What is positive social change?
Not all change is good and not everyone agrees about what is positive. So hear is what we mean:
People
- addressing poverty and social exclusion
- working towards a more equal society
- enabling and encouraging participation in the arts
- enabling and supporting healthy lifestyles, physical activity and good diet
- campaigning against and educating people about prejudice around gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, or cultural background
- promoting co-operation and the co-operative economy, in work and housing
- promoting local community control and management of community assets
- building an alternative media owned by the people to counter the media barons
Planet
- campaigning and educating for a more sustainable economy
- promoting and campaigning for sustainable agriculture, transport and housing
- promoting renewable energy and low carbon lifestyles
- encouraging localism
- supporting reducing, reusing and recycling
Animals
- promoting vegetarianism and veganism
- campaigning against the use of animals in vivisection and entertainment
- supporting and managing sanctuaries for animals