West Yorkshire Citizens is a diverse chapter of faith, education and community organisations, working together for the common good across our alliances of Bradford and Leeds. We exist to build the power of ordinary people, so they can take action for social justice, win change and build relationships across diverse communities. We use Community Organising to help people of all ages run exciting campaigns that get decision makers to listen and act on the issue that matter to them.

Since our launch, we have run listening campaigns to identify the major challenges faced by people in Bradford and Leeds and equipped hundreds of ordinary people with the skills to take positive social action. Bringing together people from a variety of ages, faiths and backgrounds we have had several campaign successes, including:

• Pay rises for the lowest paid staff at Leeds City Council and other employers
• Developing culturally sensitive dementia services for BME elderly people
• Reduced bus fares for 16-18 year olds
• New mental health liaison practitioners in GP surgeries
• Over half a million pounds of housing estate repairs and improved rubbish collections
• Local road safety improvements