Groups

Poverty Truth Commission Leeds

Leeds Poverty Truth Commission works on the principle 'nothing about us without us is for us'. If people who struggle against poverty in our city are not involved in thinking through ways to tackle poverty we miss out on their experience and wisdom.

Housing and Human Rights

Lolshevism

Lolshevism is a new socialist feminist comedy club in Leeds. Founded in 2016 by people who liked Jeremy Corbyn, bell hooks and terrible puns, we aim to provide a comedy club free from misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, racism, ableism and other things from the UKIP manifesto.

Arts & Culture and Feminism

USDAW

Usdaw is ‘Here to Help You’ whatever your job and no matter whether you are employed on a full-time, part-time or casual basis. We provide advice and representation to workers in many different workplaces.

Workers Rights

Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre (HEART)

Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre - HEART - is the arts, enterprise and community centre in the middle of Headingley run by the community for the community. People are at our heart – as well as it is the way we operate in the building.

Arts & Culture and Community

Pudsey Constituency Labour Party

Promoted by Peter Carlill on behalf of Pudsey Labour Party, both at Pudsey Labour Rooms, 10a Greenside, Pudsey LS28 8PU

Political Parties

Reclaim The Night Leeds

Asserting women’s right to feel free from the fear of rape and sexual violence.

Feminism

Voluntary Action Leeds (VAL)

Voluntary Action Leeds (VAL) is a charity that supports communities by helping people and organisations that do good in Leeds.

Community

Campaign for Free Movement – Leeds Labour

We are Labour members and supporters united in our commitment to defending and extending the free movement of people in the context of the debate around Brexit.

Migrant Rights and Political Parties

We Shall Overcome

We Shall Overcome is a movement of musicians, artists, activists and community organisers who are angry about the human costs of austerity policies but who want to do something practical to help those affected. EVERYTHING donated goes straight to local organisations who help people hit hard by austerity.

Arts & Culture and Economic Justice

Racial Justice Network

Racial Justice Network (RJN) is hosted at Keighley and Ilkley Voluntary Community Action (KIVCA) and works to promote Social, and Race issues. RJN uses training, research and information on key policy and legislation to empower its members to challenge racial injustice and inequality. Through campaigning and advocacy, it ensures that the primacy of BME voices in decision-making and resource allocation.

Racial Justice

Leeds Palestinian Film Festival

We aim to shine a light on Palestine – its people, history, culture and society – through showing compelling and thought-provoking films that are not readily available to general audiences in and around Leeds.

Arts & Culture, International Solidarity and Peace & Disarmament

Women Conversation Leeds

We are a group of women, of different ages and backgrounds, who have experience in supporting conversation and dialogue.

Feminism

Students for Global Health Leeds

We have a vision of ‘a fair and just world in which equity in health is a reality for all’ and believe that the students of today can play a critical role in this.

Health

University of Leeds Sustainability

The official University of Leeds Sustainability Facebook page. Visit our website and find out how you can get involved at sustainability.leeds.ac.uk

Energy

Association of Blind Asians

The Association of Blind Asians is a city wide charitable organisation for people with visual impairments. ABA is a culturally diverse group which has been running since 1989. At ABA we provide people with visually impairment the support they need to manage their condition so they can live independent and fulfilling lives.

Disability Rights

Trans Pride Leeds

It's about time Leeds has its own Pride celebrating Trans and Non-Binary folk so that's what we are gonna do.

LGBTQI+

The LGBT+ Agenda Leeds

Working to bring together the LGB&T* groups and individuals of the city, to make Leeds the best city in the UK for our community.

LGBTQI+

Leeds West Labour Party

The Leeds West Labour Party is made up of the Armley, Bramley & Stanningley, Farnley & Wortley and Kirkstall Branch Labour Parties.

Political Parties

Left Unity Leeds

Left Unity is a new political party, founded because the main parties all support the policies they call ‘austerity’: deep cuts in public spending designed to destroy the social and economic gains working people have made over many decades. Left Unity stands for equality and justice. It is socialist, feminist, environmentalist, anti-racist and against all forms of discrimination.

Political Parties

Independent Socialists Leeds

We're a group of student activists committed to building action and awareness through campaigns and mutual education.

Political Theory

Yorkshire Campaign Against Prisons

Campaign against the expansion of Full Sutton prison in Yorkshire.

Human Rights

International Committee for Rehabilitation Aid to Afghanistan (ICRAA)

The International Committee for Rehabilitation Aid to Afghanistan is a UK-based non-profit charitable organisation seeking to aid repatriation and recovery programmes in Afghanistan and, in particular, for Afghan refugees in Pakistan, who have been displaced by over three decades of war.

International Solidarity

Leeds Central Labour Party

The Labour Party is a democratic socialist party. It believes that by the strength of our common endeavour we achieve more then we achieve alone so as to create for each of us the means to realise our true potential and for all of us a community in which power, wealth and opportunity are in the hands of the many not the few, where the rights we enjoy reflect the duties we owe, and where we live together, freely, in a spirit of solidarity, tolerance and respect.

Political Parties

Touchstone

Inspiring communities, transforming lives. The Community Development Team promote the strengths of BME Communities. We don't just talk about problems, needs and barriers.

Community and Health

Roundhay Environmental Action Project

Leeds Roundhay residents taking positive action to tackle environmental issues and living more substainably

Ecological Justice, Energy and Transport

Peace Studies at Leeds Beckett

Peace Studies department at Leeds Beckett University

Peace & Disarmament

Menwith Hill Accountability Campaign

An ongoing campaign to hold Menwith Hill accountable

Peace & Disarmament

Rooted LUU

LUU Rooted is LUU's edible gardening project. It’s a great way to chill out, do something new and meet new friends in a beautiful space. All welcome, refreshments provided.

