Good Afternoon Sense-ibles,
Thank you again if you took part in our focus groups, we sat down with over 20 people who over the week told us what needs to happen next as we grow Common Sense. Here are some of the things that came up which we are working on straight away.
More inspirational and Original Stories - You mentioned that you were tired of reading the same stories in the mainstream media. In our virtual newsroom, we discussed this with our Journalists and we are now working on a range of new interviews and independent stories. We are also publishing the third instalment of The Detail in the next few days so look out for that.
More Community Events - Some of you remarked that you wanted to meet our growing community of thousands. Over the next month, we will be releasing information about community only events, including a 2020 MEGA Quiz night which only members of our community can take part in. You can invite your friends to join our community too, it’s free. Invite link (join.tcsnetwork.co.uk)
More Videos and Podcast - We heard this one loud and clear. Before the end of this year, we will launch two new podcasts which means we will have 3 in total for you to enjoy! We are partnering with some organisations to do this. We are also launching two new shows on youtube as well as a BIG surprise on our YouTube channel when we reach 100 subscribers. Tell people to subscribe
Once again, thank you for feeding into the process. You can send us any ideas you have anytime
M.T. Omoniyi
Editor-In-Chief
NORTH 30 IS BACK!
Nominations for this year’s NORTH30 are well underway!
#NORTH30, a list celebrating 30 people under 30, based in the North of England. There’s a wealth of young leaders living and working in the North that you may know and now is a perfect time to shout them out! Nominations for this year’s trailblazers are now open and you can place them here. If you know anyone in any industry that deserves to be recognised, now’s your time!
In the meantime, have started a docuseries with the nominees from the 2019 edition of NORTH30, You can watch them here!
“The World Celebrates Biden and Harris. For so many of us, it has been the longest week in history, dictated by CNN, MSNBC and constantly refreshing the New York Times website. The whole world was watching the United States of America just…”
Our culture Editor Afshan explores; The Problem with Biden and Harris…read more here
“It would be irresponsible for any government to not react to the current pandemic. However, the government seems more than willing to slowly erode civil and individual liberties in the name of ‘safety’. History has shown that emergency powers have...”
In the latest piece by Aaron; The Government’s Shameless Power Grab Must Be Challenged, read more here
“With the traction surrounding Black Lives Matter in the summer, one may be inclined to think that Black History Month in October would have carried on in the same vein. Black History Month instead was underwhelming. Combined with…”
Black History Month in the UK is October, looking back, Shaun considers why “Black History Month 2020 was Underwhelming”, read more here
We are continuing with our collaboration with Nurturing Foundation to bring to you a series of virtual workshop for 11-16yr olds in Greater Manchester. This is an opportunity for discussion around resilience, communication & building healthy relationships. The sessions will take place every Tuesday from 5-6 pm on Zoom, you can sign up here
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Thank you for keeping up with the common sense updates.
Aramide Yusuff