Category: Events

Yesterday the Greater London Authority and its consultants asked a wide range of grassroots organisations at an event in Hackney how they would like to engage better with City Hall – and how the GLA might help in their work. I think the GLA team, and their consultants TSIP and Collaborate should be pleased with … Continue reading “City Hall hailed as potential champion for London grassroots action during consultation on #GLAcivilsocietystrategy. Now – how?”

Last night’s event at London’s City Hall might just open the way to much-needed improvements in the way policies are developed and implemented with community groups and citizens – if someone can help convene on our behalf. We heard powerful but disheartening stories from community activists about the ways that councils and developers are failing … Continue reading “Event with Deputy Mayor @rydermc and #reclaimourspaces opens door to co-designing community engagement … but with whom?”

We have a few free places for our cafe conversation session on Thursday afternoon, July 20. Here’s the flyer. We’ll be discussing “How can we connect Londoners so that they can have a greater influence over the future development of their city?” I know it is going to be a great event because of the … Continue reading “Join us to discuss how Londoners can connect and influence development of the city”

Yesterday’s event about building stronger London communities was a terrific success, both for the content and in providing insights into where next for Connecting Londoners and other initiatives. A look at tweets shows the diversity of discussion, and of those attending. #ourwayahead Tweets There were some great presentations, and lively open spaces discussions around these … Continue reading “Joining up the dots to show #OurWayAhead”