The Grassroots Channel exposes Birmingham to the scrutiny of outsiders. We talk to residents from two Dutch cities about what they make of our strengths and weaknesses. Ellen Hiep and Willem Giezeman give us surprising answers, useful to all. Plus details on how Residents 4 Regeneration is telling stories to build a better future.
Links:
Residents 4 Regeneration in Europe (dead link)
BBC website on the Year of the Digital Citizen
More stories for people who care about where they live. The third programme from the Grassroots Channel tells the story of Masood Yasin – a young man in Birmingham who decided he had a choice to make: should he leave his own neighbourhood for somewhere ‘better’ or step up and take action.
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This time the Grassroots Channel brings you the story of how a threat was used to transform a neighbourhood.
This is the first podcast for the Grassroots Channel – a series of programmes sponsored by the Birmingham Community Empowerment Network.
We’re starting with stories of active citizens in Britain’s second largest city: Birmingham.
Barbara Willis Brown tells us how she worked to rebuild communities by confronting prejudice. A tennis project in the city brought young black children into the leafy middle-class environment of the tennis club, overcoming misconceptions from both sides.
Her philosophy on revitalising communities is: “If it hasn’t got a challenge in it let everyone else do it.”
Background music is copyright of a small local band called score. The Grassroots Channel is produced by Nick Booth of Podnosh. First available in October 2005