Statement from Manchester City Council:
A message to our Muslim communities
As we approach Islamophobia Awareness Month, it is more important than ever to stand united as a city against all hatred, whether it is based on someone’s race, gender, religion, sexuality, or any part of their identity.
We are proud to be a vibrant, diverse and welcoming city made up of people from different faiths and backgrounds. We see this as our strength.
Join us for an important and insightful conversation/voluntary sector assembly highlighting the vital role of the VCSE sector in supporting victims of sexual violence. This event aims to elevate awareness, foster collaboration and explore collective solutions to better meet the needs of diverse communities that are affected by the issue. Our focus on the day will be on men victims, women in the asylum and migration system and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Speakers include:
In Season 9 of the Meet the Mancunian Podcast, host Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe collaborates with the Spirit of Manchester Awards to feature interviews with award winners and nominees from the city's voluntary and community sector.
Join Kate Green, Deputy Mayor for Safer and Stronger Communities, public sector, community and VCFSE sector partners at the launch of the new Greater Manchester Hate Crime Plan.
Come join this important event which will be unveiling our Greater Manchester Hate Crime Plan.
Join and show your support and learn more about how you can make a difference.
Greater Manchester stands together against hate crime.
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Programme Challenger and the Greater Manchester Anti-Trafficking and Slavery Forum invite you to join them for a dynamic partnership event which is one of their key events during Anti-Slavery Week.
The WalkSafe app, which is free to download, is an initiative aimed at helping people make safe journeys no matter the time of day.
It lets people pick known safe routes through the city, as well as allowing them to share their location with family or friends, as well as sending an automatic alert out if a person fails to reach their intended destination.
The roll out of this app goes hand in hand with the steps already taken by the City Council and its partners across Manchester to make the nighttime economy safe for everyone, but especially women.
UK registered charities and charitable incorporated organisations based and working in the UK that can demonstrate impact with ex-offenders, young offenders or young people at risk of offending, either within a local area or nationally can apply for small grants of up to £5,000 or larger grants with no set limit.
The funding is intended for registered charities working to:
Are you new to working or volunteering in the criminal justice system? Do you have volunteers or staff members who want to increase their understanding of the criminal justice system? The criminal justice system can be quite daunting to understand because of both its size and complexity. This three-hour workshop aims to increase awareness of and provide opportunity for voluntary sector staff and volunteers to explore and discuss how the criminal justice system is organised, the complexities within it, and how it works.
Cost: from £75