This inquiry is about the future – and future generations must be at the heart of that.Throughout the inquiry we heard many expressions of hope that young people will bring about change.That can only happen if civil society is connected to

What does the future hold for young people? (Part 1)

Dec 13th, 2018 24m 48s

London Queer Muslims

Nov 18th, 2018 15m 38s

We meet Hasan from London Queer Muslims. They challenge the dominant narratives about queer Muslims, both in the LGBTQIA+ community and in the Muslim community. The group is a place for the discussion and practice of Islam without needing to d

Is the third sector sexist?

Nov 8th, 2018 47m 11s

Allegations of sexual misconduct at Oxfam, Save the Children and the Presidents Club have dominated headlines this year. Is civil society doing enough to address sexism in the workplace? We spoke to 'Is the Third Sector Sexist?', a collective o

The future doesn’t work unless it includes us all. How do we get there?

Oct 17th, 2018 52m 24s

As the Government has shrunk, pared back year after year in the name of austerity, civil society and the voluntary sector has been forced to step in and do more of the societal heavy lifting. With so many vital services planned and carried out

What we can all learn from the Bedouin (and Scots environmentalists)

Jul 23rd, 2018 3m 16s

James Hearsum from St Andrew’s Botanic Gardens (https://www.standrewsbotanic.org) talks about their struggle to find relevance, how you take on climate change locally, and how from Scotland to the Bedouin of Jordan it's often trust and relation

Tech companies: enhancing democracy or benevolent dictatorship?

May 8th, 2018 29m 40s

There’s no hiding the power that has accrued to tech companies. As they take action to temper the social issues arising from their platforms is self-regulation enough? Find out more here: https://civilsocietyfutures.org/unilateral-social-respon

Our process

Apr 17th, 2018 40m 10s

“Civil society” isn’t a phrase most people use, but it’s all around us, it is all of us — everything we do with each other or for each other that's not the state and not for profit. From faith groups to Facebook groups, social enterprise to so

Building a community for activism

Apr 4th, 2018 36m 28s

Civil society, like the society it serves, is ever changing. If we are to harness the transformative energy of young people and communities, structures and funding will need to change to keep pace. People are eager to work together for the comm

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