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The Great Community Charter

We recognise the real challenges which are impacting on community life from the climate and health crises to austerity and extremism.  

We also recognise the vital part that people can play in the positive development of their own communities, driving solutions which bring practical hope of better lives.

We acknowledge and the importance of people being free to enjoy and steward the local environment for our collective benefit.

We further recognise the importance of the voice or all parts of our diverse communities in shaping the decisions which affect us most.

We support the United Nations Declaration of human rights, but the time has now come to go further to create a new charter of community rights to improve the lives of people and places.

We the undersigned declare our support for this charter of seven community rights:

A right to a clean and healthy environment.

A right to a healthy home.

A right to play.

A right to grow food on public sector land. 

A right to roam and swim.

A right to participate in local decisions which shape communities. 

A right to challenge local decisions which affect our lives.

For rights, democracy, and the power to tackle climate change

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