Business for Scotland’s Post

One of the many fascinating things in 2024 will be what businesses, corporations, and organizations do when faced with choices to financially support, donate, or endorse an organization presently espousing anti democratic policies and rhetoric that also undermine the justice system of the very country we all depend upon. The other fascination will be how news and media will cover financing anti democratic entities. #business #democracy #news

𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆: Minister Horner's talk on the Safer Streets Action Plan. 👥 Join AEG tto participate in more events like this. Details here: https://lnkd.in/gYEx457z 📺 View the full talk and slide deck here: https://lnkd.in/gYEx457z #AEG #Alberta #BusinessFirst #AEGEvents #NateHorner

Recently, my team and I supported the Clean Air Together Limerick campaign, a project led by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Environment and Climate Action Team in Limerick City and County Council. Clean air plays a vital role in both environment and public health, contributing to the well-being of our communities and creating healthier spaces. Healthy Ireland and Sláintecare recognise how environmental conditions directly affect our health. By improving air quality, we strengthen the social determinants of health—where people live, learn, work, and play—creating real benefits in everyday lives. With 27 key deliverables in the Healthy Ireland strategy, this campaign exemplifies how we can drive lasting change. Clean Air Together empowers people as citizen scientists, contributing valuable data to shape policy and improve health outcomes. This collaboration highlights the strong connection between environmental actions and public health. Together, we’re building healthier, more resilient communities. Healthy Ireland Local Government #CleanAirTogether #HealthyCommunities #HealthyIreland #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth

Unlocking Civic Engagement: Transform your municipality involvement by diving deep into financial insights, turning challenges into opportunities, joining ratepayers associations, and strategically voicing your contributions. #CommunityEmpowerment #MunicipalEngagement

Tomorrow the Spring Volunteering Congress starts in Trento, Italy. Unfortunately I can only attend through a pre-recorded video on 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 21𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬. It is far from complete, but none the less I like to share the history in pdf here. This history is Dutch but I know that in several other European countries volunteer organisations and other civil society organisations experience the same or (far) worse. This is why Vereniging NOV endorses the 2024 EU Elections Manifesto for better civic space and civil dialogue. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dFA3CDyM Restrictive laws, administrative barriers and threats make it hard for civil society actors to unlock their potential. The document I share here is based on regulatory burden that comes from European laws and directives, but of course there is more. Curious about what goes around in The Netherlands? 👉 https://lnkd.in/daKX8AwX CEV-Centre for European Volunteering Civil Society Europe (CSE) Social Platform eva hambach Jan Verdee Human Security Collective

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Lets keep this simple! Some questions and then some action 1. Do you live and/or work in Edinburgh? 2. Are you an individual, an organisation, a leader, a follower wanting to make the city an even better place for everyone to live? 3.Are you interested in being part of a movement to network, collaborate, fund, take action towards making the city all or one of the following: Ø More environmentally sustainable Ø More inclusive Ø More financially fair If yes, then join in to show the Edinburgh Can Be! HERE’s what you need to do: Sign up to get your name on the list so that others can find and connect with you: https://lnkd.in/e7xgVW26 Join us on 24th September to help shape the say forward: Oh, and one last thing....Tell others you know

Building coalitions is an effective way to advance a cause, but maximizing their impact is a different story. Luckily, Denny Civic Solutions has got you covered! Check out our latest one pager on the coalition work we do to help you get the most out of your efforts. Power in numbers, right? #coalitions #impact Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eH2QNG27

🗯️ Power up not down  🗯️ Four years ago today, I organised and Ied a rally in Kilsyth Main street, as part of the local volunteer campaign to stop an unfair policy parking charge being imposed on a quiet KIlsyth Main Street. It was a money making exercise by the Local council and contrary to their own policy of retaining and brining people to the town ✍️ Alongside individuals and businesses, we fought the council at ground and official level and won ✊ As well as key petitions, posters, press, attending and speaking at key public meetings, rallying people and groups to the cause, offline and online, using people's skills and time and focus to bring the change. We sharpened our arguments and ultimately skewered the policy 🤺 Kilsyth was not a cash cow then it is not a cash cow now. Through the considered craft of our arguments and ability to mobilise the whole community, we overturned a policy at a stage when it is very rare to do so 🕵️♂️ Lessons: 👉 Policy action. 👉 Ground action. 👉 Comms action. 👉 Mobilise community. 👉 Figure out who can help, including those you think might not be on your side, remembering elected representatives (and community councils) no matter what they say, or decisions they make, they still have power - be direct, agitate, yes. But, be sincere and clever about it, your arguments can prevail.  👉Invest in people - value their skills - let them loose! 👉Target campaign on numerous levels. 👉 Tact, guile, negotiation is crucial. 👉 Freedom to run the campaign to be receptive of and accountable to the community. 👉 Stay true to stated (and simple) aims. 👉 Be steadfast in the face of rejection (it will come at points!). 👉 Direct action counts. Do not be curtailed or the parameters of your ambitions quashed. 👉 Come together, stay together. 👉 Be relentless!  👊 Finally, power up, not down, always! If anyone wants a bit of a template for action, I have lots of experience at every level of  campaigning and numerous significant victories in the kit bag. Its linked in after all 🙂  If anyone has an illuminous vest that fits then I might be in the market for one...just saying... 😋 Onwards ✊ 

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