Back by popular demand 🌱 After a long gap, we're running our Values 101 workshop again. 5 sessions online, Thursdays 22 Oct–19 Nov, exploring how we shift culture toward care, equality & togetherness instead of power & wealth. Places capped at 25. Book here: app.tickettailor.com/events/commo...

Book here – Values 101: Creating the Cultural Conditions for Change – Zoom

Values 101: Creating the Cultural Conditions for Change – Zoom, Thu 22 Oct 2026 - Thu 19 Nov 2026 - Common Cause invites you to join the Values 101 workshop series, taking place between 9am - 11am GMT...

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Journalists - what do you really care about? We’re running a free online 2-hour workshop for journalists on 11/06 exploring exactly that; starting with your own values, before looking at how values shape coverage. Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/commo...

Register here – What do you actually care about? A workshop for UK journalists about values – Zoom

What do you actually care about? A workshop for UK journalists about values – Zoom, Thu 11 Jun 2026 - Research consistently shows that most people value things like equality, community and connection....

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Journalists: every choice you make about what to cover, how to frame it and whose voice to centre shapes what seems normal, possible or impossible in our culture. Rarely are those choices made consciously. A practical toolkit to help you understand how: valuesawarejournalism.org

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Friends in Cymru / Wales — this Saturday we're hosting a workshop at Ffair Cymru in Swansea! Join us at 2pm in The Courtroom at Urban HQ to explore the values that shape how we live, connect, and organise as communities. Come along if you're around 💚

Why might it be that reminders of threats posed by the climate crisis leave us less motivated to act, rather than more? Or that reminders of our mortality lead some people to become more intolerant towards immigrants? @tomcrompton.bsky.social's blog explores commoncausefoundation.org/the-polycris...

The Polycrisis and Fear of Death - CC Foundation

Why might it be that reminders of threats posed by the climate crisis leave us less motivated to act, rather than more? Or that reminders of our mortality leads some people to become more intolerant t...

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Why do sophisticated campaigns with great messaging still fail to create lasting change? I (Elsie) think it's because strat comms works in the head but values live in heart + gut. I wrote something drawing on kimmerer's "compass" metaphor for values: commoncausefoundation.org/reclaiming-o...

Reclaiming our ‘compass’ - values work as liberation - CC Foundation

Moving beyond strategic communications to the deeper work of reconnecting with what we truly care about. At Common Cause Foundation, we often say that we’re experiencing a ‘crisis of values’ – but I’v...

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Calling all UK media workers - journalists, editors and others. You're invited to fill out this 10-minute questionnaire measure to measure the UK media's personal values and perceptions of the values of their fellow citizens: lnkd.in/eDGymdwP.

The wonderful @ruthtaylor.bsky.social has written a thoughtful exploration of what it might mean to 'compost' Englishness; meeting the messy reality of facing England's past/present honestly and with integrity and how that might nurture a more just and generative future. Part 1 - lnkd.in/eKEh-yAb.

People are placing greater importance on helpfulness, friendship, social justice, equality, and environmental protection. And yet we witness the growing electoral success of right-wing populist parties promoting political platforms that often stand in direct conflict with these very values. Why?

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If you ever find yourself wondering why, if people care deeply for one another and other living beings, it feels like everything in the world is going wrong, then you're not alone. This paradox is the topic of @tomcrompton.bsky.social's latest blog: commoncausefoundation.org/if-people-ca...

Great blog. Also liked the linked article about the masculinist gaze that makes more of men’s increasing support for right wing parties than the much greater surge in support for left wing parties among women. Would love to see some similar analysis for #auspol - anyone?

The real story isn’t young men supposedly voting far right. It’s what young women are up to | Cas Mudde

There is an opportunity staring centre-left parties in the face – if they reject the male gaze distorting our politics, says political scientist Cas Mudde

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If you ever find yourself wondering why, if people care deeply for one another and other living beings, it feels like everything in the world is going wrong, then you're not alone. This paradox is the topic of @tomcrompton.bsky.social's latest blog: commoncausefoundation.org/if-people-ca...

If people care deeply for one another and other living beings, why does it feel like everything is going wrong? - CC Foundation

At Common Cause, we often find ourselves grappling with a striking paradox: why, when people report placing high importance on universalism and benevolence values that predict deeper levels of social ...

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We've just sent out our May newsletter. Have a read and sign up here if you'd like to receive future editions which we send once a month: us2.campaign-archive.com?e=__test_ema...

We enjoyed reading this recent piece in @theguardian.com from @casmudde.bsky.social and what is, essentially, a call to action to speak to intrinsic values www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The real story isn’t young men supposedly voting far right. It’s what young women are up to | Cas Mudde

There is an opportunity staring centre-left parties in the face – if they reject the male gaze distorting our politics, says political scientist Cas Mudde

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🚨 We just launched our first crowdfunding campaign! Let us introduce you to Public Editor: What if your neighborhood could shape the news? We’re launching Public Editor to put climate justice at the heart of local journalism. Back the project now: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pub...

