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What does ‘lived experience’ really mean? Fair By Design’s Advisory Panels tell us
One of Fair By Design's core goals is for its work to be shaped and informed by those who experience the poverty premium. Fair By Design's Advisory Panels describe what that means to them.
Shaping Justice Together: A New Vision for Young Adults
Annmarie Lewis blogs about current and future plans for the T2A Transition into Adulthood campaign
Community organising in Birmingham – turning real life stories into a radical agenda for social justice
Saidul Haque Saeed, Community Organiser for Citizens UK: Birmingham, blogs about the success of a recent Public Accountability Assembly …
Norway embraces family visits for prisoners
Lorraine Atkinson, Senior Policy Officer at the Howard League for Penal Reform blogs about a recent visit by the Commission on…
Why you should apply to be a Clore Social Fellow
La Toyah McAllister-Jones blogs about her experience of the benefits of a Clore Social Fellowship I had the pleasure…
UK Government is violating the Human Right to Food
Jonathan Butterworth, Director of Just Fair Consortium, explains why the Consortium believes the UK Government is abdicating responsibility by allowing people…
Rethinking Suburbia
Paul Hunter, Head of Research at the Smith Institute, discusses the changing face of suburbia and the findings of a…
After the Awards …
Jessica Kennedy of the Migrant and Refugee Communities Forum celebrates the legacy of the Women on the Move Awards On…
Birmingham launches national network to tackle social exclusion
Richard Browne, Partnership Manager at Birmingham City Council, writes about the launch of the National Social Inclusion Declaration As…
Why Roma provide an opportunity for UK cities
Andy Shallice from the Roma Support Group writes about what we can all learn from Roma It’s a commonplace…
Innovations in criminal justice
Anton Shelupanov talks about StreetCraft, the Centre for Justice Innovation's new book, and StreetCraft Scholarships On 19 February in a…
Campaigning for the post-educational needs of young people with severe learning disabilities
Julie Jamieson, winner of the SMK Social & Economic Justice Award 2013 talks about how she plans to bring the Post…
Is offending behaviour linked to brain injury?
Deborah Fortescue of the Disabilities Trust Foundation writes about the ‘silent epidemic’ of brain injury. It is estimated brain…
Sharing the story of everyone’s human rights, every day
The Equally Ours Campaigns highlights the importance of human rights to all members of society. Emma Hutton, Programme Director at Equally Ours,…
Simple banking solutions and serious personal debt
Following the release of two reports on banking and personal debt, Resources and Resilience Programme Manager Clare Payne explores their…
Low pay and need for the living wage
Following the recent living wage increase, Communications Officer Sapphire Mason-Brown looks at the prevalence of low pay and the advantages…
Fuel poverty and corporate greed
In this cross-post from Birmingham Settlement, Chief Executive Martin Holcome gives his personal take on rising energy costs and how…
