
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.
Read articleGreat ideas and inspiring stories about communities, collaboration and co-production.
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.
Read articleAs 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.
Read articleInflammatory bowel disease nurse Rachel describes how she's managing to support her patients during the pandemic, as well as her colleagues and her family.
Read articleRajwinder 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.
Read articleCat 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.
Read articleVideo 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.
Read articleLocal Councillor and former MP Laura Smith reflects on how community organising has never been more important or more powerful during this time of crisis.
Read articleHow a local community in Scotland came together to run a bustling independent greengrocers, suppling ehtical, local and organic produce.
Read articleNicola Wood (Tameside & Glossop NHS) writes the 5th in our Greater Manchester series of blogs exploring person and community centred heath and social care.
Read articleSarah Pearce (Action Together in Rochdale) shares her experiences of innovating the processes of collaboration through compassion and kindness.
Read articleThe third blog in our Greater Manchester series looks at Stockport council's efforts to democratise their process of collaboration.
Read articleNick Dixon explores how person and community centred approaches to health and social care are changing the landscape in Greater Manchester.
Read article“The Hub acts as a glue bringing together people and organisations who are doing so much to positively disrupt their local systems.”
Burcu Borysik, Mayday Trust