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#StrongerThings 2023 is ending on a high 🚀

@lisanandy takes to the stage for our final session of the day Image
“Not a limited transfer of powers…a recognition in the end that the country can’t go on like this, even the winners are losing”

“Decisions that matter to us put back into our hands”

@lisanandy on the ambitions of the Take Back Control Act

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You can’t build a cohesive country when so many people can’t contribute to nor benefit from its success

To address the systemic powerless that affects our communities, we have to put assets back in people’s hands

@lisanandy on tilting power towards people with skin in the game Image
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How can community power make Britain a more equal place?

We’re about to find out from @ErinmaBell @Jaiden_Corfield @Vibrant_Socks @shutcake 🌟 #StrongerThings Image
⚡️@joesarling asks our audience what inequality means to them… Image
“Twenty years ago I never would have identified as a community activist because I thought they were just troublemakers…the I realised I do make trouble - necessary trouble”

⚡️@ErinmaBell on being persistent and taking action in Moss Side #StrongerThings Image
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Health inequalities are deepening in the UK.

How can we keep people happier & healthier for longer through community-led approaches?

We’re about to find out now from @BolaOwolabi8 in conversation w/ @ClaireKPPL in the Great Hall.

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“The people that I see at my surgery week in and week out inspire the work that we do”

“The people who find themselves on the periphery…that’s what I care about”

The hugely inspirational @BolaOwolabi8 #StrongerThings
“There are insights about what will work in our communities that I will never know as a GP, I will only know by respectfully asking the people on the ground”

“The messenger is just as important as the message”

⚡️ @BolaOwolabi8 ⚡️#StrongerThings
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The Big Question: What does it take to transform a system âť“

It’s time for our first panel of the day on community power as a catalyst for large scale change w/ @kimleadbeater @ProfDonnaHall @hodajudaharmani @HelenGou & Professor Tony Travers. Conference speakers sitting...
What needs to be present within a local system to make community power happen?

“A team of rebels to lead radical reshaping…we cannot do that without listening to and working with communities.”

“Less talk about governance structures…”

@ProfDonnaHall on the need to be BOLD Image
“Centring your work around the needs and aspirations of communities is fundamental”

“We’re locked into lots of big systems that are very hard to escape. These won’t become more equitable and fair unless there is mass participation in the change”

@HelenGou ⚡️ #StrongerThings Image
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T-1 day until #StrongerThings 2023 🚀

Keep an eye on our feed today for some behind the scenes updates from our team 📦 ImageImage
#StrongerThings 2023 is taking shape!

👀 sneak preview of the magnificent backdrop for tomorrow’s festival of #CommunityPower 🪄

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This time tomorrow you’ll find experts & innovators across our four stages providing practical insights to bring the magic of community power to life 🔮

See you there!

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