Julia Unwin appointed to Council on Social Action

The Council also aims to:

• inspire, facilitate and celebrate social action;
• connect those already working for social change; and
• reach and engage currently inactive people and catalyse new collaborative social action.

Its terms of reference include:

• bringing together leading social activists and innovators to harness their creativity and commitment to the Government’s social action agenda;
• generating new ideas; bringing people and organisations together to develop ideas and proposals; supporting the delivery of initiatives; and contributing, as appropriate, to the development of policy in related areas, in an advisory capacity;
• supporting the development of the Prime Minister’s Awards for Social Technology, the Global Social Leadership Forum, and working with City leaders on applying their talents to social change issues, alongside new initiatives generated by the Council.

The Prime Minister said that his reason for establishing the Council was: “To bring social innovators together to generate ideas on how the whole of Government can support the efforts of all those striving for change, in all their diverse ways. [It] will advise the Government on new initiatives to celebrate, connect and inspire those working for social good.”