New Municipal Enquiry blog piece:
'Want to arrest the rise of the far-right? Redirect investment away from Blairite forms of community development'
https://t.co/0zBkciZtKT
"Our conclusion is that we have reached the point where we need new institutions which can act swiftly to help reverse the damage being wrought by extractive economy & the drift towards the far-right"
New @municipalenqui2 blog piece:
https://t.co/fPnZ63dZMI
Just over 3 weeks left to apply for £1.5k grants to support self-organised social-justice oriented adult learning - are you part of a grassroots group that could benefit from this money to support your work?
🚨 NEW 🚨 @LongRevolution is now open to applications for up to six grants of up to £1.5k each to support self-organised adult learning activities to help realise social justice aims & collective learning benefits - deadline: Sunday 22 September 2024
https://t.co/e8VmUVjUEb
When a local regeneration project is announced and there is a huge imbalance of power, how can communities best organise so their voices are heard & their interests are represented? Join the conversation this Thurs to share experiences & to talk to others in similar situations
If you're interested in organising some adult learning for social justice the upper limit for @LongRevolution Standard Grants have increased from £300 to £375 for individuals and from £600 to £750 for organisations - for info on how to apply see:
https://t.co/e8VmUVjUEb
Delighted to share new @municipalenqui2 guest post by Selwyn Williams - volunteer and Chair of Directors of the long revolutionary N Wales based community organisation @CwmniBro - if you have an interest in community this is well worth reading!
https://t.co/S8LtOabIB5
This session, led by Nick Mahony and Frances Northop will explore lessons learnt from their work in Barking, London and how important it is for local communities to be fairly represented in regeneration and redevelopment projects.
Book here https://t.co/VX6spwOBCZ
"Public and community ownership of capital deprives a dependent City in London. More than this, social and community ownership of the economy and our resources is the basis of Welsh real independence and freedom"
https://t.co/S8LtOabIB5
If you have an interest in community development & building alternative forms of grassroots, municipal & community power, join @municipalenqui2 for this online event on Thurs 27 June. Use promo code CPNACCESS to attend free of charge
https://t.co/Uezcr3IIVF
NEW: Community Organisers have invited Municipal Enquiry to host a session on 'Community Organising in Contexts of Regeneration' on Thurs 27 June 2pm - 3.30pm. Join the event for free using the promo code CPNACCESS
https://t.co/Srg8CKqrJt
Ahead of tomorrow's final project event, here's a new blog post from @mjhowcroft on @PeoplesPlans research in Birkenhead that has uncovered a long forgotten documentary on the work of @PlanningforReal founder Tony Gibson: https://t.co/sAG0mdrFG8
Call for proposals for self-organised adult learning activities on social justice related themes - £1k grants available - application deadline: 1 October 2023!
“A genuinely participatory city [would] support people to collectively own & control their social infrastructure & have equal access to the resources they need to democratically, intelligently & caringly work together to organise their own communities.”
https://t.co/jXT7nXIpGH
New piece by @municipalenqui2 on what's at stake in the struggle over the future of the @everyone_org
warehouse & equipment - we call for accountability, justice & new priorities to emerge from this costly & counterproductive failure
https://t.co/3OW1dIC3HT
@lbbdcouncil could be at the leading-edge of urban regeneration & democratic politics today if they take the opportunity to support the @savemywarehouse campaign, will they listen?
@municipalenqui2 & @MattWThompson report:
https://t.co/X8F90aBq5P