Reflections on 20 years of Active Partnerships
As I move on to the next chapter in my career, it’s been a time to reflect on over 20 years working in the Active Partnerships network.
As I move on to the next chapter in my career, it’s been a time to reflect on over 20 years working in the Active Partnerships network.
The intention is to help thinking and conversations around measurement to keep progressing, locally and nationally. To stimulate discussion between people within and across places. To encourage innovation and connections.
Movement Poverty is like all other forms of poverty and something that it is actually very difficult to escape from without external assistance
Written by Tracey Lines, Social Prescribing Project Manager, Active Partnerships
It has been virtually impossible to ignore the conversations sparked by the Black Lives Matter protests following the death of George Floyd. For me, it has led to conversations at home and at work (virtually), making sense of what this means to me, to who we are, what we do and how we work as an organisation.
Adapting our workforce support during the Covid-19 pandemic
If we want liveable cities and healthy communities we’ll have to work together to transform all public spaces and urban systems.
Reflecting on the various ‘scenario planning’ discussions and exercises I’ve been part of over the last few weeks. A number of colleagues have been talking about the principles and structures to undertake the exercise locally so I thought I’d share what I saw and heard.
What is the future we would like to see, where do we see our role within it and who do we need to support to get there?
“A systems lens can help us learn essential lessons. Covid-19 has provided many clear examples of effective systemic action, and stark lessons in the consequences of non-systemic thinking.”