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News The Brown Envelope Book An anti-austerity poetry anthology produced in collaboration with Don’t Go Breakin’ Our Arts.
Event 9 June: Resilience Forum Exploring how people with learning disabilities and autism should be included in research, both as participants and…
Event 3 June: Neighbourhood Power Join the Neighbourhood Democracy Movement in a conversation with community leaders seeking to establish permanent…
Event 1 June: It’s Our Community Part 2 A Festival of Debate event on shaping social care differently in Sheffield and beyond, focusing on citizenship in…
Event 20 May: Growing Local and Global Networks for Citizenship The Losing Control Network has invited CfWR, Opus Independents & Citizen Network to host an Open House, join us.
Event 4 May - 6 June: Festival of Debate Join Sheffield's amazing Festival of Debate online, part of this year's CitizenFest 2021.
Event 29 April: A New Way Home Getting people out of institutions requires a commitment to self-direction for all. Hear from real experts in…
Event 28 April: Neighbourhood Democracy and Food Neighbours can work together to ensure that good, fresh and healthy food is available to everyone.
Event 27 April: I already have a job... getting through the day New research from Chronic Illness Inclusion and Leeds University Business School on supporting people with chronic…
Release Bring Our People Home The Centre and Radical Visions publish a guide for helping people return home from institutions and out-of-area…
Event 22 March: Post-COVID Recovery Join Three Northern Mayors with People's Powerhouse for a free online listening event.
Action Festival of Debate 2021 Take part in this year's digital festival taking place on 4 May to 6 June. Submit your event by 12 March.
News Self-Directed Support for Europe Launch of UNIC a 3 year programme to develop, test and validate a set of innovative tools to implement Personal Budgets…
Action Open Letter to the Residents of Handforth Parish Peter Macfadyen from the Flatpack Democracy Movement encourages the people of Handforth to take control of their own…
Event 16 February: It's Our Community A quick fire conference on social care reform - a positive vision for inclusive communities created by disabled people…
Event 25 January: Citizen Network TV Launch Join us to celebrate the international launch of Citizen Network TV.
Action Call for Papers: BIEN 2021 Glasgow The Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) Congress in Glasgow will be a virtual event in August.
Event 4 February: The Power of Language Language is powerful - it can make or break people - discover the language that helps and leave behind the language that…
Action Mayors #PledgeforUBI Ask your Mayoral candidate to pledge their support for UBI ahead of May's local elections.
News Basic Income Essentials Author Annie Miller argues that the ‘pandemic has presented the strongest case yet for basic income schemes…
News Local Solution for COVID-19 Track and Trace Sheffield citizens have created an independent initiative to train, supervise and coordinate volunteers as…
News Defended: Children's Rights in Care Article 39 announce a successful outcome to the #ScrapSI445 campaign.
Action The Launch of Flatpack Democracy 2021 The Flatpack Democracy 2021 campaign marks the emergence of a powerful new force in British political life.
News My Mummy Is Autistic A new picture book and guide about recognising and understanding difference.
News Mo Stewart's Award for Outstanding Research Mo Stewart's work revealing the harm caused by Government disability policy wins an Outstanding Paper Award in…
Event 3 December: Stigma and Poverty Join us for a lively conversation exploring "The Shame Game" with author and journalist Mary O'Hara.
News Graded Exercise Therapy is out The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recognise that Graded Exercise Therapy (GET) is bad…
Action Sign the #UBI Letter to Rishi Sunak 520 politicians have written to Rishi Sunak calling for the piloting of Basic Income, join them by co-signing the…
Event 3 November: Disabled people in austerity Britain A free webinar with Stef Benstead the author of the book Second Class Citizens and guests, hosted by Church Action on…
Event 25 September: Much More to Life than Services Bob Rhodes and Joe Powell explore how to put relationships at the heart of social care instead of relying on systems.
Event 17 September: Innovations in Supported Employment Values Into Action Scotland (VIAS) share their innovative work in helping people with learning disabilities and…
Event 14-19 September: CitizenFest 2020 The 2nd Annual Festival unites Glasgow's We Are One with Helsinki & Los Angeles' No Labels No Walls into a mighty…
Action Sign the #BuildBackBetter statement Over 350 civil society organisations have already responded to the call from Compass and NEF to shape a better future.
Action #RecoveryCoalition Launch The People's Powerhouse believe that more voices need to be heard in the debate about our recovery from COVID-19 -…
Event Join CitizenFest 2020 - We Are One - No Labels No Walls The 2nd CitizenFest will be between 14-19th September, combining Glasgow's We Are One festival with the No Labels No…
Event 1 June: Is basic income essential to the good life? A virtual event hosted by the Centre for Wellbeing in Public Policy (CWiPP) at The University of Sheffield, as part of…
Action Defend Children's Rights in Care Article 39 are threatening legal action if the Department for Education does not withdraw a statutory instrument that…
Event Self-Directed Support in Europe The SDS Network is offering three free webinars on 7th May and 11th June to explore global developments in…
Action Scrap health surcharge for NHS workers from overseas Foreign health workers are risking their lives to save ours and paying for the privilege, this must stop - sign the…
News Human Rights and COVID-19 There are a number of serious concerns about the human rights implications of Government policy in response to the…
News COVID-19 Here are details of how the Centre for Welfare Reform is taking action in response to the COVID-19 crisis and some useful…
Event Festival of Debate announces 2020 programme The biggest politics festival in the UK returns to South Yorkshire on 14 April running until the end of May.
Event Planning for We Are One 2020 Join the CitizenFest team in Glasgow on 12 March as they begin planning this year's We Are One celebration.
Research Health Equity in England A new report by the Institute of Health Equity, commissioned by the Health Foundation to mark 10 years since the…
Research Understanding Benefits and Mental Health New research by The Salvation Army indicates that millions of people risk being unable to access their benefits due to…
Event 22 May: The Power of Citizenship A conference in Sheffield organised by the Centre for Welfare Reform and Citizen Network as part of Opus Independents'…
News Will Labour change the game? Gavin Barker outlines an emerging strategy for Labour members to put PR and Constitutional Reform on the agenda.
Research Person-Centred Care and Care Integration A call for papers for a Special Issue from the Journal of Integrated Care.
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