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The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham is a London borough in East London, England. It lies around 9 miles (14.4 km) east of Central London. It is an Outer London borough and the south is within the London Riverside section of the Thames Gateway; an area designated as a national priority for urban regeneration. {{W|London Borough of Barking and Dagenham}}


== Initiatives by topic ==
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=== Community involvement ===
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[https://www.weareeveryone.org/ weareeveryone.org], the Every One Every Day initiative, a five-year initiative that will cover the entire London borough of Barking and Dagenham.
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With groundbreaking funding totaling $8.5 million, the project — which began in November — aims to work with over 25,000 people, creating 250 projects, and 100 businesses. It may feature many of the projects that occurred in West Norwood (an earlier program about how and why people participate in community activities), but will also include retrofitting an old warehouse to create a makerspace where businesses in food, manufacturing, or retail can incubate and flourish.  Essentially, Britton and her colleagues are making a giant bet that collaborative city living — that is, a giant urban village — will improve the health, finances, and overall well-being of Barking and Dagenham's residents.
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But right now, exactly what those projects will look like is unknown, and that’s because the area's residents will come up with the ideas themselves. While Every One Every Day sounds like a top-down initiative, it's not. The organizers will help with infrastructure and provide support, but by and large, they'll simply be creating an atmosphere that builds on already-occurring activity and encourages residents’ involvement and sense of ownership.
== Video gallery ==


After all, facilitating genuine participation among members of an urban village or other collective gathering isn't particularly easy. Some people wind up taking on too much responsibility, and everyone frequently has to wade through long discussions to come to an agreement. Britton and her colleagues acknowledge that while public participation is likely the key to a more healthy, egalitarian future, getting there can be challenging.
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So they spent their time in West Norwood looking at what works and developing best practices, and now they’ll apply them in this new project. "We're trying to be completely person-centered," says Britton. Activities will be short and close to home, groups will be welcoming and non-threatening, and the aesthetic will be cheerful. "We're serious about trying to chop down every barrier possible so everyone can participate. We're enticing people back into public life, inviting them, making it exciting," she says.
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It certainly worked for Trevor. Following the West Norwood project, he quit his job with London's transport authority and is now working with Britton on the new initiative. He's confident the same thing can work in Barking and Dagenham. "One thing leads to another, then another, then another — and suddenly you have all those people engaged," he says.
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Barking and Dagenham is one of London's poorest boroughs, and one of a handful of boroughs that voted for Brexit, making the experiment particularly intriguing and important. The goal, ultimately, is to utilize the growing "participation culture" to build resilience and build community.
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After all, in a world where the social fabric seems to be rapidly fraying, the economy is uncertain, and the future of the planet is at risk, is there a better way to hit the reset button than to come back to the neighborhood level and begin to genuinely rely on one another again? <ref>[https://www.shareable.net/blog/why-urban-villages-are-on-the-rise-around-the-world Shareable]</ref>
== Community involvement ==


[http://www.participatorycity.org/ Participatory City]: the Participatory City Foundation will be starting the Every One Every Day initiative in Barking and Dagenham from August 2017.
* Every One Every Day was a 5 year initiative from Participatory City, which although attracting "groundbreaking funding" ended amid some controversy.


=== Open spaces ===
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[https://www.weareeveryone.org/open-corners/ Open Corners], on weareeveryone.org
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[https://www.weareeveryone.org/open-corners/ Open Corners], on weareeveryone.org
 
== News and comment ==
 
'''2020'''
 
'''Mar 22''' A time for quick action by @TessyBritton <ref>[https://medium.com/@TessyBritton/a-time-for-quick-action-53a52203948d medium.com]</ref>
 
'''2019'''
 
'''Mar 20''' Every One Every Day, new makerspace opens in London <ref>[https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/every-one-every-day-makerspace-opens-in-london-151577/ 3dprintingindustry.com]</ref>
 
'''Jan 24''' Could this community project be the start of a national transformation? George Monbiot <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/24/neighbourhood-project-barking-dagenham The Guardian]</ref>
 
'''2017'''
 
