Bringing back the power of community
From a blog at the British Medical Journal and oth
William Beveridge, whose 1942 report led to the welfare state, recognised he'd made a mistake in omitting a greater role for families, communities, volunteers, civil society. “It did frankly send a chill to my heart.”
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Asset Based Community Development for Churches - 1
From a webinar by Church Urban Fund
Sometimes answers lie within our community, within our shared experiences. Listening to one another, acknowledging our collective knowledge can guide us. But do our current responses exacerbate issues?
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Catalysing a movement for resilience in a community
From an article by Mobilizing Action for Resilient
“One thing that resonated with everybody was the discussion about trauma.” Trauma was THE common thread linking child welfare and student behaviour issues, adult addictions, domestic + sexual violence.
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Holding a sacred assembly in your community
From a book by Bob Perry and Amy Lykosh
A sacred assembly is a gathering of Jesus followers in a community for a public event of worship and prayer - specifically prayers of repentance and proclamation - often combined with fasting. A manual..
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Building a community wellbeing data hub in Widnes
From a report by Civic Data Co-operative
What is wellbeing? Research with residents - emotional, physical, spiritual health, human connection, getting to places, community spirit, support, respect, kindness, values, public spaces and services..
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From community engagement to ownership
From a resource by Facilitating Power
6 developmental phases - a pathway to strengthen, transform our communities. Thriving, diverse, equitable communities are possible through deep participation, unleashing capacity to address our toughest challenges.
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Solutions Journalism
From the European Journalism Centre
Solutions Journalism investigates and explains, in a critical and clear-eyed way, how people try to solve widely shared problems instead of “what’s gone wrong" journalism. Changing the culture. A guide..
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The future of Christian social action
From a lecture by Jon Kuhrt for Together for the C
Has enthusiasm for social action led Church to become a handmaid of the state? Have projects been effective at reducing poverty? Have they been an effective way of witnessing Christian faith? What needs to change?
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An innovation process for a town/city
From an article by Apolitical
Towns/cities today must respond effectively to the needs of increased urbanisation. To do this, they need to learn, embrace an innovation process in their practices that involves local people and others. An example..
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The root of social connections in a community
An extract from an article by Qeios
Community building is about the vitality of connections, not tasks they perform or possessions they accrue. Such vitality is most evident in the quality of relationships rather than the quality of projects.
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In-Person - How can effective community leadership be supported? - London
@Toynbee Hall, 28 Commercial Street, London
Local Trust is running its fifth seminar in a series of interdisciplinary, cross-sector research seminars about community-led change.
The free seminar will examine how community leadership can be effectively supported. There are multiple organisations, projects, and individuals working to empower communities through community leadership support and development. This seminar will bring together experts from different academic disciplines to discuss community leadership and support.
26/11/2024
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