People/communities experiencing racial inequalities

Black History Month Greater Manchester 2025 – Celebrating Black Excellence: New toolkit and events directory

As part of Black History Month 2025, CAHN are proud to launch two new resources to celebrate and amplify Black voices in Greater Manchester.

Black Leaders Toolkit 
Shining a light on the extraordinary contributions of Black leaders connected to our region, this year's toolkit features (A-Z): Sharon Amesu, Rev Francess Davies-Tagoe, Sir W. Arthur Lewis & Prof David Olusoga OBE.

See my world: Pac 80th Anniversary

SEE MY WORLD in partnership with the Black and Global Majority Cultural Creative Network, Manchester Met University, and Oxford Road Corridor presents The Pan-African Congress 80th Anniversary event on Saturday 18 October 2025 at Manchester Metropolitan University Grosvenor East building (formerly Chorlton-on-Medlock Town Hall), where the 1945 Panafrican Congress took place.

MMU Grosvenor East Building, Manchester

GMEC Network Meeting

Welcome to the GMEC Network Meeting. Join GMEC for half a day of networking, learning, and collaboration.

This event is a great opportunity to share ideas, gain insights, and build relationships with others in the field. Don't miss out on this chance to grow your network and enhance you and your organisation.


 

St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester, M12 6FZ

Network for Black Women Leaders Coaching Programme

Applications are now open for Women’s Resource Centre’s fully funded Network for Black Women Leaders Coaching Programme, designed to support Black women with one-to-one coaching, group sessions, and peer learning in a safe and empowering space.

Whether you’re navigating change, rebuilding confidence, or aiming for the next level, this programme is designed to help Black Women lead with truth, strength, and support. The programme runs remotely from November 2025 to January 2026.

Black History Month Gala and Awards

The Caribbean and African Health Network (CAHN) warmly invites you to their Black History Month Gala 2025.

This prestigious black-tie event has become a hallmark of Greater Manchester’s celebrations, bringing together individuals, organisations, and businesses to honour the remarkable achievements and contributions of the Caribbean and African communities.

Concorde Conference Centre, Wilmslow Old Road, Altrincham, WA15 8XQ

NBWL Elevate Session – The Cost of Black Excellence: A Talk on Legacy, Liberation, and Leadership

What is the emotional cost of Black excellence?
How do we lead without self-sacrifice?
And what would it mean to succeed on our own terms, not the ones we inherited or were expected to uphold?

In this powerful and deeply personal session, Workplace Wellbeing Strategist and Coach Natasha Williams invites Black women to reflect on the invisible pressures, cultural expectations, and emotional toll that often come with being a Black woman in leadership.

Online

Diversity Matters North West: Inclusive Volunteering – Engaging with South Asian Communities

This co-designed workshop is aimed at identifying and reducing barriers to create inclusive volunteering opportunities for South Asian women across Greater Manchester, specifically in sports. 

In the workshop, you will;

4C Community Centre, Taunton Road, Ashton Under Lyne, OL7 9DR

Keep protected this winter – Translations of NHS winter vaccines leaflet now available

We protect what matters every day. Seatbelts, smoke alarms and bike helmets – we don’t think twice about using them because keeping ourselves and our loved ones safe is just part of life. 
Getting vaccinated works in the same way. It’s a simple step we can take to protect ourselves and others from serious illness. This message is at the heart of the ‘Keep Protected This Winter’ campaign from NHS Greater Manchester.

As part of the campaign, NHS Greater Manchester now have a leaflet available in the following languages: