GM Disability Justice Picnic 1-4pm, Saturday 22nd August Alexandra Park Pavilion & Cafe M16 8PJ Food, Drink, games, socialising, open mic.

Hope to see you there @bevcraig.bsky.social We have British Sign Language, and personal care assistants to make it fully accessible.

Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People@gmcdp.bsky.social · 3w ago

Together with @acornunion.bsky.social and GM Living Income, GMCDP are holding a GM Mayoral hustings with particular focus on the Cost of Living. Ascension Church Hulme, 282 Stretford Road, M15 5TQ Tues 28th July, 6-8pm. Do They Deserve Your Vote? Register here actionnetwork.org/events/cost-...

Together with @acornunion.bsky.social and GM Living Income, GMCDP are holding a GM Mayoral hustings with particular focus on the Cost of Living. Ascension Church Hulme, 282 Stretford Road, M15 5TQ Tues 28th July, 6-8pm. Do They Deserve Your Vote? Register here actionnetwork.org/events/cost-...

Cost of Living GM Mayoral Hustings

Food, rent, and other basics of life continue to be a huge burden for millions of people across Greater Manchester. The cost of living is too high, and wages have failed to keep up. Three organisatio...

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The Greater Manchester Social Care Commission was set up so that people with lived experience and people in the social care system could talk about improving adult social care. ●Accessible Information and Communication ●Social Care Charging ●Advocacy gmdisabledpeoplespanel.com/gm-social-ca...

GM Social Care Commission

The Greater Manchester Social Care Commission was set up so that people with lived experience and people in the social care system could talk about improving adult social care. We looked at the pro…

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Right to Food Commission Monday 8th June 1:00 - 2:30pm • Zoom Shape what a new Right to Food law should look like! Book now! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/right-to-f...

Right to Food Commission

The Right To Food UK Commission will shine a light on the unacceptable nature of food insecurity in Britain & map out solutions.

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Friday afternoon 29th May Resisting Disabled Activist Burnout at Ellen Wilkinson Building Room AG.3/4 University of Manchester www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/resisting-...

Resisting Disabled Activist Burnout

Join our hybrid event to share research, stories, and ideas on how to resist activist burnout and support each other as a community.

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Right to Food Commission Monday 8th June 1:00 - 2:30pm • Zoom Shape what a new Right to Food law should look like! Book now! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/right-to-f...

Right to Food Commission

The Right To Food UK Commission will shine a light on the unacceptable nature of food insecurity in Britain & map out solutions.

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Voting in the local elections on 7 May? You need photo ID to vote in a polling station. Your ID can be out of date as long as the photo still looks like you. Find the full list of accepted ID here: electoralcommission.org.uk/voterID #LocalElections

Voter ID

You need to show photo ID to vote at polling stations in some elections.

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So often the concurrent conditions and symptoms are siloed and get ignored due to lack of awareness. #HNDay #HypermobilityNeurodivergenceDay #HypermobilityNeurodivergenceAwarenessDay Check out for more info www.sedsconnective.org

SEDSConnective | Hypermobility, EDS & Neurodivergence Charity

SEDSConnective is a user-led charity supporting people with hypermobility, EDS/HSD and neurodivergent conditions through community, resources and advocacy.

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Join ALLFIE's launch of a regional Movement for Inclusive Education, in collaboration with @gmcdp.bsky.social, on 30th April 2026📣 Disabled people organising for justice, liberation & systemic change. Join us online or in person in Manchester: eventbrite.co.uk/e/build-incl... #EducateDontSegregate

#EducateDontSegregate #InclusiveEducation Join us in-person or online for the launch of a regional Movement for Inclusive Education in Manchester. Thursday, 30 April 2026 11:30am - 6pm International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Manchester M1 5BY www.allfie.org.uk/events/build...

Disability History Month Celebration - JOY! By Disabled People's Archive & North West Film Archive Manchester Central Library Dec 4 from 12pm to 4pm GMT www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/disability...

JOB! PA to GMCDP Staff Member, closing date: 26 Nov Hours: 28 hours per week, including planned evenings and weekends Location: Hybrid (home-based, travel within Manchester) Salary: £16 per hour; (£29,000 per annum FTE) - funded by Access to Work. Contract: until March 2026 in the first instance.

Celebrate International Day of Disabled People with GMCDP on Wednesday 03 December 2025 For more information and to book your free place: 👉 iddpsocial.eventbrite.co.uk youtu.be/1oOtLS0Yn_c?...

