This article focuses on information specific to United Kingdom. Please see our Networks page for a topic overview.
- Competing Long Term Strategies, Alternative Editorial (Jun 26, 2022)
- Settling on Planet A, Alternative Editorial (Mar 06, 2022)
- Building Community Action Through Climate Hubs, Transition Together (Feb 27, 2022) — guide to community-led climate hubs from Zero Carbon Guildford
- UK Sharing Libraries Network: Strengthening a Movement, networkofwellbeing.org (Jan 24, 2022)
Citizens' action networks or CANs[edit | edit source]
- Developing towns in Coalville, building houses in Grimsby, generating solar power in Bristol - these CANs are vibrant and concrete, The Daily Alternative (Jul 02, 2022) — This week, we have a cascade of what we call CANs, cosmo-local initiatives, coming into our radar. It’s great just to chart their vitality.
- With its digital community mapping, fungus-driven mill, and reuse of coastal buildings, the Onion Collective is a vibrant CAN, The Daily Alternative (Jun 14, 2022)
- Now Building On Planet A, Alternative Editorial (Apr 03, 2022)
Read more... Daily Alternative articles about building CANs
- Yes, we CAN, information and action points from The Alternative, added 15:35, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
- What is a CAN? Information from thealternative.org.uk
- The Alternative UK describes itself as a "political platform based in the United Kingdom. "Through curation, editorial, public events, commissioning and research, we aim to transform the language and practice of politics on these islands. Inspired by and associated with Alternativet in Denmark, we are trying to bring about "a friendly revolution".
- CAN handbook and guide (Under construction)
Transition Network[edit | edit source]
- Transition Together, added 16:19, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
Main article: Transition Network
The Transition Network, based in Totnes, Devon, includes many initiatives across the UK, as well in other countries.
Other networks and sustainability initiatives[edit | edit source]
Semble brings "businesses and community projects together to make change happen from the grassroots up."
- semble.org
- Women's Environmental Network, campaigning on environmental and health issues from a female perspective
- Eco Church, an A Rocha UK project
- Low-Impact Living Initiative, dedicated to helping protect the global environment by promoting sustainable alternatives to various aspects of everyday life
Information about networks more relevant to specific topics can be found or shared via our many UK topic pages.
Similarly information about networks more relevant to specific locations can be found or shared via our many place pages. See for example: Oxfordshire, Community involvement
Resources[edit | edit source]
Research[edit | edit source]
- Grassroots innovations, researching sustainability from the bottom up
- Read the research - Participatory City
- tailor-made, How community groups improve people’s lives
Video[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Networks, Networks, news and comment
- Resources UK
- Community resources UK
- Community currencies UK
- Inspiring quotes UK
- UK sustainable community events
- Arts, sport and culture UK
- Climate action UK
- Communities online UK
- Community and voluntary action UK
- Community involvement UK
- Sharing UK
- Extinction Rebellion, XR and future democracy
- International sustainable community events
- Collaboration, Category:Collaborations
- Transition Network
- Visions UK
- Citizen Centred Participation - Phil Green
local information can be found, or shared, via our many UK location pages