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SUMMARY:Levelling up after Covid: the value of social infrastructure - Spe
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 t*\n\n\n*Join this Bennett Institute event to hear leading experts from ac
 ademia\, government and the voluntary sector discuss the value of social i
 nfrastructure in building socially cohesive and economically vibrant commu
 nities.* \n\nThe Covid-19 pandemic has placed huge strain on local communi
 ties. Hospitals have come close to being overwhelmed\; vulnerable and elde
 rly citizens have become isolated\; mental-ill health has soared\; familie
 s have been separated and jobs have been lost. Many of these pressures hav
 e been felt most acutely by those communities which were already strugglin
 g.\n\nThroughout the pandemic\, however\, we have witnessed the strength a
 nd resilience of many of our communities. Across the UK\, mutual aid group
 s have proliferated\, armies of volunteers have emerged and acts of neighb
 ourly generosity have become commonplace. But some places have found it ea
 sier than others to build strong local networks of support.\n\nTo what ext
 ent does the mobilisation of local people in response to moments of crisis
  hinge on the local conditions of the place they live? Much is understood 
 about the importance of physical infrastructure – roads\, railways\, bri
 dges and airports. But what about a place’s social infrastructure? Do co
 mmunities which boast well-funded libraries\, properly maintained parks\, 
 a smattering of bustling pubs and a thriving community hall find it easier
  to come together and support one another when things are tough? And what 
 role will this social infrastructure play in levelling up our communities 
 as we eventually turn our attention away from the immediate health and eco
 nomic shocks of the pandemic towards the post-Covid recovery?\n\n\n*Chair*
 \n\n* *Professor Diane Coyle*\, @DianeCoyle1859\, Inaugral Bennett Profess
 or of Public Policy.\n\n*Speakers*\n\n* *Eric Klinenberg*\, Professor of S
 ociology\, Helen Gould Shepard Professor in Social Science\, Director of t
 he Institute for Public Knowledge at New York University.\nEric's latest b
 ook is "Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight I
 nequality\, Polarization\, and the Decline of Civic Life" (Crown\, 2018).\
 n\n* *Dame Julia Unwin*\, was the Chair of the Independent Inquiry into th
 e Future of Civil Society 2017-2019\, is the former Chief Executive of the
  Joseph Rowntree Foundation and has spent a career on issues relating to c
 ommunity development and the social infrastructure.\n\n* *Stephen Aldridge
 *\, Director for Analysis and Data\, Ministry of Housing\, Communities and
  Local Government.\n\n\n*Book your place: "http://bit.ly/3ofKkYt":http://b
 it.ly/3ofKkYt*\n
LOCATION:Online Event on Zoom
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