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Two researchers from the University of Manchester are currently working on a project which explores people’s experiences and views about what immigrant integration means and involves.
The research project, Unity out of Diversity? Perspectives on the adaptations of immigrants in Britain, is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.
The Manchester Community Safety Strategy for 2014-2017 produced by Manchester City Council following public consultation sets out priority areas for all organisations operating in the Manchester area.
Some of the organisations have a statutory requirement to align and provide services to address these priorities whilst some organisations and groups may be doing so on a voluntary basis and should be encouraged to contribute to reducing crime and disorder within their communities in line with the priorities.
The Commission on the Future of Local Infrastructure has published its final report. The Commission is making 19 recommendations, as well as an overarching recommendation that local infrastructure needs to be redesigned and creatively resourced to meet future challenges.
Councillor Sue Murphy, Deputy Leader of the Council and lead Member for the Voluntary Sector, and Councillor Paul Andrews, Executive Member for Adult Health and Wellbeing, are offering voluntary and community sector organisations in the city the opportunity to put forward their views on the Council's budget options.
We have updated our open data sets on the groups we have on our database which shows which ward they are based, their equalities focus and their annual turnover.
Our volunteering data has also been updated and we are pleased to be releasing even more data about the volunteers we have been in contact with. As well as showing the ward where our volunteers live, their gender and the numbers of volunteers we have been in contact with we are also releasing data which shows the age, ethnicity and employment status of the volunteers registered with us.
Organised by Labour councillors, the rally is aimed at voluntary groups, trade unions, churches, charities and individuals who feel Manchester has had a raw deal.
Date & Time: Tuesday 3 February, 5.30pm
Venue: Albert Square, Manchester
Cllr. Pat Karney is inviting everybody from across the voluntary and community sector to join the Labour Councillors at the rally.
The rally is featured in the Manchester Evening News: “Mancunians urged to 'stand-up for democracy' at smartphone rally against government cuts”
Generation Rent campaigns with private renters for professionally managed, secure, decent and affordable privately rented homes.
Generation Rent represent over 9 million tenants on a national scale, and work on policy and research as well as local campaigns in over ten regions including: Greater Manchester, Liverpool, the Wirral, Brighton, Hastings, Portsmouth and London boroughs of Brent, Newham, Hammersmith and Fullham, Haringey, Lewisham and Wandsworth.
This statement was agreed at an Emergency Voluntary Sector Assembly held on 11 December 2014.
The Greater Manchester Safeguarding Procedures was updated at the end of November. The procedures have been written so as to be part of the wider goal of improving the overall wellbeing of children and provide a framework for an integrated approach to safeguarding children from harm. The procedures reflect current legislation and accepted best practice. Click here to read the procedures
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