MObilise!
Exploring the power of stories to inspire political and civic engagement
Mobilise! is a project that seeks to encourage active citizenship and increase people's confidence about engaging in political and civic life. The project is a partnership between Global Link, a Lancaster based charity that works with asylum seekers and refugees, and teams at the Universities of Lancaster and St Andrews.
The project draws on historical and contemporary stories of activism collected by two Heritage Funded projects, Documenting Dissent and Remembering Resistance to create online resources and activities about active citizenship. To do this we work with volunteers, third sector organisations, & asylum seekers and refugees.
The project started in 2019, the course was launched in October 2020 and in 2021, we've been piloting, evaluating and refining the course.
The project draws on historical and contemporary stories of activism collected by two Heritage Funded projects, Documenting Dissent and Remembering Resistance to create online resources and activities about active citizenship. To do this we work with volunteers, third sector organisations, & asylum seekers and refugees.
The project started in 2019, the course was launched in October 2020 and in 2021, we've been piloting, evaluating and refining the course.
The project Is guided by a number of ideas
PARTICIPATionMobilise! is a partnership between the community, the charity & university sectors. It is collaborative & is committed to being positive, rewarding & ethical
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CREATIVityWe believe that creative methods, heritage & storytelling are great ways of supporting active citizenship & political engagement
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IMPACTThe project wants to create real change, for those involved in the project & for others interested in civic engagement. To enable this, we create resources to share our learning
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Mobilise! is funded by two Economic and Social Research Council Impact Acceleration Account grants