community x-change
A series of community x-change workshops ran in Liverpool in spring/summer 2008. The project's Community Engagement Worker, based in Merseyside, spent the early months of 2008 developing effective relationships with community groups in Toxteth, L8. Participants came from three groups: the Somali Women's Group, the Al-Ghazali Multi-Cultural Centre and the Pakistan Association Liverpool.
Subsequently, two events were held during the British Science Festival in Liverpool. On Monday 8 September, a film about participants' views and experiences was shown as part of a celebration of community-led projects. On Thursday 11 September, an event for science communicators provided a chance to discuss working will diverse audiences.
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The community x-change aims to:
The project explores a new methodology for dialogue. The approach takes elements from a number of different initiatives including Citizens' Juries and common language projects to provide time and space for citizens to discuss issues of local concern as well as those with national implications. community x-changes have taken place in East Anglia and Liverpool.
The community x-change is a partnership between the British Science Association and the Policy, Ethics and Life Sciences (PEALS) Research Centre in Newcastle.
If you would like to find out more about the project please email or call 020 7019 4938.
Subsequently, two events were held during the British Science Festival in Liverpool. On Monday 8 September, a film about participants' views and experiences was shown as part of a celebration of community-led projects. On Thursday 11 September, an event for science communicators provided a chance to discuss working will diverse audiences.
Find out more about the workshops in:
| Liverpool | East Anglia |
The community x-change aims to:
- Provide opportunities for publics to discuss issues involving science and other issues they feel strongly about
- Improve involvement processes between scientists and publics, acknowledging that each bring their own expertise
- Develop processes of effective inclusion of marginalised groups
- Build capacity such that there can be further interaction between people involved in the x-changes
- Create an involvement process in which policymakers have opportunity to engage both in the topics and the process
The project explores a new methodology for dialogue. The approach takes elements from a number of different initiatives including Citizens' Juries and common language projects to provide time and space for citizens to discuss issues of local concern as well as those with national implications. community x-changes have taken place in East Anglia and Liverpool.
The community x-change is a partnership between the British Science Association and the Policy, Ethics and Life Sciences (PEALS) Research Centre in Newcastle.
If you would like to find out more about the project please email or call 020 7019 4938.
