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We’re speaking at Manchester’s Start Up Day!

October 28, 2021October 29, 2021
by MIC Media

We’re chuffed to bits to join the line-up for this year’s Start Up Day on November 11th at Manchester Central Library.

Hosted by the Greater Manchester Business and IP Centre, this year’s theme is Sustainability in Business. The Start Up Day features a day fill of activities, information and networking. As well as us lot, also speaking is Bounceback Foods and Cooperatives UK.

Image of our CEO Vic Turnbull smiling in a black jumper with pink text reading 'cat dad' and wearing red trousers next to a TV screen with her PowerPoint on. — **Our CEO and Cat Dad, Vic hosting a recent podcasting workshop**

We’ll be talking about how podcasts can benefit your business at this free, one-day event at Central Library, one of our most favourite places in Manchester!

Plus find out how the Greater Manchester Business and IP Centre can help your business access over £5 Million worth of business resources and tools.

You can also access Start-Up Day online via the British Library’s National Network schedule of inspirational talks and sessions.

The British Library and BIPC Greater Manchester are leading a revolution by inspiring a thriving community of new and existing business owners. It’s free to join and open to everyone.

We’re so looking forward it – extra excited’ness for in-person fun too!

Book your place now! Tickets are free from here

Looking for podcast training for your members, team or group? Contact MIC here, let’s have a chat about your podcast workshop wants and ideas!

Events

November’s in-person, 3rd Birthday Podcast Club!

October 11, 2021October 24, 2021
by MIC Media

The FIRST in person meetup in over 18 months! Podcasters meet other folk that make podcasts – in the flesh!

Our in-person meetup is on Wednesday the 10th November 6 – 9PM

Image of women and men at an in person MIC's Podcast Club — ☝😲**Throwback to some of our podcast club members enjoying a rare in-person meetup**☝😲

Whether you are a new or OG member of the MIC’s Podcast Club, we welcome you with open arms! So come and chat about all things podcasting and meet the people behind the screen!

Join us in also celebrating MIC’s Podcast Club’s third birthday! 🎂 It was late 2018 when we started MIC’s Podcast Club and 600 members later we want to celebrate with you in person!

New MICers are welcome, if you’re a podcaster that can get to Manchester in November – join us!

😎 Who’s it for? 😎

Our community is for podcast makers and includes professional podcast producers, hobbyists and DIY creators, BBC journalists, PR specialists and radio professionals – it really is for anyone who’s crazy about podcasting.

⏲ What’s going down ⏲

This is a social, so no strict timetable, speakers etc, just a much-needed get-together for good egg podcasters.

🏢 The Venue 🏢

We’re taking over the back room of the Pen & Pencil in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. It’s just 5minute walk from Manchester Piccadilly.

Here’s the google maps link if you want to search other nearby transport links, car parks etc https://g.page/thepenandpencil?share

They have a ramp to make the entrance accessible – so message Vic if you require this for access and we can make sure they have it out. The rest of the venue is on one level.

👜What you need 👜

All you need to bring to the party is you and some money for a drink (or few!) We know that everything isn’t completely back to normal yet so there will be no judgement around the wearing of face masks or other Covid-safe precautions you may wish to take.

🙋‍♀️Attendees who regularly come to at least 3 MIC meetups receive an invite to join our exclusive invite-only Facebook group too – bonus!

We look forward to seeing you there!

RSVP to November’s MIC’s podcast club here (it’s free to attend)

👉👉👉 https://www.meetup.com/Micpod/events/280901877/

Podcasts

SMW: Episode 14 – Priya Chopra

October 23, 2019July 8, 2021
by Vic

For the last 20 years, this Strong Manchester Woman has been supporting Asian women and children who are victims of domestic abuse – a cause that is made more difficult by the cultural norms and traditions of the communities that she works in.

In this episode, your host Vic Elizabeth Turnbull speaks to Priya Chopra, CEO of the Saheli Asian Women’s Project. She has campaigned for policy changes on forced marriage and honour-based violence amongst the South Asian community, and has highlighted the extremities of this issue on a domestic and international level

Priya has spoke at the House of Commons and was part of the delegation to Prime Minister Theresa May’s consultation on the proposed changes to the Domestic Abuse Bill – ensuring that the issues faced by BAMER survivors of domestic abuse from communities were highlighted to policy makers.

14: Priya Chopra
Listen to this episode from Strong Manchester Women on Spotify. An inspiring conversation with Priya Chopra, Chief Executive of the Saheli Asian Women’s Project – a charity that supports women from Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee communities who are victims of domestic abuse.

In this episode Priya talks about,

The challenges of finding funding
What it’s really like to work in a community where domestic violence is taboo
How the women she supports, inspire her to keep going
How this podcast has become as useful tool to inspire her and her team
Finding the courage to speak out against domestic violence
Making people uncomfortable to instigate change
The increased demand for the services she provides
Her approach to risk taking

Links and information
Find out more about the Saheli Project, contact them or to find out how to support their incredible work, visit their website here

This is the last episode of this series of the Strong Manchester Women podcast. Listen to the end of the episode to hear if they’ll be a Series 2.

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Strong Manchester Women
The podcast is inspired by the annual Strong Women campaign. The 14 women profiled in this series were selected for the 2019 campaign. For more information about the women visit The Pankhurst Trust’s website

Credits
Produced by us guys, aka MIC Media |@MICmediauk

More Episodes
Listen to other Strong Manchester Women podcast episodes here

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