Who's involved in the Power Project?
Core Learning Group
The Core Learning Group is a small group of individuals, who have helped guide the Power Project, and to challenge and extend our thinking. The group has evolved over time, but currently comprises:
Power Sharing Project blogs and articles
The True Cost of Solidarity
In this long-read blog, Sarah Thomas, SMK’s Head of Power and Participation, challenges the sector to acknowledge - and invest in - the true cost of taking action to shift power and build greater solidarity in social change. SMK’s Power Project was a two-year...
Power and solidarity – a revolutionary idea in three acts
It’s been a long and complex journey, but the findings from the Power Project are clear. Social sector organisations must think differently about power to build solidarity for social change. Saul Alinsky, organiser and activist, suggested that for a revolution to be...
Power, lived experience and social change: the story so far
In this blog, Head of the Power Sharing Project Sarah Thomas reflects on the unexpected journey the project took and calls for a new conversation about power in civil society – one that will help people with personal experience of poverty and inequality harness their...