Three people are standing in front of in front of brightly coloured banners on a stage. The person in the middle is wearing a mask and singing into a microphone, on the right is a person in a wheelchair and the person on the left is wearing glasses and has a beard.

Hi, this is Lisa and Mirika and recently we’ve been focused on improving accessibility for the International Resilience Revolution Conference which took place at the end of March. It was a hybrid event, with one day in Blackpool in person (but also live streamed online) and one day fully online, using Whova, a digital conference … Read more

An intergalactic exploration of all the different types of value created through the friendship model of volunteering, as championed by the Resilience Revolution in Blackpool.

Friend For Life project - Blackpool Resilience Forum

An Independent Visitor will always work well for some, but we think we can do more, something brave and innovative. Blackpool’s Resilience Revolution has been piloting a unique new project.

Coloured table of the resilient moves that make up the Resilience Framework with the Noble Truths

Following the International Resilience Resolution Conference, there is so much to think about. Gabrielle talks us through what she usually does when she doesn’t know where to start: using the Noble Truths.

graphic showing a line of people holding hands around the planet earth against a background of space for a-z blog

On the 30th and 31st March 2022, Blackpool was well and truly on the map. From Australia to Zimbabwe, everyone was welcomed. An amazing A to Z of fellow Resilience Revolutionaries joined the party.

drawing by Harry Venning at the International Resilience Revolution Conference 22

In this blog John Howard, Parent/Carer Engagement Worker with the Resilience Revolution reports back from the International Resilience Revolution Conference in Blackpool. John introduces us to Harry Venning, an award-winning cartoonist, illustrator and comedy writer, a guest of the conference.

Photo of speakers at the International Resilience Revolution Conference 2022 for engagement workers blog

With the International Resilience Resolution Conference now behind us, Boingboing Engagement Workers Grace, John, Lindsay, Charlotte, Lauren, Shannon discuss their favourite moments of the event that was held at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens.

Photo of the front of the Winter Gardens building for conference highlights blog

We thought we’d share conference highlights from some of the Boingboing team to capture what the conference felt like after all the hard work, so here’s some snippets of what people said.

Resilience Revolution - Blackpool HeadStart

The Resilience Revolution has delivered an extensive programme of lasting change with disadvantaged young people in the town of Blackpool, through a successful ÂŁ10.4 million Big Lottery HeadStart funding bid. Their work is based on research into resilience by Boingboing and the Centre of Resilience for Social Justice.

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