I’ve just noticed that the think tank Demos has launched a project on conversation called Talk us into it. You can download a pdf of their first pamphlet on the theme here. It proposes that by combining what we know about conversations with what we know about the changing nature of community, we have the …
Steve Jobs for President!
I use Apple computers all the time. It was Apple which popularised podcasting, our listeners get the Grassroots Channel through Apple’s iTunes software and Apple machines and programmes help me with everything from making films to making christmas cards. So Steve Jobs has had quite an impact on my quality of life (thanks Steve). From …
Sherez Sarwar – Street Champion for Lozells – Grassroots Channel latest
Sherez Sarwar. Now 18, he’s been involved in improving his community since he was 13. His efforts have helped revive George’s park in Handsworth and he’s become a street champion for his road in Lozells. Sounds like a goody-two-shoes? Well he isn’t and if you listen to this week’s Grassroots Channel podcast you’ll find out …
The BURA Awards for Community Inspired Regeneration – enter now!
If you think you’ve been involved in a great regeneration project which has been driven and inspired from the grassroots here is a chance for you to get national recognition – but you’ll have to act quickly. The British Urban Renewal Association is working with the Department for Communities and Local Government to recognise “outstanding …