Cormac Russell Webinar 20.02.26

Описание: Community Power and Thriving Places | In Conversation with Cormac Russell

What really makes a place thrive?

In this conversation, People’s Powerhouse is joined by Cormac Russell, leading voice in Asset-Based Community Development and Managing Director of Nurture Development, to explore how community power shapes democracy, wellbeing and public policy.

Drawing on insights from our Coast-to-Coast listening conversations across the North, we examine what happens when change is done by people rather than to or for them. Together we explore:
• Where democracy is quietly breaking down — and where it’s still alive in everyday relationships
• Why engagement can sometimes feel extractive, and how participation can genuinely shift power
• What institutions may need to stop doing to create space for community life to flourish
• How small acts of connection can rebuild agency and trust

Cormac shares powerful reflections on trust, association, subsidiarity and the importance of expanding the “BY” space - alongside practical examples of community-led change that have reshaped systems from the ground up.

This conversation forms part of our wider journey toward the People’s Powerhouse annual convention, where lived experience, policy and practice meet to shape a fairer, more participatory North.

If you’re interested in community sovereignty, participatory democracy, public service reform or how local action influences national policy, this conversation is for you