Jericho Road Solutions

19/01/2021

The New Cross Massacre / The Deptford Fire / The Black People’s Day of Action.

Black People’s Day of Action

05/10/2020

Today is my daughter's 20th birthday. A decade ago she spent her 10th birthday in the shadow of the still-smouldering Hastings Pier fire. I had been up all night, watching from the White Rock Hotel while our beloved pier was eaten up by omnipotent flames. Not quite everything was lost (Picture By Nigel Bowles) Those were dark, difficult days for the town. [ 545 more words ]

Today is my daughter’s 20th birthday. A decade ago she spent her 10th birthday in the shadow of the still-smouldering Hastings Pier fire. I had been up all night, watching from the White Rock…

11/04/2020

“Provide hope and inspiration for collective action to build collective power to achieve collective transformation. Rooted in grief and rage but pointed towards vision and dreams.” Patrisse Cullors, Black Lives Matter, 2013 “Hope offers us clarity that, amid the uncertainty ahead, there will be conflicts worth joining and the possibility of winning some of them… It is too soon to know what will emerge from this emergency, but not too soon to start looking for chances to help decide it.” … [ 630 more words ]

“Provide hope and inspiration for collective action to build collective power to achieve collective transformation. Rooted in grief and rage but pointed towards vision and dreams.” Patrisse Cullors…

25/03/2020

I’m finding it hard to begin this but I want to share some thoughts and an update, so here goes: We are all reeling. We are what Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick called ‘Paranoid Readers’, desperately searching for information and meaning across a digital landscape the equivalent of a massive rubbish tip, and anxiously fearing the worst. Olivia Laing’s excellent piece published last Saturday… [ 627 more words ]

I’m finding it hard to begin this but I want to share some thoughts and an update, so here goes: We are all reeling. We are what Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick called ‘Paranoid Readers’, desperately searchi…

17/03/2020

"3% of people influence 85% of people in any one organisation. And the 3% are not necessarily senior managers. For change to spread, find the super-influencers and build a sense of community and connections.”

Inspirational idea from Helen Bevan, Chief Transformation Officer at the NHS. This is something we’re thinking about at Jericho Road Solutions for the ecosystem of organisations we work with on regeneration projects in Hastings, but also for the many people in our neighbourhood who can drive positive change. Particularly as we push forward with shared community projects like the Heritage Action Zone for the Trinity Triangle and The Hastings Commons.

02/03/2020

This brilliant initiative in Coventry is something we really admire and are looking into developing something similar for Hastings this summer.. watch this space!!

https://www.facebook.com/grapevinecovandwarks

Join us in making our people and communities fairer, stronger and more connected.

20/02/2020

Breaking News! Jericho Road Solutions is going to be running an informal competition at MSLs StreetsmART event in the Observer Building this weekend!
To enter:
· Simply leave your painted plywood board with their name and contact details (email and/or phone number on the back of it with the volunteers at the event, we will then get back to you if you’ve won within two weeks of the event.
What they win:
· Prizes, including £10 vouchers to the Source Skate Park, and free yoga class passes!! The top 8 winners will also have their artwork displayed on the hoarding outside the observer building for 2 months, at the end of this period it’ll be taken down and they can come and collect it to take home.

16/02/2020

You and I and the other 95,000 Hastings inhabitants have no vote in the election that will happen tomorrow (17/2/20). Just 23 Labour councillors will choose the person who will lead our town for the next few years. Will we see puffs of white smoke coming from Muriel Matters House?! It bothers me that the character and loyalties of the individual chosen tomorrow will be so important. [ 225 more words ]

You and I and the other 95,000 Hastings inhabitants have no vote in the election that will happen tomorrow (17/2/20). Just 23 Labour councillors will choose the person who will lead our town for th…

14/02/2020

https://www.redpepper.org.uk/are-community-land-trusts-a-way-out-of-the-system/ Hazel Sheffield's article on the potential of community land trusts; not just affordable housing, affordable living

People are taking charge of land and housing across the UK, posing an alternative to the commercial market. But is it enough? Hazel Sheffield reports