Susan Murray’s Post

Excellent, forensic, technical evidence Benedict Ferguson. Which also highlighted the tremendous opportunity which is "behind-the-sub-station" distributed energy. Clean & resilient, this should be a prime focus for Wales. Build-up. Transmission lines? Blunt and largely extractive which push electrons down the wires. But they can't always get down to the local, distributed level and so they flow towards London and SE England (which is their primary purpose). And more and more renewables + grid? That means more and more storage, back-up & balancing. And a higher frequency of near-misses which, if the grid does trip, everybody Hertz. Look-out for what the weather over the next 2 weeks throws at us. And if it isn't this event it will be the next one or the one after that and the big one which is the mid-winter Dunkelflaute. Gas will do all the heavy-lifting when needs are greatest. The session should have been called Energy in Wales - But Mostly for Others. (And energy is much more than electricity.) The best "community benefit" for Wales is to Own It. Ben Lake Llinos Medi Ann Davies Rhun ap Iorwerth

Things that ruin growth: 1. Isolation 2. Ignoring community 3. Resisting change. Avoid these! 🌿 Join us at the Amplified Field Ceremony! https://lnkd.in/eWaAf-XD #Growth #Community

We’ve made great strides in Quarter 1 of the Better Bethnal Green programme, and we're excited to share our progress! Discover the key highlights and the positive impact we’re having on young people and the community. Funded by London's Violence Reduction Unit myEnds Read the full impact report here: https://lnkd.in/eK47Epnd #BetterBethnalGreen #YouthDevelopment #CommunityProgress #ImpactReport

Cooperatives around the world operate according to the same set of core principles and values. The seventh and final cooperative principle is Concern for Community. Cooperatives work for the sustainable development of their communities through policies supported by the membership. Learn more about the cooperative principles at https://lnkd.in/gWWwVpjJ. #concernforcommunity

With the election now called, we know that local communities are best placed to transform lives and create a fairer society. We're urging all parties to make five big reforms: 1️⃣ Introduce a Community Power Act to help local people shape public services, control local investment, and take control of local buildings and spaces.     2️⃣ Create a National Community Ownership Strategy that boosts community ownership and capacity from energy to housing to health.     3️⃣ Put communities in charge of local economic development, giving residents more control over local regeneration spending and devolving employment and skills support to the hyper-local level.     4️⃣ Make collaboration – not competition - the guiding principle of public services. Reform commissioning and shift NHS budgets to community led prevention.   5️⃣ Champion community led housing and neighbourhood planning - giving communities a tangible stake in their neighbourhoods.   We believe the blueprint for a better future already exists – and it's right here in communities up and down the country.   Read our full Manifesto and find out how you can have a say and show the next government what our sector can achieve: https://lnkd.in/eXnTa6wr #CommunityPowerAct #PowerOfCommunity #generalelection #policy #communitysector #vcse

🟨 We believe that adaptation to the impacts of #ClimateChange begins at the local level - where we live, work and go to school. ➡️ That's why community consultations are central to UNCDF's work with local governments as they invest in resilience building: www.uncdf.org/local

Valuable new report from TPL with recommendations on how to green a community without gentrifying it: https://lnkd.in/ezyC4mi5

"Building stronger communities starts with connecting and listening." Here’s a highlight from our CEO, Ja'Shar, where ideas turn into impact. Starting our community young.🌱 #CommunityImpact #RealEstateForGood #JaSharInTheCommunity #propertyblessings

Fabulous research from Gehl - Making Cities for People highlighting the need to focus on the social function of public spaces. There is so much potential in building and growing strong urban communities, it's essential to share (and follow) the good, tested knowledge. #citiesforpeople #socialinfrastructure #communities #gehl #urbanresearch

In our everyday lives, we interact with social infrastructure — the networks that connect us to each other and to opportunities. Social infrastructure comes in different forms, each facilitating different types of social connection: havens to gather around shared identity, hubs to connect across different backgrounds, and hangouts to just be. This is essential for the health and well-being of societies. When done right, social infrastructure does more than building relationships alone, it advances economic opportunities, climate resilience, and even social and racial justice within communities. A multidisciplinary team led by Gehl visited Belfast, Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo to uncover what social infrastructure looks like in action and how further funding, diverse programming, and cross-sector coordination is needed to advance social infrastructure in the U.S. Watch the full video or explore our findings in our report: https://bit.ly/3UFaZQH #socialinfrastructure #cities #gehl #gehlpeople Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Washington Housing Conservancy  Reimagining the Civic Commons, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), Alysia Osborne, AICP, City of Charlotte, Neil Galway, Andrew Boraine, Washington Fajardo