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An illustration by artist and community organiser Melissa Smith shows all different kinds of people across the top holding aloft placards and megaphones against a sunrise with the words 'systemic change' in orange and brown. Below, "the collective power of a thriving ecosystem united across Coventry" is depicted as interlocking pentagons of a bee hive. Pentagons include purpose, connected, inclusive and self organised.

18 September 2025

Building trust, hope and agency in a time of conflict and fearmongering
Two women stand side by side looking towards a clear sky outside the green tiled walls of Grapevine. The brunette woman wearing glasses is Clare Wightman and the blonde woman wearing a patterned green dress is Mel Smith.

4 August 2025

Organising around hope: Grapevine’s community organising features in UCL Policy Lab summer magazine
A HCT sign in A board format stands in the sunshine outside a community centre in Willenhall, directing visitors inside for the event with an illustrated pointing finger.

30 June 2025

Grapevine at 30: ‘The how’ of public service reform and the power in place
An illustration by artist and community organiser Melissa Smith shows all different kinds of people across the top holding aloft placards and megaphones against a sunrise with the words 'systemic change' in orange and brown. Below, "the collective power of a thriving ecosystem united across Coventry" is depicted as interlocking pentagons of a bee hive. Pentagons include purpose, connected, inclusive and self organised.

15 April 2025

New staff blog: Community organising to nurture an ecosystem in Coventry

1 October 2024

Organising Change blog series: The power of facilitative leadership
A man wearing a green parker coat with his whole face covered by a giant nose mask, spreads his arms wide as crowds behind him look on and smile.

24 September 2024

Organising Change blog series: The glitter and the glue
A colourful handmade placard on cardboard reading 'Power to the People' is held high in front of some trees and a grey sky.

17 September 2024

Organising Change blog series: How we organise change in this place at this time
A sketch outlines a brain in black pen that is splattered with multi-coloured paint. The bold white text on black says 'Celebrating different minds'.

21 March 2024

“Our reasonable adjustments framework has been endorsed and I’m delighted!”
Bold yellow and black stripes across the top of blog post title that says Road Safety Campaign in Stoke Aldermoor, Coventry.

15 February 2024

Stoke Aldermoor road safety campaign gathers speed

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