Disabled people have warned for years that welfare reform pushes us deeper into poverty and exclusion. Now the UN has called out the UK again. It's time for rights, dignity, and justice at home. We write with @justfairuk.bsky.social in the Big Issue

Universal credit is back in the dock – this time at the United Nations

United Nations special rapporteurs have called for the UK government to question its reforms to universal credit.

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💼 We’re hiring! Part-time Operational Manager at GMCDP. Join us to keep our operations running smoothly & support disabled people’s rights. 📍 Remote (flexible hours) 💰 £21,600 pro rata (£36k FTE) ⏳ Apply by 27 Oct 🔗 gmcdp.com/jobs #GMCDP #Hiring #DisabilityRights #Operations

Benefit Tips Social! Wednesday, October 15・6:00pm Online and In Person at Proud Trust Includes Pizza and creative social session! Book Now www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/benefits-t...

We’re recruiting for 4 roles on our Disabled People’s Archive 🎉 Thanks to funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund (made possible by National Lottery players) we’re looking for an Archive Project Assistant (staff), plus freelance Oral Historian & Evaluator. (1/2)

Don't fight the DWP alone, do it with friends! Benefits Tips Social Wed July 16・6:00pm The Proud Trust 49-51 Sidney St M1 7HB Join us for our hybrid Benefits Tips Social - an evening of disability-related Benefits tips and peer support. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/benefits-t...

Benefits Tips Social

Join us for our hybrid Benefits Tips Social - an evening of disability-related Benefits tips and peer support.

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🚨🚨🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨🚨🚨 The United Nations is calling for the UK Government to stop the Universal Credit (PIP) Bill because it will 'deepen the signs of regression' in disabled people's human rights. tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/...

Tell your MP to vote against the Universal Credit (PIP) Bill, it will put 50,000 disabled people into poverty. Also ask them to support these Amendments:

Deadline to apply is rapidly approaching, Monday 7th July!

Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People@gmcdp.bsky.social · last yr.

GM Disabled People’s Panel launches Feeling Good! Small grants up to £5,000 to support the Mental Wellbeing of Disabled People. Read our Report: gmdisabledpeoplespanel.com/gm-mental-we... Deadline to apply- Mon 7th July. tinyurl.com/MHWGDP25

The Universal Credit and PIP Bill and Green Paper are the wrong policy approach and harmful. The ‘concessions’ do not alter this. We ask MP’s to vote the bill down on Tuesday. Please continue to seek ways to talk to MP’s and their staff to give them this message.

Human Rights Watch: UK Social Security Plans Will Harm People With Disabilities - Proposed Benefit Cuts Will Worsen Poverty and Undermine Rights

UK Social Security Plans Will Harm People With Disabilities

While the UK government claims its moves “will protect the most vulnerable,” in reality its plans to cut £4.5 billion in disability-linked benefits by 2030 will have a devastating impact on people’s r...

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Refuse to be invisible! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Now is the time to make our voices heard, sharing our experiences in the EHRC Consultation which affects LGBTQ+ people. We've created a handy guide to help plan your response, get started now and share this post. www.lgbt.foundation/EHRC

The Greater Manchester Disabled People’s Panel (GMDPP) statement on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: gmdisabledpeoplespanel.com/2024/11/27/g...

First reading today after Urgent Questions And Statements at 12:30 commonsbusiness.parliament.uk/Document/955... PRESENTATION OF BILLS No debate (Standing Order No. 57) Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Secretary Liz Kendall Bill to make provision to alter the rates...

There's still time to apply for our CEO vacancy. It's part time and flexible. gmcdp.com/jobs

Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People@gmcdp.bsky.social · last yr.

Are you a disabled leader committed to disability rights and the Social Model of Disability? Do you believe in the power of grassroots activism, user-led change and inclusive leadership? Could you be our new CEO? gmcdp.com/jobs #DisabilityRights #NonprofitJobs #GreaterManchesterJobs #UKJobs

Save The Date! We will be holding the first GM Disability Pride March on Saturday 5th July in Central Manchester, route will be announced soon. manchesterdpac.com

Manchester Disabled People Against Cuts

We are disabled people in Greater Manchester and surrounding areas fighting for our rights.

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Need help and peer support with your Social Security/DWP? Come along to Benefit Tips Social Thurs 12th June 6-9pm at Proud Place or online, register here gmcdp.com/civicrm/even... Location of Proud Place what3words.com/trees.cling....