
Emily Morrison
@morrisonbella16
community. family. social movements. arts. Head of the ICS.
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http://icstudies.org.uk 12-05-2018 19:20:33
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Come join us at Institute for Community Studies and The Young Foundation in a number of great new job opportunities. #hiring 🤓



Congratulations to Local Trust on the launch of the #communitywealthfund this evening. Long years of hard work making the case for the involvement of local people in deciding how to change, then leading the change, in some of the poorest neighbourhoods in the UK.


Rousing early start at Arup UK this morning teasing out the strengths and sticking points on where property, business, local government and the community sector have got to on delivering social impact, with helengou NO LONGER POSTING ON HERE @landg_group GLA and Westminster on the panel. The Young Foundation


Agree with need to reimagine civic participation, but Institute for Community Studies youth-led research for #CivicJourney project reveals a map of agency & action far from just ‘posting about climate change online’. We need to work with them, not overlook this. thetimes.co.uk/article/britis…

‘What works centre must humbly meet people where they are at; find high champions in places; and not privilege the perfect over the good’ - brilliant summary by @LigiaTeixeira as we look at lessons and insights from the What Works Movement The Policy Institute

Come join us at The Young Foundation as a Director of Research, details below ⬇️ #research #jobs youngfoundation.org/vacancies/dire…


I’m delighted to be speaking about lessons learned in involving communities in devolution - looking beyond the economic opportunity to how communities working with public, business, investment sectors can ensure devo tackles wider social, place and people outcomes. Institute for Community Studies

There's still time to register for New Local's Stronger Things conference tomorrow. Join our CEO helengou NO LONGER POSTING ON HERE to discuss what it takes to transform a system, and Institute for Community Studies's Head Emily Morrison to discuss how devolution can empower communities. bit.ly/42Tukk6

‘If you are making a decision from just a piece of paper or a map, not from being with, listening to, and negotiating with community actors, you’re probably making a bad decision. ‘ Kim Leadbeater MBE MP at #StrongerThings

Thanks New Local and @jesstud.bsky.social for great debate on #devolution #communitypower yesterday. Energy & scale of #StrongerThings2023 showed how far you’ve brought the agenda from margins (where it should never have been) to foundational to the UK’s future. Plus Tony's Chocolonely UK & IRE 👌🏻


Silo-ed policy won't work in tackling climate crisis says Institute for Community Studies Director The Young Foundation Emily Morrison We need a new, hybrid department that can take an accelerated🧵, holistic approach to delivering action towards net zero and climate change shorturl.at/bpqR6


What do we know about using lived experience as evidence to influence policy? 👩👧 Sign up to our online event on Thursday 22nd February where we’ll join Emily Morrison at Institute for Community Studies, @DebbieF15967248, at Cardiff University and Rebecca Curtayne from Healthwatch England. eventbrite.co.uk/e/translating-…


RESEARCH: Today, Institute for Fiscal Studies’s Nuffield Foundation-funded report finds children from low-income families living near a #SureStart centre performed up to three grades better at GCSE than those further away - and helengou NO LONGER POSTING ON HERE says we should not be surprised. 1/3 bbc.in/43V5H8a

NET ZERO🌍🌱Europe’s highest #HumanRights court says its 46 member states must protect citizens from climate crisis, reports The Independent. Our Director of Sustainability says: "This shows that lived experience can and will influence policy change". 1/3 bit.ly/43XyrwP