Citizens UK
@CitizensUK
We are the UK's biggest, most diverse, and most effective people-powered alliance. Bringing everyday people together to win change since 1989.
Last night we held our national Citizens UK General Election Assembly, where community leaders shared testimony and asked politicians from different Parties for change on #LivingWage, #Citizenship, #Housing & more. Here are some of their stories 👇🏾 📸 @SylviePopePhoto
🗣️ “Instead of helping people thrive, our immigration system creates barriers to opportunity, belonging and dignity for those entitled to be here.” @WarinderSJuss MP on #PathwayToCitizenship campaign. Watch the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=hmPaQU… #RootedToRecognised
🚠Good work is taking off! We're delighted to see First London Cableway accredited with the @MayorofLondon's Good Work Standard @howarddawber. They are driving up employment standards by paying the London Living Wage and investing in their employees' wellbeing and inclusion.
🎉 Campaign Win 🎉 @citizenswales celebrates £1 bus fares for all children and young people in Wales. Following months of organising, ages five to 15 will now be included in the Welsh Govt’s pilot scheme. Find out how they made it happen: citizensuk.org/about-us/news/…
13 years on from the London Olympics, we ask: did the Games really deliver the promise of regeneration to local communities? ✍️ Penny Bernstock, co-chair of the East London Citizens Olympic Strategy Group, writes for The Big Issue. bigissue.com/news/social-ju…
I had the humbling experience of sharing with @Pontifex the work that we do @CitizensUK Catholic Social Teaching is a call to action. Through community organising, we live out our faith, standing for justice, building power, and loving our neighbour. This is faith in action.
This time, 2 weeks ago, I was on my way to Rome, with a delegation of @CitizensUK leaders from @tynewearcitizen @telcocitizens @CitizensBH @SLondonCitizens to meet @Pontifex. A truly wonderful moment of celebration, recognising decades of Community Organising across the UK.
🎂 Happy 77th birthday, @NHS! This week, community leaders from @NLondonCitizens brought cake, cards & a message to @RoyalFreeNHS: Pay all staff, including outsourced workers, the real #LivingWage. Will the Royal Free make their wish come true?
A big thank you to @RachelReevesMP and @hmtreasury for this powerful message of support and recognition for the Living Wage movement, shared at our annual Champion Awards in Newcastle yesterday 🏆 #LivingWageChampions
You're never too young to create change in your communities! 💪 From today, community leaders across @CitizensUK chapters will be leading assemblies on #mentalhealth, #housing, #citizenship & more! Stay tuned for updates!
It was an absolute joy to meet @Pontifex this week in Rome. Papal endorsement for our work at @CitizensUK - huge thanks to everyone who has been part of this journey. The next steps are already being planned - Catholic schools with community organising at their heart.
We can’t end poverty, homelessness, or inequality without fixing the UK’s broken citizenship system. Yesterday, community leaders met MPs in the Citizenship Network to share their experiences of a broken immigration system & ways to work together. citizensuk.org/campaigns/migr…
📸 Ordinary people, extraordinary change. From winning cheaper bus fares to welcoming refugees, the 'All Rise' photo exhibition showed how communities from @tynewearcitizen are organising for change - rooted in faith & action. 👇 indcatholicnews.com/news/52574