London Voluntary Services Council and NCIA are organizing a joint event with and for CVSs from all parts of the country to debate their role to support local communities under pressure and those active to resist cuts and austerity policies. The meeting will be on Friday September 13th, 11-3.30 at a central London location near … Continue reading
Here We Stand, the NCIA Inquiry into local activism and dissent has now reported its findings. The Inquiry, carried out with Manchester Metropolitan University, documents how local activists exert an active democratic and egalitarian influence. We found growing resistance to cuts and austerity, with local people organising around what matters to them: safeguarding public … Continue reading
Over the summer and early autumn of 2012, Penny Waterhouse from NCIA gathered information about activism springing up locally and about the different models of radical support for this action. Read here. The results are encouraging: Active Dissent is alive and well, and sometimes works!
The Inquiry threw up a number of questions:
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In July, a joint NatCAN/NCIA conference was held in London on the theme of Gaining Power: Challenges for Activists. A report of the event is now up.
In the report, ‘A World To Win‘ gives a ‘Big Picture’ overview on the state of world politics and how local people can participate in wider … Continue reading
Occupy community groups and public services: a discussion to find a new space for community and voluntary action.
Tuesday December 13th 2pm to 4pm, Room 1.05, The Bank of Ideas, 29 Sun Street (near Liverpool Street station), London EC2M 2PS. Occupy London’s Bank of Ideas is a community occupation of an abandoned office … Continue reading