http://www.chamberlainforum.org The Neighbourhood Think and Do Tank Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:13:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Theories of Influence and Empowerment in Balsall Heath In July 2010, Chamberlain Forum used the Structured Dialogue Method to learn about the experience of influence in the Neighbourhood of Balsall Heath in Birmingham.   A group of 10 people - including 6 residents and active citizens, local community and faith organisations, the ... http://www.chamberlainforum.org/?p=1099 In a tribute to our most loved BBC current affairs satire show not hosted by Dara O Briain Have I Got News For You, Chamberlain Forum's very own pictorial puzzler.... Who is the Odd One Out?  Is it.... a) Prince William? b) Bank of England Governor, Mervyn King? c) Brummie comedian, Jasper Carrott? d) Prime ... http://www.chamberlainforum.org/?p=1081 Chamberlain Forum's report on neighbourhood coproduction in Birmingham - Looking Sideways - is now available online.  The report was launched alongside the Demos publication Civic Streets at a packed meeting in Balsall Heath, Birmingham last week.  Pictured above are Debbie Pippard of Barrow Cadbury Trust (which jointly organised the event ... http://www.chamberlainforum.org/?p=1062 Some see it as a classroom or a refuge, but to others it’s the gym or a hospital… or their church.  People tell Birmingham park-keeper Fred Tematema that their parks and open spaces serve a multitude of purposes.  Fred was one of the participants in the Chamberlain Forum conversation on ... http://www.chamberlainforum.org/?p=1009 Two Workshops to find out more on Friday 16th July at the Bond, Fazeley Street, Birmingham. 10.30-12.30pm and repeated at 1.30-4.30pm It has been said that the shortest path between a human being and the truth…Is a story. Why is it that with all the money spent on collecting and displaying data ... http://www.chamberlainforum.org/?p=1022 EVENT POSTPONED - APOLOGIES.  NEW DATE COMING SOON....... Wednesday 21st July 6.30-8.30  @ The Edge, 79-81 Cheapside, Digbeth A Chamberlain Forum discussion led by Professor David Bailey, looking into how manufacturing has shaped life in the city. What has manufacturing made of Birmingham? What happens when we lose it? Do we ... http://www.chamberlainforum.org/?p=1017 Thursday 24th June 6.30-8.30 at the Midland Arts Centre (MAC) Cannon Hill Park Chamberlain Forum discussion led by Dr Alison Millward looking into what parks and open spaces mean for life in the city.  How do we use open spaces?   Do they change the way we behave?  Who should manage and ... http://www.chamberlainforum.org/?p=1000 In the second of this two-part series on the main party manifestos, we are going to look more specifically at what provision they make for community groups, community networks and the third sector. First is the most ambitious and high-profile of the related policies – the Conservative Party’s Big Society idea. ... http://www.chamberlainforum.org/?p=993 In the area of local government governance, there is as much cross-over as there is divergence from the three main parties. It’s a slightly muddled picture, but what is clear is that a combination of deep cuts and the potential reforms outlined by the manifestos will create a very different ... http://www.chamberlainforum.org/?p=986 About 70 Birmingham Residents joined Resident University over the two days it spent at St George's Community Hub in inner city Newtown.  They included young people taking part in  the Young Resident University who learned about using social media and film-making in carrying out research with the University. Resident University is ... http://www.chamberlainforum.org/?p=981