In the latest GM Poverty Action newsletter they look ahead at post-pandemic Greater Manchester and consider the impact on the real Living Wage campaign and share Tom Skinner’s response to the Government’s inquiry on the food supply during the crisis.
There is information about actions being taken across the city region and also a new research project.
In the latest newsletter GM Poverty Action ask could you support them to continue the fight against poverty. There is information about their role within the GM Food Response Core Team and their recruitment of a Food Poverty Coordinator to support this response and take forward the GM Food Poverty Action Plan. The newsletter also looks at GMPA’s calls for government support for low income families.
The Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) have released two papers that outline the challenges facing local governments as they begin to formulate their economic response to the Covid-19 crisis, the necessity to build back better and practical actions for local leaders as they move towards just recovery and profound reform.
22 April is national Stephen Lawrence Day, celebrating the life and legacy of Stephen Lawrence, a young man with a bright future ahead of him who was tragically murdered in a racist attack at just 18 years old. Although short, his life has had a profound impact, including bringing about changes to UK law.
This statement is from Joanne Roney OBE, Chief Executive at MCC, Cllr Sue Murphy, Deputy Leader of the Council (Executive Member for the VCSE), and Claire Yarwood, Acting Chief Accountable Officer at Manchester Health & Care Commissioning (MHCC).
Beneficiaries and communities need you to act. Your urgent help is needed to make EveryDayCounts go viral.
Help with campaigning and providing the evidence to help Government understand that investing in the sector and preventing our collapse is essential.
Following the publication of the Windrush Lessons Learned Review, 15 race equality and migrant rights organisations (full list below) have today called for an independent review into the extent of institutional racism in the Home Office and whether its immigration policies are in accordance with equality law around racial discrimination.
ACORN is currently pushing for the government to protect renters against the economic impact that the outbreak may have on them. The petition calls on the Government to enact temporary rent freezes for renters suffering with the virus or self isolating for the period of their self isolation and recovery. The measures brought in on 18 March banning any applications for new evictions in the next 3 months still compel renters to repay any rent payments they can't afford at this time through a future payment plan.
The Coronavirus is having a huge impact across GM Poverty Action’s network. Public, private and VCSE sector organisations are thinking about how they maintain and adapt services to response to emerging needs. The situation will have a significant impact on people experiencing poverty, and on responses to poverty, both in the short and long-term.