Get involved

What can we achieve together?

We believe that open and compassionate conversations about race and equality will lead to incremental change within society. Welcome to Cheshire Voices, a dedicated and safe space for you to have conversations about equality in a way that make a difference. We invite you to talk, debate, ask questions, read, share your ideas, and most of all, listen to what others have to say.

This site gives us a sophisticated way of capturing everyone's voice, so that we can accelerate our efforts in creating positive change within the community. The site gives us access to a range of interactive engagement tools that will be used to help us:

• Make quick and informed decisions based on the views of the community. We want to hear your ideas on how we can overcome challenges in the community.
• Rally for change – with more voices we can advocate for change at a much faster and larger scale
• Connect people from all walks of life, regardless of background or identify
• Share knowledge – we want you to leave this site feeling better equipped to have uncomfortable conversations which lead to change.

How do I use the site?

Tell us what you think

This area of the site is where we want you to hear from you. We want to hear from every person and point of diversity – gender, age, affluence, race and ethnicity. Especially those of you who we don't typically hear from. There will be ongoing opportunities for you to share your stories, ideas and connect with people in this site. The site will be constantly changing so keep your eye out for new opportunities to get involved in the conversation.

To participate for the first time online, follow these 5 quick steps:

1. Sign up for Cheshire Voices by clicking on the 'register to participate' button
2. Choose a screen name and password
3. Complete a few optional questions so that we can get to know you
4. You will receive an email asking you to validate your email address
5. Return to the website and click the "Sign In" button
6. Go to the 'Tell us what you think' section of the website

Explore

This area of the site is dedicated to sharing knowledge to help you speak out against racism and injustice against marginalised groups.We want you to lose yourself in the breadth of material that we have made available, so that you go away and have more informed conversations with the community. Here you will find recommendations on:

• Books
• TV and film
• Podcasts

This space will be constantly evolving with your help. Please jump into each of these spaces and add your own recommendations in too.

We want to hear from you!