People/communities experiencing racial inequalities

Greater Manchester scoping of the Caribbean and African community

CAHNCAHN’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.

CAHN scoping of Caribbean and African community in Greater Manchester

CAHNThe Caribbean and African Health Network’s (CAHN) 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.

2020 Windrush Day Grant

Gov.ukThe Windrush Day Grant Scheme will support groups to celebrate and commemorate the arrival of the MV Empire Windrush and the contribution of the Windrush Generation in communities across our country. It will also seek to educate about this contribution and the history of the MV Empire Windrush. This programme will support people from many different ages and backgrounds to embrace our shared history.

MUTINY

MutinyDid you know that when WW1 began, there were churches in the British West Indies with racially segregated seating; or that the vast majority of their populations were non-Whites – Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people - excluded to the edges of society; kept in extreme poverty without the right to vote? And did you know by the end of WW1 a new Black pride and civil rights struggle had ignited the British Caribbean?

Caribbean and African Health Network Greater Manchester – Black Single Mothers Project

Exploring the mental health support needs of single black women living in Manchester.

  • Are you a black single mother with experience of mental health or as a carer?
  • Are you interested in 2 hour peer support group
  • Do you live in Manchester

Weekly session (during school time) for 3 months starting November 2019.

Refreshments and reasonable travel and childcare expenses provided.

For further information and to express an interested contact 0785 355 6591, or email: [email protected]

Developing work with BAME organisations and leaders

As part of their work on the Our Manchester Voluntary and Community Sector grant programme, The Programme Team, want to develop their approaches, relationships and work with Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority (BAME) voluntary and community organisations and leaders across the city.

The Programme Team will be doing some focussed engagement over the coming months, running sessions and/or visiting organisations, groups and individuals to build on the conversations and generate ideas that they aim to take forward with your support.

Macc wins Manchester Voluntary Sector Infrastructure Contract

MaccAs you may be aware, earlier this year Manchester City Council and Manchester Health and Care Commissioning launched a competitive tendering process for the contract to provide support to the city's voluntary and community sector for the next three years. We are delighted to announce that Macc has been awarded this contract.

Our Shared Cultural Heritage (OSCH) project: Young Evaluator (Part-time; Manchester and Glasgow)

Are you curious? Do you like finding out how and why things work? Are you creative? Are you analytical? Do you like talking to other people to find out what they think and to understand their point of view? The Audience Agency

Spirit of Manchester Story Week 2019 – Climate Emergency

Are you a Manchester voluntary, community and social enterprise sector organisation? Would you like to share a story of your activity to tackle the climate emergency, as part of the 2019 Spirit of Manchester Story Week in September?

Spirit of Manchester Story Week 2019 - Climate emergency

We are looking for 20 VCSE organisations to share their stories during the week of 23-27 September.