Films

Films shared by Citizen Network members to inspire change and to grow deeper understanding.

Self-Advocacy Simon Duffy talks about self-advocacy and Gary Bourlet's work with and on behalf of the People First movement.

Pippa and Family Leadership Simon Duffy talks about Family Leadership and the inspiring work of Dr Pippa Murray.

Peer Support Simon Duffy talks about one of the Centre's Fellows, Kelly Hicks and the work of the People Focused Group (PFG) in…

Citizenship is for Everyone In this film Simon Duffy explains why Citizenship is for Everyone.

Wendy Perez on Citizenship In this film Wendy Perez talks about Citizenship drawing on her work and her own experiences.

The Impact of Welfare Reform Simon Duffy is interviewed by Russia Today (RT) on welfare reform and what it really means for people living in the UK.

The Power of WomenCentre WomenCentre is a pioneering social innovation based in Halifax. Local women have come together to support those of…

ISFs are a Simple Innovation Simon Duffy explains what an Individual Service Fund is, why it it is useful and what a simple innovation it is.

Human Rights for Disabled People In this film Nadia Clarke explains how important human rights are to all disabled people.

Crazy Money In this animated film, Malcolm Henry explores where money comes from and where money goes.

Counting the Cuts This film introduces the report Counting the Cuts outlining how the UK government's austerity programme has targeted…

What is Welfare Reform? In this film Simon Duffy explains what real welfare reform should be about.

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

From Isolation to Transformation Hazel Stuteley gave this talk at TedxExeter 2013 explaining how communities can move from isolation to…

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

All In This Together This film by Dole Animators captures some of the real experiences people are facing today in the light of recent changes…

Manavodaya This film is about Manavodaya - a people based approach to social change which has empowered some of the poorest women in…

Person-Centred vs System-Centred with Beth Mount This film by Open Future Learning with Beth Mount explores Person-Centred vs System-Centred planning.

People First Quality Checkers People First Quality Checkers is an independent quality checking service run by people with learning disabilities.

Building Community with Beth Mount This film made by Open Future Learning explores the value of finding out about our local communities in order to create…

A Fair Society? This short 3 minute film explains how the UK Government's current programme of cuts ends up targeting disabled people.

Family Leadership A film about Pippa Murray's work to make family leadership authentic, building on real wealth and strengthening the…

8 Rules - Keep the Flame Burning Terry Lynch's film tells us the key things to remember as we grow older about how to stay independent and in control.

Organising for Self-Directed Support This film by John O'Brien explains the developing thinking in Wisconsin about how to create the right support systems…

The UK is Very Unequal The UK is the third most unequal developed country - and this inequality is bad for all of us - it causes many social…

Poor Commit the Least Fraud A lot of fuss is made about benefit cheats - but few people realise it is the poor who commit the least fraud - it is…

Cuts Target Disabled and Poor This short film shows how the UK government's spending decisions have targeted disabled people and the poor for cuts.

The Poor Are Very Poor The popular myth is that there is no real poverty in the UK - however the reality is that the poor are very poor - living on…

Poor Pay the Most Tax This short film explains the surprising fact that in the UK it is the 10% of poorest families who actually pay the most tax…

Manifesto for a Fair Society A short film setting out the principles behind and the main ideas within the Campaign for a Fair Society's Manifesto for…

Is the UK a Fair Society? This movie introduces the Campaign for a Fair Society - which is organised to campaign against the injustice of a system…

Welfare Reform is Not Welfare Reform A short 4 minute film explaining why current Welfare Reform plans are not real reforms and exploding some key myths.

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…

A New Script for Social Work Social workers need to be released from a damaging set of bureaucratic structures that are making their work more…

Citizenship - the missing key to public policy Dr Simon Duffy presented these slides at the Annual Conference for the Masters in Public Administration at the…

Prospects for Radical Welfare Reform Phillip Collins, Leader Writer for The Times, Chair of DEMOS and ex-Speech Writer for Tony Blair, reflects on the…

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.

A Fair Start - reforming services for disabled children Dr Pippa Murray founder of ibk initiatives and inventor of the Personalised Pathway on A Fair Start.

Family Income Security Dr Simon Duffy, Director of the Centre for Welfare Reform, explores how we could reform the income security of all…

Outside the State - civil society alternatives Craig Dearden-Phillips MBE founder of Stepping Out and Speaking Up on Outside the State.

Introduction to the Centre Dr Simon Duffy, Director of the Centre for Welfare Reform describes the purpose and design of the Centre at its…

Active Patient Vidhya Alakeson of the Resolution Foundation describes how personalisation and the use of individual budgets in…

Local Justice Clare Hyde MBE of the WomenCentre and founder of The Foundation for Families on Local Justice.