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Bishop Launches Social Inclusion Project »

Birmingham’s Social Inclusion enquiry launched by the Bishop, David Urquhart, sets out ‘key lines of enquiry’ into social exclusion in the city.

March 19, 2012 | Posted in News,Pictures | Read More »

Building Society in Birmingham »

With talk of a ‘broken’ society – recent looting and violence on our streets – this Chamberlain Forum Resident University workshop, on 21st September 2011 is for the people and groups who are building society. Building Society is an opportunity for grassroots community and voluntary groups of all sorts to meet and share views of [...]

September 8, 2011 | Posted in Events,Featured | Read More »

Theories of Community Strength »

What’s stopping stronger communities? Places where public services are done with citizens – and not to them? What are the missing rungs on the ladder of local coproduction? Theories of Community Strength is the result of a year long research project into the nuts and bolts of civil society undertaken by Chamberlain Forum and residents [...]

August 16, 2011 | Posted in Featured | Read More »

Who’s to blame for the riots, starting with…. Me? »

Who’s to blame for the riots that’ve swept our towns and cities in recent nights. What about… me? Where do I fit in the picture? Because the truth is I could have done more…

August 11, 2011 | Posted in Opinion,Paul Slatter | Read More »

How Cabbages Could Grow Ladywood »

Chamberlain Forum has been working with Birmingham’s Ladywood Constituency to look at a local food programme for the area as part of its Grow it Eat It Move It Live It initiative. Growing and cooking food locally is a way of residents getting together that will help address some important local issues.

November 3, 2009 | Posted in Featured,Forum News,News | Read More »

2 of 3 Feel They Can’t Influence Local Decisions »

Government’s Citizenship Survey results published today reflect some familiar trends but there are also some surprising findings that support new thinking on empowerment, active citizenship and community cohesion. The figures for April-June 2009 published today show that in England: fewer people (about 1 in 3) feel able to influence local decisions there’s been an even [...]

October 29, 2009 | Posted in Featured,News | Read More »

What We Do

Chamberlain Forum helps civil society and local authorities to coproduce better places to live. We are non-profit, politically independent and proudly based in Birmingham.

We organise Chamberlain Lectures featuring speakers including Prime Minister David Cameron. We also organise Resident University - a peer and shared learning programme for people who live and work in neighbourhoods.

We promote and develop community networks as social capital builders, including by supporting Community Network 4 Birmingham

We support action to strengthen local civil society including through: community asset transfers; neighbourhood websites; mediation and facilitation; training and business planning.

We organise action research into aspects of coproduction and are delivering an 18 month programme, Communities Managing Change, funded by Barrow Cadbury Trust.

Chamberlain Forum Limited acts as a consultancy delivering a wide range of 'thinking and doing' services for clients including local authorities, housing associations, development trusts, health and social care bodies, local strategic partnerships and voluntary and community groups.