Marilyn Cuffy papers: Manchester Black Resource Centre and other community and support groups
Manchester Black Resource Centre and Community Trust and additional groups1976-2003
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The collection includes the papers of the Manchester Black Resource Centre and Community Trust. These papers contain minutes, correspondence, annual reports and documents relating to the
establishment of the Resource Centre, details of activities and services, policy documents and the Constitution of the Community Trust.
The collection also contains the papers of a number of groups providing support for black and Asian women concerning the areas of employment, education and community projects. Further records relate to the establishment of a refuge for black women in Manchester and training provision in
the fields of youth and community work. In addition the collection includes a number of reports and publications.
Title:
Marilyn Cuffy papers: Manchester Black Resource Centre and other community and support groups
Date of work:
1976-2003
Reference number:
GB3228.13
Level of description:
Collection
Includes:
Custodial history:
This collection consists of papers collected by Marilyn Cuffy through the course of her role as a community and youth worker in Manchester, predominantly covering the decades of the 1980s and 1990s. The archive was transferred to the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre in 2015.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into the following series:1. Papers of Manchester Black Resource Centre andCommunity Trust2. Papers of Black Women's Commune Group3. Papers of Sojourner's House4. Papers of Cheetham Asian Women's Association5. Papers of Black Women in Local Authority Group6. Black Women in Education and Community Work Group7. Black Women's Workers Group8. African Cultural Society9. Federation of Community Work Training Groups10. Additional material11. Reports and publications
Source:
Date of donation: 2015Donor name: Marilyn Cuffy
Access restrictions:
Unrestricted24 hours notice is required to view this collection. Material will then be accessible through Manchester Central Library Search Room, Manchester Central Library, St. Peters Square, Manchester, M2 5PD. Any enquiries relating to this collection please contact: rrarchive@manchester.ac.uk
Use restrictions:
Restricted
General notes:
Marilyn Cuffy was involved in a number of organisations including the Manchester Black ResourceCentre and Community Trust and other groups relating to black and Asian women in Manchester.She was involved in the establishment of a refuge for black women in Manchester, a member ofvarious management committees and participated in the organisation of other community groupssuch as the African Cultural Society. In addition she delivered a number of courses particularlyrelating to youth work and anti-racist training.The Manchester Black Resource Centre [GB3228.13/1] officially opened in May 1991 and waslocated in Cheetham Hill. The purpose of the Centre was to provide a focus for community basedeconomic activities in North Manchester aimed at empowering the black community by providingemployment, services, businesses and development training. It was intended that the Centreshould provide space for community organisations and small businesses, IT services including acareer database and job search, training in word processing and accounting and an informationexchange to share resources within the local community.The Manchester Black Community Trust was formed at the Annual General Meeting of theResource Centre in May 1993 and the Trust was formally registered as a company by guaranteewith charitable status in January 1994. The Resource Centre was based in the Old Library Building inCheetham Hill which was purchased from Manchester City Council by the Tudor Trust in 1993.The aims of the Community Trust outlined in the Constitution included providing support,guidance and opportunities to black and ethnic community development in Manchester,supporting local businesses and initiatives, co-ordinating strategies aimed at the economicregeneration of local communities and implementing a Unified Education and Training Strategy.The Black Women's Commune Group [Ref: GB3228.13/2] was set up in 1986 to discuss plans toestablish a refuge for black women in Manchester to meet their cultural and emotional needs. Therefuge, Sojourner's House (sometimes referred to as Sojurner's House) [Ref: GB3228.13/3] wasestablished in 1991 to provide safe, temporary accommodation for women escaping domesticviolence, and was affiliated to the Women's Aid Federation.Cheetham Asian Women's Association (formerly Cheetham Asian Girls' Project)[Ref: GB3228.13/4] was initiated in 1977 in response to identified isolation and cultural andreligious issues experienced by Asian girls growing up in the United Kingdom.The Black Women in Local Authority Group [GB3228.13/5] was formed in 1985 by black womenworking for Manchester City Council to identify the needs of employees and the services providedfor women in the black community. The Group provided training and career development,organised seminars and workshops and aimed to improve existing policies and practices inrecruitment, selection and training.The Black Women's Workers Group (formerly the Black Women's Research Project)[GB3228.13/7] initiated research into the needs of black women in the community and addressedissues such as equal opportunities in employment. The Group provided a forum for discussionand support for its members and was open to women of Afro-Caribbean and Asian origin.Further papers in the collection relate to the Black Women in Education and Community WorkGroup [GB3228.13/6], the African Cultural Society [GB3228.13/8], the Federation of CommunityWork Training Group [GB3228.13/9], other related papers including information concerningeducation and training [GB3228.13/10] and reports and publications [GB3229/13/11].
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Language:
English
Record number:
8920949
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