1. Mapping equalities groups?
Andri Soteri-Proctor
a.soteriproctor@bham.ac.uk
TSRC
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2. There’s a lot out there, but…
• Focus is on the ‘formal’…
• and this is the ‘tip of the
ice-berg’
• claims that there is a
whole lot more going on
below the surface
• such as, community
groups and activities… &
not always found in a list
•Theory of equalities
issues and groups???

3. Why and how to capture these? …
• There are different ways
• eg. local lists from local authorities, CVSs
• 1999 - WRC

4. TSRC street-level mapping … two types
tested

5. So, if we look in small local areas,
what do we see?
• In just 11 streets, at least 58 varieties of
community activities
• Diverse
• Culture and language***
• Self-support***

6. It’s out there -
map IT?
• COR-AL Net Project
• Acronym and metaphor
• Collaboration between
Institute for Research into Superdiversity, Third Sector
Research Centre, Department of Religion and Theology
National, international and specialist practioner
organisation
Auto-locator, tool for mapping as a practitioner, policy landscape
etc