GM LGBTQ+ Community Network Newsletter
Monday, 13th November 2023Good Afternoon,
Remembrance Sunday is this Sunday, LGBT Foundation Operation Equality and Fighting With Pride would love support from our LGBT+ Veterans or Serving Personnel throughout Greater Manchester. The Main Event is centred around the Cenotaph in Manchester City Centre, we have been invited to form part of the official parade to the Cenotaph.
It was only 2 years ago that LGBT Veterans who were discharged between 1967 – 2000 were invited to march at the cenotaph in London as part of the remembrance service on Sunday 14th November, which is thanks to Fighting with Pride
I have secured tickets for refreshments in the Central Library, post parade and then maybe go for a drink or 2 in the City Centre.
For more info – please contact me directly: [email protected] / 07974 003396
You are Invited To: A Festive Celebration of the LGBTQ+ Community.
on Monday 18th December, 7-9pm
The Proud Trust, Sparkle, akt, LGBT Foundation, George House Trust and Manchester Pride are coming together for a festive gathering of Greater Manchester’s LGBT+ community at Manchester Cathedral – a space for celebration and inclusion.
We are stronger when everyone is included, and this event will be a celebration of all within our wonderfully diverse LGBT+ community.
Please join us for a joyful evening of Carols and readings.
This is a free event, with donations made on the evening supporting The Proud Trust, akt, LGBT Foundation and George House Trust charities, who work hard to keep our community safe and strong.
Donations can also be made when booking a ticket.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us if there is anything we can do to make your visit more comfortable, email us: [email protected].
The Proud Trust are creating a choir for the upcoming Christmas Carol service at Manchester Cathedral on Monday 18th December from 7-9PM.
They will be performing approximately 3 easy, fun songs! The aim is to have a weekly rehearsal on Tuesday afternoons beginning on the 14th November. Don’t worry if you can’t make all of these rehearsals, as you will have sheet music and recordings that you can practice with at home.
Please send an email to [email protected] if you would like to take part.
This is for everyone, regardless of singing experience or skills!
Manchester Pride – I Choose Kindness
Manchester Pride has produced a powerful film as part of the anti-hate campaign, ‘I Choose Kindness’. The film, which showcases real life victims of hate crimes, highlights the abuse, violence and intimidation faced by LGBTQ+ people and encourages people to ‘choose kindness’ and show each other compassion so everyone feels safe to be their true selves. The I Choose Kindness campaign is dedicated to raising awareness of hate crime, providing resources for its victims and allies, and promoting a culture of kindness and respect throughout the celebration of LGBTQ+ expression and culture.
https://www.manchesterpride.com/i-choose-kindness
Read the weekly newsletter from Canal St Manchester:
https://www.canal-st.co.uk/canal-st-online-newsletter
LGBT Foundation Newsletter: Latest Edition ,
Sign up here to keep up to date:
https://form.jotform.com/230372875895369
Gaydio are excited to launch their brand new Gaydio Academy Newsletter which will be sent out when new courses and projects are open for applications. They would love for you to share this with your networks to help them on their next steps to again new skills and help with their next career. They will also be sending out updates about Gaydio and The Academy with this newsletter too!
https://www.gaydio.academy/connect/academy-newsletter/
LGBTQ+ Weekly Bulletin from Reach (Manchester Evening News)
https://e.reachplc.com/interface/external_view_email.php?RE6516714674777119zzzzz6488a2fb4c77a85a58ebb583a7b6e88f97d646331cdd809113bc9f28a7039af80a&varId=
Forever Manchester: For Funding & Fundraising / Community Awards Shortlist Announced.
https://email-forevermanchester.com/557N-WFDG-5BBAECC4490813D81WGZE8161DBAAEF28BCFA7/cr.aspx
I Love Manchester: Events Not to Miss
https://ilovemanchester.com/
I Love Manchester Awards – Official Shortlist Revealed, Cast Your Vote Now!
https://ilovemanchester.com/shortlist-revealed-manchester-awards-2023
Tickets and Tables
The I Love MCR Awards is billed to be the biggest Manchester awards event the city has ever seen.
