Barking and Dagenham Council could be at the leading-edge of urban regeneration & democratic politics today if they take the opportunity to support the savethewarehouse campaign, will they listen? Municipal Enquiry & Matt Thompson report: municipal-enquiry.org/post/barking-u…

New piece by Municipal Enquiry on what's at stake in the struggle over the future of the Every One Every Day warehouse & equipment - we call for accountability, justice & new priorities to emerge from this costly & counterproductive failure municipal-enquiry.org/post/this-part…

“A genuinely participatory city [would] support people to collectively own & control their social infrastructure & have equal access to the resources they need to democratically, intelligently & caringly work together to organise their own communities.” loom.ly/F4Qr35Q

Call for proposals for self-organised adult learning activities on social justice related themes - £1k grants available - application deadline: 1 October 2023!

Ahead of tomorrow's final project event, here's a new blog post from @mjhowcroft on Spaces of Hope: People's Plans research in Birkenhead that has uncovered a long forgotten documentary on the work of PFR founder Tony Gibson: peoplesplans.org/good-neighbour…

This session, led by Nick Mahony and Frances Northop will explore lessons learnt from their work in Barking, London and how important it is for local communities to be fairly represented in regeneration and redevelopment projects. Book here bit.ly/4ccBHaN

NEW: Community Organisers have invited Municipal Enquiry to host a session on 'Community Organising in Contexts of Regeneration' on Thurs 27 June 2pm - 3.30pm. Join the event for free using the promo code CPNACCESS x.com/corganisers/st…

Delighted to share new Municipal Enquiry guest post by Selwyn Williams - volunteer and Chair of Directors of the long revolutionary N Wales based community organisation Cwmni Bro Ffestiniog - if you have an interest in community this is well worth reading! municipal-enquiry.org/post/vulture-c…

"Public and community ownership of capital deprives a dependent City in London. More than this, social and community ownership of the economy and our resources is the basis of Welsh real independence and freedom" municipal-enquiry.org/post/vulture-c…

If you have an interest in community development & building alternative forms of grassroots, municipal & community power, join Municipal Enquiry for this online event on Thurs 27 June. Use promo code CPNACCESS to attend free of charge eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-or…

If you're interested in organising some adult learning for social justice the upper limit for RaymondWilliamsFndtn Standard Grants have increased from £300 to £375 for individuals and from £600 to £750 for organisations - for info on how to apply see: raymondwilliamsfoundation.org.uk/grants

When a local regeneration project is announced and there is a huge imbalance of power, how can communities best organise so their voices are heard & their interests are represented? Join the conversation this Thurs to share experiences & to talk to others in similar situations

🚨 NEW 🚨 RaymondWilliamsFndtn is now open to applications for up to six grants of up to £1.5k each to support self-organised adult learning activities to help realise social justice aims & collective learning benefits - deadline: Sunday 22 September 2024 raymondwilliamsfoundation.org.uk/grants

Just over 3 weeks left to apply for £1.5k grants to support self-organised social-justice oriented adult learning - are you part of a grassroots group that could benefit from this money to support your work?

Less than a week to go until 22 Sept deadline for applications for £1.5k adult learning for social justice grants, check out the details below

The deadline for applications for these £1.5k grants is tomorrow (Sunday 22 Sept) at midnight...

"Our conclusion is that we have reached the point where we need new institutions which can act swiftly to help reverse the damage being wrought by extractive economy & the drift towards the far-right" New Municipal Enquiry blog piece: municipal-enquiry.org/post/predatory…

New Municipal Enquiry blog piece: 'Want to arrest the rise of the far-right? Redirect investment away from Blairite forms of community development' municipal-enquiry.org/post/want-to-a…