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.
Liverpool library torched by far-right rioters raises repair funds, theguardian.com (Aug 06, 2024) - Public backs move to green home heating but more government support is needed, research shows, theconversation.com (May 02, 2024) — "...in Liverpool, strong local identity and a feeling of solidarity led most participants to prefer a locally-owned system to private provision."
- In a hardscrabble Liverpool location, a community "pantry" (not a food bank) feeds both bodies and souls, The Daily Alternative (May 11, 2022)
Video gallery[edit | edit source]
Networks and sustainability initiatives[edit | edit source]
Community resources[edit | edit source]
- 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)
- The Florrie, added 16:39, 14 March 2020 (UTC)
- Granby Four Streets Community Land Trust
Visions[edit | edit source]
Food activism[edit | edit source]
- Manna Community Kitchen creating lasting and sustainable solutions to poverty, hunger and social injustice
- Rice Lane City Farm on facebook
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)
Towards sustainable economies[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)
About Liverpool[edit | edit source]
Liverpool is a cathedral city, port city, and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It had a population of 496,770 in 2022. The city is located on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, adjacent to the Irish Sea, and is approximately 178 miles (286 km) northwest of London. Liverpool is the fifth largest city in the United Kingdom and the largest settlement in Merseyside. It is part of the Liverpool City Region, a combined authority with a population of over 1.5 million.
