People/communities experiencing racial inequalities

Cheetham Hill Advice Centre can provide free advice over the phone in Manchester including:

The Women and Equalities Committee is launching an inquiry and they want to hear about the different and disproportionate impact that the Coronavirus – and measures to tackle it – is having on people with protected characteristics under the Equality Act.

What are protected characteristics?
It is against the law to discriminate against someone because of:

Carers from Ethnic minorities may have different needs, issues and requirements from other populations, they are often overlooked in research and often do not access statutory services until they hit crisis point.

Manchester City Council have translated their messages for the helpline number in Arabic, Bangladeshi, Chinese, French, Polish, Punjabi, Romanian, Somali, Spanish and Urdu:

Doctors of the World are really pleased to be able to share with you Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice for patients in 34 languages, which were produced in partnership with the British Red Cross, Migrant Help and Clear Voice:

Following the publication of the Windrush Lessons Learned Review, 15 race equality and migrant rights organisations (full list below) have today called for an independent review into the extent of institutional racism in the Home Office and whether its immigration policies are in accordance with equality law around racial discrimination.

GMCVO in conjunction with the GM BAME Network are delivering a project which aims to connect and enable BAME social entrepreneurs to thrive. The project hopes to support a range of BAME social entrepreneurs from those with an idea through to more established social enterprises.

The project is taking a three-pronged approach:

The Refugee Journalism Project is looking for UK-based professional journalists with a refugee background who want to rebuild their careers. Between March and August, 15 selected participants will have the opportunity to acquire new media skills, publish journalistic content, and build professional networks through collaborations.

CAHN’s ambition is to work with Caribbean and African community in Greater Manchester to eradicate health inequalities within a generation.

The aim of this scoping exercise is to gather essential information that will provide an overview of where the Black community lives across the 10 localities of Greater Manchester.