A Manifesto For Hope

Where there’s ruin, there’s hope: There is no “system”, just a collection of different systems which are not joined up, are top-down and bureaucratic and fixated on process. Statutory services are ill-fitting and disempower the staff working within them. We need a better, more joined-up, integrated and holistic approach. In this episode Steve’s guest and expert witness is Hilary Cottam, social entrepreneur.“Hillary is a social entrepreneur and author of a brilliant book called Radical Help. We talk together about Principle 2: Where there's ruin,there's hope. I loved our conversation because Hilary is someone who stimulates my thinking around what it means to build authentic community empowering individuals rather than robbing them of the opportunity to be involved.”– Steve ChalkeAbout Dr Hilary Cottam Dr Hilary Cottam is a social entrepreneur, thinker, and policy advisor. Her work includes the creation of new approaches and services for ageing, family life and care. Her acclaimed 2018 book Radical Help was hailed as ‘mind-shifting’ by David Brooks in the New York Times. It has been translated internationally and is widely credited with shifting national narratives and practice around welfare systems. Her current research and practice centres on the future of work and on new care economies. Hilary holds an Honorary Professorship at the Institute of Innovation and Public Purpose at UCL; she was named UK Designer of the Year in 2005 for pioneering the field of social design; and has been named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.About this podcast series This podcast series, and the accompanying book by Steve Chalke sets out ten tried and tested practical principles for ‘how’ to develop joined up, cost effective, community empowering work, gleaned from the hard-won experience that sit at the heart of the mission of Oasis over the last four decades. Steve talks to 13 expert witnesses who help him bring his book to life with their own thoughts and lived experiences.We believe it’s time for a radical reset. It's time for A Manifesto For Hope!Steve’s book is available wherever you buy your books but we recommend you buy it from Bookshop.org an online bookshop with a mission to financially support local, independent bookshops.This book is also available on Audible.The Manifesto For Hope podcast is brought to you by Oasis. Our producer is Peter Kerwood and the sound and mix engineer is Matteo Magariello. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory: Understanding the lives of those you are working alongside. In this episode Steve’s guest and expert witness is Ben Lindsay OBE, the founder and CEO of Power The Fight.“Ben and I talked together about Principle 1: An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory. I love this conversation because, for me, Ben embodies exactly that principle. He gets on with the job down in South London, working with young people and bringing them hope.” – Steve ChalkeAbout Ben LinsdayAuthor, CEO, Presenter, and Activist – Ben Lindsay is the founder of Power The Fight, a charity launched in 2019 to train and empower communities to end youth violence. Ben is an experienced presenter, trainer, and facilitator with more than 19 years spent working with high-risk young people in the fields of gangs and serious youth violence. He currently sits on the Mayor of London’s Violence Reduction Unit reference group, and on the cross-party Youth Violence Commission. His first book, the No 1 Bestseller, We Need to Talk About Race – Understanding the Black Experience in White Majority Churches was released in July 2019. Ben was awarded an OBE in King Charles’ first New Year’s Honours List for services to communities in SE London. https://benlindsay.co.uk  About this podcast seriesThis podcast series, and the accompanying book by Steve Chalke sets out ten tried and tested practical principles for ‘how’ to develop joined up, cost effective, community empowering work, gleaned from the hard-won experience that sit at the heart of the mission of Oasis over the last four decades. Steve talks to 13 expert witnesses who help him bring his book to life with their own thoughts and lived experiences.We believe it’s time for a radical reset. It's time for A Manifesto For Hope!Steve’s book is available wherever you buy your books but we recommend you buy it Bookshop.org, an online bookshop with a mission to financially support local, independent bookshops.This book is also available on Audible.The Manifesto of  Hope podcast is brought to you by Oasis. Our producer is Peter Kerwood and the sound and mix engineer is Matteo Magariello. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory: Understanding the lives of those you are working alongside. In this episode Steve’s guest and expert witness is Ben Lindsay OBE, the founder and CEO of Power The Fight.