The awards show will be taking place at epic new venue Diecast Manchester located in Piccadilly South with transport links by train or car with parking available.
This will be a night that will live forever…
Tickets and tables are available online here
Consortium: For Stronger LGBT+ Communities “Sector News” November
https://mailchi.mp/41a02ec21f49/oct23-9091757?e=4ef77ba796
Proud 2B Parents: November Newsletter
https://mailchi.mp/49e5f95e5bab/september-2023-monthly-email-15383498?e=c3332628fc
Gaydio have announced that The Gaydio Pride Awards 2024 with Hilton will take place on Friday 16th February 2024 – with nominations Now Open and will close on Wednesday 15th November – giving members of the public the opportunity to shine a light on the people, charities, events and organisations that are making a positive difference to the lives of the LGBTQ+ community across the UK. Nominees will then be whittled down to a shortlist and an eventual winner by a panel of independent community judges.
The 2024 ceremony will be dedicated to recognising and celebrating the efforts made to better LGBTQ+ lives in the UK – with a focus on regional and grassroots efforts whilst giving thanks to the unsung heroes within the community.
This year, 13 categories will be open to nominees across the country, including –
- Grassroots Pride of the Year with Brsk
- LGBTQ+ Young Business Person of the Year with DPD
- LGBTQ+ Influencer of the Year with Boohoo
- Pride Organisation of the Year with MSLHire.co.uk
- Music Artist of the Year with Schuh
- Volunteer of the Year
- Venue or Event of the Year
- Charity of the Year
- LGBTQ+ Enterprise Award
- Pride Network of the Year
- LGBTQ+ Club or Sports Team of the Year
- Outstanding Entertainment Contribution
- Lifetime Achievement with Circle Health Group
For more information, to nominate and to buy tickets for the event head to https://gaydioprideawards.co.uk/ and keep an eye on Gaydio’s socials (@gaydio) for announcements and updates.
Nominate Hero’s for a Be Proud Award
The Be Proud Awards celebrate Manchester’s many volunteers and the unsung heroes who make our city great.
The awards are the perfect way to thank the extraordinary individuals and groups for their hard work in helping others.
We know that these individuals and groups make a real difference in our communities; we also know that some don’t even realise how much good they do.
Yet they help to improve our neighbourhoods, and the Be Proud Awards give you the chance to show them how much you appreciate their efforts by nominating them.
Finalists and winners will be celebrated at a gala dinner and awards ceremony at the Mercure Hotel in March 2024.
https://www.manchester.gov.uk/beproud?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=
Chemsafe Space has been established following the recent findings from research conducted by Manchester Metropolitan University. It has also been co-produced by, and designed in consultation with, those with lived experience of the “Chemsex Scene” across Greater Manchester.
This space has been created to bring together all the relevant information for any person using drugs in a sexualized context in Greater Manchester who may be looking for further information, advice or support.
Chemsafe Space will be continually developed to ensure new and correct information is shared. If you find a broken link or something that seems out of date please report this to us at [email protected].
If you would like to contribute information or support, share your experience or ask a question please email on the above address.
https://www.chemsafe.space/
This year’s Inter Faith Week is 12th to 19th November.
You can see, and register for, all up-coming webinars here:
https://events.zoom.us/eo/AiMZc0RzletAMSzwOhVnGB5kjMCxcl3lY5p1WXT-9J2FJjr6sdw_~AggLXsr32QYFjq8BlYLZ5I06Dg
- 7thNovember 12.30pm, Women’s Safety
· 14th November 7pm, Online Security and Representing your Community
· 16th November 10am, Conflict Management with Salford University
· 23rd November 2pm, Hostile reconnaissance
· 27th November 7pm, Incels, the new face of misogyny?Follow on:
LinkedIn: safe-by-cst
X (formerly Twitter): @SAFE_CST
Facebook page here: Facebook: SAFE by CST
| Trans Creative: Trans Social Club & Manchester Animation Festival Invite you to: Divert, Delight, Defy: Animating Trans Identities 20 Free Tickets! Plus: Trans Social afterwards at HOMETuesday 14.11.2023 This month, Trans Social Club is working with Manchester Animation Festival and HOME to present Divert, Delight, Defy: Animating Trans Identities (18).Exploring transgender identities through animation, this programme showcases and celebrates the vibrant spectrum of gender identity, the necessity of community and found family, and the urgent need for trans voices to be heard* |
They will be inviting their members for a social gathering at the bar afterwards. Hosted by Laurie Williams.
