People/communities experiencing racial inequalities

Voice4change England are partnering with MC-UK to offer fundraising training for their members, and subsidised funding training to BME voluntary groups in the Greater Manchester Area.

Training is free for V4CE members and £10 for non-members (If you would like to become a member, please visit http://www.voice4change-england.co.uk/content/membership)
 

Anti-Stigma Research- £10 paid to participants
Time to Change has commissioned ETHNOS Research & Consultancy to conduct a survey of people from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups who have experienced mental illness. The aim of the survey is to identify the extent to which people experience discrimination as a result of their mental illness. This is one of the largest surveys of its kind ever undertaken in this country.
If you would like more information, please contact Hanif Bobat on 07957 317707.
 

Representatives from BME groups throughout the country have come together in Manchester to discuss ways of improving awareness of cervical cancer and the benefits of cervical screening.
The event (24th January), which was attended by over 50 participants, was co-hosted by the NHS Cervical Screening Programme and Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust as part of Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2013. It represents part of an ongoing drive to reach women from BME groups.

Representatives from BME groups throughout the country have come together in Manchester to discuss ways of improving awareness of cervical cancer and the benefits of cervical screening.

The event on 24 January, which was attended by over 50 participants, was co-hosted by the NHS Cervical Screening Programme and Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust as part of Cervical Cancer Prevention Week 2013. It represents part of an ongoing drive to reach women from BME groups.

Time to Change has commissioned ETHNOS Research & Consultancy to conduct a survey of people from Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups who have experienced mental illness. The aim of the survey is to identify the extent to which people experience discrimination as a result of their mental illness.

Anti-Stigma Research - £10 paid to participants

This is one of the largest surveys of its kind ever undertaken in this country.

If you would like further information, contact Hanif Bobat, on 0795 731 7707.
 

Routes to Solidarity will shortly be running a small project on BME women and social enterprise. Routes to Solidarity will bring together a small number of BME women who are developing social enterprises and would like to get support in this work.

The idea is to host regular (maybe monthly) group sessions, each one focusing on a specific aspect of developing a social enterprise (e.g. market research, legal issues etc).

 Tribute to Dr Das – Indian Senior Citizens Centre
We would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to Dr Bhagabat Chara Das MBE who sadly passed away on the 21st of December 2012. As a founding member of the Indian Senior Citizens Centre in Whalley Range, Dr Das will be remembered for all the wonderful community work he carried out throughout the years. He leaves behind the legacy of a successful Indian Senior Citizens Centre in Whalley Range that provides much needed and wonderful support and services for older people.