Cork City PPN's Vision for an Inclusive Cork City aims to inspire dialogue
Cork City Public Participation Network (PPN) invites Cork City residents and community groups to visit their exhibition at the Cork City Library throughout the month of March and to engage with the Vision for an Inclusive Cork City that communities in Cork city imagined and can advocate for.
The publication of A Vision for Community Wellbeing in Cork City in 2023, led Cork City Public Participation Network (PPN) members to feel inspired and realise they had an appetite to take a closer look at inclusion in the city.
The follow-on Vision for an Inclusive Cork City consultation process facilitated by consultant Laura O’Callaghan identified fifteen barriers to inclusion that the people who contributed to this vision were most concerned about. It also contains ideas and concrete proposals that decision-makers or communities could adopt to help overcome these barriers and achieve this vision.
This interactive exhibition offers City residents an opportunity enjoy the illustrations, read the document and add their comments on both the project and what they see as essential to make Cork city the most inclusive city possible.
Though not an exhaustive list of every action which could support Cork City to become a more inclusive place, it is meant to inspire further dialogue and to create the conditions for greater collaboration and community engagement.
This interactive exhibition offers City residents an opportunity enjoy the illustrations, read the document and add their comments on both the project and what they see as essential to make Cork city the most inclusive city possible.
The PPN Coordinator, Alannah O’Callaghan, thanked all those who participated in the project over the last couple of years for their contributions and said:
“The development of this project and the accompanying exhibition will hopefully help to ensure that the voices that are recorded in this document remain visible, compelling, and influential. We want our ‘Vision for an Inclusive Cork City’ to be read, understood, and most importantly acted upon”.
The project has been launched with the publication of the vision document and an exhibition of the accompanying illustrations by local artist Danielle Sheehy is now open to the public at Cork City Library Foyer at 61 Grand Parade until the 31st March.
“We want our ‘Vision for an Inclusive Cork City’ to be read, understood, and most importantly acted upon”. – PPN Coordinator, Alannah O’Callaghan
About Cork City Public Participation Network
Public Participation Networks (PPN) are a participatory mechanism that give community groups in every local authority area a greater say in how the local authority is run. They were legislated for in the Local Government Reform Act 2014 and are the go-to and mandated place for councils to seek input from community groups.
Cork City PPN has over 230 member groups ranging in size from small residence associations to large charities. They operate five linkage groups which give member groups an opportunity to come together and discuss issues facing the communities of Cork City, offering PPN Representatives a way to gauge the opinions of PPN member groups and inform their work on decision-making committees.
Cork City PPN is free to join and is open to not-for-profit and volunteer-run groups based in Cork City. They are independent and jointly funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (DRCDG) and Cork City Council. Find out more.
