This latest episode of the Decentered Media Podcast features Jamie Grundy, author of Ninety Minutes of Freedom. The story of the only prisoner football team in Wales, during the 2018/19 season. In the

It’s refreshing to read a book about social change that doesn’t pull its punches. Michael Lind’s book The New Class War is a warning that Western democracies are being tested, not just by demagogic populism,

How do practitioners and advocates of community media engage with people in a caring and trusted way? That is the question that I discussed with Lauren Stacey, a Social Care Recruitment & Retention

As Leicester continues with it’s ongoing lockdown, which is the longest continuous period of lockdown for any place in the UK, there is a need to revaluate the role that community-focussed communication

CarnegieUK have published a report that summarises some of the issues that are concerning people as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The report has an aspiration that I fully support, especially as it

The Government has today published their guidance on the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination. The Joint Committee on Vaccine and Immunisation has reported how the first sent of vaccines will be distributed

Mass vaccinations for Covid-19 are offering a glimmer of hope for communities around the world. To be successful and reach those that need a vaccine the most, a coordinated approach will be essential.

The Covid-19 pandemic has seemed a long-haul for everyone, especially with the appalling news that over fifty thousand deaths have now been reported in the UK, putting us near the top of an ignominious

Today I have resigned my membership of the Community Media Association. At the extraordinary general meeting that was held today a new constitution was agreed prior to the CMA applying to become a charity.

How do we discuss and share our experiences of climate change and environmental campaigning? How can we develop an alternative space, outside the mainstream news and media systems to make space for listening,

How we respond to the pandemic in a way that is inclusive, participative and empowering? This is the question that I discussed with Shim Gooch – Leadership Project Manager at Reaching People here in Leicester,

I've put together a summary compiled from responses to a survey I produced of community media and civic society groups in Leicester following the second lockdown for Leicester. The responses and follow-up

How have community radio stations dealt with the pressure of the lockdown and responded to the pandemic? How has community radio continued to support local communities with companionship and information

I've posted an article to the Decentered Media Knowledge Base about the emergence of wellbeing Radio. It's a summary of discussions I've had with community media activists and advocates as part of the

What’s the value of participative arts, and how do different creative practitioners engage with people through direct, action-based activities? Joining me to discussing how participative arts is becoming

The persistence of social patterns of association, and the roles that are designated within those patterns of association, according to Carl Jung, are archetypal. That is, they have been established and

Parallel Lives is a project that aims to connect people who create and produce documentary forms of media across the world. As the lockdown is being lifted here in Leicester, John Coster had a coffee at

Media reform is a pressing issue as corporate consolidation and globalisation bring sweeping changes to the capacity for the UK to sustain a pluralistic, locally focussed and independent media ecology.

The pandemic lockdown is not only an issue of physical health, but it also has repercussions for mental health and well-being. Julian Harrison is an author and mental health campaigner who devotes a lot

As the UK takes cautious steps to return to some form of normality following the Covid-19 lockdown, we can start to reflect on how the pandemic has been managed by our health and public bodies. This includes