Land, Food & Agriculture

Carers Leeds

Support for unpaid carers in Leeds

Community, Disability Rights, Health, Workers Rights and Youth & Education

Cafe Economique

Events about economics and its impact on your life

Economic Justice and Political Theory

Solidaritech

Technology Sans Frontiers

Human Rights and Tech & Security

Leodis Community Project

Leodis Community Project. Empowering local community members into a more successful life.

Community

COGS

COGS is an independent community development organisation that supports communities,  and public & voluntary sector agencies that work in and with communities. COGS believes in communities having more power and influence over decisions that affects their lives. COGS can offer policy and practice development in the areas of community engagement, community action research and community development. Training, community and event facilitation, project and organisation development can be done on a consultancy or contract basis.

Community

Leeds Animation Workshop

An independent film production company, run by a women's collective. Founded in 1978 to make and distribute short animated films with a message. Also screenings, workshops, stalls, equipment hire, etc.

Animal Rights

Healthy Air Leeds

Campaigning for healthy air in Leeds, the UK’s 3rd worst place for air pollution.

Ecological Justice, Health and Transport

Leeds Green Party

Leeds Green Party's vision is a greener, fairer, happier Leeds

Animal Rights, Ecological Justice and Energy

Bradford and Calderdale Animal Friends

We are a small but friendly group of people, made up of a mixed group of people from different backgrounds who campaign for animals who are used and abused in the vivisection laboratories, factory farms, zoos, circuses, hunted and used for fur.

Animal Rights

Homeworkers Worldwide

Homeworkers Worldwide supports homeworkers in their struggle for rights and recognition. Homeworkers are mainly women who do paid work at home. Their work is low paid, they have no employment rights or social protection and are rarely recognised as workers. We support grassroots organising projects, campaign for retailers to improve conditions for homeworkers in their supply chains and lobby for international regulation to strengthen the rights of homeworkers and other informal workers.

Feminism and Workers Rights

Cornerstone Housing Co-operative

Sometimes a commune, sometimes an intentional community and sometimes just housemates, eating together and running the houses together. Our two big old houses with big gardens in Chapeltown keep us very busy.

Community and Housing

Urban Orchard Project

Through urban orchards, we hope to strengthen communities, improve wellbeing and build resilience. We're dedicated to creating inspiring cities swathed in trees, providing beautiful blossom and tasty fruit, everywhere.

Ecological Justice and Land, Food & Agriculture

Notwestminster

#notwestminster is a network for everyone who has something positive to say about local democracy and for anyone who is up for a challenge. We host an annual event for local democracy advocates and we run Local Democracy Maker Days where we work together to build and test new ways of doing democracy, with digital.

Community and Political Theory

Leeds Coalition Against the War

Leeds Coalition Against the War was formed as part of the national Stop the War Coalition in 2001 to oppose the government's so-called 'war on terror'. It stands against war, against racism and in defence of civil liberties.

Peace & Disarmament

Oblong

Oblong is a Leeds based community development charity whose purpose is to help people and their communities flourish. Our main areas are volunteering opportunities for disadvantaged adults, running Woodhouse Community Centre which has rooms for hire for both community groups and private events. We deliver 'Head Space', mental wellbeing sessions in the community.

Community and Health

Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) Leeds

The IWW is a grassroots and democratic union where members support each other through solidarity against exploitation we face as workers, tenants and claimants. The action we take is decided at the grassroots level and our (low) membership fees are not spent on highly paid union officials or political party donations. We are a radical union that aim is to see society re-organised to meet the interests of all people, and not just shareholders and corporations. We welcome new members to branch meetings.

Economic Justice, International Solidarity and Workers Rights

Leeds University Centre for African Studies

Leeds University Centre for African Studies (LUCAS) is an interdisciplinary centre that brings together scholars with an active interest in Africa from across different schools and faculties at the University of Leeds in order to promote African Studies at the University and in the city of Leeds.

Arts & Culture and International Solidarity

Welfare Fightback Leeds

We campaign for a decent system of social security for all, and against benefit cuts, sanctions, attacks on benefits rights of those with long-term illness or disability; mandatory "treatments" and other inappropriate "work related activities", including substitution of paid jobs with unpaid labour of claimants; low pay and insecure work conditions; attacks on social housing; age discrimination and discrimination based on nationality in the welfare system.

Economic Justice and Housing

Angel of Youths

Angel of Youths is a community based in Leeds. Our aim is to help young people between the ages of 18-30 to build their dream careers and attain their desired lifestyles.

Community

Green School Leeds

This group aims to set up a committee to start an alternative provision free school in Leeds. This provision will target the NEETS young people, those not engaging in mainstream education, young offenders and those to be sent to a PRU.

Youth & Education

People’s Assembly Leeds (Inactive)

An organisation dedicated to fighting the government's austerity programme. We are a broad, united campaign against cuts and privatisation. (Formerly West & North Yorkshire People's Assembly)

Economic Justice

The Greenbelt Guard

A national Facebook Community Group for ANY Greenbelt campaigners to post & share facts, points of law, problems, issues, events - anything that might help us to help each other - saving research time too - in our shared purpose to SAVE our precious British greenbelt from the greedy grasp of housing developers.

Ecological Justice