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If you want to make change, you need power.

We build power through relationships, finding common self-interest in 121 conversations with leaders to create a broad-based alliance of community groups.

We run campaigns to increase cycling, engaging in campaign research, action and evaluation, engaging with powerholders to win improvements which help people to cycle.

We use the method of Community Organising developed nationally by Citizens UK and practiced locally by Citizens:mk (previous campaigns here).  In the process we develop leaders to win more positive change.

RESEARCH

  • Listen closely – Leaders organise listening within their institutions to find out the issues preventing people from cycling.
  • Prioritise issues – Campaigns are formed with other institutions who have common self-interest in addressing one or more issues.
  • Create SMART goals – Leaders from different institutions collaborate in small teams to research issues and create SMART campaign goals, then present to all members for approval.

ACT

  • Talk to powerholders – Leaders from different member institutions work in campaign teams to get conversations with power holders, find out their interests, begin negotiations and invite them to accountability assemblies, usually before or after a critical mass ride.
  • Take public action on power holders – At the accountability assembly, power-holders make pledges and are held to account by all member institutions and members of the public.

EVALUATE

  • Evaluate openly – After actions, we reflect on the turnout, logistics and the performances of leaders that made the action effective in achieving campaign goals, and celebrate with those who shared power the achievements of the alliance.

Our campaigns involve taking actions to win change:

  • cycle to school
  • cycle to work
  • gender pedal gap
  • stop cycle theft
  • improve CMK redway

For more information, contact Community Organiser, tel 07962 838685.