The Community Development Podcast

Gentrified geographies: London’s street markets as sites of resistance The author looks at the impact of gentrification on traditional street markets in Shepherd's Bush, Newham and Tottenham

Gentrified geographies: London’s street markets as sites of resistance

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Current episode is an abridged version of a fascinating talk about the working class with Prof Joan C Williams as part of the 2026 Modern Cockney Festival

Williams coruscatingly explains why the political Left has failed the working class but crucially explains what it needs to do to win it back

‘Fear of the next deluge’: flood-scarred Britons join forces to demand help As climate breakdown puts millions more people at flood risk, traumatised homeowners are finding common voice

Always interesting when the property ownership is the primary motivation behind organising

If their demands are disproportionately costly to the public purse; or serve to deepen inequity b/w who gets flood resilience investment and who doesn't, then it isn't CD

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Ep.53 - Socio-spatial analysis with Ritva Vilppola This episode's guest is Ritva Vilppola. Originally from Aotearoa-New Zealand, Ritva now lives in The Netherlands, via Australia, and they discuss the intersection of architecture, design, and communit

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Ep. 53 - Socio-spatial analysis with Ritva Vilppola

In which we explore the intersection of #architecture, design, and #communities in contexts such as urban design, parks, resilience planning

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Crime cash saves much-loved community cafe Ella Groves Cash seized from criminals has helped to secure the future of a much-loved church-run community cafe. The Trinity Outreach Project which runs the Community Cafe at Holy Trinity Church in R...

Cash seized from criminals has helped to secure the future of a much-loved church-run community cafe

There's that C word again...

Women speak for change A POWERFUL new initiative, ‘Women Speak’, is launching a series of Forum Theatre events across the Sunshine Coast this November and December, aimed at influencing system change regarding domestic and

'Women Speak' is a series of Forum Theatre events across the Sunshine Coast, Australia this November and December to influence system change regarding domestic and family violence

At its heart are women with lived experience of domestic and family violence

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Study reveals stark impact of deindustrialisation on mental health in Wales A study from a Welsh university has shed new light on the stark legacy of deindustrialisation in Wales and its impact on the mental health of the population. The paper, by Dr Christopher Saville of Ba...

A study from a Welsh university has shed new light on the stark legacy of deindustrialisation in Wales and its impact on the mental health of the population

Community Energy Wales: 'Let our communities realise energy potential' A new report from Community Energy Wales has called to remove the barriers that lock out communities from building energy projects for themselves. Community Energy Wales is a not for profit membership...

A new report from Community Energy Wales has called to remove the barriers that lock out communities from building energy projects for themselves

This is where the Community Development Podcast has been listened to in 2025

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The irrepressible Stan Reeves joins the podcast to look back on the famous Adult Learning Project (ALP) in Edinburgh's Gorgie-Dalry district, an initiative based explicitly on the teachings of Paulo Freire (1921-97)

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The irrepressible Stan Reeves joins the podcast to look back on the famous Adult Learning Project (ALP) in Edinburgh's Gorgie-Dalry district, an initiative based explicitly on the teachings of Paulo Freire (1921-97)

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Recording the Freire episode tomorrow with Stan Reeves. If you have ever worked in CD in Scotland chances are you already know of Stan

Upcoming episodes:

🎓 Freire in Scotland
💨 Community energy
😲 Most Significant Change

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Image from Mount Tolmie of some of Victoria, the Salish Sea with a freighter on it, and the Washington State Olympic Range Mountains in the background. Caption reads: Happy Basic Income Week in white with blue background and below in white on red "From Lekwungen Territory (Victoria, BC)"

Happy 18th International Basic Income Week! 🥳

Links below that you, YES YOU, can get involved in!

What I learned from tackling poverty in the south Wales valleys Martin Hoban  I recently left Wales after living there for 25 years. For much of this time, I worked in the south Wales valleys doing community work, education and research. I loved the people, the…

While 1980’s pit closures precipitated and sustained the decline that followed, the problems of the valleys were deeply rooted in the past and in complex factors that lay outside the region ✍️Martin Hoban

This was great fun to record- @cdpodcast.bsky.social thanks for the invitation

🎙️ Ep.50 - "Being the change you want you to see": Youth-led action with Grange Pavilion Youth Forum

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Check out these musings on collaborating and building solidarities across borders, with specific reference to the border on the island of Ireland

And next week ep. 50 will be out discussing youth-led action with Grange Youth Forum in #Cardiff

Interesting IACD webinar coming up. See the IACD website for details

Ep.49 - Cross-border community collaboration in Ireland For this episode the podcast returns to Ireland and specifically the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland at Derry where Caitriona Mullan is based, and which has featured in the

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Ep.49 - Discussing cross-border community collaboration in Ireland

#communities #ireland #peacebuilding #women

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Community races to save chapel linked to iconic Welsh hymn Molly Stubbs A south Wales community has come together to crowdfund the purchase of an iconic Grade II listed chapel linked to Welsh hymn Bread of Heaven, fearing its potential sale to property develo...

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Transmission Critical or Trust Eroded? A Citizen-Led Response to Ofcom’s Vision for Public Service Media Ofcom’s Transmission Critical: The Future of Public Service Media sets out to assess how the UK’s public service media system must adapt to ensure its sustainability. Framed as a comprehensive review, the report makes some welcome acknowledgements about the value of trusted news, the impact of digital transformation, and the regulatory role that Ofcom plays in ensuring PSBs retain prominence in a rapidly changing media landscape.

Who gets to shape the future of public service media? Ofcom's latest report focuses on industry needs—but where is the support for independent, local and civic media? Shouldn't trusted communication start in our own communities?

Additionally, the “poverty draft” should be abolished entirely. That means that universal healthcare, free college tuition, UBI and a drastic increase in the federal minimum wage should be instituted.

Ep.49 - Cross-border community collaboration in Ireland For this episode the podcast returns to Ireland and specifically the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland at Derry where Caitriona Mullan is based, and which has featured in the

NEW EPISODE

Ep.49 - Discussing cross-border community collaboration in Ireland

#communities #ireland #peacebuilding #women

on.soundcloud.com/qjIgcF7a9tUP...

"Heritage gives #communities a 'unique selling point'. No other community has the same heritage as yours, and no-one else can re-produce it"

A comment in this forthcoming series

Ep.48 - Introducing the CAER Heritage podcast A quick introduction to a short podcast series all about the CAER Heritage project in Cardiff, civic mission and how universities and communities can work together. Subscribe to https://soundcloud.c

Introducing a forthcoming podcast series exploring heritage, community archaeology, civic mission and universities

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Ep.48 - Introducing the CAER Heritage podcast A quick introduction to a short podcast series all about the CAER Heritage project in Cardiff, civic mission and how universities and communities can work together. Subscribe to https://soundcloud.c

Introducing a forthcoming podcast series exploring heritage, community archaeology, civic mission and universities

on.soundcloud.com/fYCkPB1SDrZT...

Couldn't agree more

Really enjoyed the chat. A sober reminder too that efforts to roll back on human rights disproportionately affects already marginalised and racialised communities