Community action/Liverpool
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The aim of this page is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of community agency networks (CANs) and community groups' activism for climate, environment and many other sustainability topics across Liverpool.
News
[edit | edit source]Liverpool
North West England
UK
Europe
Cosmolocal
‘We plant belonging’: how nature charities and asylum seekers work together in UK countryside, theguardian.com (Jul 12, 2026) — Environmental and refugee groups have joined forces to benefit lives and wildlife in Wales and elsewhere- WL Meets: Lucy Antal, on a mission to bring fresh food to the UK’s “food deserts”, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (Feb 09, 2026)
- “We live in a mere shadow of the world we could have”. Dil Green—building commons by means of housing and local trading, in Stroud and Liverpool—has a pathway, Daily Alternative (Nov 03, 2024)
- All hail the greengrocer buses tackling the UK’s food deserts, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (Oct 09, 2024)
- Liverpool library torched by far-right rioters raises repair funds, theguardian.com (Aug 06, 2024)
- Young Atlantic salmon seen in three English rivers for first time in a decade, theguardian.com (Dec 30, 2025)
- Drought declared in north-west England amid declining reservoir levels, theguardian.com (May 29, 2025)
- Whitehaven coal mine plan quashed by High Court, BBC News (Sep 13, 2024)
- A growing movement for perennials could play a key role in future food security, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (Oct 08, 2026) — In the wake of this summer’s drought and rising energy costs, there is renewed interest in perennial crops
- Hospital appointments can make greener travel harder, theconversation.com (Oct 08, 2026)
- The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it, George Monbiot, theguardian.com (Oct 03, 2026) — A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more
- Citizens need to power Europe's future, demnext.substack.com (Oct 02, 2026) — The EU can enable new democratic institutions: in European countries; with a European Citizens’ Assembly as a 4th branch of government, and by legally enforcing the Global Citizens’ Assembly on AI, Claudia Chwalisz and Another Democratic Future
- Reclaiming the streets: the architects clawing back Europe’s car-centric spaces, theguardian.com (Sep 09, 2026) — The European Prize for Urban Public Space’s shortlist highlights projects helping people cope with climate crisis
- We’re the mayors of Paris, Milan and Phoenix. The heat crisis has us all facing the same question, Emmanuel Grégoire, Giuseppe Sala and Kate Gallego, theguardian.com (Sep 07, 2026) — Our three cities are learning from each other about how to protect residents. These climate policies are also public health measures
- Hunter Valley community group wins landmark high court climate change case over coalmine, theguardian.com (Oct 07, 2026) — Ruling on Mount Pleasant coalmine shows ‘we cannot continue to dig up coal … and pretend the consequences have nothing to do with us’, group says
- Citizens need to power Europe's future, demnext.substack.com (Oct 02, 2026) — The EU can enable new democratic institutions: in European countries; with a European Citizens’ Assembly as a 4th branch of government, and by legally enforcing the Global Citizens’ Assembly on AI, Claudia Chwalisz and Another Democratic Future
- Fifty Billion Seedlings: Can Ethiopia Replant Its Ravaged Forests?, e360.yale.edu (Oct 01, 2026)
UK and international events
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Oct 1 - 7, 2026 (Thu - Wed) — National Vegetarian Week, discover delicious dishes and see how a veggie diet is a great choice for the planet, nationalvegetarianweek.org- Oct 04, 2026 (Sun) — Homeless Sunday, housingjustice.org.uk
- Oct 18, 2026 (Sun) — Church Action on Poverty Sunday, taking place each year on the Sunday closest to the International Day for the Eradication on Poverty, church-poverty.org.uk
Global or international events
- Oct 01, 2026 (Thu) — World Vegetarian Day, Oct 1 each year, bringing awareness to the ethical, environmental, health, and humanitarian benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle, worldvegetarianday.navs-online.org
- Oct 02, 2026 (Fri) — International Day of Non-Violence, observed each year on 2 October, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, un.org
- Oct 07, 2026 (Wed) — World Day for Decent Work, October 7 is the World Day for Decent Work, ituc-csi.org
- Oct 10, 2026 (Sat) — World Mental Health Day, Oct 10, annually, wmhdofficial.com
- Oct 10, 2026 (Sat) — World Homeless Day, Oct 10 each year, drawing attention to homeless people’s needs locally and provide opportunities for the community to get involved in responding to homelessness, worldhomelessday.org
- Oct 10, 2026 (Sat) — World Migratory Bird Day, worldmigratorybirdday.org
