Brighton and Hove is set to become a '˜sharing city'

Created by social enterprise The People Who Share, and locally supported by Brighton and Hove Circular, the Sharing City initiative aims to help build a more caring, inclusive, smart city, ready to face the challenges of the future.

Brighton and Hove joins more than 80 cities around the world - including Norwich and Leeds in the UK – which are adopting the Sharing City concept.

The launch of Brighton and Hove Sharing City will take place on Tuesday evening (November 27) at the Latest Music Bar in Brighton, and is se to include a host of inspiring talks and activities.

Benita Matofska, founder of The People Who Share, said: “The Brighton and Hove Sharing City launch, will bring people together across our wonderful city to discover, experience and celebrate the city’s sharing culture and help build a more caring, inclusive, sustainable, sharing economy. Sharing Cities are connected, smart cities, ready to take on the challenges of the future. Through sharing resources, we can achieve that.”

The project is based on the idea that the most pressing challenges to cities including wealth, inequality, social isolation and climate resilience, have the potential to be offset by the efficient and equitable sharing of vital resources with each other.

David Greenfield of Circular Brighton, says: “Circular Brighton and Hove (CB&H) are delighted to be part of Brighton and Hove Sharing City because we believe that sharing resources, be it people, food, clothing, goods or cars is key to building a circular economy in our city, creating social, environmental and economic value.”

The Brighton and Hove Sharing City launch event will include inspiring talks, activities, networking and entertainment.

There will be performances from The Dulcetones community choir, singer-songwriter Rifka Ravena, spoken word by Gramski, skiffle band Shonky Tonk, a community sing-a-long led by Sarah Tohill and crowd comedy with Gerry Thompson.

Bring your old gadgets and give them a new lease of life with Tech Takeback, and visit the Share Table in support of Brighton Voices in Exile, Give and Get with Cat Fletcher from Freegle, or Conversation Corner with Alice Reeves from BelongCon.

There will be talks by Ian Davey and Mila Brazzi of BikeShareBTN, a sneak preview slideshow of Generation Share by visual storyteller Sophie Sheinwald, insights by David Greenfield from Circular Brighton and Hove, plus guest speaker Tom Llewellyn from the USA’s Shareable.net, co-editor of Sharing Cities: Activating the Urban Commons.

The Brighton and Hove Sharing City launch event will take place on November 27 from 6.30pm to 11pm at Latest Music Bar, 11-14 Manchester Street, Brighton.

For more information and to book a free ticket, visit: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brighton-and-hove-sharing-city-tickets-51448085609