Cumberland Lodge

Cumberland Lodge

We're an educational charity and social enterprise, empowering young people to question, challenge, and understand some of the most complex social issues today.

  1. Blueprint for Belonging: Youth voices on social capital

    04/17/2025

    Blueprint for Belonging: Youth voices on social capital

    With the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, the government has pledged to build 1.5 million new homes and deliver a 10-year infrastructure strategy. However, one critical element is missing: the foundational role of community – our shared civic spaces, places, and facilities. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for young people to help shape infrastructure that strengthens social capital and supports the well-being of future generation ensuring new developments don’t just provide housing but also the spaces and connections that help communities thrive. In partnership with Local Trust, drawing on over a decade of learning from the Big Local programme, this webinar recording centres young voices in the conversation about the future of community infrastructure.

    1h 22m
  2. Democracy 101 - Electoral Reform with Make Votes Matter

    11/05/2024

    Democracy 101 - Electoral Reform with Make Votes Matter

    Democracy 101 is the monthly podcast series from Cumberland Lodge, giving a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of democracy. In this episode, we explore how electoral systems and electoral reform can affect policy and the impact that it has on young voters. To help us explore these topics, we are joined by Ella and Reuben from the youth wing of Make Votes Matter, a single-issue campaign for proportional representation.

    23 min
  3. Five Minutes With... Canon Dr Paula Gooder

    10/29/2024

    Five Minutes With... Canon Dr Paula Gooder

    At the launch of our recent Gen Z and the City report, we spoke to Canon Dr Paula Gooder, Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral, to find out what she thinks the most important issues we can be talking about today are. The Gen Z and the City report explores intergenerational differences in the workplace, with a focus on bridging divides and overcoming misunderstandings. The report is available to read for free on the resources page of the Cumberland Lodge website.

    2 min
  4. Emerging Leaders - Dan Lawes: Collective Strength

    10/15/2024

    Emerging Leaders - Dan Lawes: Collective Strength

    How can young people harness their strength to drive movements for change? In this episode of Emerging Leaders, we speak to Dan Lawes, Co-CEO of My Life My Say, a youth-led charity aiming to drive democratic involvement among young people. Dan explores his own journey from coordinating his classmates in school to create a youth democracy conference to his current work with My Life My Say, and how his early learnings are still informing his work today.

    16 min
  5. Five Minutes With... Bruna Seu

    10/01/2024

    Five Minutes With... Bruna Seu

    In this episode of Five Minutes With... we briefly catch up with Professor Bruna Seu to find out what she thinks is the most important conversation we can be having today. Bruna is a Professor of Psychosocial Studies and Critical Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London and the Founding Director of the Centre for Researching and Embedding Human Rights.

    3 min
  6. Emerging Leaders - Dylan Zajac

    09/17/2024

    Emerging Leaders - Dylan Zajac

    If you could go back in time and give yourself a piece of advice, what would that be? In this episode of Emerging Leaders, we speak to Dylan Zajac, Founder and Executive Director of Computers For People, a non-profit providing devices and training to low-income individuals on the East Coast of America. The discussion explores the importance of networks and how one chance encounter can have a cascading impact. Dylan founded Computers For People at 15-years-old with an aim to foster digital equality, repurposing disregarded devices into digital tools. Through device donations, digital skills classes, and free hotspot programmes, the organisation has helped more than 3,000 people access digital resources.

    13 min
  7. Democracy 101 - What is Populism? with Steph Coulter

    09/10/2024

    Democracy 101 - What is Populism? with Steph Coulter

    Democracy 101 is the monthly podcast series from Cumberland Lodge, giving a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of democracy. In this episode, we ask what is populism and how can we identify it? To help us answer these questions, we speak to Steph Coulter from the Bennett Institute of Public Policy.

    26 min
  8. Five Minutes With... Dame Zandra Rhodes

    09/03/2024

    Five Minutes With... Dame Zandra Rhodes

    In this episode of Five Minutes With... we briefly catch up with iconic fashion designer Dame Zandra Rhodes, who has designed for countless household names including Freddie Mercury, Barbra Streisand, and Princess Diana. Dame Zandra explores the importance of personal connection in the digital age and how we can achieve it. You can subscribe to Cumberland Lodge’s podcasts on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, and other major podcast platforms. The views expressed in these podcasts are those of the speakers and not necessarily reflect those of Cumberland Lodge.

    3 min
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We're an educational charity and social enterprise, empowering young people to question, challenge, and understand some of the most complex social issues today.

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  • Creator
    Cumberland Lodge
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    172
  • Rating
    Clean
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