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A GRASSROOTS coalition marked World Social Justice Day with the launch of a “policy library” today, aimed at putting social action at the heart of May’s Holyrood election.
Formed in 2017 to bring together communities and discuss Scotland’s future, the Social Action Inquiry Scotland turned its focus to addressing “what helps and what hinders” community-led action in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The initiative partners with 17 grassroots community groups across Scotland with the aim of putting their voices and experiences into a suite of policy alternatives to years of public-sector cuts.
Launching the library, inquiry co-chair Catherine-Rose Stocks-Rankin said: “Scotland has the people with the skills, knowledge and drive to create a compassionate society where everyone has the opportunity to flourish. Social action is central to creating that better future.
“The Policy Library we have published today has been drawn from what we learned during the inquiry.
“We want Scotland’s political parties to ‘borrow’ these policies, include them in their manifestos for the 2026 Holyrood election and then ‘return’ them to the people of Scotland in their role as MSPs.”
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