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Changing perspectives on disability – Ricky and the East Brighton wheelchair basketball revolution

ACTive NGOs met Ricky Perrin (URBACT local group member from Brighton and Hove, UK) in the 3rd Transnational Seminar in Siracusa (IT). Ricky suffered a spinal cord injury in 2006 and is unable to stand up or walk, when we were informed that a person with movement impairment will participate in the meeting, some concerns appeared about a challenge related to rough, paved streets, typical for Siracusa Old Town - Ortigia, which could be quite inconvenient for the person in a wheelchair.

What Brno has learnt with the OnStage project – until now

Brno's participation in the URBACT OnStage network has been one of the first Czech experiences in using music education programs to promote social change. Two city schools now offer - even in the days of Covid-19 - free music lessons for enthusiastic children, a large majority of whom belong to the Roma community.

Good practice definition for the NGO Platform

NGO Platform in a nutshell
NGO platforms connects citizens who need help or who care about a particular issue with local groups which are active in this field. NGO platforms support local groups with advice, information and support to co-ordinate their work. Those involved in co-ordinating NGO activity in a town often fulfil important bridging functions between civil society and public agencies.
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Good practice definition of aPop-up Shop

Pop-up shop in a nutshell
Pop-up shops utilise under-used or vacant premises for short term commercial or social initiatives. Short term and low cost leases reduce the risks for entrepreneurs to experiment with new service concepts or test the market for unusual goods. At the same time the event character of a pop up shop catches the interest of the public and generates good PR. If successful the short term nature of the pop-up shop can evolve into more permanent arrangements.

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Play and Public Procurement

by Matthew Baqueriza-Jackson, AD-Hoc Expert for Playful Paradigm | Services and activities require Municipalities to buy goods, services and works through the process of Public Procurement, historically viewed as very bureaucratic and technical. How can we procure goods, services and works for Play and Games in a more efficient, effective and playful manner?

10 Steps to Po-up Success

Julia Hussman, former pop-up manager at Altena, shares lessons learned from developing and implementing a pop-up programme

1. Set your goal and think of your vision
2. Find a suitable executing organisation
3. Create material to promote project
4. negotiate with shop owners, sign contracts, prepare exposés of shops
5. Acquire project partners
6. Define framework
7. Determine financial incentive/support
8. Recruit potential Pop Up operators
9. Take care of them and their issues
10. Plan marketing, PR and events