The Carnegie UK Trust works to improve personal, community and societal wellbeing. Many of the issues that we work on, and the partners and groups who we work with, are deeply affected by the impact of the COVID-19 crisis.
Continue reading “From Community Empowerment to Community Power – what COVID-19 is teaching us about the relationship between citizens, communities and the state”Art & Soul of Paisley – ‘Get on yer feet, use yer voice, get the colour markers out!’
Back in February (admittedly, a time that now feels but a distant memory), the Centre for Culture, Sport and Events, Renfrewshire Council and STAR Project came together to ask the Paisley community what culture meant to them. Despite the appaling weather, our community members attended en masse to tell us exactly what it meant to them.
Continue reading “Art & Soul of Paisley – ‘Get on yer feet, use yer voice, get the colour markers out!’”David McGillivray contributes to public meeting on the commodification of Edinburgh’s public spaces
On Wednesday 22nd January, 2020, more than 700 people attended a public meeting titled “City for Sale: The Commodification of Edinburgh’s Public Spaces” in Central Hall, Edinburgh.
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