Work will be a sharing and work will be a pleasure,
When the things we make are born of beauty and of need.
In a world made whole, we all can be creators,
Not winners and losers in a game of grab and greed.
An informal, drop-in surgery session for anyone in and around the Digbeth area looking for a chat and/or practical going about using the web to talk about the world around you and what you’re up to within it. Surgeons as well as patients welcome! Please note there may be live jazz music with this social media surgery.
Coproduction is... ‘the process by which inputs used to produce a good or service are contributed by individuals who are not ‘in’ the same organisation’. This is the definition given by the leading expert in what economists call ‘common pool resources’ and 2009 Nobel economics laureate Elinor Ostrom. Ostrom made studies ... […]
Announced on 14 May 2012, this is the Cabinet that will form the Executive of the Council agreed by members of the Labour group of councillors. The chairs of District Committees will also serve as non-Cabinet members of the Executive. Following the elections on May 3, Labour will chair 7 ... […]
The 'No' vote given to a Directly Elected Mayor in Birmingham on May 3 was reflected in most wards across the city. Only two - Ladywood and Edgbaston returned a majority of votes in favour. There were, however, significant differences across the city in terms of the percentage of voters ... […]
Community hub organisations, neighbourhood forums, clubs, associations and voluntary groups that provide a focus for communities managing change are at the heart of the Chamberlain Forum conference Communities Managing Change at St George’s Community Hub, Great Hampton Row Newtown Birmingham B19 3JG on Friday 25 May 9.30-1.30pm The conference ... […]
Social enterprises and enterprising voluntary groups could play a vital role in delivering the government's Green Deal policy to help householders invest in energy efficiency. Work led by Localise West Midlands, iSE and a number of neighbourhood groups in Birmingham and funded by Local Energy Assessment Fund shows how these ... […]