Viewpoint: Imagine a future that works – for Every One, by Every One, Nov 30 <ref>[https://www.lgiu.org.uk/2017/11/30/viewpoint-imagine-a-future-that-works-for-every-one-by-every-one/ lgiu.org.uk]</ref>


The Festival of Everyone announces full programme of events across the borough this Saturday, Nov 24 <ref>[http://www.barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk/news/the-festival-of-everyone-announces-full-programme-of-events-across-the-borough-this-saturday-1-5293631 barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk]</ref>
== Cycling activism ==


Why We're Bringing A Hackathon To Barking And Dagenham, Sep 29 <ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/darren-rodwell/barking-and-dagenham-hackathon_b_18136296.html huffingtonpost.co.uk]</ref>
Cycle Superhighway 3 begins in Barking, to the south of Greatfields Park, linking the Borough to Canary Wharf, the City of London and the City of Westminster via a bike freeway, most of which is segregated from other road traffic. TfL plan to extend the cycle network to Barking Riverside in the future, for which the first consultations closed in winter 2019. {{W|London Borough of Barking and Dagenham#Cycling}}


"Ground-breaking £6.4m initiative to create largest ever participatory project in Barking and Dagenham", Jul 31 <ref>[http://www.participatorycity.org/blog/2017/7/23/eighbourhoods-made-by-everyone-for-everyone-multimillion-pound-initiative-set-to-launch-in-barking-and-dagenham-this-year participatorycity.org]</ref>
== Food activism ==


== Resources ==
* Dagenham Farm, [https://growingcommunities.org/dagenham-farm growingcommunities.org]


=== Research ===
== Towards sustainable economies ==


Made to Measure, [http://www.participatorycity.org/made-to-measure-1 Participatory City], Year 1 Report for the EVERY ONE EVERY DAY initiative
* Open Making Society [http://www.participatorycity.org/open-making-society Participatory City], ''added 15:05, 18 December 2020 (UTC)''


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== About Barking and Dagenham ==


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== Interwiki links ==
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== External links ==
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*[https://www.lbbd.gov.uk London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council]


* [https://www.lbbd.gov.uk London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council]


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Latest revision as of 18:03, 25 August 2024

The aim of this page is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of community agency networks (CANs) and community groups across Barking and Dagenham.

Barking Park The Lake is to the left. October 2007. Attribution: Nigel Cox
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  • News A community food supply, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (Aug 14, 2024) — Urban farms are bypassing supermarkets to create their own local food systems and connect communities. Robbie Armstrong reports
  • News Barking and Dagenham Giving are putting the decisions for social enterprise investment into the hands of residents, The Daily Alternative (Oct 26, 2023)
  • News This Participatory City ain’t pretty, municipal-enquiry.org (Aug 01, 2023)

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Video gallery[edit | edit source]

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A School Forest to Rewild Industrialised East London — SUGi x BREITLING
Authors: SUGi Project, Nov 30, 2021
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Feeding Britain Case Study - Dagenham Farm
Authors: Sustainable Food Trust, Jun 14, 2022

Community involvement[edit | edit source]

  • Every One Every Day was a 5 year initiative from Participatory City, which although attracting "groundbreaking funding" ended amid some controversy.

Open spaces[edit | edit source]

Open Corners, on weareeveryone.org

Cycling activism[edit | edit source]

Cycle Superhighway 3 begins in Barking, to the south of Greatfields Park, linking the Borough to Canary Wharf, the City of London and the City of Westminster via a bike freeway, most of which is segregated from other road traffic. TfL plan to extend the cycle network to Barking Riverside in the future, for which the first consultations closed in winter 2019. W

Food activism[edit | edit source]

Towards sustainable economies[edit | edit source]

About Barking and Dagenham[edit | edit source]

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From Wikipedia:London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham () is a London borough in East London. It lies around 9 miles (14.4 km) east of Central London. The borough was created in 1965 as the London Borough of Barking; the name was changed in 1980. It is an Outer London borough and the south is within the London Riverside section of the Thames Gateway; an area designated as a national priority for urban regeneration. At the 2011 census it had a population of 187,000. The borough's three main towns are Barking, Chadwell Heath and Dagenham. The local authority is the Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council. Barking and Dagenham was one of six London boroughs to host the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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