“Ben and I talked together about Principle 1: An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory. I love this conversation because, for me, Ben embodies exactly that principle. He gets on with the job down in South London, working with young people and bringing them hope.” – Steve ChalkeAbout Ben LinsdayAuthor, CEO, Presenter, and Activist – Ben Lindsay is the founder of Power The Fight, a charity launched in 2019 to train and empower communities to end youth violence. Ben is an experienced presenter, trainer, and facilitator with more than 19 years spent working with high-risk young people in the fields of gangs and serious youth violence. He currently sits on the Mayor of London’s Violence Reduction Unit reference group, and on the cross-party Youth Violence Commission. His first book, the No 1 Bestseller, We Need to Talk About Race – Understanding the Black Experience in White Majority Churches was released in July 2019. Ben was awarded an OBE in King Charles’ first New Year’s Honours List for services to communities in SE London. https://benlindsay.co.uk  About this podcast seriesThis podcast series, and the accompanying book by Steve Chalke sets out ten tried and tested practical principles for ‘how’ to develop joined up, cost effective, community empowering work, gleaned from the hard-won experience that sit at the heart of the mission of Oasis over the last four decades. Steve talks to 13 expert witnesses who help him bring his book to life with their own thoughts and lived experiences.We believe it’s time for a radical reset. It's time for A Manifesto For Hope!Steve’s book is available wherever you buy your books but we recommend you buy it Bookshop.org, an online bookshop with a mission to financially support local, independent bookshops.This book is also available on Audible.The Manifesto of  Hope podcast is brought to you by Oasis. Our producer is Peter Kerwood and the sound and mix engineer is Matteo Magariello. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is an introduction to Steve's book, and this podcast series with his guest, and expert witness, Sir Stephen Timms, MP for East Ham and the Chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee.“I really enjoyed this conversation because I'm inspired by Stephen by his service across the years through his parliamentary career, in government and in opposition. Even more than that, I’m inspired by what I know of him as a man and his love and commitment to ordinary people, not just his constituents, his parishioners, but to people like me. Stephen  is the real deal.” – Steve ChalkeAbout Sir Stephen Timms Sir Stephen Timms, MP, is renowned for his tireless efforts in advocating for social change, championing policies aimed at alleviating poverty and promoting equality. Through his parliamentary work and community engagement, he has been a steadfast advocate for marginalised communities, striving to create a fairer and more inclusive society.About this podcast series This podcast series, and the accompanying book by Steve Chalke sets out ten tried and tested practical principles for ‘how’ to develop joined up, cost effective, community empowering work, gleaned from the hard-won experience that sit at the heart of the mission of Oasis over the last four decades. Steve talks to 13 expert witnesses who help him bring his book to life with their own thoughts and lived experiences.We believe it’s time for a radical reset. It's time for A Manifesto For Hope!Steve’s book is available wherever you buy your books but we recommend Bookshop.org, an online bookshop with a mission to financially support local, independent bookshops.This book is also available on Audible.The Manifesto of Hope podcast is brought to you by Oasis. Our producer is Peter Kerwood and the sound and mix engineer is Matteo Magariello. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many of our government-funded systems are failing the most vulnerable and disadvantaged. At the same time, we are side-lining our greatest national asset: local people. We have a stark choice – to keep pouring money into policies we know aren’t working, or to invest in new and better ways that really improve people’s lives. We need a radical reset: one that empowers local charities, grassroots movements and faith groups, in a more imaginative, less bureaucratic, more collaborative approach to community development. A Manifesto for Hope sets out ten tried-and-tested practical principles for how to develop joined-up, cost-effective, community-empowering work, each gleaned from the hard-won experience that has sat at the heart of Steve Chalkes work at Oasis over the past four decades. It culminates in a call for a new social covenant, one that will transform the life chances of countless young people and families. In this podcast series, Steve talks to 13 expert witnesses who help him bring his book to life with their own thoughts and experiences. Steve’s book is available wherever you buy your books but we recomend you buy it from Bookshop.org, an online bookshop with a mission to financially support local, independent bookshops.This book is also available on Audible. This podcast is powered by Oasis. Our producer is Peter Kerwood and the sound and mix engineer is Matteo Magariello.https://www.oasisuk.org  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.