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Article: 23.07.24

A Digital Approach to Person-Centred Planning Digital technology is opening up new ways in which people can develop their own person centred plan.

Article: 06.02.24

The Value of Grief We cannot truly value life unless we are prepared to accept the pain of losing someone.

Story: 18.04.23

Arty Chats: Cultivating Community at The Forge Creating art is a great way to open up conversations and help people connect.

Article: 07.03.22

An Inclusive Multi-Media Campaign Irwin Mitchell created a multi-media campaign that sets a new standard for inclusivity.

Article: 25.05.21

An Ode to the Citizen Spirit of Sheffield Sheffield has proud history of combining diverse peoples and communities into a greater whole, with a commitment to…

Project: 15.04.21

CitizenFest 2021 This is a record of CitizenFest in 2021.

Slide: 29.10.20

To Hell with Poverty The Church must make a greater effort to fight the causes of poverty and support the #BasicIncome movement.

Project: 15.09.20

CitizenFest 2020 This is a record of CitizenFest in 2020.

Project: 01.07.19

CitizenFest 2019 This is a record of CitizenFest in 2019.

Inspiration: 07.08.18

Opus Independents - Platform for Meaning Opus is an exciting social innovation in Sheffield helping people to build lives of meaning.

Inspiration: 04.06.18

A Holiday with a Difference Amanda Topps describes a shared holiday where everyone is equal and where everyone takes care of each other on their own…

Reviews: 05.09.17

Reclaiming the Common Good A review of Reclaiming the Common Good: How Christians can help re-build a broken world, a collection of essays edited…

Slide: 24.07.17

Compassionate Living Jo Kidd explores veganism and justice for all in this presentation given at the Mental Wealth Festival held in…

Paper: 29.11.16

Love and Welfare There is a spiritual tradition that has been forgotten, which offers us a more positive vision of the welfare state.

Article: 29.09.16

Managing Dissent and Embracing Diversity Nan Carle has written this moving piece on how we deal with the challenge of respectfully confronting disrespect,…

Article: 23.09.16

The Integral Path Varun Vidyarthi offers a short note on the way in which social change can and must begin by a better ordering of…

Paper: 26.04.16

Life on the Back Roads Dr Mark Bagshaw is Deputy President of the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) and writes here about his…

Claiming Full Citizenship The Centre for Inclusion and Citizenship has created a website hosting a series of films following the Claiming Full…

Paper: 30.03.16

CoolTan Arts Report on Personal Budgets Alison Vine of CoolTan Arts explores the practice of personal budgets as it impacts on small voluntary sector…

Article: 01.02.16

Words Matter Stephen Craig Coulson reflects on the words that are used in human services and why it matters to use words…

Paper: 22.12.15

Kent Vegan Festival In October 2015, 1,500 people took part in the very first Kent Vegan Festival in Canterbury, Jo Kidd shares what…

Reviews: 23.11.15

Liderando la Ciudad Inclusiva Este importante libro de Robin Hambleton da un contexto integral para las propuestas en el folleto de David Towell,…

Article: 03.10.15

Learning Difficulty or Learning Disability Wendy Perez explains why she prefers the term 'learning difficulty' to 'learning disability'.

Paper: 03.10.15

Respectful Language Laura (Mole) Chapman explores what lies behind the idea of respectful language and reflects on the use of language in…

Visiting Radio Valo Radio Valo interviewed Simon Duffy about self-directed support and individual budgets on his visit to Lyhty (home of…

Article: 16.09.15

Power and Love Simon Duffy explores what we can learn from intentional communities such as L'Arche and Camphill.

Inspiration: 25.08.15

Relationship Based Care in Action Susan Harrison describes how she was inspired by an Alaskan model of relationship-based care - called Nuka.

Reviews: 16.06.15

Leading the Inclusive City In his book Robin Hambleton argues that imaginative place-based leadership can enable citizens to shape the urban…

Article: 16.02.15

Is Work Good? Simon Duffy reflects on the nature of work and whether it is always a good thing.

Paper: 11.02.15

Abbot's Mill Project Jo Kidd describes the Abbot's Mill Project, an initiative that combines a commitment to sustainability and social…

Reviews: 26.01.15

Hope Against Hope Review of Nadezhda Mandelstam's classic biography of her husband and description of Stalinist Russia.

Reviews: 25.01.15

Greek and Roman Political Ideas Simon Duffy reviews Melissa Lane's book on political theory in the ancient world and its relevance to modern debates.

Reviews: 19.01.15

Leading from the Emerging Future David Towell reviews a challenging book which sets out a red-green agenda to address contemporary economic, social…

Article: 19.09.14

Travels in Human-Based Development Pete Richmond sets out what we can learn from Manavodaya a development organisation based in India and the UK, in…

Reviews: 17.09.14

The Need for Roots A Review of Simone Weil's The Need for Roots, a book that offers a fresh perspective on the purpose and nature of the…

Article: 25.08.14

The Problem with Dawkins' Intolerance on Down Syndrome Mariana Cervantes-Burchell explains why the intolerant prejudice of scientists like Richard Dawkins is based on…

Paper: 26.06.14

[R]evolution Road Veena Vasista explores the connections between individual internal change and the journey of creating political,…

Equality and Diversity Simon Duffy talks about how the idea of citizenship can help us reconcile equality and human diversity.

The Power of Dance Shanna Dawes explains the exciting impact of the TR14ers on their own lives and their whole community.

Paper: 28.07.13

The Relational Basis of Empowerment Exploring how fundamental human attitudes underpin society's approach to empowering disabled people.

Paper: 03.05.13

Our Direction Is Our Destination Veena Vasista asks how do we – the people - lead ourselves to become more connected with our power, our voice and…

Slide: 29.10.12

Vinny Went Cycling for Charity Vinesh Kumar joined his brother-in-law on a charity bike ride across India in aid of Sanjeevini Trust. On his trip he…

Learning the Art of Facilitation Carl Poll talks about Manavodaya, the art of facilitation and the importance of the inner dimension of work with real…

Paper: 05.09.11

Six Practices for Creative Engagement Six practices for creating engagement in the development of inclusive and sustainable communities.

Paper: 12.06.11

Women at the Centre Simon Duffy and Clare Hyde explore how WomenCentre achieves its astonishing outcomes.

About the Centre for Welfare Reform Fellows of the Centre for Welfare Reform discuss social justice, citizenship and the reason for setting up the Centre.

Article: 06.01.11

Citizenship in a Decent Society Simon Duffy sets out the challenge that treating each other as citizenship sets to a society that aims to be decent

Reviews: 04.01.11

The Rise of the Meritocracy Michael Young's classic attack on the arrogance and thoughtlessness of our meritocracy and failure to understand the…

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