Civic action that lasts beyond a moment.
OUR APPROACH
Our work shows up in a few distinct, overlapping ways.
Digital Civic Infrastructure
- We use digital tools to support participation, not replace it.
- We listen, coordinate, document.
- We experiment with formats that allow low-barrier entry without trapping people in short-term engagement.
- Digital spaces are designed to feel human, multilingual, and accessible, not extractive or performative.
Place-Based Civic Organising
- We work in specific towns, neighbourhoods, and wards,not everywhere at once.
- Starting with place changes the conversation.
- We support local forums, walks, meetings, and gatherings.
- The focus is on continuity,relationships deepening over time.
- This builds ownership and civic action that sustains itself.
Civic Learning & Capacity Building
- We create learning spaces that are practical and grounded.
- Topics range from decision-making structures to navigating public consultations.
- The goal isn’t expertise, it’s confidence.
- Participants leave knowing where they stand and what they can do next.
- Learning is collective, through discussion and shared sense-making.
HOW WE WORK
We work alongside communities, not above them.
- We collaborate with local groups, researchers, artists, and organisers.
- We try to stay transparent, responsive, and willing to adapt.
- Our role is to fill gaps, reduce friction, and make participation more worth the effort.
- If we’re doing this well, our presence should matter less over time.