About Us
Rooted in people’s lived experiences, the Social Rights Alliance aims to empower rights-holders to claim their rights.
We believe in working for local change though solidarity, collaboration, inclusivity and respect.
What we do
Reach Out
Building links in communities and identify groups and individuals that need to be heard.
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Movement Building
Bringing people together to challenge shared issues and find new ways forward.
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Listen
We use a range of tools to explore your local issues and develop an understanding of the structural barriers that need challenging.
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Skills Development
Training and resources to help you gain new skills and feel confident to campaign for issues important to you.
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Research
Exploring how local issues can be challenged through a rights-based approach and human rights legislation.
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Campaigning
Developing creative campaigns together to improve economic and social rights across the UK.
The Social Rights Alliance is working closely with Difference NE in Newcastle, Sheppey is Ours! in Kent, The Wharton Trust in Hartlepool, Intisaar in Brent and SENsitive in Manchester.
We are also part of the Growing Rights Instead of Poverty Partnership with RAPAR, ATD 4th World - UK, University of Essex, and Amnesty UK. The project was previously called "Building a Human Rights Bridge out of Poverty, know as #RightsBridge.
Our History
The Social Rights Alliance has grown out of the work of Just Fair – a charity that works to ensure UK law, policy and practice complies with domestic and international human rights obligations. At the moment, the SRA sits within Just Fair. As such, we have access to the skills and resources of the team and are part of its wider network.
The first Social Rights Alliance started in January 2019 in North East England and led to the recruitment of Just Fair’s first community organiser based in Newcastle. In July 2020 the Social Rights Alliance secured funding to develop as an England-wide initiative and also secured a second community organiser in Manchester. 2021 saw the launch of our first Community Researchers project bring together human rights activists from across England through an online action research project.
The Social Rights Alliance is presently funded by the Tudor Trust.
