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How to Build Black Community Wealth: Recap
Last Saturday saw something that our communities have been yearning for. Hood Futures Studio, WAITS and The Legacy Centre of Excellence joined forces to host How to Build Black Community Wealth.
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Last Saturday saw something that our communities have been yearning for. Hood Futures Studio, WAITS and The Legacy Centre of Excellence joined forces to host How to Build Black Community Wealth.
Building on 3 years of collective action, the programme aims to grow to 19 community hubs by 2031, helping communities build greater ownership and economic power.
More than 3,000 Gather in Govanhill for the Tenth International Festival and Carnival Written by: Maariyah Afzal More than 3,000 people gathered in Govanhill on Saturday 1 August as the neighbourhood marked the opening of…
Britain is an increasingly wealthy country with growth consistently on the agenda. Yet for many people, economic security feels dauntingly out of reach.
Written By: Margaret Welsh How is Community Organising Tackling Economic Inequality in the UK? Public discourse is dominated today by malevolent forces pushing the topsy-turvy idea that racialised minorities are given preferential treatment in the…
Author: Melissa Sigodo When a group of mothers chained themselves to cubicles at a Victorian bath house in 2001, they hadn’t foreseen sparking the longest consecutive running occupation of a public building in Britain. In…
