years could look like?

Join Nubia Wellness and Healing (NWAH) CIC for a powerful online evening bringing together history, African centred psychology, creativity, music, performance and conversation.

✨ Discover Manchester’s Pan African history

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Developing Social Entrepreneurship

Explore how entrepreneurial thinking can transform your organisation's approach to sustainability and growth

Are you a BME organisation looking to diversify your income, innovate your services, and build a more sustainable future?

This webinar will empower you to identify and leverage opportunities, think creatively about your resources, and cultivate the "entrepreneurial spirit" needed to thrive.

The session will cover:

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Network for Black Women Leaders Elevate Session: Being Influential Without a Title

Leadership does not always begin with a title.

Many Black women are already shaping decisions, creating change and influencing outcomes long before they are formally recognised as leaders. But in workplaces, organisations and communities where authority is often tied to position, it can be easy to overlook the influence we already have.

In this practical and reflective Network for Black Women Leaders Elevate Session*, founder and UK representative for Synergy DMC, Chantal Potgieter will explore how influence actually works, and how Black women can lead from where they are.

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Safeguarding Adults Week 2026 Seminar – How does intersectionality impact our capacity to make safeguarding personal?

Challenging Identity: How Does Intersectionality Impact Our Capacity to Make Safeguarding Personal?

What happens when a person’s identity is shaped by multiple experiences, characteristics, and communities?

How can understanding intersectionality help us make safeguarding more person-centred and inclusive?

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Greater Manchester Black History Month 2026 Community Micro-Grants Programme

CAHN, in partnership with Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the Greater Manchester Race Equality Panel, is inviting applications for small community micro-grants of up to £500 to support Black History Month 2026 activity across Greater Manchester.

Community groups and grassroots organisations across Greater Manchester can apply for up to £500 to support local Black History Month activities, including education, culture, entertainment, heritage, storytelling, wellbeing and community dialogue.

Black History Month 2026 – Expression of interest opportunity

Manchester City Council is inviting expressions of interest for Black History Month 2026. The Equity and Engagement Team are seeking creative, community-led proposals that celebrate Black history, culture, creativity and community in Manchester, with young people placed at the heart of the project.

Proposals are invited from organisations, artists, practitioners, creative collectives and community groups that can work with young people and wider communities to explore identity, belonging, heritage, contribution, creativity and future aspirations.