Equalities

Macc: What Macc Stands For Statements

In September 2023, Macc launched our first What We Stand For policy statements. These new statements set out our stance on a range of issues that affect our city. However, these are more than just written statements. They are our commitment to sharing what we believe and collaborating with others to challenge the very real social issues facing our city. 

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Local Welcome Community Meal

You are invited to join Local Welcome for their Manchester Community Meal on Saturday 3rd October.

You’ll cook and eat a meal from scratch with people in your community – some born locally, some new to the area, and some seeking sanctuary or with refugee backgrounds. 

Boiler House, 9 Wilcock Street, Moss Side, M16 7DA

NCVO: Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) in Charity Governance (2 days)

This course has been created by The Social Justice Collective to help you understand, address and embed equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) into your governance practice,

Thanks to its small group size, this course gives you plenty of opportunities to ask questions and put your learning into practice. After the course, you’ll gain access to extra resources and an informal network to help you continue your learning.

This training will take place over two half days. You need to attend both sessions of the same course.

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GM Creative Health Champions programme: Creative Health and Global Majority Health

The GM Creative Health Champions programme is a free online training offer for people working across health, social care, local government, culture, heritage, the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector, academia and related fields who are interested in the role of creativity in supporting health and wellbeing in Greater Manchester. It is particularly suited to those who want to influence change within their organisation, community or wider system, build their knowledge of creative health, and develop the confidence to embed creative health approaches in practice

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GM Creative Health Champions programme: Creative Health and Health Inequalities

The GM Creative Health Champions programme is a free online training offer for people working across health, social care, local government, culture, heritage, the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector, academia and related fields who are interested in the role of creativity in supporting health and wellbeing in Greater Manchester. It is particularly suited to those who want to influence change within their organisation, community or wider system, build their knowledge of creative health, and develop the confidence to embed creative health approaches in practice

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GM Creative Health Champions programme: Creative Health and Good Quality Practice

The GM Creative Health Champions programme is a free online training offer for people working across health, social care, local government, culture, heritage, the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector, academia and related fields who are interested in the role of creativity in supporting health and wellbeing in Greater Manchester. It is particularly suited to those who want to influence change within their organisation, community or wider system, build their knowledge of creative health, and develop the confidence to embed creative health approaches in practice

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GM Creative Health Champions programme: Creative Health and Neurodivergent Young People

The GM Creative Health Champions programme is a free online training offer for people working across health, social care, local government, culture, heritage, the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector, academia and related fields who are interested in the role of creativity in supporting health and wellbeing in Greater Manchester. It is particularly suited to those who want to influence change within their organisation, community or wider system, build their knowledge of creative health, and develop the confidence to embed creative health approaches in practice

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GM Creative Health Champions programme: Introduction to Creative Health in Greater Manchester

The GM Creative Health Champions programme is a free online training offer for people working across health, social care, local government, culture, heritage, the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector, academia and related fields who are interested in the role of creativity in supporting health and wellbeing in Greater Manchester. It is particularly suited to those who want to influence change within their organisation, community or wider system, build their knowledge of creative health, and develop the confidence to embed creative health approaches in practice

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Low cost community healing session for global majority people

In this session, Nubia Wellness & Healing (NWAH) will draw upon the best of African centred psychology, theories and wellness approaches to create a safer space for reflection, healing, recovery and optimisation.

The session will include breakout rooms for discussion aimed at helping people of African ancestry process recent events and the spiritual crisis and soul wound it may have stimulated in some eg.

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Advicenow: Benefits and housing rights for care leavers (2 days)

Advicenow are running a free course for organisations across England which support care leavers in securing their housing rights. The course will be delivered online and is funded by the National Lottery Reaching Communities project.

The course will give you the basic knowledge and skills you need to deal with key housing and benefits issues faced by people who have left care. 

The free online workshops will take place on the following dates:

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