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This page is the beginnings of a portal for Community involvement UK. The majority of our information about this is collated via our place pages...[[Community action for sustainability UK#Near you|Near you]]. See [[Community involvement]] for a topic overview.
 
'''In the UK, three out of five – 60.3% of the voting population, (Jan 2020) – are unhappy with the functioning of our democracy.''' In 2005, levels of democratic dissatisfaction in the UK stood at 32.8%, despite the Iraq war.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/02/as-world-loses-faith-in-democracy-leaders-of-vision-are-desperately-needed theguardian.com]</ref>
 
"The Understanding Society Survey in 2015 showed that only 3% of people in the UK are involved in neighbourhood projects, while nearly 60% agreed, or strongly agreed, that they wanted to work together to improve their neighbourhood." Designing participation systems around people, not institutions, Tessy Britton, Feb 24, 2021.<ref>[https://tessybritton.medium.com/designing-participation-systems-around-people-not-institutions-b2188e08b854 tessybritton.medium.com]</ref>
 
== Resource articles ==


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* [[Community involvement UK resources]]
'''Oct 17 - 24''' [[Pop Up Tomorrow]], ''2019, Thu-Thu''<br clear=all>
* [[Networks UK]]
* [[Citizens Action Network handbook|CAN handbook and guide]]
* [[Quotes about community action and the power of community]]


== Why it matters ==
== Events ==
In the UK, three out of five – 60.3% of the voting population, (Jan 2020) – are unhappy with the functioning of our democracy. In 2005, levels of democratic dissatisfaction in the UK stood at 32.8%, despite the Iraq war. <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/02/as-world-loses-faith-in-democracy-leaders-of-vision-are-desperately-needed theguardian.com]</ref>


== Campaigns ==
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[http://www.unlockdemocracy.org/ Unlock Democracy], campaigns for a more participatory democracy in Britain. It continues to work with and support other organisations such as Local Works on the Sustainable Communities Act. {{W|Unlock Democracy}}
== Community action projects ==


== Flatpack democracy ==
=== Flatpack democracy ===


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'''Quotes'''
'''Quotes'''


"There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about" Margaret Wheatley <ref>[https://www.thealternative.org.uk/dailyalternative/2019/10/7/flatpack-democracy-two-zero The Alternative UK]</ref>
"There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about" Margaret Wheatley<ref>[https://www.thealternative.org.uk/dailyalternative/2019/10/7/flatpack-democracy-two-zero The Alternative UK]</ref>


'''See also'''
'''See also'''


*[[Somerset]]
* [[Frome]]
*[[Community involvement UK news]]
* [[Community involvement UK news]]


'''Interwiki links'''
'''Interwiki links'''
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'''External links'''
'''External links'''
*[http://www.flatpackdemocracy.co.uk/ Flatpack Democracy], DIY guide to creating independent politics
*The Isle of Wight Independent group: Framework for Change, the equivalent of Frome’s Ways of Working and Principles rolled into one: [https://archive.org/stream/689831-a-framework-for-change-an-independent-isle-of#page/n1/mode/2up]


== Resources ==
* [https://www.flatpackdemocracy.co.uk/ Flatpack Democracy], DIY guide to creating independent politics
*[https://madedifferently.wordpress.com/ Breaking the Mould], One Day Conference held at Frome Town Hall, April 2018
* Independents for Frome: A different kind of local politics, [https://www.demsoc.org/public-square/case-studies/independents-for-frome-a-different-kind-of-local-politics demsoc.org/public-square/case-studies] ''date not found''
*Heading Upstream, Barnsley's Innovations for Social Justice, 2017 [http://centreforwelfarereform.org/library/by-az/heading-upstream1.html centreforwelfarereform.org]
* The Isle of Wight Independent group: Framework for Change, the equivalent of Frome's Ways of Working and Principles rolled into one: [https://archive.org/stream/689831-a-framework-for-change-an-independent-isle-of#page/n1/mode/2up]
*[http://www.communitychartering.org/ Community Chartering Network]
*In This Together, 11 July 2011, [http://www.neweconomics.org/publications/in-this-together neweconomics.org], tells the stories of people who are improving public services by working with the people who use them and delivering public services in a radically different way. It describes a range of practical projects and includes personal testimonies from individuals directly involved. These examples have at their heart equal and reciprocal relationships between professionals, people using services, their families and neighbours – an approach known as ‘co-production’.
*[https://neweconomics.org/1998/06/participation-works Participation Works], 21 Techniques to encourage community participation, 14 June, 1998 ''added 17:05, 17 February 2020 (UTC)''
*[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-and-accountable-local-government-plain-english-guide Open and accountable local government: plain English guide], GOV.UK - A guide for the press and public on attending and reporting meetings of local government.
*[http://www.placecheck.info/ Placecheck]
*[https://www.writetothem.com/ WriteToThem] provides contact details for elected representatives at all levels of UK government, and users can send messages to them directly from the site. {{W|MySociety#WriteToThem}}
*[http://issuu.com/newcitizenshipproject/docs/ncp_report/1 This is the #CitizenShift], by New Citizenship Project
*Resources from [http://www.involve.org.uk/resources involve.org.uk]