They are offering 20 FREE tickets to their members – first come first serve basis. To claim, please email [email protected] with your name to request a free ticket.
Join them on Tuesday the 14th of November, from 6pm at HOME Manchester! (2 Tony Wilson Pl, Manchester M15 4FN). Movies screening from 6:30pm – 8pm in Screen 2.
* Please note this programme contains flashing images. Trigger warnings include: Sexual assault, Blood, Abuse, Suicide (attempt), Transphobia and transmisogyny, Homophobia, Body dysphoria, Pornographic content and nudity, Violence, Racism.
https://www.manchesteranimationfestival.co.uk/
Black Beetle Health Health Equity and Advocacy Conference
You have less than one week to go before the long-awaited LGBTQ+ BPoC Health Equity and Advocacy Training Conference, brought to you by Black Beetle Health and jointly funded by Baobab Foundation, LGBT Consortium, Manchester Pride, and METRO Charity!
LGBTQ+ BPoC Health Equity and Advocacy Conference
Dates: Thursday 16th and Friday 17th November
Time: 9:30am-4pm
Location: Wilson Suite, Holiday Inn, 25 Aytoun St, Manchester M1 3DT
Attendee tickets: Free
Exhibitor tickets: Between £30 and £50 for a table at the conference, depending on your organisation (see below for more info)
The two-day event will cover our programme, H.E.A.T (Health Equity and Advocacy Training).
This accredited 7-module course is designed for practitioners engaging with LGBTQ+ Black and People of Colour across health, wellbeing and equality.
They developed H.E.A.T. to: Facilitate improved understanding of the issues that contribute to health disparities for LGBTQ+ BPoC, Create a space for meaningful discussion around the decolonisation of theories and practices that have impacted LGBTQ+ BPoC in healthcare.
Exhibiting at the Conference
They will also have an exhibitor space at our conference for any health, wellbeing or equity organisations and grassroots groups to share information and resources.
Tables are limited and prices range from £30 to £50, based on the size of your organisation.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lgbtq-bpoc-health-equity-and-advocacy-conference-tickets-727371266037?aff=oddtdtcreator
Manchester Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) Vigil
Day: Monday 20th November
Time: 6.30pm – 8.30pm
Location: Vimto Park, 39 Sackville Street, Manchester, M1 3WE (opposite the LGBT Foundation)
This year Sparkle are collaborating with Not A Phase, TransCreative, Trans Pride Manchester, Manchester Pride, and the LGBT Foundation.
The service will be held in Vimto Park, and then a procession will go from there to Sackville Gardens for candle lighting and laying flowers to rest. Candles will be provided if you would like to light one to remember someone or to show your respect.
They understand TDOR can be a triggering event, but they hope you can join them to show solidarity with the trans community during this difficult time.
Rochdale Borough Council: Transgender Day of Remembrance
To mark Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR), which is an annual global observance that honours the memory of trans people whose lives have been lost in acts of anti-transgender violence, Rochdale Borough Council would like to invite you to join them on Monday 20th November at 10am at Number One Riverside.
The Transgender flag will be raised by Councillor Janet Emsley Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Equity, Safety and Reform. A minute’s silence will be held to remember those whose lives have been lost. They will then go indoors for refreshments. All Welcome.
Free Event For:
LGBTQ POC Youth Workers & Professionals Working with LGBTQ POC Young People
Professional Boundaries in LGBTQ POC Youth Work
Tuesday 21st November, Huckletree Manchester, 11am-5pm
Join them and reflect on youth work practice from radical, queer and POC lenses, with a focus on creativity, self-care and wellbeing.
Who is this for? LGBTQ POC people who work with LGBTQ POC young people, including teachers, youth workers, therapists, social workers, volunteers, community organisers, activists and leaders.
