Citizen Power: Peterborough

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Citizen Power Peterborough Launch!

Hi all, in case you haven't received an invite email I just wanted to
let everybody know that we are organising a Citizen Power Peterborough
Launch event on the 19th July at the Thomas Deacon Academy. This will be
a great evening and an interactive opportunity to find out more about
each of the individual project strands. There are some more details
below.

Hopefully we'll see you there!

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Added by RSA Projects Team on July 8, 2010 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

The citizen's contract


In an article originally published in OpenDemocracy, Sam McLean, Director of Public Participation at RSA Projects asks how ideas like "active citizenship" and "civic virtue" can be turned into practical realities.

Britain is not broken

Hardly a publication known for its gooey-eyed liberal optimism, an article in the latest copy of The Economist is right to argue that while damaged by excessive individualism, our…

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Added by RSA Projects Team on June 25, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Sam McLean: "Civic engagement needs more forward thinking"

This article by Sam McLean of RSA Projects who heads up the Citizen Power programme appeared in The Guardian's Public section earlier this month:

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Added by RSA Projects Team on June 23, 2010 at 1:07pm — 1 Comment

Peterborough Fellows Network - TONIGHT!

Reminder: RSA Peterborough Network

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Added by Emma Norris on June 21, 2010 at 10:20am — No Comments

Kate Hall It's a YES, well nearly.

I have just heard back from Escalator 2010 and my application for a grant from the scheme has been given the green light. This is not the same as a “yes”, but basically it’s a rubber stamp from Escalator and now I have to submit an application for the Arts Council grants scheme – …

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Added by Kate Hall on June 7, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

First Peterborough Fellows Network - tonight!

Reminder: RSA Peterborough Network

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Added by Emma Norris on May 17, 2010 at 1:52pm — No Comments

Blogosphere reaction to scoping document

Blogger Blogging in a Boggy Place has a thoughtful response to the launch of our Citizen Power in Peterborough report. Blogger Ian Shanks is generally positive about the initiative but has one big caveat:

It does smack of a project that will appeal to the usual suspects within the local establishment rather than a grass… Continue

Added by RSA Projects Team on April 19, 2010 at 9:00am — 3 Comments

Benedict Dellot Citizen Power Initial Report Published

Hi all,

Just an update to let you know that this week we're publishing the report covering the scoping research for the Citizen Power project. It's the first report from the RSA, PCC, Arts Council partnership and begins to lay out a strong vision for Peterborough and how the Citizen Power project will work towards building upon the city's achievements.

The first chapter looks at what a future model of active citizenship might look like while Chapter 2 covers…

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Added by Benedict Dellot on April 12, 2010 at 10:49am — 3 Comments

Benedict Dellot Just an update of this week for everybody. As you can see, we've added a quick video clip of the pr…

Just an update of this week for everybody.

As you can see, we've added a quick video clip of the project and it's aims and aspirations. It would be great if you could comment and let us know what you think. Sam Mclean, director of the project, has also written a piece for Progress on what active citizenship might look like in light of financial pressures and likely cutbacks to public services. You can view this at the bottom of the main page.

Watch out…

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Added by Benedict Dellot on March 12, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Benedict Dellot The launch of Citizen Power: Peterborough

The RSA today launches Citizen Power: Peterborough, a unique and exciting partnership that aims to create active citizenship within Peterborough through the development of new pathways for people to participate in their local area and shape their communities.

Working in collaboration with Peterborough City Council and the Arts Council East, the Citizen Power project will span two years and be made up of a number of programmes based…

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Added by Benedict Dellot on March 8, 2010 at 4:30pm — 4 Comments

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