Supporting Resilience and Change – Snehalaya’s Impact in Ahmednagar
At an event this week organised by John Coster of the Parallel Lives Network in Leicester, community advocates Joyce Connolly and Dr. Priti Bhombe spoke […]
Sustainable Development
Decentered Media Podcast 129 – Community Sensemaking with Carl Quinn
In a world that is often averse to change and over-standardised, it’s important that we keep pushing for social spaces that enable connection and creativity. […]
Supporting Conversations About Design and Sustainability
I’m working with Beta X to record and share audio conversations about how design can support sustainability here in Leicester. Beta X is a community […]
Climate Crisis Role for Community Media
This week’s report by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) outlines the potentially devastating and lasting impact of climate change. It’s challenging reading. Sir […]
Covid-19 Vaccine Community Media Response Planning
Mass vaccinations for Covid-19 are offering a glimmer of hope for communities around the world. To be successful and reach those that need a vaccine […]
Community Media as a Platform for Deliberative Democracy
When the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown ends, or is eased off, and whatever our life-long political persuasions might have been, we are going to have to […]
Values Change – How Community Media Can Thrive After the Lockdown?
The crisis we are living through, as we lock-down to protect ourselves from the indiscriminate effects of the coronavirus, are stress-testing us on many levels. […]
Decentered Media Podcast 10 – Open Source Culture
This evening I met with Gareth Lapworth and Owen Williams to discuss the culture of open source software and ICT support for community-focussed organisations. We […]
Is it Possible to Develop an Alternative to Community Radio Advertising?
The Problem with Advertising: Community media advocates have for many years been seeking a solution to the funding challenges of running not-for-profit media projects. Funding […]
Thoughts on Travelling to Ghana
I’m travelleing to Ghana this week, and I wanted to share some thoughts about what I am expecting, and what I’m going to be doing. […]