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Community organising

Kaz and Tim, a white woman and a white man, wear casual outdoor clothes to pose for a photo in a city centre community garden with the brick wall of a cottage, allotment beds and a tower block in the background.

16 June 2026

Nation of Neighbours report: Coventry’s local leaders plant seeds of hope and change
Exterior photo of the Hagard Community Centre in Willenhall shows a white building against a blue sky with chalkboard signs outside offering free yoga and other activities to the community.

11 June 2026

Pride in Place: How to create the infrastructure for community-led renewal
A black and white blog banner with photos of Grapevine community organisers Priya and Ari welcoming them to the team.

2 March 2026

Welcoming new community organisers Ari and Priya to our team
A handmade sign on cardboard with bold painted letters saying POWER is held out by a white hand with people seen in the background.

26 February 2026

The promise of Pride 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.

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

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