Sharing our values: everyone is equal, everyone is different and everyone is a citizen at an event in Westminster.
Author: Simon Duffy
On the 2nd September Citizen Network organised an event in Parliament to talk about the values that underpin our work, the exciting work being done by our members and our plans to spread these ideas by creating neighbourhoods of care. We are very grateful to the Baronesses Sheila Hollins and Natalie Bennett for hosting our meeting in the House of Lords.
At the event we shared a presentation, see the link to the pdf below, and everyone from our diverse community was able to share what we are doing and learning.
Photo: Citizen Network members, partners and friends in Westminster.
Thanks to all our members and partners for sharing their work:
Wendy Perez, from See Me As Me and co-author of Everyday Citizenship, from Hammersmith
Karen Hooper, from Cornwall Council
David Burns from Citizen Checkers in Cornwall
Judith Woodard from Citizen Checkers in Cornwall
Rory Bray Harper from Citizen Checkers in Cornwall
Jenna Pulley from Citizen Checkers in Cornwall
Vinesh Kumar from iDirect and Hynte in Dorset
Chris Watson from Self Directed Support Network in Somerset
Fionn Crombie Angus from Fionnathan Productions in Galway, Ireland
Jonathan Angus from Fionnathan Productions in Galway, Ireland
Craig Kennedy, from Inclusion North in Chesterfield
Hannah Tough from Inclusion North in Durham
Jimmy Pearson from Dimensions in Hartlepool
Michael Coultas, Dimensions in Hartlepool
Carl Robinson from Tees, Esk & Wear Valley NHS Trust in Hartlepool
Annabel Miller from New Prospects in Whitley Bay
Caroline Stone from New Prospects in Whitley Bay
Tim Keilty from New Prospects in Whitley Bay
Liz Croot from Sheffield University
Alice Dunning from Sheffield University
Jason Leman, Neighbourhood Democracy lead for Citizen Network from Sheffield
Kelly Hicks from People Focused Group in Doncaster
Glyn Butcher from People Focused Group in Doncaster
And, thanks to all our civil society guests who attended and shared their perspective:
“You are showing us the world we want. Our work is about changing the political system so that it becomes easier to do these kind of things.”
Compass
“We love the work of PFG and like you JRF believes change at the neighbourhood level is critical for fighting poverty and achieving social justice.”
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
“Disability Rights UK has become a member of Citizen Network because we see that we share the same values.”
Disability Rights UK
“We want to see people with lived experience like you, not just speaking at events like this, but becoming MPs and members of the House of Lords.”
Learning Disability England
“We love what we learn from Citizen Network. But these changes will only become possible if we change our basic economic model.”
Care Full
“We're pleased to work in partnership with Citizen Network on ideas like Basic Income Plus which could transform our current broken system of social security.”
Common Sense Policy Group
“Like you we see that there is much to learn from other countries, many of whom have not made our mistake of stripping away mutual support from neighbourhood life.”
Inclusion International
“We're proud to be part of Citizen Network and excited to take some of these idea and apply them in radical news ways to help end the evil of homelessness.”
Greater Change
Photo: Multiple photos of Citizen Network members, partners and friends at our event in the Houses of Parliament, Westminster.
Take a look at the pdf presentation, see the link below.
The publisher is Citizen Network. Citizen Network Hits Parliament © Simon Duffy 2025.
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