What Is Neighbourhood Management? »
Kate Foley – neighbourhood manager in Lozells in inner city Birmingham, England talks about the task of neighbourhood management and the part that a community website like Life in Lozells – developed by Chamberlain Forum – can play.
Getting Heads Together on Co-Production »
Chamberlain Forum is undertaking a piece of research on co-production commissioned by Birmingham City Council Housing and Constituencies Directorate. One of the outputs of this work is an initial briefing paper. You can download the paper here and either comment online or email paul@chamberlainforum.org
Do We Need Guide Neighbourhoods? »
Guide Neighbourhoods formed as a network of community-led neighbourhood-based regenerators in 2005. Members included tenant managed organisations, development trusts, faith-based bodies, estate boards and neighbourhood forums. They received UK government funding for three years to help develop neighbourhood groups in other areas. So, do we still need them?
Citizens With Citizens’ Rights: The Social Model of Disability »
Mark Lynes of Birmingham Disability Support Network explains the Social Model of Disability and that disabled people are citizens with rights and responsibilities to get involved in decisions that affect them and the neighbourhoods where they live.
Co-producing Handsworth »
Itabarica Napthali of the Haile Selassie I Peace Foundation talks about the services his group provides to the community and the faith that underpins them. Understanding the culture of different communities that share neighbourhoods like Handsworth in Birmingham is the key to serving those neighbourhoods effectively.
Community organising: women acting in today’s society »
Anita Guy and members of Birmingham and Black County women’s network Women Acting in Today’s Society (WAITS) talk about Community Organising and the need for networks.
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Getting Heads Together on Co-Production
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What are Neighbourhoods For?
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