Greater Manchester Equality Alliance (GM=EqAl) invites attendees to join them for a day of interactive learning, co‑design, showcasing and celebration — centred on lived experience and intersectional practice.
The agenda and schedule will be shared in the month leading up to the Conference.
They welcome participants to GM=EqAl's Conference 2026 for Equity By Design: Practice Through Lived Experience — a full day of earnest joy, reflections and practical learning. The event will bring together community leaders, lived‑experience partners, commissioners and practitioners to explore how more equitable systems can be designed with and through lived expertise.
Throughout the day, attendees will have the opportunity to:
- Shape the future of community wellbeing in Greater Manchester by feeding into GM=EqAl’s role in the Live Well: Spaces of Hope and Connection programme.
- Gain practical insights from Year 1 of the Inclusion & Wellbeing Fund, and influence Year 2, funded by the Live Well Community Fund.
- Discover how GM=EqAl can strengthen their work, explore ways to join the Network and Working Group, and connect with others committed to equity and belonging.
- Build confidence in using Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) tools by learning about resources currently in development and contributing to the creation of practical, lived‑experience‑informed EIA tools.
- Immerse themselves in a 2‑hour Voice of Lived Experience Seminar, offering space for courageous listening, insight and applied learning.
They will also celebrate community impact with performances and showcases from projects funded by the Inclusion and Wellbeing Fund.
Families are welcome to attend, but childcare is not provided — attendees are responsible for their own childcare. Anyone needing adjustments to participate (BSL, captions, mobility support, quiet space, etc.) is encouraged to share these when registering.
The event will include a mix of plenaries, parallel sessions and hands‑on design labs. Outputs and named commitments will be captured for follow‑up.