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21 May 2020 by Dawn Hart

Covid Considerations: What’s in your garden shed?

From lockdown dreams to neighbours helping each other, Ideas Alliance Associate and creative writer Dawn Hart shares her thoughts on how she's managing this stressful time.

Community Based, Coronavirus Crisis, Covid Considerations, Guest Blog, Mental Health

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19 May 2020 by Lourdes Colclough

Covid Considerations: Did Covid-19 Mind the Gap?

There are many things we don’t know about Covid-19, but what we do know is where you were born, the colour of your skin, where you live and your occupation will affect your experience of this pandemic. Lourdes Colclough addresses the health inequalities this pandemic has exposed.

Coronavirus Crisis, Covid Considerations, Food, Guest Blog, Health, Inequalities

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14 May 2020 by Alex Barker

Covid Considerations: Who is at the edges of your map?

To support all citizens properly in a pandemic, we actually need to know each other. Alex Barker of the Be More Pirate crew urges us to be less afraid of difference and start crossing boundaries.

Communication, Coronavirus Crisis, Covid Considerations, Guest Blog, Health

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12 May 2020 by Steve Palmer

Staying up late is put on hold. Autism and learning disability during lockdown

Steve Palmer, Dad of Stanley, an 18 year old with Down’s Syndrome, shares some of the issues that have come up during lockdown and the heroes helping out.

Autism, Children and Young People, Coronavirus Crisis, Covid Considerations, Guest Blog, Learning Disabilities

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7 May 2020 by Kath Smythe

Covid Considerations: Caged bird turned freedom warrior

Kath Smythe knows we are all experiencing limits to our freedom right now. By sharing her experience of losing and re-finding her freedom, she wants to inspire all of us to think about what really matters and how we'll use our freedom once we get it back.

Blog, Coronavirus Crisis, Covid Considerations, Guest Blog

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23 April 2020 by Becky Seale

Covid Considerations: self-organising for mutual aid

Becky Seale shares stories, dilemas, tips and reflections about self-organising from her experience as a member of a London Covid-19 mutal aid group.

Community Based, Coronavirus Crisis, Covid Considerations, Guest Blog

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21 April 2020 by Angela Fell

Covid Considerations: Hungry Hippos

As a member of a Mutual Aid group in Wigan, Angela Fell explores how it feels like there's a 'feeding frenzy' going on with tension between a centralised, institutional response and a natural, resident led street response.

Blog, Community Based, Coronavirus Crisis, Covid Considerations, Guest Blog

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15 April 2020 by Rachel Campbell

“I feel like I’m on the outside looking in”: treating regular patients during the coronavirus pandemic

Inflammatory bowel disease nurse Rachel describes how she's managing to support her patients during the pandemic, as well as her colleagues and her family.

Coronavirus Crisis, Covid Considerations, Guest Blog, Health

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9 April 2020 by Rajwinder Kaur Cheema

Covid Considerations: A moment for pause and reflection

Rajwinder Kaur Cheema reflects on the shifts in mood, conversations and community she's noticed during this crisis, whilst raising key questions about how we value our public services and personal wellbeing.

Community Based, Covid Considerations, Guest Blog

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2 April 2020 by Cat Duncan-Rees

Covid Considerations: Life and death in the midst of Covid-19

Cat Duncan-Rees explores what opportunites the coronavirus crisis might offer whilst navigating personal loss and seeing first-hand health and care systems being rapidly transformed.

Covid Considerations, Guest Blog, Storytelling

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26 March 2020 by Linda Hutchinson

Virtual meetings versus physical workshops

Video calls and virtual meetings are providing vital connections during the coronavirus crisis. Yet I believe we should not be afraid to say that virtual work meetings, are not that easy.

Blog, Communication, Coronavirus Crisis, Participation

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20 March 2020 by Laura Smith

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.

Blog, Citizen-led Action, Community Based, Coronavirus Crisis, Guest Blog

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12 March 2020 by Rachel Berry

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.

Citizen-led Action, Community Based, Food

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Highlights on the Hub

Covid Considerations: What’s in your garden shed?

Covid Considerations: Did Covid-19 Mind the Gap?

Covid Considerations: Who is at the edges of your map?

Search our articles

Staying up late is put on hold. Autism and learning disability during lockdown

Covid Considerations: Caged bird turned freedom warrior

Covid Considerations: Weathering the storm of Covid-19

Covid Considerations: self-organising for mutual aid

Covid Considerations: Hungry Hippos

“I feel like I’m on the outside looking in”: treating regular patients during the coronavirus pandemic

Covid Considerations: A moment for pause and reflection

Covid Considerations: Life and death in the midst of Covid-19

Virtual meetings versus physical workshops

Guest Blog: Community Organising – Why is it the answer?

Edinburgh’s Community Greengrocers Dig In

How shifting mindsets helps shift power