Meeting and talking to people doing fabulous things in communities.
Programme 19 on The Grassroots Channel meets another of Birmingham’s social entrepreneurs. Roger Telphia is Chief Executive of Future Health and Social Care.
The charity is a multi award winning organisation which already has a substantial turnover. But now Roger wants to see a step change, shifting the way the organisation is run, growing it and creating a company which will be able to invest millions directly into communities in Birmingham.
Programme 18 talks to Duncan Ross and John Bodycote from Kings Norton Farmers Market about why they chose to become a community interest company, the value of the farmers market and a few provocative thoughts on the link between local politics and social enterprise.
Links:
Kings Norton Farmers Market
National Association of Farmers Markets
UnLtd The Charity which supports Social Entrepreneurs
New Economics Foundation on markets (dead link)
Bcen briefing on community interest companies (dead link)
Cic Regulator
If you enjoyed this story you might also like an earlier programme, The Garden Fence to Natter Over, which tells the story of how Neville Lilly has used allotments in Handsworth to revive parts of his community
Programme 17 from the Grassroots Channel and the story of the people striving to reunite a community divided by powerful economic forces. Community artist Sanj Cavanagh and volunteers Julia Downer and Cherie Moore are working with children to create new music and theatre at the Curio City shop in Five Ways in Birmingham. Plus some news from the last podcast and our nomination for the News Statesman New Media Awards.
Links:
Friction Arts (dead link)
The Bostonist (redirect)
New Statesman New Media Awards (dead link)
Alex mendez’s story on the Grassroots Channel
Programme 16 of the Grassroots Channel hears about the link between gun crime in Birmingham UK and gun crime in Boston, Mass. Simon Walker, of the community arts project Curio City, tells us about Alex and Isaura Mendez, two visitors to Birmingham who have left a lasting impression on the city.
Links:
The Dorchester Reporter in Boston (dead link)
A map of gun crime in Alex’s Neighbourhood
Isaura Mendez and her work in her community (dead link)
Simon’s work on the Urban Fusion Website (dead link)
Friction Arts (dead link)