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We Belong’s work has built momentum and at the beginning of 2026 gave evidence to the Home Affairs Committee as part of their inquiry into the impact of proposed changes to earned settlement.

We Belong was featured on ‘The Get Up’ from Reform Radio discussing how, in the wake of the previous summer’s far right riots, people can approach conversations about immigration with people who have differing views with respect and the aim to educate. www.instagram.com/p/DQrnm22EgK...

We Belong Hosts its First Duke of Edinburgh Expedition! Find out more through a recap from our Community Engagement Officer Gio Reid

Hosted their first Duke of Edinburgh Expedition www.webelong.org.uk/latest/we-be...

Celebrated four years of the We Belong Manchester chapter where they have engaged hundreds of young migrants in the city. They published a report on their work to coincide with the anniversary which you can read here: drive.google.com/file/d/10p9Z...

🧵 Over the next few weeks we’ll be celebrating some of our members and the wins they achieved together in the past year. This week, we’re celebrating @@webelonguk.bsky.social!

Throughout 2025 We Belong have worked to build their community base and positively impact policy. Here are some highlights:

How Coaching and Creativity Have Enhanced My Organising | Act Build Change Imy Hopkins shares how her experience of coaching training at Act Build Change has impacted her organising with Cardiff Foodbank.

How can coaching support your organising?

Imy Hopkins - Campaigns Officer at Cardiff Foodbank - shares her journey into organising & how her experience of coaching training at Act Build Change has impacted her organising.

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Organiser at London Renters Union Support the growth and collective leadership of LRU members in and around the Lewisham branch.

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Support the growth and collective leadership of LRU members in and around the Lewisham branch.

Lead Campaign Organiser at The Advocacy Academy Come help build the power of young people to make change in the world!

💼 Lead Campaign Organiser at The Advocacy Academy actbuildchange.com/opportunitie...

Come help build the power of young people to make change in the world!

Community Organiser (Campaigns) at Grapevine Coventry and Warwickshire Coventry Youth Activists is the UK's only youth-led campaign group run by and for disabled young people. Support their campaign to defend SEND rights.

💼 Community Organiser (Campaigns) at @grapevinecovwarks.bsky.social actbuildchange.com/opportunitie...

Coventry Youth Activists is the UK's only youth-led campaign group run by and for disabled young people. Support their campaign to defend SEND rights.

Junior Organiser at Green New Deal Rising GNDR is looking for a dynamic Junior Organiser to support volunteers and supercharge our movement, delivering training and hands-on support to our local teams.

💼 Junior Organiser at @gndrising.bsky.social actbuildchange.com/opportunitie...

GNDR is looking for a dynamic Junior Organiser to support volunteers and supercharge our movement, delivering training and hands-on support to our local teams.

Senior Political Affairs Adviser (International Campaign) at UNICEF Play a crucial role at UNICEF by building political networks and a strategic approach to political influencing at a critical time for children globally.

💼 Senior Political Affairs Adviser (International Campaign) at @unicef.org actbuildchange.com/opportunitie...

Play a crucial role at UNICEF by building political networks and a strategic approach to political influencing at a critical time for children globally.

Are you an organiser looking for paid work? Our jobs board is curated with you in mind. Here are some of the current highlights👇🧵

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Transform Resources into Power – Community Organising Foundations Power is fundamental to take action. Learn to identify your resources, understand where power lies, and build strategy to win.

Learn how to turn the resources your community already has into the power you need to win in our forthcoming workshop on 17th March 💪

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With Connecting for Good, Grapevine has seen success with their Need The Loo campaign working for improved access to clean and dignified public toilets in Coventry. Coventry Council have added new signs across the city to support people to find toilets, but the campaign continues in 2026!

They also published their Playbook for Organising with Young Disabled People put together by CYA campaigners.

Coventry Youth Activists, a youth-led disability campaign group who believe in young disabled people having a voice, breaking down barriers & ending online discrimination. In 2025 they launched the Let’s Get Voting campaign to make voting more accessible for young disabled people.

At the beginning of the year, Grapevine successfully organised against proposed council budget cuts to disability support services. You can read more about their campaign on our blog. They have expanded their team and projects this year. These projects have included:

30 years of Grapevine! Here’s our story of deep social change - Grapevine Three decades of Grapevine! Over those 30 years we have become a nationally acclaimed example of deep social change. Today we're proud to share a special new report which tells our story - from the…

In 2025, Grapevine celebrated 30 years of working for change in Coventry and Warwickshire!

www.grapevinecovandwarks.org/grapevine-ne...

Over the next few weeks we'll be celebrating some of our members and the wins they achieved together in the past year. First, we're celebrating @grapevinecovwarks.bsky.social! 🧵

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Share Stories that Lead to Action – Community Organising Foundations Public narrative enables collective action through storytelling. Learn to share stories that build solidarity and move people to act.

Join us in one week to learn how to connect your personal experience to shared values and collective action in our Share Stories That Lead to Action workshop.

🗓️ Tue 17 Feb | Book now: actbuildchange.com/events/publi...

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Submit a Story Stories can move the world

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Understanding Solidarity with LGSM | Act Build Change Ray Goodspeed, founding member of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, talks to Act Build Change about solidarity work in 1985 and 2025.

Understanding Solidarity with LGSM by Jemima Elliott 🏳️‍🌈https://actbuildchange.com/stories/understanding-solidarity-with-lgsm

This Is Our Town, Don’t Let Us Down – Community Power Against Cuts | Act Build Change How Grapevine successfully fought back against local budget cuts and what they learned in the process.

This Is Our Town, Don’t Let Us Down – Community Power Against Cuts by Jemima Elliott and @grapevinecovwarks.bsky.social 📣 actbuildchange.com/stories/this...

Teaching Organising in Trump's America – Lessons from Harvard | Act Build Change What 58 Harvard students taught me about organising under Trump; a new series about building power when democracy is under attack.

Lessons from Harvard blog series by Stephanie Wong 👩‍🏫 actbuildchange.com/stories/teac...

10 Resources to Support Your Organising This Summer | Act Build Change Books, podcasts, films and guides recommended by the Act Build Change team.

10 Resources to Support Your Organising This Summer by Act Build Change 📚 actbuildchange.com/stories/10-r...

Collective Care – Reflections on Safety and Facilitation | Act Build Change How to approach safety in facilitation and co-create supportive environments.

Collective Care – Reflections on Safety and Facilitation by Kennedy Walker 🫂 actbuildchange.com/stories/coll...

Every month we share stories from our team and community - from news on our programmes to lessons from lived experiences of organising. Here are some of our highlights from 2025 👇🧵

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Moving Forwards with Hope – 2025 Year in Review | Act Build Change From kickstarting new projects to celebrating our members’ wins, join us to reflect on 2025 and look ahead to 2026.

In our first blog of the year, we celebrate 2025 and bring our learnings into 2026 🎉

Read more here: actbuildchange.com/stories/movi...

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