Links

Below you'll find links to some other great organisations in Britain who offer support to campaigners, community groups and co-ops.

Resources such as guides, info sheets and books are available on our Resources page.

• Other training collectives
  • Navigate — Workshops and meeting facilitation for groups working towards environmental and social justice.
  • Resist and Renew — Participatory workshops, courses and spaces for discussion.
  • Rhizome — Training, facilitation, mediation for community activists and organisations. Lots of interesting materials about consensus and facilitation on their site.
  • Tripod — Training for creative social action. Based in Scotland.
  • Turning the Tide — Quaker programme promoting understanding and practice of active nonviolence. UK wide.

• Support for co-ops
  • Acorn Coop Support — Expert advice and training on co-operative governance, finance, business and strategic planning.
  • Catalyst Collective — The place to go for help with setting up and registering housing co-ops. Lots of info on their website. Experts in co-operative finances and business planning.
  • Co-op Culture — Training and services for sustainable co-ops: business and finance planning, advice on governance, community share offers.
  • Radical Routes — Network of radical co-ops working for social change.
  • Co-operatives UK — Umbrella organisation for UK co-operatives, runs support programmes.

• Legal support and security advice for campaigns
  • Green and Black Cross — Info and training on legal rights in relation to protest and demonstrations. Legal observer training. Maintain a list of solicitors.
  • The Network for Police Monitoring — Guides on police tactics and legal rights.
  • Scottish Activist Legal Project — Guides on legal rights and legal support at protests in Scotland.

• Wellbeing support for campaigners
  • Activist Handbook — Collected resources on wellbeing for activists and campaigners.
  • Activist Trauma Support — Now dormant, but site has useful resources.
  • Counselling for Social Change — Free/low cost counselling service for activists and campaigners.

• Council for Voluntary Services
  • Find your local CVS — Your local Council for Voluntary Services can often provide advice and training. Search for member organisations at NAVCA (National Association for Voluntary and Community Action).

The views expressed in any linked site are not necessarily those of Seeds for Change.