Posts filed under "Community"
Generation Hackney
Sam Hooper visits founder Richard Hearn who is fighting to save a lost generation
Each One Teach One
Sean Sales visits rapper Plan B’s charity to find out how they roll!
AltGen
Heralding with joy the first funding of £40,000 given to her new initiative by Co-operatives UK, Rhiannon Colvin, 24, a recent graduate and social entrepreneur, shares her journey so far and explains why she decided to start a co-op social enterprise. “Internet encourages collaboration but the co-op movement in the UK has not been quick […]
Galgael
Jenny McBain discovers a thriving community of master craftsmen and women in the heart of Glasgow. You don’t expect to come across a shop front with a sign depicting a Viking longboat here in Govan; a place once famous for shipbuilding but now more readily associated with the travails of fictional BBC character Rab C […]
Bidna Capoeira
Bidna Capoeira is a London-based organisation teaching capoeira in trouble spots in the Middle East. Figen Gunes asks the founder why.
Young Advisors
Young Advisors are a UK-wide community of young people shaping the future for today’s youth. Figen Gunes discovers how.
The Spirit Of The Streets Choir
The Spirit Of The Streets choir was borne out of the struggles of its founding members, discovers Danielle Aumord
Cardboard Citizens
A new interactive play from transformative theatre group Cardboard Citizens breaks new ground. Figen Gunes finds out more
Co-wheels Car Club
Co-wheels is a car club reconnecting people, saving the environment, and winning awards! By Figen Gunes
CoolTan Arts, Life After Richard
After the shocking death of volunteer Richard Muzira, Figen Gunes talks to founder Michelle Baharier about his impact and the role of volunteers in general.// In the middle of a new art exhibition called Hope sits a tribute book to CoolTan Arts volunteer Richard Muzira, who died aged 61 in a bike accident in […]
