Hope for the Future is a climate charity which works to equip communities, NGOs and individuals to communicate the urgency of climate change to their local politicians. SMK contributor blogger Georgina Collins, reflects on the challenges of the last year and how, with hope and collaboration, it is possible to overcome them.
We’re not usually ones for New Year resolutions, but 2020 is gearing up to be an important year for civil society and change-making. So, we’re starting as we mean to go on!
We no longer trust ‘facts’, it’s getting harder to be heard over the din of increasingly busy media coverage, and charities are anxious about being seen as ‘party political’. How can civil society stay part of our national political debate?
Lasting social change is often complex and long term – but legal action can inject energy into your progress
Like many long-established institutions, the charity sector has struggled to find its feet in the accelerating roil of political debate.
The tone of debate these days is markedly disrespectful, which is why the Depolarization Project’s Civility in Politics awards are a welcome innovation
New ways of working disrupt all the ‘norms’ about where expertise lies
Don’t dismiss using the law in your campaigning and change-making before you understand it better
It’s not a choice between protest and politics, because significant change comes from many organisations and many different approaches
The SMK Change Network welcomed Irish campaigners who secured an overwhelming ‘yes’ vote in last year’s referendum on abortion. It was our best Change Network to date – constructive, emotional and inspiring.
