by David Robinson | 21 Feb 2023 | Dreams and Vision, Our thinking
In brief The UKRI recently published a call for a new world-leading Centre in Community Participation and Connectedness. Bringing together academics, policymakers, practitioners and community members, the Centre will have a bold ambition to make a meaningful...
by David Robinson | 6 Feb 2023 | Convenings, Relational Councils
The Relational Councils Network gathered on 30/1/23 to talk about the cost-of-living crisis and relational responses. Partners from the council and the community in Barking and Dagenham provided the key note experience. A list of links and resources mentioned in the...
by David Robinson | 16 Jan 2023 | Dreams and Vision, Our thinking, Top Picks
In brief In this blog, published at the start of 2023, David Robinson offers some personal reflections on working towards deep rooted, sustained social change. He draws out two urgent and important lessons from 40 years working in this space: plant trees and stir the...
by David Robinson and Gemma Drake | 9 Jan 2023 | Convenings, Relational Councils
In the Relational Councils Network we are working to support one another in making the challenging transition from relationships as the extra mile, to relationships as the first mile. If this mission is to be credible and useful in 2023 it must have relevance to the...
by David Robinson | 1 Dec 2022 | Convenings, Our thinking, Our work, Our work featured
In brief On the 23rd November 2022, 80 relationship-centred practitioners came together at Northumbria University to unpack the how, what and why of relationship-centred practice. It was a fantastic day, full of warmth, emotion and hope. Here, we offer our reflections...