=== Funding ===
=== Community Peoples' Assembly ===


*[http://localtrust.org.uk/ Local Trust], a place-based funder. "We work with 150 Big Local areas, where people are making their communities even better places to live."
* [https://94a3875d-6c5a-4771-9c24-372cde920cea.filesusr.com/ugd/80a57e_74ee4a90eff941cd8834e0030035d82b.pdf TTP Manual], ''date not found, added 14:12, 18 May 2021 (UTC)'',...''see also'' [[XR and future democracy]]'', [[Community involvement UK resources]]


=== Maps ===
=== Community charters ===


[http://www.theciviccrowd.org/ The Civic Crowd], aims to map initiatives and ideas for citizen-powered change, providing an open public domain resource
"Community Charters are rights-based documents which set out things in a local area which residents have agreed to be fundamental to the present and future health of their community, and related rights and responsibilities."<ref>[https://www.communitychartering.org/community-charters/ communitychartering.org]</ref>


[http://communities.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html DCLG Community Rights]
The UK's first Community Charter was developed by residents of Falkirk, [[Scotland]], in response to the UK's first application to commercialise unconventional gas. The St Ives Community Charter was launched in 2017. The Community Chartering Network is currently providing support for similar initiatives in North Yorkshire, Dartington, and for communities along the river Dart.


=== Quotes ===
The [https://www.communitychartering.org/ Community Chartering Network] is a UK-wide network with a shared commitment to community empowerment and responsible environmental stewardship. It was set up to explore and establish new models for community engagement and rejuvenation around shared lived experiences of place, and essential rights and responsibilities. Its mission is to support communities who wish to ensure genuinely sustainable local development. In achieving this, its aim is to enable truly resident-led outcomes through collective decision-making approaches which are open, transparent and inclusive, and tailored to specific local objectives, issues, needs and context.


“Where democracy counts most it is nowhere to be seen…by the time we are asked for our opinion, there will be little left to discuss but the colour of the road signs”. George Monbiot <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/22/project-britain-debate-oxford-cambridge-expressway The Guardian]</ref>
== Campaigns ==


=== Research ===
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We’re all in this together: harnessing user and community co - production of public outcomes, Tony Bovaird and Elke Loeffler, June 2013 [http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/college-social-sciences/government-society/inlogov/publications/chapter-4-bovaird-loeffler.pdf birmingham.ac.uk]
* [https://www.right-here.org/ We're Right Here], campaign for a Community Power Act, ''added 14:28, 7 December 2021 (UTC)''
* Petition for fair voting system for local elections in England and Wales, [https://action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/2401/petition/1 action.electoral-reform.org.uk], ''added 11:29, 28 November 2020 (UTC)''


[http://www.democraticaudit.com/ Democratic Audit], independent research organisation, established as a not-for-profit company, and based at the London School of Economics. "Our core objective is to advance education, and to undertake and promote research into, the quality and effectiveness of UK democracy."
[https://www.unlockdemocracy.org/ Unlock Democracy], campaigns for a more participatory democracy in Britain. It continues to work with and support other organizations such as Local Works on the Sustainable Communities Act. {{W|Unlock Democracy}}


=== Video ===
== See also ==


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* [[Community involvement]], [[Community involvement UK news|News]]
* [[Community involvement UK resources]]
* [[Citizens Action Network handbook|CAN handbook and guide]]
* [[XR and future democracy]]
* [[Localism UK]]
* [[Community and voluntary action UK]]
* [[Communities online UK]]
* [[People's Plan for Nature]]
* [[Quotes about community action and the power of community]]
* [[Rural sustainability UK]]
* [[Towards sustainable economies UK]]
* [[Urban sustainability UK]]
* [[Urban sustainability UK#Neighbourhood Planning|Neighbourhood Planning]]


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== News and comment ==
'''External links'''
 
''See separate article'': [[ Community involvement UK news]]


== See also ==
* [https://theunfinishedrevolution.net/ The Unfinished Revolution], "It's time for real democracy!", ''added 16:35, 25 May 2020 (UTC)''
*[[Community involvement]], [[Community involvement UK news]]
* [https://www.citizensuk.org/ Citizens UK], community organising group {{W|Citizens UK}}
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* [https://www.demsoc.org/ The Democratic Society]
*[[Localism UK]]
* [https://www.edenprojectcommunities.com/ Eden Project Communities]
*[[Community and voluntary action UK]]
* [https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/ Electoral Reform Society], independent campaigning organisation working to champion the rights of voters and build a better democracy in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
*[[Communities online UK]]
* [https://www.theglasshouse.org.uk/ The Glass-House]
*[[Rural sustainability UK]]
* [https://www.involve.org.uk/ Involve], think tank and charity specialising in public participation. {{W|Involve (think tank)}}
*[[Towards sustainable economies UK]]
*[[Urban sustainability UK]]
*[[XR and future democracy]]


