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Co-design of GM Community Wealth Hub – your chance to comment

28 Jul 2022 - 14:30 by michelle.foster

In early June, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) hosted a co-design workshop for the proposed Greater Manchester Community Wealth Hub. Over 70 people came along and have your sayjoined in discussion about the potential purpose, functions, operating model and impacts that the Hub might have.

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Ubele Circles with Dennis Carney

14 Jul 2022 - 15:02 by michelle.foster

Calling all activists or people interested in learning about activism from Black or Minoritised Communities. Circles run for 4 weekly sessions. Participants are required to commit to meeting weekly on the ubele initiative17 August, 24 August, 31 August, 7 September between 6pm-7pm, online. Deadline to apply: 15 August

Register for the Ubele Circles with Dennis Carney

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GM Poverty Action Newsletter 13 July 2022

14 Jul 2022 - 14:50 by michelle.foster

The latest newsletter opens with a request to you to take five minutes to complete GMPA’s Annual Impact Survey. The findings will help inform their work and support GMPA when making a case to newsletterfunders and other stakeholders, deadline: 29 July. The newsletter reports on Greater Manchester’s excellent successes at the Living Wage Champions Awards, there is a page of policy updates and a new tool from Citizens Advice.  

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Third Sector Trends 2022 in North West England

23 Jun 2022 - 10:56 by michelle.foster

This long-term study on voluntary and community organisations, social enterprises, cooperatives, societies and clubs (the 'third sector' or 'VCSE' sector) started in 2010.

surveyA lot has happened in the North West since the survey was last conducted in 2019. So it's time to find out what has changed in the last three years.

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ACORN MCR Eviction Resistance at Housing 2022

16 Jun 2022 - 15:15 by michelle.foster

ACORN Manchester are going to Europe's biggest housing conference. Politicians, journalists, and professionals from across the UK are going to be in Manchester discussing one of the biggest issues in British history – modern housing. ACORN Manchester are going to be running the iconic ACORN Eviction Resistance training outside the conference – with some surprises and demands thrown in there as well.

This is open to members, the public, community groups, trade unions, anyone and everyone who wants to see a Manchester and a UK that works for working class people.

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GM Poverty Action newsletter 1 June 2022

1 Jun 2022 - 11:32 by michelle.foster

The latest GM Poverty Action newsletter looks at the Government’s recent announcements and shares details about the Poverty Monitor 2022. There is information about the GM Pensions Top Up newsletter2022 campaign and a new employment legal advice service.  GM Living Wage campaign and the Tameside Poverty Truth Commission provide updates and there is a short piece about Minimum Income Standards.

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