Episode four of the Greater Manchester Live Well Podcast focuses on things being ours not mine: growing community wealth through ownership and opportunity.
The episode explores how growing community wealth, opportunities and ownership moves us from fixing problems to preventing them — together.
It asks what happens when communities have ownership of ideas, spaces, decisions and local enterprise and considers how health and wealth are deeply connected and why thriving communities need control of resources.
The episode hears how communities are reclaiming spaces, reshaping local economies and creating fairer futures. From cooperatives to community run spaces, discover what happens when ownership and opportunity are local; shaping the future of Greater Manchester from the ground up, creating real change that is long term, sustainable and rooted in local pride.
"If a group of 28 people, in the conditions back then, had the boldness and vision to [set up Rochdale Pioneers], what can we do today?" challenges Will Clarke, GMCA's inclusive economies lead.
Listen to hear brilliant examples of community wealth building in Greater Manchester, and more community-led examples of what is means in practice.