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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.

15 April 2025

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

A stock photo shows three black adult hands each holding a red and white megaphone in the air against a blue sky.

11 June 2024

Willenhall residents take the lead to power up community park campaign

A trolley containing rolls of faux grass and handmade placards is pulled across Coventry city centre for a Grapevine parklet.

7 August 2023

This one thing has changed my community organising practice… and other stories

Post it, pebbles and slices of natural wood spread out on a floor with messages and ideas written on them from Feburary 2023's Collaboration Station.

19 April 2023

Community organising: Balancing the big hairy goal with small smooth steps

Lego figures using various tools on a table in a conference room.

28 February 2023

In community organising, money is not our language of resource… people power is

Two women greet each other warmly inside a coffee shop hosting Collaboration Station. The woman on the left with short blonde hair and a peach coloured shirt is Gemma from Connecting For Good Cov. The text on the image reads: "We are open as a team that we don’t have the answers, we don't always get it right and we can’t do it alone."

13 February 2023

Grapevine community organisers sharing their insights with over 100 million people

A large group of more than 50 people inside a historic Coventry hall look up and wave at a camera above them.

24 January 2023

Collaboration Station back with a bang in January!

Two women greet each other warmly inside a coffee shop hosting Collaboration Station. The woman on the left with short blonde hair and a peach coloured shirt is Gemma from Connecting For Good Cov. The text on the image reads: "We are open as a team that we don’t have the answers, we don't always get it right and we can’t do it alone."

15 June 2022

Making participation the norm, not an add on

A green shoot grows out of a pavement

5 January 2022

Passionate about people-powered change?

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