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Greater Manchester Trans Organisers Fund

Over the last year we administered a fund for trans organisers in Greater Manchester. We used this as an opportunity to research the priorities, goals, barriers and experiences of trans organisers on the ground, and fund the publication of accessibility statements which give us insight into what things are like people at the intersection of transness and disability.

Want to use PlaceCal in your community?

Do you want to make a calendar for your community that makes it easy for everyone to find out what’s going on, all in one place? We’re offering training this summer for a small cohort of new PlaceCal Organisers!

Our first year of Community Technology Partnerships

Key findings from our National Lottery Community Fund funded project

What we’ve learnt, what we’ve done, what we want to do, what’s next: our first year developing Community Technology Partnerships with funding from the National Lottery Community Fund

Community Technology Coordinator for the Trans Dimension in Greater Manchester

We are looking for a freelance part-time community development worker to help establish a Manchester version of our successful London Trans Dimension event listings site (https://transdimension.uk/), which is based on our PlaceCal technology.

The craftsperson and the scientist

Two ways of working we've identified through our collaborative practice

Some people work best iteratively and some would prefer to forge ahead alone – but how do we ensure these two approaches play nicely together in a team?