A new way of working is in the air. That’s the bold, cheering and challenging statement at the start of the Community Manifesto which has emerged from a series of community discussion events in Leith and north Edinburgh. Can we turn words into actions? Continue reading “A Community Manifesto: can we shift the balance of power in Leith?”
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Opening Doors to civic engagement in Edinburgh
Who is Leith Open Space? What is a shadow scheme? Can you get arrested for that? Is it a mentoring programme? Similar to an internship? Do you get paid? Some of the diverse and rather amusing questions I was asked during my time shadowing on Opening Doors to Democracy, facilitated by Leith Open Space. Continue reading “Opening Doors to civic engagement in Edinburgh”