Sign up link and all details: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-person-november-youth-worker-gathering-development-day-tickets-511919694587
Pride in Leadership is a UK-wide network of over 1,000 LGBTQ+ business leaders and allies from across all sectors, shapes and sizes of organisation – www.prideinleadership.co.uk
It’s run by Matt Haworth & Claire Ebrey.
Strength in Community, Christmas networking & Panel Discussion on 22 November.
https://prideinleadership.co.uk/upcoming-events/
Pride in Leadership in conversation with Matthew Cornford about Social Refuge, the amazing new queer space in Manchester, and home to Queer Lit, the award winning LGBT bookshop.
When: 22 November 2023
https://prideinleadership.co.uk/upcoming-events/a-conversation-with-matthew-cornford-social-refuge-and-queer-lit/
11-A-Side Open Football Session for All Genders
Date: 25the November 2023, 10am-2pm
Venue: Hough End Sports Centre, Manchester
Organiser: North West Community Football League
Whether you’re brand new to football, dusting off your boots after some time off the pitch, or are a confident player looking to get into 11-a-side, your invited to come to our open training session on November 25th, 2023.
They’ll be running training sessions for players of different abilities, helping you to get ready to play 11-a-side. After training, you’ll play some friendly matches to give you some match experience ahead of our inaugural season.
This event, and the North West Community Football League, is open to people of all genders. Thet aim to provide an inclusive, respectful, and fun environment to play competitive football.
Great Minds Bright Futures Charity Concert with ‘The Vivaldi Ensemble’
Sunday 26th November
Saint Mark’s Church, Levenshulme, 20 Cumbrae Road Manchester M19 3NF
Join them for an evening concert of light classics with the Vivaldi Ensemble from St Marks Church in Levenshulme with Conductor Nigel Jay, ex BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
www.facebook.com/VivaldiEnsemble
With Guest dancers from the Anne Finnegan Theatre School.
6pm-7.30pm, Doors Open at 5.45pm
Light Refreshments served in the interval.
The event is free entry but we kindly do ask for donations on the evening or via our website;
www.greatmindsbrightfutures.co.uk
Tickets are free and can be secured through Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/721092666577?aff=oddtdtcreator
There will a charity raffle on the evening and an opportunity to purchase some Great Minds Bright Futures Charity Christmas Cards! Cash only please.
All proceeds raised will go to Great Minds Bright futures raising money to help feed and support orphans in Malawi.
The Gaydio Academy in partnership with Manchester City Council, is delivering radio and work skills training, peer support and mentoring to help jobless people from Greater Manchester find secure employment and training as part of ‘Work Club 2023-2024’.
All learners will see themselves enrolled into the industry whilst benefiting from one-to-one support and onward volunteering opportunities as well as tailored CV workshops and advice.
Date: 27th November 2023 to 1st December 2023
Time: 10am to 3:30pm
Location: Gaydio, Suite 1a, Manchester One, M1 3LF
Further information and to apply visit the website Work Club 2023-2024 (Manchester) – Gaydio Academy
George House Trust: World Aids Day
Join us on Friday 1st December 2023 at 6pm in Sackville Gardens, Manchester for a special World AIDS Day Vigil.
Let’s remember people lost to HIV, show our solidarity with people living with HIV around the world and commit ourselves to ending HIV stigma and discrimination.
World AIDS Day, held annually on 1 December since 1988, is an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV, and mourning those we lost.
Please support the PaSH Partnership’s HIV support and prevention work with a donation by texting WAD to 70450 to donate £3.*
Around 105,200 people in the UK are currently living with HIV – around 6000 of whom live in Greater Manchester.
Greater Manchester is a ‘Fast Track City’ region committed to ending all new transmissions of HIV by 2030.
Thank you to Manchester City Council for supporting the PaSH Partnership 2023 World AIDS Day Vigil.
The Sunday Boys present… A Very Queer Christmas 2023
Manchester Cathedral, Saturday 2 December, 7pm
The Sunday Boys are back with their annual Christmas concert, exploring the meaning of the festive season through a queer lens.
Now a staple in the queer Christmas calendar, A Very Queer Christmas 2023 “We never met in churches” sees the choir creatively exploring the stories of the season and themes of winter, as well as LGBTQ+ rights and celebration of all the identities in our community.
