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2021 Awards Winners and Runners-up

We celebrated the best campaigns and change-makers nominated in 2021. Find out who they were and what they did.

Long-term Achievement Award

To recognise the work and contribution of an exceptional individual who has campaigned over a long period of time.

Selma James

Occasionally, a person comes along whose experience, analysis and sheer fighting passion shift the way we think about the deepest systems of power. When they do, they are a gift without equal because they create new space to imagine a different, better way of living. Selma James is one of those people.  

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Campaign of the Year

This is a special recognition award for Campaign of the Year. It’s for a campaign that particularly excelled – not just because of what they won, but also how they won it.

Marcus Rashford & FareShare – movement to end child food poverty

There came a growing realisation that this was a bigger challenge than could be tackled by goodwill alone. Individual acts of support were building into a movement for change.

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Best Consumer Campaign

To recognise campaigns that successfully challenge poor or unfair consumer practice, or which successfully promote or strengthen consumer rights and protection.

Sponsored by Which?

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A charity that offers free consumer advice and campaigns for fairer practices.
www.which.co.uk

Best Coalition

This award recognises campaigns led by multiple partners in ways which are creative, respectful and genuinely collaborative.

Sponsored by Frederick Mulder Foundation

Sponsored by Frederick Mulder Foundation

A grant-making trust focused on addressing social change, the persistence of global poverty and the threat of climate change.
www.frederickmulderfoundation.org.uk

Best Use of Law

Celebrating a campaign that has successfully used the law to drive change – whether using existing legislation to leverage rights and protections or using strategic litigation to strengthen existing or create new legislation.

Sponsored by The Baring Foundation

The Baring Foundation is committed to strengthening civil society. They work to improve the lives of those experiencing disadvantage & discrimination
www.baringfoundation.org.uk

Amplifying Unheard Voices

This Award recognises campaigns either led by or that give voice and profile to those groups who are least heard.

Sponsored by John Ellerman Foundation

Sponsored by John Ellerman Foundation

An independent grant making foundation supporting charities that make a difference to people, society and the natural world.
www.ellerman.org.uk

Best Community Campaign

This Award celebrates a successful campaign that has taken place at a local community level. It could be led by one or many but will have led to a change that benefits all of or a significant portion of the local community.

Sponsored by Lloyds Bank Foundation

Sponsored by Lloyds Bank Foundation

An independent charitable trust funded by the profits of Lloyds Banking Group that partner with small and local charities that are helping people overcome complex social issues such as mental health, homelessness and domestic abuse.
www.lloydsbankfoundation.org.uk

David & Goliath

This Award is all about the little guys. It celebrates individuals or small campaign groups that take on much bigger organisations and challenge vested power.

Sponsored by Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust

Sponsored by Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust (Need to add in logo) Seek to bring about significant changes in the political system, making it more accountable, democratic and transparent and to rebalance power for the well-being of society. www.jrrt.org.uk

Seek to bring about significant changes in the political system, making it more accountable, democratic and transparent and to rebalance power for the well-being of society.
www.jrrt.org.uk

Young Campaigner Award

Celebrating campaigns instigated, delivered and led by a person or people under the age of 30.

Sponsored by The Blagrave Trust

Sponsored by The Blagrave Trust

A mission to bring lasting change to the lives of young people aged 14-25 who are facing significant challenges, to enable them to make a positive transition to adulthood.

www.blagravetrust.org

Campaigner of the Year

This Award recognises and celebrates a change maker, campaigner, agitator or disruptor who has demonstrated a significant commitment to social change, locally or nationally.

Joeli Brearley

Joeli Brearley started campaigning for the rights of working mums in 2015, after facing pregnancy discrimination from an employer, a children’s charity, who sacked Joeli the day after she announced she was expecting her first child.

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