Campaigners, organisers, artists, researchers and community builders sharing ideas for a fairer future.
Meet our speakers
PLENARY
Our communities:
organising in wild times
Immy Kaur
Paul Parker
Mel Smith
Civic Square
Quakers in Britain
Grapevine Coventry
Exploring how communities can build local power and create neighbourhood democracy.
Strengthening movements and connecting communities to build collective action for social justice.
Growing local leadership and neighbourhood networks through practical community organising.
MOVEMENT BUILDING
MOVEMENT BUILDING
MOVEMENT BUILDING
Reform is in power in many councils and the far right is growing. This conversation brings together voices from across civil society and how communities can organise, build power and create change.
MOVEMENT BUILDING
MOVEMENT BUILDING
Pedro Telles
D-hub
Exploring how collaboration and civic participation can help communities build lasting power.
Martha Mackenzie
Civic Power Fund
Supporting long-term community organising by investing in grassroot leaders and excluded communities.
Breakthough Impact
Katherine Sladden
Building effective campaigns shaped by lived experience.
Breakthrough Impact
WORKSHOP
Jo Hiley
People's Economy
Mapping and responding to economic injustice in our communities.
TRAINING
Anna Birney & Nairy McMahon
Schools of system change
How to have conversations in your place when your community is reform?
WORKSHOP
Frankie Williams
Advocacy Academy
Roots to Rise: How Do We Build a Movement, Not Just a Moment?
WORKSHOP
Catherine Dempsey
PGM Community
Open conversations on place-based organising and collaboration.
OPEN SPACE
Paul Parker
Quakers
How do we bring together the pockets of hope in our movement into one coherent effort?
OPEN SPACE
Sophie Neuburg
Workshop
What is shrinking civic space and what does it look and feel like?
WORKSHOP
Esther (SCN)
Bulls**t Bingo
A light-hearted interactive session to call out the phrases we'd all retire.
Aimee & Ana (SCN)
Mindful movement & breathwork
Pause, breathe and reset with a guided movement and breathwork session.
ACTIVITY
ACTIVITY
SCN
Workshop
The Social Change Nest - a welcome to the Community Nest 2.0.
WORKSHOP
Anthea Lawson
Workshop
Learn tips on "How to Save the World & Not Annoy People".
WORKSHOP
Mara Livermore & Orla Nicholls
Our House
Exploring people's charters, place-based organising and rebuilding trust in democracy.
TRAINING
Natasha Adams & Martha Awojobi
Training
Looking at collective strategy
TRAINING
Angelica Finnegan
York Together
Learn tips on "How to Save the World & Not Annoy People".
Natasha Friend
Camden Giving
Exploring people's charters, place-based organising and rebuilding trust in democracy.
TRAINING
