Are you involved in a grassroots community project. If so we want to hear about it.
At the dawn of the 2020s, “activism” is an almost omnipresent buzzword.The acute housing shortages, increasing rates of unstable employment, low wages, rising living costs, environmental pollution and government cuts that have defined the last decade may have caused widespread political disenfranchisement and apathy. But a growing number of people are suddenly motivated to use their frustrations and turn them into action.
Grassroots community movements come and go, and while some end up petering out before they have achieved the desired outcome, others effect markedly visible change. We are interested to hear more about the movements that worked.
Are you or have you been involved in a grassroots activism project that ended up making an impact? It could be a local, regional, national or international movement, a small scale result that was achieved by mobilising the people living on one street, or a larger one, involving thousands of people, communicating online.
It could be a group of people fighting for better housing in their community, a safer roundabout, the upkeep of a playground, against the eviction of a business or family, the closure of a beloved pub, club, library or sports centre. Or it could be bigger issues applying to more than one particular place, with people wanting to improve particular aspects of justice, equality, freedom, health, the environment, science, you tell us.
We’d like to document how different types of community project are tackling similar issues. If you’re involved in a grassroots project, or know of one please do let us know by responding to the form below. Please do leave contact details as one of our journalists may be in touch to discuss further.
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