by Immy Robinson | 12 May 2023 | Communities & Volunteering, Covid and Relationships, Our thinking
In brief In this blog, originally written for the Warm Welcome Network, we review what we learnt about community responses to the pandemic to ask how we can sustain and maintain the momentum in community-based responses to the cost of living crisis. In the early...
by Immy Robinson | 29 Jul 2022 | Covid and Relationships, Our work
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 through The Lookout. We were joined by two of our Chief Listeners – Mete Coban and Kirsty McNeil – who shared...
by David Robinson | 31 Jan 2022 | Covid and Relationships, Our thinking
In brief In this milestone blog David Robinson takes the temperature as we approach the second anniversary of Covid 19. The UK is stuck in a pattern of “shuffle and repeat” with fears for the future, but also the possibility of hope. The past two years have caused...
by David Robinson | 14 Dec 2021 | Covid and Relationships, Featured blog, Our thinking, Our work
In brief In this, our last blog of 2021, we look back on another year of disruption and pain and remind ourselves of the patches of light and the power of relationships in helping us to heal. It has taken a long time to get here, but I do have more than one person I...
by David Robinson | 19 Nov 2021 | Active Neighbours Featured, Communities & Volunteering, Covid and Relationships, Featured About, Our work
In brief In this blog, David explores the possibilities for Mutual Aid 2.0 and shares our plans for a peer sharing group for anyone interested in the question of how we nurture and sustain community activity into the future. A year ago, You Gov research, undertaken...
by Immy Robinson and Sam Firman | 28 Oct 2021 | Convenings, Covid and Relationships, Lookout Sightings
The Lookout is a space for understanding how life has changed for young people during Covid. During recent Lookout discussions, the double-edged nature of digital connection has come up frequently. In this Sighting, we explore the complex effect of digital technology...
