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Stories from the Food Justice Network

The Food Justice Network was was set up during the pandemic to coordinate the city’s emergency food response. Today the network brings more than 280...

What do empathy and courage have to do with system change?

There is no system change without inner transformation. When we aim to change things on a grand scale, we are required to change on a...

Community cafes: The third spaces we love and need  

Community cafes: The third spaces we love and need Do you have a friend who Grew up speaking a different language?  Celebrates different religious holidays? ...

Tracy’s story

My name is Tracey, I’m 44 years old. I come regularly to Hay Hall Building in Tyseley to the lunch club group where I meet...

Pull up a chair

Pull up a seat Every Monday at the Meridian Centre you’ll find people doing chair-based exercise to 80s and 90s music. Open to all patients...

Together we can improve the air we breathe 

People in Birmingham are breathing air that the World Health Organisation classes as unsafe for human health. What can you do about an invisible problem,...

Co-creating at TAWS

The Active Wellbeing Society works with people to lead healthy lives. This approach can be simply described as ‘doing with’ rather than ‘doing to.’ Find...

Co-creating at the Share Shack

Christina from Ladywood Share Shack describes how she creates a welcoming environment where people can re-discover, practice and share their skills. With an emphasis on...

Wheels of change

The Big Bike Project exists to make cycling accessible to everyone, regardless of their background or how much money they have. After all, it’s hard...

Co-creating research

Hannah shares how the Research and Insight team’ approach co-designing and delivering research with communities.