- Oct 13, 2026 (Tue) — International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, Oct 13, annually, promoting a global culture of natural disaster reduction, including prevention, mitigation, and preparedness, un.org
- Oct 16, 2026 (Fri) — World Food Day, celebrated every year around the world on 16 October, often with a focus on food security, fao.org
- Oct 17, 2026 (Sat) — International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, Oct 17 each year, honouring victims of poverty, hunger, violence and fear, with participation by the poorest of people an important aspect of the observance of the Day, un.org
- Oct 17, 2026 (Sat) — International Repair Day, annual celebration for everyone who makes repair happen in their communities around the world. "Repair for Everyone"., openrepair.org
2021-2030, UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, International community action events
Networks and sustainability initiatives
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[edit | edit source]Cosmolocal discovery club
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Liverpool video
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Food activism
[edit | edit source]- Feeding Liverpool, "the city of Liverpool’s food alliance, connecting and equipping people and organisations to work towards good food for all." Feeding Liverpool on youtube.com added 14:42, 14 October 2024 (UTC)
- Manna Community Kitchen creating lasting and sustainable solutions to poverty, hunger and social injustice
- Rice Lane City Farm on facebook
Land activism
[edit | edit source]- Our Land, The final report of the Liverpool City Region Land Commission, cles.org.uk, added 16:35, 6 July 2021 (UTC)
- Homebaked Community Land Trust, on the boundary of Everton and Anfield, just opposite Liverpool Football Club, a growing group of local residents who have been working together since 2012 to shape the place where we live and work in community ownership. added 15:58, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
- Granby Four Streets Community Land Trust
Towards sustainable economies
[edit | edit source]- Local Loop Merseyside, added 17:58, 10 December 2024 (UTC)
Community resources
[edit | edit source]- The Florrie, added 16:39, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
Visions
[edit | edit source]Arts, sport and culture
[edit | edit source]- Baltic Creative CIC, added 16:30, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
- The Hedge Arts Project, added 15:11, 22 May 2020 (UTC)
Community currencies activism
[edit | edit source]Cycling activism
[edit | edit source]Critical Mass bicycle rides in Liverpool
In May 2014, the CityBike hire scheme was launched in the city. The scheme provides access to over 1,000 bikes stationed at over 140 docking stations across the city. National Cycle Route 56, National Cycle Route 62 and National Cycle Route 810 run through Liverpool. W
Environment quality
[edit | edit source]- Mersey Rivers Trust, added 14:24, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
Open spaces
[edit | edit source]- Liverpool Open and Green Spaces Community Interest Company: LOGS, added 15:08, 22 May 2020 (UTC)
- Walton Hall Park Community, campaign to "help save OUR park" on change.org
Trees, woodland and forest
[edit | edit source]- The Mersey Forest, link checked 12:06, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
News archive
[edit | edit source]The new enclosure: how land commissions can lead the fight against urban land-grabs, Dec 9, 2017...theconversation.com
- Steve Rotheram Launches England's First Land Commission Focused on Community Wealth Building, Sep 9, 2020...liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk
- A City Reimagined, Bernadette McBride, May 18, 2020..transitionliverpool.org
- The Liverpool app that sidesteps the banks, Sep 14, 2017...BBC News</ref>
- Love your local? Liverpool joins cohort of community currencies, Feb 3, 2017...The Guardian
Liverpool City Council to create community energy company, Nov 14, 2016...utilityweek.co.uk
- Homebaked: the cooperative bakery reviving Anfield, loaf by loaf, Nov 10, 2016...thelongandshort.org
- Liverpool City Council unveils its "cycling revolution", but are its targets unambitious? 2014...road.cc
- From derelict flyover to urban sky park, European Green capital, May, 2014.
- Roof garden opens at Liverpool University, February 26, 2010...BBC news
About Liverpool
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From Wikipedia:Liverpool
Liverpool is a port city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, 178 miles (286 km) north-west of London. It had an estimated population of 507,915 in 2025. The city is within the larger Liverpool City Region, a combined authority area with a population of over 1.5 million.
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| Cite as | Phil Green (2014–2026). "Community action/Liverpool". Appropedia. Retrieved October 14, 2026. |