Learning Thursdays Series:

Winning Justice through Diversity

“If we desire a society without discrimination, then we must not discriminate against anyone in the process of building this society” - Bayard Rustin

Join us for Learning Thursdays, a free weekly online learning opportunity for Citizens UK leaders and member institutions.

As a Broad-Based Organisation, we are taking the opportunity of this moment to learn and unlearn how we understand power, privilege, history, race, gender, class, sexual orientation and the experiences of people with protected characteristics through and within community organising.

How do we truly become a Broad-Based Organisation that is inclusive and diverse? How do we understand and challenge oppression in our organising?

With stories from organising history and current Citizens UK leaders, we will learn lessons of courageous organising and discuss how your chapter could become more diverse in its leadership and membership.

In four weeks, we will cover these themes:

• April 1st - Organising for Racial Justice

• April 8th - Winning against the odds: the power and possibilities of LGBTQ+ organising

• April 22nd - Disabled People Leading Change

• May 6th - Women Leading Change

Organising for Racial Justice - 1st April

In this session we will explore the deep roots of community organising in black activism and lessons to be learned from current campaigns for racial justice in the UK. Join us if you want to include issues of racial justice in your listening and campaigns, or if you would like your Citizens UK chapter to be more diverse in its leadership and membership.

Register by filling in your details and you will receive the Zoom link for the session. Please remember to tell us which Citizens chapter you are a member of, or your institution is thinking of joining.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Learning Thursdays Team