“Hence the poverty of the poor is not a call to generous relief action, but a demand that we go and build a different...
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In my previous blog, I shared the first six of eleven shifts in mindset and approach required to move from a deficit-based to an...
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Over the next few months, I will regularly share new parts/sections of an emerging ‘Guide for Professionals working in Citizen space, during and beyond...
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The worrying reality is rapidly dawning on us: we’re in this for the longhaul. This pandemic is not a sprint; it’s a marathon. A...
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At the end of Dr Martin Luther King’s last speech "I've Been to the Mountaintop" he leaves us with this wonderful imagery: "I just want...
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At that original event in Matson, there was a local Police Sargent present. Sgt Tim Wood, was keen to see how his local neighbourhood...
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‘When the roots are deep, there’s no reason to fear the wind’ is an African proverb, and one which we have used to steer...
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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...
Read MoreIn this vlog we discuss that and how institutional dependency can be decreased and interdependency in community life can be increased....
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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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"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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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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