This article focuses on information specific to Scotland community action. See A fairer, kinder society for a topic overview.
Fairer, kinder[edit | edit source]
- Fairer Scotland Scottish Government Blog
Arts, sport and culture[edit | edit source]
Creative Lives is an arts organisation based in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The group was originally founded as Voluntary Arts in 1991 to promote creative cultural activity. In June 2021 the organisation was renamed "Creative Lives". It is supported by funders including the UK Arts Councils and the Irish Arts Council and charitable trusts.
Creative Lives has offices in Cardiff and Edinburgh, as well as project workers in different locations across the UK and in Dublin. Through a devolved structure across the UK and Ireland, the organisation provides information and training, and works with policy makers, funders and politicians to improve the environment for everyday creativity.
Creative Lives is registered in Scotland as Voluntary Arts Network Company No. 139147 and Charity No. SC 020345.
Traditional arts and heritage[edit | edit source]
- TRACS, "empower communities across Scotland, to discover, develop and practise their unique traditional arts and heritage in the context of our daily lives."
Health and wellbeing[edit | edit source]
- CHEX, Community Health Exchange, "promote community-led health as a way to tackle Scotland’s persistent health inequalities." CHEX facilitates a network of community-led health initiatives, chex.org.uk, added 09:30, 27 October 2023 (UTC)
- Scottish Communities for Health and Wellbeing, alliance of community-led health improvement organisations, added 15:34, 27 October 2023 (UTC)
Land and housing[edit | edit source]
- Planning Democracy, "Our mission is to build a movement of citizens who value Scotland’s people, places and environment. Together we will campaign to ensure that decisions about how Scotland’s land is developed are fair, inclusive, locally accountable, and promote just outcomes driven by community needs rather than profit." Video: Planning Democracy on youtube.com. Added 20:31, 26 October 2023 (UTC)
