I enjoyed this map of online communities from the web comic xkcd. Thanks to Pete Ashton (and his hat tip Kottke – who in turn tipped Kayhan, who found the link at…. No I’ll stop now for fear of blundering into the Bermuda Triangle 2.0)
Bishop of Birmingham stands up for Community Networks – a new podcast on the Grassroots Channel
The Bishop of Birmingham has thrown his weight behind the community networks run by the Birmingham Community Empowerment Network. The programme has just seen it’s funding cut for this year, with not guarantee of funding after September 2007. Speaking at yesterday’s conference “Thriving In Diversity”, the Rt Reverend David Urquhart said that the work already …
B19 Award for Soweto Kinch?
One of our most popular podcasts has been the short programme we made with Birmingham based jazz musician Soweto Kinch. In it he talked about community, the Aston/Lozells area and why he still lives in B19 rather than New York, London or Amsterdam – as might tempt any other international Jazz Star. Soweto has also …
Are you Powered Up?
Next month in Birmingham is a two day training event to help active citizens wield more power in their communities. Organised by Friends of the Earth “Power Up” will cost you £60 and should help you: Talk tactics and share strategies with the experts Meetgovernment agencies and other community support organisations Get practical tips for …