== External links ==
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*[https://www.citizensuk.org/ Citizens UK], community organising group {{W|Citizens UK}}
*[http://pbnetwork.org.uk/ PB Network], independent body advocating for learning and innovation in Participatory Budgeting
*[https://www.demsoc.org/ The Democratic Society]
*[https://www.edenprojectcommunities.com/ Eden Project Communities]
*[https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/ Electoral Reform Society], independent campaigning organisation working to champion the rights of voters and build a better democracy in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
*[http://www.theglasshouse.org.uk/ The Glass-House]
*[http://www.involve.org.uk/ Involve], think tank and charity specialising in public participation. {{W|Involve (think tank)}}
*[http://www.newcitizenship.org.uk/ New Citizenship Project], "a social innovation lab, using creative strategy to promote the role of the citizen and encourage better participation in society."
*[http://www.nhscitizen.org.uk/ NHS Citizen], building a way for everyone to have a say in NHS England decision-making.
*[http://www.talkshopuk.org/ Talk Shop]
*[http://www.opengovernment.org.uk/ UK Open Government Network]
*[http://ungov.uk/ UNGOV], ...put your ideas forward


* [https://www.newcitizenship.org.uk/ New Citizenship Project], "a social innovation lab, using creative strategy to promote the role of the citizen and encourage better participation in society."
* [https://www.nhscitizen.org.uk/ NHS Citizen], building a way for everyone to have a say in NHS England decision-making.
* [http://www.talkshopuk.org/ Talk Shop]
* [https://ungov.uk/ UNGOV],...put your ideas forward


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This page is the beginnings of a portal for Community involvement UK. The majority of our information about this is collated via our place pages...Near you. See Community involvement for a topic overview.

In the UK, three out of five – 60.3% of the voting population, (Jan 2020) – are unhappy with the functioning of our democracy. In 2005, levels of democratic dissatisfaction in the UK stood at 32.8%, despite the Iraq war.[1]

"The Understanding Society Survey in 2015 showed that only 3% of people in the UK are involved in neighbourhood projects, while nearly 60% agreed, or strongly agreed, that they wanted to work together to improve their neighbourhood." Designing participation systems around people, not institutions, Tessy Britton, Feb 24, 2021.[2]

Resource articles[edit | edit source]

Events[edit | edit source]

Community action projects[edit | edit source]

Flatpack democracy[edit | edit source]

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FLATPACK DEMOCRACY
Authors: XR Future Democracy
Date: 2019-10-05

Quotes

"There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about" Margaret Wheatley[3]

See also

Interwiki links

Independents for Frome W

External links

  • Flatpack Democracy, DIY guide to creating independent politics
  • Independents for Frome: A different kind of local politics, demsoc.org/public-square/case-studies date not found
  • The Isle of Wight Independent group: Framework for Change, the equivalent of Frome's Ways of Working and Principles rolled into one: [1]

Community Peoples' Assembly[edit | edit source]

Community charters[edit | edit source]

"Community Charters are rights-based documents which set out things in a local area which residents have agreed to be fundamental to the present and future health of their community, and related rights and responsibilities."[4]

The UK's first Community Charter was developed by residents of Falkirk, Scotland, in response to the UK's first application to commercialise unconventional gas. The St Ives Community Charter was launched in 2017. The Community Chartering Network is currently providing support for similar initiatives in North Yorkshire, Dartington, and for communities along the river Dart.

The Community Chartering Network is a UK-wide network with a shared commitment to community empowerment and responsible environmental stewardship. It was set up to explore and establish new models for community engagement and rejuvenation around shared lived experiences of place, and essential rights and responsibilities. Its mission is to support communities who wish to ensure genuinely sustainable local development. In achieving this, its aim is to enable truly resident-led outcomes through collective decision-making approaches which are open, transparent and inclusive, and tailored to specific local objectives, issues, needs and context.

Campaigns[edit | edit source]

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We're Right Here
Authors: We're Right Here, Nov 22, 2021
  • We're Right Here, campaign for a Community Power Act, added 14:28, 7 December 2021 (UTC)
  • Petition for fair voting system for local elections in England and Wales, action.electoral-reform.org.uk, added 11:29, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

Unlock Democracy, campaigns for a more participatory democracy in Britain. It continues to work with and support other organizations such as Local Works on the Sustainable Communities Act. W

See also[edit | edit source]

local information can be found, or shared, via our many UK location pages

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  • New Citizenship Project, "a social innovation lab, using creative strategy to promote the role of the citizen and encourage better participation in society."
  • NHS Citizen, building a way for everyone to have a say in NHS England decision-making.
  • Talk Shop
  • UNGOV,...put your ideas forward

References

  1. ↑ theguardian.com
  2. ↑ tessybritton.medium.com
  3. ↑ The Alternative UK
  4. ↑ communitychartering.org
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