For a more in-depth - but still short (3 min)- overview, have a look at:
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We often assume that shared values lead to a shared vision. This isn't true. When resources are scarce, one of the most powerful values shaping behaviour is self-interest. The real question, then, is whose values shape the city, and whose futures are being secured.

Birmingham has many dialogue mechanisms, but they haven't all evolved to match the time. We need to:
- use place-based rather than identity-based entry points
- train facilitators to hold tension rather than resolve it
- link dialogue to real influence and decision-making

We need radical approaches to community dialogue, recognising:
- conflict is inevitable
- difference doesn't need to be resolved to be respected
- polarising views must be acknowledged, not excluded

Effective dialogue requires the ability to stay in conversation without rushing to consensus

Younger migrants’ identities are complex + constantly evolving, shaped by many influences. The problem is that institutions have not kept up: they still rely on rigid and racialised ways of viewing identity:
- fixed categories
- narrow ideas of representation
- assumptions about who speaks for whom

If you’re curious to try this yourself, read the links below and answer these questions:
– What values are at play?
– What could be built from what we already have?

The links:
- feminisminindia.com/2025/04/08/t...
- nannysolidaritynetwork.co.uk/nsn-in-the-m...
- wharfchambers.org/lending-libr...

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