Justice, solidarity and social cohesion are not abstract ideals. They are built, sustained and sometimes dismantled through the everyday decisions funders make: what they resource, who they trust, how long they commit, and whether they are willing to act with clarity and courage when conditions are difficult.
Across the UK, communities, organisers and grassroots groups are already doing this work, building connection, countering harmful narratives and creating alternative visions of belonging and repair. Yet the funding infrastructure designed to support them too often falls short: reactive rather than strategic, short-term rather than relational, and organised around funder comfort rather than community need.
This strand brings together learning from across the sector to explore what genuinely resourcing justice and cohesion requires of funders right now. It moves from the immediate question of what this moment demands, through to how cohesion is framed and funded at a systems level, how the people doing the hardest work are sustained over the long term, how narrative and storytelling function as essential justice infrastructure, and what the funding ecosystem still needs to structurally change to resource social justice movements at the scale and pace the moment requires.
These sessions have been designed as a connected learning journey, each building on the last. We encourage you to attend the full strand if you can. That said, every session stands on its own, and you are warmly welcome to join whichever sessions are most relevant to where you and your organisation are right now.
