West Yorkshire Citizens

West Yorkshire is a chapter of @CitizensUK – the national home of Community Organising.
Diverse communities working together for the common good of Leeds.

[West Yorkshire Citizens @LeedsCitizens]

What a fantastic turnout last night to our Delegates Assembly! Thanks to all who attended.

Thank you to the decision makers @MayorOfWY , @Jones_first and Chief Superintendent Stephen Dodds @WestYorksPolice for agreeing to work with us on key campaign areas on safety and buses!

[West Yorkshire Citizens @LeedsCitizens]

They committed to working with us to find a way to link bus passes to individuals, not addresses - so families don't have to choose between educating and feeding their children. Thank you @WestYorkshireCA for working with us on this.

[West Yorkshire Citizens @LeedsCitizens]

Last week a team of staff students and parents from @CoopLeeds and @DixonsUnity met with Tim Taylor and Helen Ellerton who lead on Transport Services and policy at WYCA to discuss the issue of bus fares and temporary accomodation. 1/2

[West Yorkshire Citizens @LeedsCitizens]

Great leadership from @completewoman2
@LeedsTrinity @MigrantAction
in this work. Please encourage any migrant care worker you to participate in @LeedsTrinity research which is part of this listening.3/3 https://t.co/TlT4McaXfb

[West Yorkshire Citizens @LeedsCitizens]

Yesterday we met with regional UKVI and DHSC staff alongside WYP and Migration Yorkshire. Migrant care worker leaders courageously shared powerful testimony of the need for change in system, enduring terrible hardships and exploitation. 1/3

[West Yorkshire Citizens @LeedsCitizens]

We gained commitments from government agencies to work with us as our listening campaign progresses. We will also work together to improve support for unemployed care workers. Once again our belief in the power of diverse people working together for change is re-enforced. 2/3

[West Yorkshire Citizens @LeedsCitizens]

Our leaders have been working with @WestYorksPolice around migrant social care and exploitation - together they met with Home Office staff today, establishing a working relationship to tackle some of the huge challenges facing migrant care workers. We are more powerful together.

[West Yorkshire Citizens @LeedsCitizens]

Congratulations to the Roma Action Team at @CoopLeeds winning commitments to change from a local GP practice on work experience placements and apprenticeships and an agreement for Roma young people to deliver cultural training to surgery staff #powertothepeople

[West Yorkshire Citizens @LeedsCitizens]

We are campaigning to redress the injustices experienced by migrant care workers - leaders and care workers met with WYP this week as they figure out steps forward.

[Complete Woman @completewoman2]

Many thanks to Sgt Chris Cowling and DI Ricky Scott from the @WestYorksPolice Modern Slavery and Human trafficking department for coming to talk with the Action Team on the Migrant Care Workers’ campaign. #employmentlaw #HumanRightsViolations

[West Yorkshire Citizens @LeedsCitizens]

@completewoman2

[West Yorkshire Citizens @LeedsCitizens]

Great to meet you today @alexsobel - we look forward to exploring how we can work together to build fairer, more affordable and timely Pathways to Citizenship through the Citizenship Network.

[West Yorkshire Citizens @LeedsCitizens]

Another great Northern city gives birth to a Citizens Alliance - power to the people of Liverpool!

[Peter Brierley @Petebrierley]

And another @CitizensUK chapter is born. #liverpoolcitizens

Packed room of 500 people @StGeorgesHallLV demonstrating the power of everyday people to make change.

[West Yorkshire Citizens @LeedsCitizens]

Building power and negotiating for change with West Yorkshire Citizens leaders in our 2 day training...@Bradford_Citz

[West Yorkshire Citizens @LeedsCitizens]

2/2 We want to work with those who make transport work for WY and the North so that those whose jobs and lives depend on decent transport gain a real seat at the table - because we believe that this can only enhance the quality of decisions made!

[West Yorkshire Citizens @LeedsCitizens]

1/2 As we work on proposals for real change with decision makers in West Yorkshire, we are joining hands with @LancsCitizens @tynewearcitizen @GMCitizens and Liverpool Citizens to continue listening to people's experiences of using buses and their priorities for change.

[West Yorkshire Citizens @LeedsCitizens]

Massive well done to @mkapree_ for stepping up and co delivering some training on action. Privileged to have such talented leaders in our alliance.

[West Yorkshire Citizens @LeedsCitizens]

Great 2 days of organising training with leaders from Leeds and Bradford. We had leaders who came on after just 3 hours of sleep following a nightshift #hungryforchange

[West Yorkshire Citizens @LeedsCitizens]

Our West Yorkshire leaders joined fellow Citizens from across the North, meeting with leaders @Transport4North, agreeing a plan of how we will work together for more reliable, affordable and equitable transport in the region.

[West Yorkshire Citizens @LeedsCitizens]

We and @Bradford_Citz are looking to hire a double decker bus to do some buses listening around the region in October. Can anyone help us??

[West Yorkshire Citizens @LeedsCitizens]

Many are thinking on how to respond to the recent rioting...as we reach out, listen and think about how to respond, here's some great advice for churches from the Bishop of Kirkstall @RevArun https://t.co/ec6buEVWKE