Stalking Awareness Drop-In
Ahead of National Stalking Awareness Week (21-27 April), find out more about personal safety and specialist support services at the University. Whether you’ve been directly affected by stalking or simply want some more information to support your friends, our Student Welfare and Campus Security teams will be answering questions and providing advice in the Business School atrium (7th April 13:00-15:00) and the Brooks Building (10th April 10:00-12:00).
SU Sexual Health and Guidance Week
Week commencing 3rd March sees the SU's Sexual Health and Guidance Week. We will be supporting the event on Tuesday 4th March at the Sexual Health Fair with information on the support that we offer and wider support across the university and Manchester.
Talk to Us Event
3rd February - 9th February sees both the National Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week, and Greater Manchester Hate Crime Awareness Week. We are holding a Talk to Us event in Dalton on Friday 7th February from 11am - 3pm with stalls from Greater Manchester Rape Crisis, We Are Survivors, Northern Sexual Health, Manchester Student Homes, and other relevant resources.
International Day of Zero Tolerance Against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
6th February marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance Against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). We are raising awareness of FGM amongst future health and education professionals with an event on the ground floor of the Brooks building on the 6th February between 1pm - 4pm in collaboration with the Halo Project.
16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence
25th November - 10th December 2024 sees the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence - you can read more about this here. Please note: whilst the international campaign focuses on violence against women and girls, we recognise that gender-based violence is experienced by all marginalised genders, including trans and non-binary individuals, therefore the events we are running during this time are open to all genders, allies included.
Our regular Sexual Violence Drop-In will take place on 26th November 12:00 - 14:00.
A Domestic Abuse Drop-In is being held on the Ground Floor of the Business School on 28th November 10am - 14:00 with staff from Manchester Women's Aid and Greater Manchester Police present to offer information to students and staff on the topic of domestic/relationship abuse.
On the 2nd December 2pm - 4.30pm a Craftivism Event will be taking place in the Wellbeing Room in the Business School - more information and free tickets can be accessed here.
Students involved in the Halo Hub are posting Instagram content throughout the 16 days on their page here.
Events including readings, open mic, and panel discussions are also taking place during this time at the Poetry Library, more information can be found here.
Reclaim the Night
On 21st November 2024, the Reclaim the Night march takes place. This is an annual campaign against sexual harassment and gender-based violence. More information can be found here.
Transgender Awareness Week
Transgender Awareness Week runs from November 13th – November 19th 2024, which is within Transgender Awareness Month and concludes the day before Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20th. At Manchester Metropolitan we aim for our student community to feel safe and inclusive, and we want to celebrate identities.
As part of this awareness week, we will be holding a stand in the Business School on 18th November 11am – 2pm. Members of our student community will have resources on support available internally and externally to the University.
On 20th November the SU is holding a panel discussing trans experiences and celebrating trans voices.
Support available in Manchester:
Mermaids run a helpline and local groups for trans, non binary, and gender questioning young people.
Connect is a Trans social group in Manchester
Forge is a social and support group for trans men, transmasculine, and non-binary people.
Loving Me supports trans and non-binary victims of domestic and sexual abuse.
The Proud Trust run events and groups for LGBT+ youth