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A Message of Hope and Solidarity
In brief In this beautiful message of hope, Khaled A reflects on the similarities between his experience as an asylum seeker and our shared experience of lockdown. He says “the mutual experience can help us all to understand each other better.” Khaled is originally...
How we live together
In brief “Working for social progress isn’t about waiting for all the stars to align; it’s about making change for ourselves, by the light that we have.” In this essay, David Robinson considers the state of relationships in 2020 and how to do better in the new...
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Welcoming The Relationships Collective
Introducing The Relationships Collective The Relationships Collective is a group of 9 individuals who together represent just some of the...
Plant trees and stir the soul
In brief In this blog, published at the start of 2023, David Robinson offers some personal reflections on working towards deep rooted, sustained...
Relational Councils and the cost of living crisis
In the Relational Councils Network we are working to support one another in making the challenging transition from relationships as the extra mile,...
The magic of finding my peers of relationship-centred practitioners
In brief On the 23rd November 2022, 80 relationship-centred practitioners came together at Northumbria University to unpack the how, what and why of...
A letter from Northumbria
In brief On the 23rd November 2022, 80 relationship-centred practitioners came together at Northumbria University to unpack the how, what and why of...
What is relationship-centred practice?
In brief Language matters. Words shape ideas and ideas shape action. We often use the words relationship-centred practice. In this blog David...
INVITATION: Join our 2 year plan for a 20 year vision to move relationships from the margins to the mainstream
In brief It’s been a while (almost 18 months!) since we first shared our application to the Lottery’s Bringing People Together Fund to help...
If not now, when?
In brief Ofgem confirmed the increase in the energy price cap on Friday August 26th 2022. We now know that, without substantial help, galloping fuel...
Honouring, celebrating and exploring the voices of young people
In brief On 27th July 2022, we co-hosted an event with Save the Children to celebrate and explore the stories that young people shared with us...
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