Featuring music by Kelly Clarkson, John Grant, Kate Bush, Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson and Benjamin Britten, this concert will kick off the Christmas season in the stunning surroundings of Manchester Cathedral.
The evening will also feature texts from Jo Clifford’s ‘The Gospel According To Jesus Queen of Heaven’ and a new carol by Rylan Gleave. Jo’s original and revolutionary play recasts Jesus as a trans woman and was first performed in 2009 to critical acclaim. Jo will perform a selection of these moving and engaging texts as we sing an eclectic range of festive favourites and brand-new work.
Tickets: https://billetto.co.uk/e/a-very-queer-christmas-2023-tickets-885520
I have been informed of a Fabulous Workshop with Aby Hawker from TransMission PR, exploring how comms professionals can better navigate trans inclusivity in their professional practice. TransMission PR has developed a free playbook which I encourage you all to download and share with the organisations and comms teams you work with 😊
Some info about the playbook from TransMission PR’s website – it:
- Provides guidance on the key challenges facing comms pros in this area.
- Makes you invaluable to your clients as you help them safely navigate this challenging terrain.
- Highlights key pointers on the common pitfalls, and how to avoid them.
- Outlines the business case for trans+ inclusivity.
- Empowers your whole team so they have an understanding, beyond the headlines.
- Helps you to change the narrative for gender diverse individuals with meaningful campaigns.
You can download the PR Playbook on their website here: https://transmissionpr.com/pr-playbook/
LGBT Foundation “The Community Café”
Every Saturday, 12pm – 4pm
Have a brew and a chat with other LGBTQ+ people at their sober space, located in the heart of Manchester’s Gay Village
Fairbairn House, 2nd Floor, 72 Sackville Street, Manchester M1 3NJ
www.lgbt.foundation
The Rainbow Lottery is the UK’s first weekly lottery that raises money for the LGBTQ+ community. Their hope is to make a difference to our over 100 good causes across the country, so they can carry on their vital work – which helps us all.
For more info: www.rainbowlottery.co.uk To start supporting causes in OUR community purchase your ticket here:
https://www.rainbowlottery.co.uk/referral/1754044334/1961609853
Village Church
A safe place for LGBTQ+ folk and allies welcome, loved & cherished just as we are
2nd & 4th Sunday of every month at 4pm (doors open from 3.30pm)
at The LGBT Foundation, Fairburn House (2nd Floor), 72, Sackville Street,
Manchester. M1 3NJ
All Are Welcome – Just Turn Up!
Contact: Paul on 07561 471185 or [email protected]
Tranuary Is Back For 2024
Serving you the Crème de la Crème of Trans+ talent from across the UK, Manchester’s day-to-night festival BY trans FOR trans is kicking off the new year with a BANG featuring trans exclusive create workshops by day and sht hot queer hedonism by night until the early hours.
Survey / Study / Consultation:
Victim Voice – GMCA Survey
We are committed to understanding the experiences of victims of crime from initially reporting the crime to the police and at various stages through the criminal justice system by establishing a GM wide victim survey.
We need your assistance to ensure that the questions that we ask in the survey are the correct ones and they are written in a way that is easily understood and properly examine the sensitive nature of different experiences.
Working with our survey provider, DJS research, we want to arrange a number of 1-1 discussions, to take place within the next couple of weeks with a range of different people who have been a victim of crime and have reported the crime to the police. The information from each of the sessions will remain anonymous and be brought together to develop a first draft of the survey questionnaire, which we will be happy to share with everyone who has taken part.
Thank you so much in anticipation of identifying any individuals from the LGBTQ+ community that you think would be willing to support us with this work appreciating that timescales are rather challenging! Please contact Lindsay Dunn, GMCA for further details [email protected]
Have you thought about HIV and COVID-19? Do you think they’re similar or different?
Hi, my name is Sophie and I work at The University of Edinburgh with Jaime Garcia-Iglesias on a project called ‘Viral Memories: from HIV to COVID-19 and Beyond’. The project explores gay men’s experiences of COVID-19 and memories of HIV.
