Bristol, a City of Social Action
May 17, 2019
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"People Power has brought people together to have conversations and share their experiences and that’s a big achievement especially in an environment where so...
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Using Authenticity To Facilitate Sustainable Community Development
During my introduction, I iterated about four words and was interrupted by a long-standing city council woman and a native of the community, her...
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‘Proliferation’ – The implementation of ABCD in Leeds Part 2
"No society has the money to buy, at market prices, what it takes to raise children, make a neighbourhood safe, care for the elderly,...
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‘Proliferation’ – The implementation of ABCD in Leeds Part 1
In Leeds we have had tackling loneliness, especially for older people, as a priority for many years with the development of Neighbourhood Networks, a...
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Three Guidelines to Choosing Words Well
The more stories I hear, the more my conviction grows that well chosen words and stories can transform people. Here are three borrowed rules...
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Communities produce safety; Police deal with crime. (A Singapore Story)
What started out as a desire for his son to play safely in the void deck became a neighborhood’s desire to be safe and...
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A Global Movement of New and More Effective ‘Problem Distribution’
"I hope that people keep weaving this social fabric . . . and the narrative of our urban centres and our rural centres start...
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How to Ask Better Community Questions: It’s as Easy as ABCD
Joel Zaslofsky engages Cormac Russell in a vibrant conversation exploring the ideas of ABCD, motivations and important aspects to understand....
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Building the community – connecting community practitioners
In December 2015 Nick Gardham (Community Organisers Ltd) and Cormac Russell (Nurture Development UK) set out in a three-part blog (see links below) series...
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The Big Lunch: from spark to flame.
This week we're delighted to be hosting a blog by Peter Lefort from the Eden Project. Peter's blog offers stories and impact of the...
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A story of Hamiltonhill
We're delighted to share a guest blog by an ABCD Practitioner, Alistair Mitchell. The blog shows a journey that hears local people into expression with...
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We all live in a….Paper submarine (Building boats, building relationships and ABCDE)
We are delighted to be hosting a blog by Kieran Renshaw(@Kieranr87) an ABCD practitioner in Glasgow, Scotland. For us, the story shows the importance...
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