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What are the disciplines of civic renewal - the skills/expertise that support community-led projects? Over the past few months I've had the pleasure of speaking to (and visiting!) some amazing people/projects for @kinship.works @jrf-uk.bsky.social Some interim thoughts: medium.com/kinship-work...

medium.comUpdate: help us refine the disciplines of civic renewalOver the past few months, we’ve been researching the disciplines of civic renewal as part of a project funded by the Joseph Rowntree…

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Paul Atherton FCL FRSA

@alondonerslondon.bsky.social

3 June

Hey @gavinfreeguard.com - I am writing a book. As you may recall, it's called "You're Being An Idiot. Stop It! How To Live Decently In 21st Century Britain." The essence of it, is a how-to guide for people to take back control of their own lives. This work fits right in. Could you spare me an hour?

Gavin Freeguard

@gavinfreeguard.com

2 June

What do you think? Are we right in our thinking about 'disciplines', & the ones we've identified? Are our recommendations helpful? How can we make the work useful? Have we found all the great supporting architecture - guidance, networks etc - that already exists? docs.google.com/document/d/1...

docs.google.comMapping the disciplines of civic renewal - typology and supporting architecturesMapping the disciplines of civic renewal: draft typology and supporting architectures Introduction Connecting and brokering 1 Community Connectors/Peer Connectors 2 Local Area Coordinators and Patch-b...