From Freire to Vygotsky: Barriers and Dissonance in Collective Action to Overcome Racial, Gendered, and Class-Based Inequalities in Local Communities in England

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Abstract

This paper draws on the conceptualisation and methodology that underpins a research-based sustainable movement bringing together local diverse community groups and resources including service providers/ stakeholders in England to evaluate what is meant by lived experiences in health and education-related inequalities and how these are exacerbated by climate and pandemic crises. The project itself centres around co-production with local diverse and marginalized community members (in the Greater Manchester area in England, UK) strategies identifying their emergent needs as ‘calls to action’ documents and helping engage resources such as services and stakeholders to mobilise change and have impact. Thus, the aim of this paper is to ascertain how to facilitate dialogues between these communities, encouraging solidarity and collective action together.

Authors

• Sophina Choudry, University of Manchester

• Erica Burman, University of Manchester

• Julian S. Williams, University of Manchester