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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}}
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}}


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=== Community involvement ===
=== Community involvement ===
[https://members.weareeveryone.org/feed Every One Every Day], members.weareeveryone.org, new online network platform for Every One Every Day. ''added 16:57, 6 April 2020 (UTC)''
[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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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>


[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.
[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.
=== Open spaces ===
[https://www.weareeveryone.org/open-corners/ Open Corners], on weareeveryone.org
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== News and comment ==
== 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'''
'''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>


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>
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>
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== Resources ==
== Resources ==
=== Research ===
Made to Measure, [http://www.participatorycity.org/made-to-measure-1 Participatory City], Year 1 Report for the EVERY ONE EVERY DAY initiative


=== Video ===
=== Video ===
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Barking Park - geograph.org.uk - 600864.jpg
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

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Community involvement

Every One Every Day, members.weareeveryone.org, new online network platform for Every One Every Day. added 16:57, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

weareeveryone.org, the Every One Every Day initiative, a five-year initiative that will cover the entire London borough of Barking and Dagenham.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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? [1]

Participatory City: the Participatory City Foundation will be starting the Every One Every Day initiative in Barking and Dagenham from August 2017.

Open spaces

Open Corners, on weareeveryone.org

News and comment

2020

Mar 22 A time for quick action by @TessyBritton [2]

2019

Mar 20 Every One Every Day, new makerspace opens in London [3]

Jan 24 Could this community project be the start of a national transformation? George Monbiot [4]

2017

Viewpoint: Imagine a future that works – for Every One, by Every One, Nov 30 [5]

The Festival of Everyone announces full programme of events across the borough this Saturday, Nov 24 [6]

Why We're Bringing A Hackathon To Barking And Dagenham, Sep 29 [7]

"Ground-breaking £6.4m initiative to create largest ever participatory project in Barking and Dagenham", Jul 31 [8]

Resources

Research

Made to Measure, Participatory City, Year 1 Report for the EVERY ONE EVERY DAY initiative

Video

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Interwiki links

Wikipedia: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

External links


References

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