People/communities experiencing racial inequalities

Manchester City Council COVID-19 Community Helpline messages translated in 22 languages

Manchester City Council have translated their messages for the helpline number in Arabic, Bangladeshi, Cantonese, Chinese, Czech, English, Farsi, French, Guajarti, Hindi, Larvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tigrinya and Urdu. 

The flyers can be downloaded below.

If you need the flyer in another language, please email us at: [email protected]

 

Unequal impact: Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the impact on people with protected characteristics

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:

Greater Manchester, Ethnic Minority Experiences of Caring: Your Voice Matters

GMHSCPCarers 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 helpline number messages translated in foreign languages

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

Arabic

Bangladeshi

Arabic

Race equality and migrant rights organisations call for independent review into institutional racism in the Home Office

RunnymedeFollowing 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.

BAME Social Entrepreneurs

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 2020 is open for applications

The Refugee Journalism ProjectThe 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.