We’re inviting gay men, living in the UK, aged 18-25 or aged 45+, to take part in an online confidential interview (lasting for around 1 hour).
There are no right or wrong answers and you do not need to have to have specific memories (or any memories of HIV at all!) to take part. We want to hear from everyone.
There’s more information about the project here: https://www.ed.ac.uk/usher/research/projects/viral-memories-from-hiv-to-covid-19-and-beyond
Interested in taking part? Then sign up here: https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edinburgh/testpiscf
Or, email Sophie ([email protected]) or Jaime ([email protected]).
If you register your interest, you’ll be entered into a raffle for the chance to win an £80 Amazon voucher. If you’re selected for an interview, you will be given a £20 Amazon voucher as a thank you.
Any questions, please feel free to contact Sophie ([email protected]) or Jaime ([email protected]).
Study ON LGBTQ+ Alcohol & Drug Use
My name is Matthew, and I’m a trainee psychologist – currently studying for my doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
If you are 18+ and live in the UK, and identify as LGBTQ+, please consider taking part in my research study about alcohol and substance use.
There is a distinct lack of research into alcohol and substance use that looks at the experiences of the separate sections of the LGBTQ+ population, and the past and present experiences that may shape the way in which substances are used. I hope to use my research to inform further our knowledge of the factors that influence alcohol and substance use for LGBTQ+ people and increase the way in which health services assess alcohol and substance difficulties for the LGBTQ+ population. You can take part in this study regardless of whether you drink alcohol or use recreational drugs.
The study is an anonymous survey and takes 10-15 minutes to complete: Please see attached:
https://uelpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/…/SV_6xLebFIbJGZbKYe
Manchester City Council:
Budget proposals 2024/25 – Have Your Say
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKMANCHESTER/bulletins/37795a0
Job Vacancies:
LGBT Foundation:
Find out about the latest job vacancies with the LGBT Foundation:
https://lgbt.foundation/jobs
Our Room’s New Project: The Social Script, is on the hunt for two artists to work with them.
All of the information and how to apply is here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JKBQ94Ozm0T7-jK9tt_kLaHPnbgPKRV-ddGnOtV6n5Y/edit?usp=sharing
About The Social Script:
The Social Script is a project, led by Our Room and in partnership with 42nd Street, Gaddum, Mind and MACC. This NHS-funded project focuses on exploring the connection between creativity, wellbeing and community, with an aim at looking at how NHS Mental Health services in Manchester can work better with wider communities.
The Social Script invites anyone over the age of 18 to take part in a creative project which ultimately aims to improve everyone’s wellbeing. The project is shaped and curated by the group themselves. Between October 2023-May 2024 you will play, make, try out and in the end create a piece of art we want to present to the public.
Manchester City Council:
Communications Officer in Town Hall Extension,
View details and apply for this Communications Officer vacancy in Town Hall Extension, Albert Square, Manchester, M60 2LA. Working Hours: 35 hours per week Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time Closing Date: 21 November 2023 Join the team! We’re hiring! Are you good at…
jobs.manchester.gov.uk
https://jobs.manchester.gov.uk/vacancies/1954/communications-officer.html
Touchstones Rochdale:
Heritage Coordinator (Part Time) Deadline 14th November 2023
They are currently recruiting for a Heritage Coordinator who will play a key role in the coordination and delivery of an exciting new National Lottery Heritage Funded project, titled The Dining Room. This will include working closely with key Community Partners, the Team at Touchstones Rochdale, commissioned artists and external specialists to oversee the different phases of the delivery plan. The Dining Room will reimagine our traditional museum space from a static, predominantly object-based, display focussed on a narrow interpretation of Rochdale’s heritage, to an engaging and vibrant space (working title ‘The Dining Room)’, designed to be welcoming to all communities and to tell the heritage stories of Rochdale’s diverse cultures.
Using the unifying theme of food as a starting point the space will become a communal eating area complete with a café and spaces for food-related activities, enriched by innovative heritage displays that will draw on often unseen items from our collections complemented by the stories and contributions of local communities. Throughout the redevelopment, we will be working with representatives from diverse communities across Rochdale to inform and shape every aspect of the reimagined museum. We will also commission artists to work with the core community members (the Community and Young Curators we will be working with to curate the opening displays) as well as reach out to communities across the Borough of Rochdale to create three heritage-inspired artistic interventions (digital, textile and installation) responding to the theme and unique heritage of the space being restored and revealed through the capital redevelopment project.
