Getting in Right in East London… « Chain Reaction Online - 0 views
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David Wilcox on 16 Jan 11Following our blog post last last year about 'What Big Society Means for East London', we are delighted to announce our plans for Chain Reaction 2011. Everything in east London is bigger - more wealth, more poverty, more diversity more opportunity, more agencies to involve in everything. And the human costs of not addressing the challenges and making the best of the huge opportunities are spiralling upwards. Despite the biggest regeneration programmes in Europe, we are in danger of finding ourselves with islands of prosperity in a sea of poverty. So what can we do to address this in a time of shrinking public finances and a dramatic reconfiguring of public services? We need to find new ways of working, and we need to work together better. On 1 February 2011, we will connect a core group to explore the issues and collaborate on the once in a lifetime opportunities in east London. Communities, businesses and local government can work together to maximise our collective power to ensure the delivery of better services and find innovative ways to develop stronger, more responsive communities.