Equality Organisations
Greater Manchester Equality Alliance (GM=EqAl) is a coalition of VCSE organisations and individuals drawn from a wide range of communities of experience and identity across Greater Manchester.
Working in alliance with VCSE, public and private sector individuals and organisations, GM=EqAl serves to connect communities to policy makers, and vice versa, to assist with strategic equality and diversity work within the sub-region.
GM=EqAl takes an intersectional approach, recognising that each individual experiences marginalisation in unique ways due to how multiple forms of inequality or disadvantage compound exclusion. By bringing together a diverse range of voices in a pan-equalities space, GM=EqAl channels multiple perspectives to develop solutions through dialogue.
Race Equality Matters is a not for profit community interest company (CIC)aims to improve workplace equality across the public, private and charity sectors through a collaboration of companies, race networks, field experts, individuals and allies who will create solutions and work with member organisations to implement the change. Race Equality Matters was founded in 2020, in response to Black Lives Matter movement, by Green Park, Black History Month and The Collaboratory, with support from partners including Diversity UK, Rare Recruitment, The Governance Forum, Diversity Dashboard & The Diversity Digest.
Diversity UK is an equality charity that aims to research, advocate and promote ideas for improving diversity and inclusion in Britain. It is an evidence-based initiative that seeks to influence policy, enhance civic engagement and improve the perception of the minority ethnic community in Britain.
Created nearly 40 years ago by HRH The Prince of Wales to champion responsible business, Business in the Community convenes a unique network of purposeful leaders to share insight, expertise and create innovative programmes that deliver impact.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission is a statutory body established under the Equality Act 2006, which took over the responsibilities of the Commission for Racial Equality, Disability Rights Commission and Equal Opportunities Commission. It is the independent advocate for equality and human rights in Britain. It aims to reduce inequality, eliminate discrimination, strengthen good relations between people, and promote and protect human rights. The Commission enforces equality legislation on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation, and encourages compliance with the Human Rights Act. It also gives advice and guidance to businesses, the voluntary and public sectors, and to individuals.
Equally Ours (previously the Equality and Diversity Forum) is a UK charity that brings together people and organisations working across equality, human rights and social justice to make a reality of these in everyone’s lives. Equally Ours started out in 2002 as a pan-equality meeting of experts to replace the then Equal Opportunities Commission, Commission for Racial Equality and Disability Rights Commission. It is an influential network that successfully made the case for improving protections for everyone, resulting in the Equality Act 2010 – the biggest single shake-up of the UK’s equality laws.
Operation Black Vote (OBV) is an organisation dedicated to enabling the African British and Asian British communities claim their places in European politics.
Founded in 1968, Runnymede is the UK’s leading independent race equality think tank. It generates intelligence for a multi-ethnic Britain through research, network building, leading debate, and policy engagement.