If you are passionate about increasing access to cultural experiences and creativity, then this role might be for you! More information about the opportunity here.
Transport for Greater Manchester
As roll out of the Bee Network continues, TfGM are excited to be recruiting to a number of roles within TfGM’s Partnerships, Engagement and Inclusion team. The roles span all three specialisms within the team, but all have in common the core objective of helping to ensure the views of local communities and those who represent them are being understood and listened to in the way transport is planned and delivered in Greater Manchester.
In the Consultation and Inclusion specialism we’re recruiting two roles. This area of the team is responsible for TfGM fulfilling our statutory duties around consultation and equalities, as well as building effective relationships working with representative groups across GM and establishing effective codesign principles. Please get in touch with Lisa Williams ([email protected]) about either role.
- Consultation & Inclusion Manager | Job Details | greater jobs
- Consultation & Inclusion Officer | Job Details | greater jobs
They’re also recruiting a number of Partnerships and Engagement roles.
In the People and Place specialism, they’re recruiting to a permanent role which will be part of the existing team focused on partnership working with the ten GM Councils to put the voice of local communities at the heart of transport planning and delivery. Please get in touch with Jody Smith ([email protected]) about this role.
In the Business Engagement specialism, they have a 12-month FTC maternity leave cover opportunity. Please get in touch with Mark Thomas ([email protected]) about this role.
They are a Disability Confident employer and offer support and reasonable adjustments as required. TfGM are committed to being inclusive and recruiting a workforce that is as diverse as our GM communities. However you identify, and whatever background you bring with you, we welcome your application.
For more information, please visit the links for each role included above or contact the named lead for each specialism for an informal chat. They’d also be really grateful for any support sharing the roles amongst your contacts and networks.
Volunteering Opportunities:
LGBT Foundation:
Are you passionate about supporting LGBT communities? Do you want to help LGBT Foundation create a fair and equal society where all lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people are able to reach their full potential? At LGBT Foundation we are happy to start recruitment again for volunteers to join our team as we continue to make a difference during the Coronavirus pandemic.
LGBT Foundation have a very simple motto – we’re here if you need us. And that applies to everyone in our beautifully diverse communities. If you’re young, we’re here for you; if you’re older, we’re here for you; if you’re a person of colour, we’re here for you; if you’re a man, a woman, or non-binary, we’re here for you; lesbian, gay, bi, trans – however you describe yourself – we’re here for you. If you need help, if you’re struggling, if you need a friendly face or reassuring voice, we are there for you if you need us. We are all family – and at LGBT Foundation, everyone is welcome.
Below you can find information on the programmes recruiting at the moment, the role profiles for the various different volunteering roles and how to apply. https://lgbt.foundation/regular-volunteering-roles
Canal St VIP Card:
Over recent weeks, several comments have been made about some difficulty in finding or checking which venue partners are listed with unique special offers for card holders to enjoy and benefit from.
So, they have simplified the process and it is now easier to quickly find your favoured venues as all are listed alphabetically.
They have also added some new card partner offers too.
Buying or renewing a card is also quicker to do.
Need to buy or renew your card? To buy card and phone together
They are delighted to confirm that they have made another donation to George House Trust this year, directly from increased sales of the card and phone covers.
Gay Pride Shop & The LGBTQ+ Book Shop
The UK’s largest LGBTQ+ store in located in Afflecks in Manchester city centre and online at www.gayprideshop.co.uk. Over 7000 items in stock, with their profits shared with Manchester charities. They also cater for large corporate orders, for items such as lanyards, flags and badges, with corporate discounts available. For corporate/business orders, please contact [email protected]
REWARD of up to £2,000 for key information on those involved in a series of attacks on the Clonezone Store in Manchester’s Gay Village.
Do you know anyone who was involved? Tell the independent charity Crime Stoppers what you know and stay 100% anonymous. www.crimestoppers-uk.org 0800 555111
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