ACORN is a community based union of working class people – tenants, workers, residents.
We are a member-led campaigning organisation supporting & empowering low-income communities across the country to fight for a better life.
We know that the economic and political set up in this country isn’t working for us, so we set up ACORN to give our people the power and representation they’re entitled to.
https://acorntheunion.org.uk/
The Advocacy Academy is a transformational Social Justice Youth Organising Movement for young people from South London who are passionate about creating a more fair, just and equal society. It’s the only one of its kind in the UK, but follows in the footsteps of a long line of youth movements who have changed the world.
http://www.theadvocacyacademy.com/
Arts Emergency is an award-winning mentoring charity and network. Our mission is to help marginalised young people overcome barriers to participation and success in higher education and the creative and cultural industries.
https://arts-emergency.org/
Launching in Merseyside in 2020 (and want to go to Birmingham too)
ATD FOURTH WORLD is a human rights based anti-poverty organisation, with more than fifty years experience of tackling inequality and promoting social justice in the UK.
https://atd-uk.org/resources/uk/
The Black Training and Enterprise Group (BTEG) is a national charity delivering programmes for young black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people aged 11-30 years. We conduct action research, operate as a learning partner for funders and provide a voice to government for BAME organisations.
https://www.bteg.co.uk/
This group is established to galvanise opposition to the current vicious attack on the fundamental human rights of disabled people by the Government of the United Kingdom utilising “Work Capability Assessments” (as administered by ‘AtoS Healthcare Ltd’ on behalf of the Department of Work and Pensions ‘DWP’) to re-classify sick and disabled individuals as “fit for work” – in flagrant violation of all accepted medical, and human, ethical standards.
https://blacktrianglecampaign.org/
Bridging the Gap is a charity based in the Gorbals area of Glasgow with over 15 years experience of working with people from different backgrounds and cultures. They want to support families, create inclusive communities and inspire young people.
http://bridging-the-gap.org/
The Bristol Poverty Institute (BPI) is dedicated to multi-disciplinary research on the causes, effects and measurement of poverty around the world to inform effective policy and practice. The BPI is one of seven new Specialist Research Institutes established by the University of Bristol in 2017.
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/poverty-institute
The Center for Economic and Social Justice (CESJ) is a non-profit 501(c)(3), all-volunteer educational center, grassroots think-tank and social action catalyst established in 1984 to advance liberty and justice for every person through equal opportunity and access to the means to become a capital owner.
https://www.cesj.org/
CPAG use our understanding of what causes poverty to campaign for policies that will prevent and solve poverty; and we provide training, advice and information to make sure families get the financial support they need.
https://cpag.org.uk/
