As well as councils, private landowners also often sit on disused land that could be used for public good. Using the template below, you can put pressure on a local landowner to push them into putting their land to good use. Share it widely and do not hesitate in sending that email or letter! Dear… Continue reading Urge Local Landowners to Put Their Land to Good Use
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Let Your Council Know: Land Matters
If you and a group of people around you have noticed disused land in your area and you think your council should be acting to do something about here’s how to let them know. Below is a template letter to send to your local councillor to let them know that local land should be used… Continue reading Let Your Council Know: Land Matters
DIY Land Spotting: How To
This simple step-by-step guide is designed to help you spot disused land in your area and raise it as an issue with your local council and local land owners – the people with the power to bring it back into use. Spotting disused land is easy to do and can be done be anyone. Currently,… Continue reading DIY Land Spotting: How To
Territories of Life – a video toolkit for indigenous communities facing land grabs
Territories of Life is a video toolkit with a purpose. It’s aim is to bring stories of resistance, resilience and hope to indigenous communities on the frontline of the global rush for land. We really hope that Land For What? will be able to put together something similar for communities in the UK facing land… Continue reading Territories of Life – a video toolkit for indigenous communities facing land grabs
Quakers interest in Housing and Inequality
Dear Friends Quakers have an interest in Housing and Inequality which led us to run a conference on 20th February this year, a little while before the recent Housing Act. If you’re interested in what went on, you can have a look at the open Facebook Group Quakers and Housing Inequality. One of the outcomes… Continue reading Quakers interest in Housing and Inequality