News & Events

The Massive Get Together is an online fundraising event aiming to raise £500,000 for 10 UK charities through event ticket sales. On Thursday 17th September at 8pm, viewers can enjoy an evening of entertainment, including performances of pop hits, classical music and comedy. Tickets are £10 each.

The Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities (SCLD) is holding a myth-busting Zoom webinar exploring the employment barriers faced by people with learning disabilities, and how employers can help to overcome these. The webinar takes place on Wednesday 16th September, 10am – 11am, and is aimed at (amongst others) people with learning disabilities looking to start work, employers, and staff supporting people with learning disabilities in the workplace. Attendees will hear about how employers can help people with learning disabilities to use their skills and talents to secure and sustain employment.

Places are now available for PATH (Scotland)’s Developing Management and Leadership Skills (DMLS) for Black and Minority Ethnic Communities programme, which starts in October. This year’s programme will be delivered online via Zoom.  The half-day sessions will be held fortnightly October 2020 – May 2021.  The DMLS programme will examine power inequalities, the impact of racism on our culture, and enable participants to recognise and further develop their skills and abilities as managers and leaders. The programme is free to attend, and places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

For Scotland’s Climate Week (taking place Monday 14th September – Sunday 20th September), the Central Scotland Regional Equality Council (CSREC) has organised a series of online upcycling and climate conversation workshops. The workshops aim to encourage people to tackle climate change, with the full schedule below: Monday 14th September: Fabric Upcycling – Flip t-shirts into tops; Tuesday 15th September: Chair upcycling, including reupholstering; Wednesday 16th September: Chat and Sew; Thursday 17th September: Climate Café – Getting to Net Zero. All workshops take place 3pm – 4pm via Zoom.

Each year, 10th September is marked as World Suicide Prevention Day, where organisations and communities raise awareness of how we can create a world where fewer people die by suicide. For 2020, Public Health Scotland has launched a new campaign: United to Prevent Suicide. United to Prevent Suicide is a social movement of people from across Scotland, united in a shared belief that everyone has a role to play in preventing suicide. They have released a new website, and a free stakeholder guide and media images. Individuals and organisations can sign up to the movement via the website home page.