COMMUNITY COHESION STRATEGY for BIRMINGHAM Forward Together to Build a Fair and Inclusive City for Everyone

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COMMUNITY COHESION STRATEGY for BIRMINGHAM Forward Together to Build a Fair and Inclusive City for Everyone COMMUNITY COHESION STRATEGY FOR BIRMINGHAM Forward together to build a fair and inclusive city for everyone 1 CONTENTS FOREWORD EXECUTIVE SUMMARY SECTION 1 Introduction SECTION 2 Birmingham’s vision and approach SECTION 3 Building blocks for making it happen APPENDIX A Acknowledgements APPENDIX B Case studies APPENDIX C Factors affecting community cohesion in Birmingham 2 FOREWORD ______________________ A city commitment to community cohesion We want to build a fair and inclusive city for everyone who lives in, works in, and visits Councillor Tristan Chatfield Birmingham. Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, Community Safety This strategy is our understanding of what and Equalities community cohesion means in Birmingham. It sets out a collaborative approach; one in which communities, faith organisations, public sector agencies, businesses, and individuals work alongside one another to marshal scarce resources and make more creative use of the assets and skills we have in our city and neighbourhoods. This strategy is not a ready-made solution to what is a complex challenge, but represents a collective understanding of what we can do to improve community cohesion as part of an ongoing process. We want to create an open and ongoing dialogue across the city in which we all continuously consider how our decisions, our resources, and our relationships across communities can be used to promote community cohesion. Together, we are making a commitment to ensure Birmingham becomes stronger and more resilient - a city where people from different backgrounds and organisations can come together to improve things for themselves and their communities. 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ______________________________________ What is community cohesion? Our understanding of what makes a cohesive Community cohesion is about how we can all and resilient city has been developed in live, work, learn, and socialise together. partnership with citizens, communities and organisations across the city, listening to When we talk about community cohesion, we what people have told us about the strengths are not just talking about new communities or and the challenges that they see in arrivals. We are talking about how all people Birmingham. We want to achieve this vision of different social backgrounds, ethnicities, in the same way – by working together, faiths, and generations can interact with and harnessing the collective assets of the city to relate to each other in a positive way. build strong community cohesion. While there is no universally agreed definition This strategy sets out how we can build a of community cohesion, it is usually sense of belonging and trust in and across all understood to describe what is needed to our communities, tackling the barriers that foster trust and good relationships between can cause divisions and hostility between and within diverse communities. communities and neighbourhoods. Our vision for Birmingham Our guiding principles Our bold and challenging vision is of an We have identified eight guiding principles to ambitious and inclusive city, where everyone support our vision and underpin this strategy: is able to fully contribute and play their part in building strong, resilient communities. 1. Mainstream cohesion: making cohesion everyday business We want Birmingham to be a city of equal opportunity, where everyone is able to A shared understanding of building achieve their aspirations, regardless of where community cohesion will be part of they live or grow up. Everyone should have everyday policy and practice for all the same chance to succeed and flourish in partners. life, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, faith, disability, or class. 2. Connect and exchange ideas that promote cohesion and mobilise social action Birmingham is a welcoming city, where everyone has an We will connect people, places and opportunity to contribute and communities to share knowledge, benefit from its success. It is a exchange ideas and drive local safe and flourishing place to live, innovation. work and grow up in. Birmingham 3. Nurture and support aspiration of is a well-connected place where young people people from all backgrounds trust and support each other and are Every child should have the best start in able to realise their full potential life no matter what their background, with while exercising their rights and a fair chance to realise their aspirations. responsibilities. 4 4. Promote rights and responsibilities Working together, our first priorities will be: Everyone should have a strong sense and Understanding our city and understanding of their rights and communities: building a strong responsibilities: what is expected of them, evidence base and what they can expect of others. We will build our knowledge and 5. Progress equality in all spheres of understanding of our diverse communities social and economic life to enable evidence-based policy and decision making. We will work together to eliminate all forms of inequality and gender-based A strategic partnership approach violence, and challenge the cultural norms that prevent people from living their lives We will work together with new and fully. existing partners across communities and sectors in Birmingham. 6. Promote inclusive economic growth that benefits everyone Working with local communities, we will across Birmingham develop an annual calendar of local community events across the city. We will work with partners at all levels to ensure that the benefits of economic Where possible, we will strategically align growth are shared and accessible to all. our approach with national and regional policies. 7. Empowered and engaged neighbourhoods Inclusive growth that benefits everyone We will empower communities to be active participants in local solutions, We will work with the West Midlands harnessing the skills and expertise of local Combined Authority to make sure that people and organisations. regional investment into transport, homes, employment and businesses benefits all 8. Uniting people and communities citizens. through cultural and sporting engagement, expression and Targeted and place-based activities celebration We will pool our collective assets, We will use sports, arts and cultural expertise and experiences to develop events to drive cohesion, celebrating the targeted local solutions to the complex voices, talents and energies of our issues that undermine community communities. cohesion. How do we make it happen? We will establish a city-wide network and We need strong, balanced leadership and a knowledge so that ideas and information long-term commitment from key partners can be shared across neighbourhoods. across the city, including local communities, Measuring and monitoring where public sector bodies, the business sector, we are making a difference voluntary and community organisations, and faith organisations. We will work with communities and partners to develop performance measures and indicators of success, to ensure that we know how well we are doing. 5 Identify resources to trial innovations Housing We will identify a variety of funding A lack of affordable and high quality sources and resources to allow us to housing creates instability and isolation innovate, pilot and test out innovative new for individuals and families, affecting all solutions. areas of their lives including their ability to form positive social relationships. Challenges to community cohesion Communication barriers The factors that affect community cohesion The inability to communicate confidently are complex and multi-layered, varying in the English language is a significant across different neighbourhoods and barrier to achieving greater participation communities: and engagement in communities. Changing demographics Marginalised and disadvantaged young people The rapidly changing demography of our city means that communities and Many young people are struggling with neighbourhoods are becoming ever more major difficulties that drastically affect dynamic, complex and culturally diverse. their chances of success in life, and their ability to participate in society. Social and neighbourhood segregation Mental health Social and neighbourhood segregation is Poor mental health can affect anyone, driven by a number of complex social regardless of their background and it can factors, including a lack of shared impact on many aspects of people’s lives, community spaces. increasing social isolation. Neighbourhood deprivation Gender inequality Some neighbourhoods have experienced Despite some major cultural and social persistent deprivation over a number of changes in the UK over the last 50 years, decades, even during periods of wider people are still not always treated equally economic growth. by society. Many women experience gender-based violence. Education Developing strong communities in Despite an overall improvement in Birmingham will involve tackling all these educational attainment in Birmingham, factors to create the right conditions for there are still significant differences in community cohesion to flourish. attainment between certain social groups. Our approach to community cohesion needs Employment to be resilient and flexible, adapting and Insecure work, zero hours contracts and responding to new challenges and low paid jobs can make it difficult for opportunities as they arise. individuals and families to escape a life of That is why we intend this strategy to poverty and participate fully in their be a living document, continuing to communities.
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