Manchester community activism news
Keep updated with, and share the latest news from, about and of interest to community agency networks (CANs) and community groups' activism for climate, environment and many other sustainability topics across Manchester.
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| Location | Manchester, North West England |
| Coordinates | 53° 12' 28.09" N, 2° 51' 43.40" W |
2025
Co-ops looking to change the world, town by town, thenews.coop (Nov 03, 2025) - English housing project aims to transform later-life living, positive.news (Sep 01, 2025)
- Iconic Manchester worker co-op Eighth Day celebrates 55 years, thenews.coop (Aug 28, 2025)
- Steve Coogan on why he is backing the Middleton Co-operating project, thenews.coop (Jul 08, 2025)
- How a community-focused vision for net zero can revive local economies, theconversation.com (May 06, 2025)
2023-2024
- ‘When it’s sunny, we get the barbecue out’: urban gardeners transform foul alleys into verdant havens, theguardian.com (Aug 12, 2024)
- Manchester-based artist collaborates with young activists to challenge the UK’s damaging industrial food system, greenpeace.org.uk (Dec 13, 2023) — A group of young people from Greater Manchester have been inspired to think more about activism and to challenge the UK’s damaging industrial food system through taking part in a project initiated by Manchester-based artist Fauziya Johnson
- Insulating Britain: while politicians dither, this social enterprise gets the job done, positive.news (Aug 01, 2023)
- The climate crisis leaves students feeling helpless – what universities can do to empower them, theconversation.com (Jul 24, 2023)
2018-2021
How can cities that rely on consumption recover from the pandemic, while reducing emissions? Here's some good ideas. Mar 24, 2021...[1]
- Boardman shows path to break cycle of Manchester's car commuter hell, Tanya Aldred, Jan 13, 2019...[2]
- Local councils heading for fracking showdown with government. Greater Manchester tells firms they are not welcome, Jan 4, 2019...[3]
- Greater Manchester is set to radically overhaul the way it delivers public services, Nov 29, 2018...[4]
- Oldham's Community Transformation, Nov 14, 2018...[5]
- Greater Manchester is setting out its ambitions to become one of the leading green city-regions in the UK and Europe, at today's inaugural Green Summit, Mar 21, 2018...[6]
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2013-2017
- Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham has announced Chris Boardman as Greater Manchester's first-ever Cycling and Walking Commissioner, Jul 28, 2017...[1]
- Urban trees breathe life into Salford street, May 17, 2017...[2]
- Project aims to grow a 'city of trees', Jan 21, 2017...[3]
- An idea for Manchester's new mayor: let the people decide where the cash goes, Oct 17, 2016...[4]
- Manchester cycles in Copenhagen's tracks, October 22, 2015...[5]
- Rochdale Borough starts construction of the UK's 'first publicly owned solar farm', September 22, 2014...[6]
- How a Manchester co-op is getting the food revolution moving, June 20, 2013...[7]
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| Authors | Phil Green |
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| License | CC-BY-SA-4.0 |
| Cite as | Phil Green (2022–2025). "Manchester community activism news". Appropedia. Retrieved November 28, 2025. |