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What's your story? Introducing active citizenship and community journalism

Posted on 6th October 2010 by Simon Harper

Promoting active citizenship, social democracy and community journalism, this event will feature inspirational talks and allows you to find out how to become a more active citizen. This includes the idea of community journalists, and learning how you can become one by contributing to the local magazine, Hands On Handsworth - an opportunity to have your voice heard in the community and raise the issues that really matter.

All attendees will be entered into a free prize draw to win a digital camera.

Constituency: Perry Barr
When: October 16th, 1300 – 1600
Where: Handsworth Library, Soho Road, Birmingham, B21 9DP
Open to the general public: Yes
Contact: Karl Greenwood, 0121 524 2135 or karlgreenwood@multistory.org.uk

Posted on 6th October 2010 by Simon Harper
Tags: active citizens, birmingham, blogging, community, community journalism, hands on handsworth, Handsworth, social democracy
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Community Cohesion event at Laurel Road, Handsworth

Posted on 5th October 2010 by Simon Harper

Laurel Road Sports Centre in Handsworth is hosting a Community Cohesion event aimed at boys and girls aged 7 to 13 years. Run in conjunction with Soho Young Children and Faith & Football, it will explore issues of democracy and integration in the community.

Constituency: Ladywood
When: October 6th, time TBC
Where: Laurel Road Sports Centre, Laurel Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 9PB
Open to the general public: Yes
Contact: Sandra Lawrence, 0121 464 4551 (more…)

Posted on 5th October 2010 by Simon Harper
Tags: birmingham, children, community, community cohesion, democracy, events, faith and football, Handsworth, integration, Ladywood, laurel road, soho, soho young children, Young People
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Matthew Ebo podcast

Posted on 20th October 2009 by Nick Booth

Steven Barratt and Matthew Ebo

Here’s the story of Matthew Ebo, the Handsworth minister whose work for the community until now, has gone unnoticed. Now Matthew has been shortlisted for the active citizen category of Birmingham’s Local Hearts award, nominated by his friend and co-worker, Steven Barratt.

A lot of his work centres around the National Black Boys Can Association, a group for 9-16-year-olds which meets every fornight to help them with schoolwork and teach them good citizenship. Previously a Special Constable, he also works for the Central and West Victim Support Scheme – helping victims rebuild their lives.

Matthew was inspired by his baptist minister and mother, and he is now the pastor of the Church of God and Prophesy – he said his religious upbringing helped him and without his wife’s support now he could not spend so much time doing voluntary work. Here’s his story.

[podcast]http://podnosh.com/files/2009/10/Grassroots-Mathew-Ebo.mp3[/podcast]

Posted on 20th October 2009 by Nick Booth
Tags: Handsworth, Matthew Ebo, podcasts
Posted in Blog, Local Hearts Awards, People's Stories | 1 Comment »

Noorin Akhtar podcast

Posted on 20th October 2009 by Nick Booth

Noorin Ahktar

Noorin Ahktar wants to change Britain. She goes out interviewing the people at the top – leaders of the council, councillors, public service providers and holds them to account in a way accessible to her community. Her aim is to make sure some communities know about the changes being made in public services – she promotes and raises awareness in ethnic communities – she now has a rogramme called ‘Community Time’. She has set up a blog, and uses radio and tv channels to make the short programmes in English, Urdu, Punjabi, and a number of different languages.

Noorin thinks some communities are wrongly perceived as ‘hard to reach’ – she challenges this point of view with her truly innovative and brilliant work. Her inspiration is the fact if people of aware of what is going on around them, they will have the knowledge to be able to do things.

Manjit Singh nominated Noorin for the active citizen award, one of the shortlist categories for Birmingham’s Local Hearts Awards.

[podcast]http://podnosh.com/files/2009/10/Grassroots-Noorin-Akhtar.mp3[/podcast]

Posted on 20th October 2009 by Nick Booth
Tags: Handsworth, Lozells, Manjit Singh, Noorin Akhtar, podcasts
Posted in Blog, Local Hearts Awards, People's Stories | 1 Comment »

Dolores Pinkney podcast

Posted on 20th October 2009 by Nick Booth

Dolores Pinkney and Kevin Duffy

This is the story of Dolores Pinkney, 58, who runs the Dojo project in Handworth. She has been working tirelessly for her community since she moved to Birmingham with her family in the 1960s, and now she has been nominated by Kevin Duffy for Birmingham City Council’s Local Hearts Awards in the active citizen category. (more…)

Posted on 20th October 2009 by Nick Booth
Tags: Dolores Pinkney, Handsworth, podcasts
Posted in Blog, Local Hearts Awards, People's Stories | No Comments »