Winners name

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Building Cohesive Communities
A Gold Award Knowledge Sharing Conference
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Conference Chair
Peter Dixon Chairman Housing Corporation
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Building Cohesive Communities
A Gold Award Knowledge Sharing Conference
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Keynote Speaker
Professor Harris Beider Institute of Community
Cohesion, Coventry University Harris.Beider_at_coven
try.ac.uk www.cohesioninstitute.org.uk
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Context
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A changing world

• In 1965 75m people lived outside the home
  country, now 180m
• 600,000 Brits live in Spain, more in other
  countries (200,000 NZ) 3m with second homes
• Travel 25m tourists to UK, 70m from UK
• Globalisation in many forms international
  students, brands, internet etc.

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But are we comfortable with diversity?

• Riots in France, Australia and other countries
• Demands to limit migration growth of extreme
  right
• Divisions tensions within communities
  neighbourhoods

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From Macpherson to Cantle

• Polarised segregated communities
• Parallel lives, underpinned by inequalities
• Ignorance, fear demonisation
• Initiatives reinforced difference separation

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Community Cohesion is

• Promoting a common sense of belonging
• Positively valuing diversity
• Tackling disadvantage and inequalities
• Promoting interaction in the workplace, schools
  and neighbourhoods

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Now three different definitions of cohesion

• LGA (2002)
• CIC (2007)
• CLG (2008)
• National to Local
• Shared Values
• Integration

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Housing Challenges
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Context

• Housing Corporation leadership
• Black and minority ethnic housing policies
• Emergence of black led housing associations
• Regulatory control

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Housing delivering community cohesion

• Significant and long term stakeholding
• Bringing together low income communities
• Partnership skills and shared vision
• Neighbourhood management

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Housing challenges

• Making sense of diversity
• Move from representation to accountability
• Local delivery, national control
• More than just race
• ..... reconfiguring community cohesion

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Close
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A Gold Award Knowledge Sharing Conference
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Jas Bains Chief Executive

• Ashram Housing Association

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Organisational Shift

• Ashram increasingly works with a diverse
  cross-section of tenants, residents and
  communities
• Shift from a specialist provider to a
  mainstream catalyst
• Respond to challenges in culturally competent
  ways
• Building cohesive communities is an ethos that
  runs through organisation
• Intercultural agency for social impact and social
  change

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Multiculturalism
Interculturalism
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Interculturalism

• Interculturalism is a dynamic and inclusive
  process that fosters positive dialogue between
  cultures and people. It builds on our
  commonalities and creative potential to pursue
  social justice.
• Ashram works to create safe spaces for people to
  engage in intercultural dialogues and equips
  people with the skills and resources to
  positively engage in the changing world in which
  we live.

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How We Work

• Engage person-centred
• Partner - strategic
• Deliver resident empowerment
• Influence sustainable

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Programme

• Moving Forward Conference Domestic Violence
  Interventions in Diverse Communities (The
  University of Wolverhampton)
• 25th November 2008
• Between Culture and Inequality South Asian
  Womens Health Experiences in the West Midlands
  Report Launch (Virtual)
• November 2008
• Strengthening Communities - Intercultural
  Approaches to Mental Health in Local
  Neighbourhoods (BVSC, Birmingham)
• 11th December 2008
• Dialogues in Community Design (School of
  Jewellery, Birmingham)
• 29th January 2009
• Housing and Sport Learning Network Launch (House
  of Commons, London)
• February 2009
• Mainstreaming Community Cohesion in Practice -
  Ashram Open Day (Birmingham)
• February 2009

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Fokrul Hoque

• Community Regeneration Manager
• Old Ford Housing Association

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Who are Old Ford?

• Based in the East End of London
• Have gone through a rapid growth period in the
  last year
• Part of Circle Anglia Group, with local service
  delivery model
• Community based regeneration association

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Setting the local context

• 28 from BME community
• 27 Muslim community
• New and emerging communities
• Growing elderly population
• High levels of deprivation Poor health, high
  unemployment

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The Four Pillars

• Interculturalism
• Recognising difference, but focusingon
  commonalities
• Partnership
• A strong partnership working ethos with a shared
  / common vision
• Holistic Approach
• Working with and providing a range of different
  services for the whole community and not just
  our residents
• Commitment Leadership
• Providing strong local leadership and
• acting as local champions

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Interculturalism

• What is Interculturalism and why this shift from
  Multiculturalism to Interculturalism?
• A personal story
• A new approach to single issue funding

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Outcome Impact

• Better understanding through interfaith
  intercultural festive celebrations
• Facilities resources managed by intercultural
  interfaith management committees
• English classes helping integration empowerment
• Improved community relations Mrs Ahmed
  Lorraine

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Paul McCay

• Director of Operations
• Housing the Built Environment Personal
  Support
• The Papworth Trust

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Structure

• Overview of Papworth Trust
• Foundations for Living (FFL)
• What is FFL?
• Background and how we did it
• Why change was needed
• The problems associated with the scheme
• The benefits of the scheme

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The Papworth Trust
Our mission is for disabled people to have
equality, choice and independence

• A disability charity and registered social
  landlord
• Deliver across Eastern region, influence
  nationally
• 16m turnover
• 13,000 clients each year
• 300 staff

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The Papworth Trust

• Five service areas
• Learning for life and work (pre-work training)
• Housing and the built environment
• Personal support and care
• Employment and vocational rehabilitation
• Empowerment and information,advice and guidance

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Foundations for Living Project
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What is Foundations for Living?

• Saxongate Community Learning Centre (for whole
  community)
• Accessible housing
• 24 accessible flats in total
• 8 of the 24, pepper-potted alongside 21 flats for
  sale (sale price between 100K and 200K)
• Central location
• Community support

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Site layout
Affordable-rented accessible flats integrated
with private sale Saxongate Community Learning
Centre
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The need for change
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Making a Difference
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The Problems of Innovation

• Initial long lead time from conception to
  delivery
• Location is key driver for Independent Living
  Centre (ILC)
• High relative cost of scheme
• Need to involve and engage key stakeholders early
• Ensuring the ILC is not a day centre
• Nothing to measure progress against

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Findings From The Rand Report

• Positive outcomes for tenants more control,
  learning new skills, choice and ability to
  influence the design and delivery of the project
• Tenants independence enhanced it is a process
  rather than a change of circumstances
• Joined up innovations partnerships with private
  developers (pepper potting with private for sale
  properties)
• Concept of independent living is contentious and
  benefits from a personalized approach

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How has the scheme made a difference?

• Acknowledged as a Model of Accessibility
• High Tenant Satisfaction
  Greater financial and personal independence
• Local Businesses More Aware of
  Accessibility / Disability Issues
• Viewed positively as a model by Commercial
  Developer premium on the properties for sale
• Is a transferable model

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Making it happen what we can do

• Provide guidance on strategic approach
• RSL specialising in developing accessible homes
• Specialist design guidance
• Guide to Developing Inclusive Communities
• See our schemes
• Help with consulting disabled people

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A Gold Award Knowledge Sharing Conference
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Winners Q A
Peter Dixon Chairman Housing Corporation
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Building Cohesive Communities
A Gold Award Knowledge Sharing Conference