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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
“Daring to step out of your comfort zone and ask those difficult questions”

Fantastic to hear @ErinmaBell’s experience of building and bridging social capital #StrongerThings
“Having the permission to get angry, get even more angry and then be part of the solution”

The hugely inspiring @Jaiden_Corfield on leading with young people #StrongerThings Image
“It’s not enough to draw attention to the problem, it’s about enabling people to coproduce the solutions”

“If you’re in a position to make a difference, it’s important to keep the door open” 👏

@shutcake #StrongerThings Image
💬 @joesarling asks @Vibrant_Socks about tackling inequalities in East Ayrshire:

“It’s brilliant to be talking, but I believe in action.”

“There is risk associated with change but the bigger risk is people not being heard”

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“The strengths in communities are outstanding. There’s so much hope in how we make those strengths active”

“There’s a network of people across Britain and beyond who care about this stuff”

Just brilliant hearing such positive messages from @Vibrant_Socks #StrongerThings
✅ You’ve got the power to change the system
✅ The time for rhetoric is over, the time for action is now
✅ Communities are the experts, allow them to build the solutions

Brilliant closing messages from our phenomenal panel #StrongerThings

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“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”

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

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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”

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“The messenger is just as important as the message”

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May 23
The Big Question: What does it take to transform a system ❓

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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May 22
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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📣 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!

Our call for learning and ideas is open until 27 Sept 2022: newlocal.org.uk/research-proje…
We invite you to share:

✅ 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.
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