Yemeni Elders’ Heritage: Collective Power Award

This blog features National Museums Liverpool’s Connecting with Yemeni Elders’ Heritage project, which was inspired by a young man Abdul, from Liverpool’s Yemeni community, who wanted to support elders living with dementia through the House of Memories programme. Abdul connected and encouraged more than 40 Yemeni young people to support the development of a dual language (Arabic and English) heritage package within the My House of Memories app, to assist elders to capture and digitize their heritage stories and traditions to share with younger people.
Understanding the 9 million active neighbours of lockdown

The coronavirus crisis saw a huge movement of community activity and support. Immy Robinson, co-lead of the Relationships Project, shares their research about what made people come together. How we can support the different types of active neighbour with an ecology that enables community activity to thrive?
Feeling like a social change imposter

Entering the world of social change and community action can be a daunting step. As someone new to the world of “getting involved”, guest blogger Joe Hartley reflects on the value of inexperience – and shares his top tips for making a difference.
Community building with refugees and asylum seekers in the UK

Read about how the idea of a handwritten “letter fae a local” has sparked a huge community endeavour to welcome and embrace asylum seekers and refugees in Glasgow. In the face of attacks on the rights of asylum seekers, these community-led organisations are trying to support new arrivals and connect them with their neighbours.
Covid Considerations: Weathering the storm of Covid-19

Clenton Farquharson shares his personal experience of lockdown whilst exploring how we are handling our emotions and looks to rebuilding the future with hope and courage.
Guest Blog: Community Organising – Why is it the answer?

Local Councillor and former MP Laura Smith reflects on how community organising has never been more important or more powerful during this time of crisis.
Edinburgh’s Community Greengrocers Dig In

How a local community in Scotland came together to run a bustling independent greengrocers, suppling ehtical, local and organic produce.
Fun Palaces: fostering culture and community

We spent a lot of 2019 thinking about co-production in the arts and we want to begin 2020 with the same creativity at the front of our minds. Creativity in a community setting encourages togetherness and often the sharing of valuable skills to nurture arts and sciences at a grassroots level. We were delighted to […]
Ten years of Playing Out: a personal reflection by Alice Ferguson

Playing Out are a social enterprise helping children play in outdoor public spaces. Alice Ferguson celebrates 10 years of work and achievements.