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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
Let's end racism this generation
Rob Berkley, Director of the Runnymede Trust, explains why they are working to end racism this generation. Over the last…
In Search of the Innovators
Phil Bowen, Director of the Centre for Justice Innovation, seeks out those prepared to think more deeply about the purpose…
Utilising the arts for gang intervention
Wolverhampton-based Engage Youth Empowerment Service (E.Y.E.S) is a grassroots gang intervention programme that engages with both gang members and those…
Cleaning up the Wren’s Nest
Owen Jones of HOPE not hate, a group which campaigns against right-wing extremism, explains why keeping community spaces clean can…
Sunny Dhadley: Policing the Crime Board
In this cross-post from Operation Black Vote, Ashlea Williams casts a spotlight on Sunny Dhadley, a participant on the West Midlands…
A lifeline for Travellers in prison
Conn Mac Gabhann, Manager of the Traveller Project at the Irish Chaplaincy in Britain, explains why they are reaching out…
Supporting undocumented migrants in a hostile environment
Dave Stamp of Birmingham-based ASIRT, an OISC registered advocacy organisation working to support undocumented migrants in the West Midlands, shares…
Birmingham feels the pinch
Martin Holcombe, Chief Executive of Birmingham Settlement, gives his personal take on welfare reform, housing, and the perfect storm currently…
Working with migrants and refugees in the Black Country – Part 3
In our final l post work of the Refugee and Migrant Centre (RMC) in Wolverhampton, we look at some of…
Cross-Post: The NHS saved my life
In a cross-post from British Future marking the 65th anniversary of the foundation of the National Health Service, Douglas Jefferson…
Working with migrants and refugees in the Black Country – Part 2
For the second of our series of short case studies from the Refugee and Migrant Centre (RMC) in Wolverhampton, we…
The Spending Review and the Voluntary Sector
Sapphire Mason-Brown, Communications and Programmes Intern at the Barrow Cadbury Trust, considers the potential implications of the Chancellor’s spending review…
Getting community economic development out of its box
Karen Leach of Localise West Midlands, which promotes a localised approach to supply chains, money flow, ownership and decision-making for…
The Fermanagh Trust
A highlight of the recent publication of the Barrow Cadbury Trust’s official history was the chance to catch up with…
Working with migrants & refugees in the Black Country
In this, the first of a series of short case studies from the Refugee and Migrant Centre (RMC) in Wolverhampton,…