Public Editor: Berlin's climate reality check

From trashed pavements to rising rents, we investigate the real cost of climate in Berlin.

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🧠 How does advertising affect what we prioritise and how we respond to social issues? Check out our latest blog and podcast episode with @ruthtaylor.bsky.social of @commoncause.bsky.social where we dissect some big brand ads! Huge thanks to Ruth for joining us 💚 adfreecities.org.uk/2025/04/sell...

Selling love: how ads undermine intrinsic cultural values - Adfree Cities

This blog is about the relationship between advertising and cultural values, based on a thought-provoking conversation with narrative strategist Ruth Taylor of Common Cause Foundation, which you can h...

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*Last few days to apply!* Common Cause is hiring: docs.google.com/document/d/1... *Salary:* £46k pa pro rata - for maximum of 3 days-a-week. *Location:* Applicants must be based in the UK, have the legal right to work there, and willing & able to work remotely. *Deadline:* 9am BST on Mon 28 April.

Parenting in the age of neoliberalism: how extrinsic values have reshaped childhood: From Paw Patrol to sleep training - how the global economic system and the extrinsic values that underpin it have reshaped childhood and parenting - read our latest blog: commoncausefoundation.org/parenting-in...

Parenting in the age of neoliberalism: how extrinsic values have reshaped childhood - CC Foundation

As I dutifully re-read the Paw Patrol book thrust into my hands by my three-year-old for what felt like the hundredth time that day, I found myself skipping over the section where the cartoon canine h...

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Our friends @commoncause.bsky.social are looking for someone to join their small team to help build on their recent successes. There's lots of opportunity to bring new ideas and perspectives to shape the next phase of their work. Deadline 28/04. Apply here: commoncausefoundation.org/contact/

Common Cause is hiring! We're looking for someone to join our small team to help build on our recent successes. There's lots of opportunity for a new member of the team to bring new ideas & perspectives to shape the next phase of our work. Find out more & apply here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Last week @elsieroderiques.bsky.social discussed the importance of understanding (and taking responsibility for) values in the news media as part of a ClimateXchange fireside chat exploring how climate affects what audiences care about. You can rewatch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqc5...

When David Graeber explained why Corporations behave the way they do in modern Capitalism! youtu.be/QOVnb3y8hm4

David Graeber on Modern Capitalism

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Social democracy is not a viable alternative to capitalism. It is a tempting prospect, but ultimately suffers from violent contradictions that cannot be sustained. 🧵

For the past 4 years, we've run our flagship course, Values 101. We are set to deliver it twice more this year, but then we'll likely be pausing our workshops whilst we explore other projects. If you've been meaning to sign up, you can do so here: www.tickettailor.com/events/commo...?

Throughout 2024, we deepened and expanded our work, reaching new people and helping to build momentum for proportionate responses to the crises we face globally. We've pulled together a summary of what we got up to over the year: commoncausefoundation.org/wp-content/u...

We're hiring someone for 6 months to work as a press officer on our Spokesperson Network project. It involves placing people in broadcast media on a regular basis, developing & maintaining media contacts and meeting the needs of participants on the programme. Deadline is 16 Feb> lnkd.in/e4yBdDfs

"Lakoff is right: we need to support and celebrate the arts for its subversive potential. But this potential is, without question, lost as soon as the arts become valued only for their contribution to economic growth." Read @tomcrompton.bsky.social's latest blog post here:

George Lakoff and the Arts on Trump’s inauguration day - CC Foundation

On the day of Donald Trump’s most recent inauguration, the veteran campaign strategist and “deep frames” scholar George Lakoff published a 17-point rallying call to resist authoritarianism, co-authore...

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Thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday for our Values in the Media : working with values in practice workshop www.tickettailor.com/events/commo... let us know if you'd be interested in hearing about future Values in the Media workshops and events

If you're a journalist or media professional, come and join me, @elsieroderiques.bsky.social and others in your field to talk about the media's cultural values footprint this Thursday! www.tickettailor.com/events/commo...

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Do you work in media? You're invited to an online workshop on Thurs to explore how the media influences our cultural values. We'll be diving into the research behind values, how they work & how they influence our perceptions of social and environmental injustice. www.tickettailor.com/events/commo...

Do you work in media? You're invited to an online workshop on Thurs to explore how the media influences our cultural values. We'll be diving into the research behind values, how they work & how they influence our perceptions of social and environmental injustice. www.tickettailor.com/events/commo...

Could you be our next Chair of Trustees? Outgoing Chair Jeremy Oppenheim shares his highlights of working with us to take action on the systems that harm us and our planet. Download our candidate pack and apply by 27 Jan: www.globalactionplan.org.uk/about-us/tru... youtu.be/WIbPKLV8Izg?...

Could you be our next Chair of Trustees? Our outgoing chair shares his highlights of working with us

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