“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”
“Local authority colleagues and the NHS understand that not one of those organisations can reduce the health inequalities that affect our communities. The answer is between us”
“People’s stories are data with soul. The stories our communities tell will be our most powerful measure of success, combined with data which shows that we are narrowing the gap”
⚡️@joesarling asks our audience what inequality means to them…
“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”
“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”
This time tomorrow you’ll find experts & innovators across our four stages providing practical insights to bring the magic of community power to life 🔮
📣 While the cost-of-living crisis tightens its grip on communities across the UK, we have launched a new project with @jrf_uk to understand practice already underway in local areas to tackle deep poverty and destitution and what more could be done in the future. 🧵
We’re exploring how place-based approaches in local areas can offer practical solutions – and we want to hear from you!
✅ Place-based work you’re involved in to tackle deep poverty & destitution,& what you’ve learned in the process.
✅ Thoughts on how local partners could come together to create an alternative future where people don’t have to go without the essentials.