Fearless Cities: South Yorkshire

Join us as we host the global Fearless Cities Summit in #Sheffield on 1-3 November 2024. fearlesscitiessy.org

Couldn’t we collectively organise neighbourhood networks for energy production and retrofit? @citizen_network @DemeMove bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Massive thanks also to @citizen_network, @steve_rushton_, @Research_Act and @caref_ll for working alongside us to make it happen!

✨ Thank you so much to all who attended the Fearless Cities South Yorkshire summit earlier this month! We had an incredible few days together, exploring the role of cities & neighbourhoods in tackling some of the most complex problems we collectively face. 👇

this clip is quite old, but anyone feeling surprised or shocked by today’s result clearly hasn't been paying attention. Obviously I'm biased, but my mate David had a clearer diagnosis of contemporary politics than anyone alive now.

Now that the false alternative to fascism has been defeated, and the techno-lux fascism of Trump/Musk will rule, we must build real, community-based & globally connected people’s power. Fascist oligarchy is an existential threat that can only be resisted with new ways of life.

Watch this lovely film;

Over the 2 days and 5 workshops at Fearless Cities South Yorkshire me @citizen_network and the amazing Ruth of @caref_ll w. @esterortega07 @glynbutcher and about 100 different folk created a model of #NeighbourhoodCare. More outputs to follow. youtu.be/a8q8xtfpbGE

Thank you for coming! To our friends from Barcelona and everyone else. We are so proud for having made #FearlessCities happen together with co-organisers @OpusIndependent @citizen_network and @steve_rushton_ - and of course all of you speakers & participants!

Closing plenary at #FearlessCities summit. What a great weekend! Thank’s a million for inviting us over. Ir’s been a pleasure to be part of this amazing event. See you soon! @DemeMove

Brilliant weekend in #Sheffield for Fearless Cities South Yorkshire - I am so grateful to Ruth Hannan of Care Full and all our sponsors, our amazing contributors @caref_ll @citizen_network @dememove @opusindependents

"The real problem with transition is this: we don’t have any control over the real functions of our economic system" @abundance_org's @KeirMilburn speaking at our session on municipalism, transition, and how we can run public services in the public interest 💬 #FearlessCities

"We need to listen to those who live it" We're looking at relational networks, and asking how we can build trust as a foundation for systemic action 🔀 #FearlessCities

Heureux d'intervenir au #FearlessCities à Sheffield 3 jours de réflexion sur comment transformer nos villes pour les gens, par les gens - Excited to be speaking at #FearlessCities in Sheffield 3 days of thinking about how to transform our cities for the people, by the people

"There's a cultural socialisation that power is 'over there', but our lived experience can be that power is with us" Take back the city – how do we transfer power from politicians to citizens when it comes to local decisions? 🏙️ #FearlessCities

First session today is about water. Our colleague Hélène among the panelists. @DemeMove #FearlessCities

Imagine If All The Empty Buildings In Doncaster Belonged To Community. What Could We Create, What Could We Do With Them? @MyDoncaster @TeamDoncaster1 #Doncasterisgreat @rdash_nhs @NHSSYICB @pfgdoncaster @CABDoncaster @citizen_network @CormacRussell @jonjalex

"Sometimes you don't want to believe that you have to deal with these threats, but they are here, and they are real" We're exploring how we can best organise against the far-right, with a film screening and Q&A 📽️ #FearlessCities

"The roots of co-operatives are essentially a self-defence tool for surviving within capitalism" We're learning about how we can build autonomy through a co-operative economy 🔁 #FearlessCities @StirchleyCD

A reminder of today's sessions, as we prepare to get underway with day two of Fearless Cities South Yorkshire ⬇️ #FearlessCities