In a community where there are underlying tensions we need ways of constructively raising to the surface conflicts of interest between different community members. Rather than approaching this head on in terms of unmet needs one way of doing this is by surfacing the perception and the potential in terms of well-being in the community. To do this kind of work requires a sense of shared responsibility. And awareness of others sharing the same physical spaces

The aim of the map is to put together a collection of people, spaces, events etc. in the neighbourhood to make a positive contribution towards addressing the issues that affect all our communities and to see what we can learn from past or existing initiatives. We want to explore sustainable ways of using our knowledge and hands on skills in e.g. goldsmithing, product design and yoga to build community projects that fight social exclusion and poverty. We know a bit about public policy and building collaborations with government institutions from our work with the Council of Europe. Others will have other ideas and initiatives that they are excited about. Who knows, perhaps some would even like to explore the possibility of collaborating!