uk citizen network
Sheffield
Citizen Network is a movement to advance equality and justice around the world.
We started Citizen Network because we need to celebrate human diversity and
stand up for human equality. We need to work together and to behave like
citizens, reject division and create more inclusive communities that welcome
people with all their different gifts. Development The idea of Citizen Network
was first developed by the Centre for Welfare Reform in 2015 in Sheffield,
England. At the Claiming Full Citizenship: Self Determination, Personalization
and Individualized Funding 2015 International Conference in Vancouver, Canada
which was hosted by what is now the Canadian Institute for Inclusion and
Citizenship these initial ideas turned into a commitment to create an active
network to support learning and and cooperative action on equal citizenship.
Planning for Citizen Network continued in partnership with people and
organisations in Finland and Australia then on 17th November 2016, Citizen
Network was officially launched at the Manawanui International Conference in
Auckland, New Zealand. We encouraged people and individuals to join the network
for free and we worked with organisations around the world to support people to
take on coordination roles in order to advance Citizen Network's work. There are
currently over 800 individual members and over 200 group members.
