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Welcome Welcome to West London Citizens. We are part of London Citizens, the capital's largest and most diverse campaigning alliance of active citizens and community leaders.

West London Citizens Newsletter June 2008
Assembly Feedback, Listening to London, Ealing Dinner Ladies, Independent Asylum Commission, Greener Planet, Hilton Update, Strangers into Citizens and more...

Our members include faith communities, trade unions, schools and other community-based institutions. We are not party political and we do not take money from Government. London Citizens is a registered charity, and we welcome donations.

London Citizens aims to make sure that local people have a voice and are listened to in the political and business decisions that affect our communities. Through democratic decision-making amongst our members we agree on common problems that face our communities and we work for change by building relationships with people in positions of power. We are willing when necessary to take peaceful direct action. Our strength lies in our numbers, in our broad base of diverse institutions, and in the commitment of our members to the common good.

Greener Future Campaign

Our planet is heating and the consequences are increasingly apparent. In top political and business circles sustainability is finally receiving the attention it deserves. This shift has been the achievement both of scientists and of active citizens, pressing for recognition of the problem and for change. Please click here for the London's Green Future Project Paper.

London Citizens will be holding an event at Imperial College London on Saturday 17th May 2008. For more information about the content of this event please click here

To download a flyer for the event please click here.

Governance of London Campaign 2008

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At the London Citizens Mayoral Accountability Assembly, all candidates, including the new Mayor, Boris Johnson, promised to work with London Citizens during their term in office.

All candidates promised to continue to fund the Living Wage Unit at City Hall.

All candidates publicly commited to the principle of including various forms of Community Land Ownership as one of the solutions to the city's affordable housing crisis.

All candidates backed a call for regularisation for 'undocumented migrants' who have lived in Britain for four years or longer.

All candidates agreed to actively support the CitySafe campaign and to work with London Citizens to develop the initiative.

Details of these commitments can be found in theCitizens’ Agenda.

Promises Made by Boris Johnson at the London Citizens Mayoral Accountability Assembly on 9th April 2008

At the London Citizens Mayoral Accountability Assembly, all candidates, including the new Mayor, Boris Johnson, promised to work with London Citizens during their term in office.

All candidates promised to continue to fund the Living Wage Unit at City Hall.

All candidates publicly commited to the principle of including various forms of Community Land Ownership as one of the solutions to the city's affordable housing crisis.

All candidates backed a call for regularisation for 'undocumented migrants' who have lived in Britain for four years or longer.

All candidates agreed to actively support the CitySafe campaign and to work with London Citizens to develop the initiative.

Details of these commitments can be found in theCitizens’ Agenda.

Promises Made by Boris Johnson at the London Citizens Mayoral Accountability Assembly on 9th April 2008

Training for Leaders

London Citizens offers a schedule of two and five-day training courses aimed at developing communication, personal leadership and team building skills. The training develops the skills necessary to be an effective community leader, and is suited to people who are new to community organising as well as those with many years of experience.

The course syllabus includes:

new leadership techniques
how to connect faith and values to action
the role that power and self-interest play in holding a group together and making the world work
campaigning methodology that helps strengthen your organisation.

Click here for more information.

Over the previous 18 months, over one hundred individuals from West London have attended London Citizens' Community Leadership training. In a systematic way people have been developing skills to help them identify and win well-crafted campaigns addressing issues of real importance to people in West London.