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Leadership Equalities Communities Management

Welcome to MCCR

MCCR is Manchester's Community Relations Council. It has a management committee of 40 people who reflect Manchester's diverse communities, actively engage in civic affairs and run projects to address inequalities and improve Manchester resident's quality of life.

Our website provides information about MCCR, its roles, projects and events, details of forthcoming community events and conferences, links to VCS support and Equality organisations, BME research reports and statistics and additional information about Manchester BME Network. We are also developing news and current affairs website services, which will be available shortly.

We hope you find our website helpful and would welcome feedback to nkmoghal@mccr.org.uk

Forthcoming Community Events:

  • Dashehra Diwali Mela - 02nd October 2010 at Platt Fields Park, Rusholme. A celebration of Hindu Festivals Dashehra and Diwali with music and dance, street performers, jugglers and fire dancers. At dusk, a 30-foot-high effigy of the demon king Ravan will be set alight, followed by brilliant fireworks. Free. For further information please click here.

Manchester City Council’s BME Fund Strategy

Manchester City Council’s report ‘Review of Manchester City Council’s BME Fund Strategy and Implementation Process, produced by CLES Consulting, was published in February 2010 and is now out for consultation. For more information please contact Maria Boylan on 0161 234 3998 or email m.boylan@manchester.gov.uk or Atiha Chaudry, Manchester BME Network on 0778 0514143 atiha_equalaccess@hotmail.com

To view the report, please click Manchester BME Network Reports & Bulletins

MCCR’s terms of reference under Manchester City Council BME Fund:

  1. MCCR will play a BME community leadership role with key public service providers, policy makers and partnerships. We will participate in ward level, citywide and broader forums and consultative processes and develop positive relations with the media on issues impacting on community and race relations.
  2. MCCR will promote community cohesion by building good community relations between communities and public bodies. We will use our skills in conflict resolution to tackle inter-community conflict. We will address the threat from the far right and extremist groups through partnership working.
  3. MCCR will work with public bodies to ensure that they meet their obligations under equalities and human rights legislation. We will support individuals subjected to racial harassment and discrimination and all victims of discrimination, violence and hate crimes. We will promote understanding of all equalities issues and co-operation between equality organisations.
  4. MCCR will offer identified priority services to the BME VCS to make it sustainable and improve the quantity and quality of available services. We will host organisations and manage projects, where priority needs are identified and gaps in services exist. We will identify and promote the needs of the BME VCS and further these aims through partnership working.