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The clock is ticking. Less than 12 years – that's how long scientists say we have left to fix the climate. Heatwaves, floods, forest fires in the Arctic – the effects of climate change are happening and the window of opportunity to act is closing. 
Yet we have hope. The solutions to climate chaos are out there and by working together we can make them a reality.
You are cordially invited to the launch of Manchester Poverty Truth Commission 'Nothing About Us Without Us is For Us.'
Sponsored by Councillor Sue Murphy, Deputy Leader, Manchester City Council and Dr Ruth Bromley, Chair, Manchester Health and Care Commissioning.
The Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP) has been commissioned by the Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham to establish a Disabled People’s Panel drawn from organisations across the Ten Boroughs of the City Region. The Panel will become an independent voice once fully established by the end of the first year. It will advise, consult, and propose to improve policy and the lives of disabled people across Greater Manchester. There is an attached a summary sheet that gives more detail about the Panel.
In addition to the public information campaign on EU Exit, the Office for Civil Society has published a 5-step guide to support civil society organisations to prepare for EU Exit. 
Most organisations in Greater Manchester have taken for granted habits and implicit rules that influence how certain things do and don’t get talked about. Some people get heard more than others. Some people or groups are consciously, and more often unconsciously, excluded. This has an impact on decision making and staff engagement. Good ideas may never see the light of day. Harmful practices or behaviours may be overlooked.
What does economic justice mean for the North West?
The UK economy is not working. It is no longer delivering rising standards for a majority of the population. Too many people are in insecure jobs; young people are set to be poorer than their parents; the nations and regions of the UK are diverging further.
Get Together and Get Things Done is part of a city-wide programme in 2019 to commemorate the bicentenary of the Peterloo Massacre.
The Greater Manchester Living Wage Campaign is a coalition of people and organisations who want to make Greater Manchester a Real Living Wage Zone; to challenge low pay; to put Living Wage policy and a culture of social equality at the heart of how Greater Manchester works.
Purpose: To coordinate the Greater Manchester Living Wage Campaign, organising campaign meetings and Living Wage Week events, as well as other campaign activities such as engaging employers and the media.
HOUR Manchester is an exciting new approach to bring together people across Manchester with an interest in mutual support, *Timebanking and community economies.
* Timebanking is a way of linking local people and organisations who can share their time and skills in a way where everyone is valued equally. Within a Timebanking model, no one is rich and no one is poor as we all have 24 hours each day and an hour is equally as valuable to everyone. 1 hour in = 1 hour back!
HOUR Manchester is an exciting new approach to bring together people across Manchester with an interest in mutual support, *Timebanking and community economies.
* Timebanking is a way of linking local people and organisations who can share their time and skills in a way where everyone is valued equally. Within a Timebanking model, no one is rich and no one is poor as we all have 24 hours each day and an hour is equally as valuable to everyone. 1 hour in = 1 hour back!
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