STARTING YOUR LOCAL GROUP

your area of the scale and effects of economic and social inequality? Arrange a suitable time and discuss: ■ What sorts of activity do you think the group ■ What is the group about? could usefully be involved in to achieve the above? ■ What is the issue that motivates you to act now? You could brainstorm the types of events and What are the reasons why you are all concerned activities you might or. [...] ■ How would you like the group to function? Agree ■ What is this group for? Are you hoping to how often you would like to meet for the first three persuade your local government, a local employer months - remember you can always revise this at a or another decision-maker in your area to adopt later date. [...] 3 IDENTIFY AND MAP YOUR GROUP’S ALLIES At this point, start to map out all the local groups and ■ charities such as food banks and advocacy groups leaders who may want to join your group to reduce ■ trade union branches inequality. [...] Consider: ■ student groups ■ other local campaigning groups (disability groups, ■ green or climate groups race equality and BAME rights, women’s rights and ■ local business groups advocacy, LGBTQI, living wage groups) ■ local universities ■ local political groups ■ local schools, colleges and sixth forms ■ co-operatives ■ your local citizens advice office ■ faith organisations . [...] ■ Hold a seminar on an inequality issue of relevance Options explored previously by local groups have to your area or which is current in the national included: debate, such as inequality and education, inequality ■ Hold a public meeting to launch the group.