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Latest updates from across the network.

Launch of Power and Connection Publication of landmark text on Local Area Coordination by Eddie Bartnik and Ralph Broad.

8 September - 13 October: Person-Centred Planning Join the Jeder Institute and leading practitioners for a series of online events reflecting on person-centred…

25 - 26 August: No Labels No Walls Festival Creating Action Together! Join No Labels No Walls, The Strindberg Laboratory and Kukunori for the third CitizenFest.

Channel 4 Dispatches Survey: Disability Benefits The Centre has helped to develop a survey to measure the impact of the DWP on disabled people's wellbeing.

12 July: Neighbourhoods - refunction or recreate? Join the Neighbourhood Democracy Movement and guest hosts for a lively discussion online.

National Care Service Campaign Can you help support the Campaign and volunteer to help champion the cause?

18 - 21 August: Basic Income - Idea to Reality The 22nd Basic Income Earth Network Congress in Glasgow will be hosted online and this year's theme is idea to reality.

12 - 14 July: Toronto Summer Institute Inclusion Press are hosting their annual conference online this year - registrations are now open!

The Brown Envelope Book An anti-austerity poetry anthology produced in collaboration with Don’t Go Breakin’ Our Arts.

9 June: Resilience Forum Exploring how people with learning disabilities and autism should be included in research, both as participants and…

3 June: Neighbourhood Power Join the Neighbourhood Democracy Movement in a conversation with community leaders seeking to establish permanent…

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…

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.

4 May - 6 June: Festival of Debate Join Sheffield's amazing Festival of Debate online, part of this year's CitizenFest 2021.

29 April: A New Way Home Getting people out of institutions requires a commitment to self-direction for all. Hear from real experts in…

28 April: Neighbourhood Democracy and Food Neighbours can work together to ensure that good, fresh and healthy food is available to everyone.

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…

Bring Our People Home The Centre and Radical Visions publish a guide for helping people return home from institutions and out-of-area…

22 March: Post-COVID Recovery Join Three Northern Mayors with People's Powerhouse for a free online listening event.

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.

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…

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…

16 February: It's Our Community A quick fire conference on social care reform - a positive vision for inclusive communities created by disabled people…

25 January: Citizen Network TV Launch Join us to celebrate the international launch of Citizen Network TV.

Call for Papers: BIEN 2021 Glasgow The Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) Congress in Glasgow will be a virtual event in August.

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…

Mayors #PledgeforUBI Ask your Mayoral candidate to pledge their support for UBI ahead of May's local elections.

Basic Income Essentials Author Annie Miller argues that the ‘pandemic has presented the strongest case yet for basic income schemes…

Local Solution for COVID-19 Track and Trace Sheffield citizens have created an independent initiative to train, supervise and coordinate volunteers as…

Defended: Children's Rights in Care Article 39 announce a successful outcome to the #ScrapSI445 campaign.

The Launch of Flatpack Democracy 2021 The Flatpack Democracy 2021 campaign marks the emergence of a powerful new force in British political life.

My Mummy Is Autistic A new picture book and guide about recognising and understanding difference.

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…

3 December: Stigma and Poverty Join us for a lively conversation exploring "The Shame Game" with author and journalist Mary O'Hara.

Graded Exercise Therapy is out The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recognise that Graded Exercise Therapy (GET) is bad…

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…

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…

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.

17 September: Innovations in Supported Employment Values Into Action Scotland (VIAS) share their innovative work in helping people with learning disabilities and…

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…

Sign the #BuildBackBetter statement Over 350 civil society organisations have already responded to the call from Compass and NEF to shape a better future.

#RecoveryCoalition Launch The People's Powerhouse believe that more voices need to be heard in the debate about our recovery from COVID-19 -…

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…

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…

Defend Children's Rights in Care Article 39 are threatening legal action if the Department for Education does not withdraw a statutory instrument that…

Self-Directed Support in Europe The SDS Network is offering three free webinars on 7th May and 11th June to explore global developments in…

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…

Human Rights and COVID-19 There are a number of serious concerns about the human rights implications of Government policy in response to the…

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