Common Cause Foundation
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Common Cause is a non-profit that works to champion and reflect in our culture the human values that underpin our care for one another and our living planet.
Why do sophisticated campaigns with great messaging still fail to create lasting change? I (Elsie) think it's because strat comms works in the head but values live in heart + gut. I wrote something drawing on kimmerer's "compass" metaphor for values: commoncausefoundation.org/reclaiming-o...
Reclaiming our ‘compass’ - values work as liberation - CC Foundation
Moving beyond strategic communications to the deeper work of reconnecting with what we truly care about. At Common Cause Foundation, we often say that we’re experiencing a ‘crisis of values’ – but I’v...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Why do sophisticated campaigns with great messaging still fail to create lasting change? I (Elsie) think it's because strat comms works in the head but values live in heart + gut. I wrote something drawing on kimmerer's "compass" metaphor for values: commoncausefoundation.org/reclaiming-o...
Calling all UK media workers - journalists, editors and others. You're invited to fill out this 10-minute questionnaire measure to measure the UK media's personal values and perceptions of the values of their fellow citizens: lnkd.in/eDGymdwP.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Calling all UK media workers - journalists, editors and others. You're invited to fill out this 10-minute questionnaire measure to measure the UK media's personal values and perceptions of the values of their fellow citizens: lnkd.in/eDGymdwP.
The wonderful @ruthtaylor.bsky.social has written a thoughtful exploration of what it might mean to 'compost' Englishness; meeting the messy reality of facing England's past/present honestly and with integrity and how that might nurture a more just and generative future. Part 1 - lnkd.in/eKEh-yAb.
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October 21, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The wonderful @ruthtaylor.bsky.social has written a thoughtful exploration of what it might mean to 'compost' Englishness; meeting the messy reality of facing England's past/present honestly and with integrity and how that might nurture a more just and generative future. Part 1 - lnkd.in/eKEh-yAb.
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People are placing greater importance on helpfulness, friendship, social justice, equality, and environmental protection. And yet we witness the growing electoral success of right-wing populist parties promoting political platforms that often stand in direct conflict with these very values. Why?
If you ever find yourself wondering why, if people care deeply for one another and other living beings, it feels like everything in the world is going wrong, then you're not alone. This paradox is the topic of @tomcrompton.bsky.social's latest blog: commoncausefoundation.org/if-people-ca...
If people care deeply for one another and other living beings, why does it feel like everything is going wrong? - CC Foundation
At Common Cause, we often find ourselves grappling with a striking paradox: why, when people report placing high importance on universalism and benevolence values that predict deeper levels of social ...
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June 2, 2025 at 3:56 AM
People are placing greater importance on helpfulness, friendship, social justice, equality, and environmental protection. And yet we witness the growing electoral success of right-wing populist parties promoting political platforms that often stand in direct conflict with these very values. Why?
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Great blog. Also liked the linked article about the masculinist gaze that makes more of men’s increasing support for right wing parties than the much greater surge in support for left wing parties among women. Would love to see some similar analysis for #auspol - anyone?
The real story isn’t young men supposedly voting far right. It’s what young women are up to | Cas Mudde
There is an opportunity staring centre-left parties in the face – if they reject the male gaze distorting our politics, says political scientist Cas Mudde
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June 2, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Great blog. Also liked the linked article about the masculinist gaze that makes more of men’s increasing support for right wing parties than the much greater surge in support for left wing parties among women. Would love to see some similar analysis for #auspol - anyone?
If you ever find yourself wondering why, if people care deeply for one another and other living beings, it feels like everything in the world is going wrong, then you're not alone. This paradox is the topic of @tomcrompton.bsky.social's latest blog: commoncausefoundation.org/if-people-ca...
If people care deeply for one another and other living beings, why does it feel like everything is going wrong? - CC Foundation
At Common Cause, we often find ourselves grappling with a striking paradox: why, when people report placing high importance on universalism and benevolence values that predict deeper levels of social ...
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May 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
If you ever find yourself wondering why, if people care deeply for one another and other living beings, it feels like everything in the world is going wrong, then you're not alone. This paradox is the topic of @tomcrompton.bsky.social's latest blog: commoncausefoundation.org/if-people-ca...
We've just sent out our May newsletter. Have a read and sign up here if you'd like to receive future editions which we send once a month: us2.campaign-archive.com?e=__test_ema...
If people care deeply for one another and other living beings, why does it feel like everything is going wrong?
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May 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
We've just sent out our May newsletter. Have a read and sign up here if you'd like to receive future editions which we send once a month: us2.campaign-archive.com?e=__test_ema...
We enjoyed reading this recent piece in @theguardian.com from @casmudde.bsky.social and what is, essentially, a call to action to speak to intrinsic values www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The real story isn’t young men supposedly voting far right. It’s what young women are up to | Cas Mudde
There is an opportunity staring centre-left parties in the face – if they reject the male gaze distorting our politics, says political scientist Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
May 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
We enjoyed reading this recent piece in @theguardian.com from @casmudde.bsky.social and what is, essentially, a call to action to speak to intrinsic values www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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🚨 We just launched our first crowdfunding campaign! Let us introduce you to Public Editor:
What if your neighborhood could shape the news?
We’re launching Public Editor to put climate justice at the heart of local journalism.
Back the project now: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pub...
What if your neighborhood could shape the news?
We’re launching Public Editor to put climate justice at the heart of local journalism.
Back the project now: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pub...
Public Editor: Berlin's climate reality check
From trashed pavements to rising rents, we investigate the real cost of climate in Berlin.
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April 18, 2025 at 11:37 AM
🚨 We just launched our first crowdfunding campaign! Let us introduce you to Public Editor:
What if your neighborhood could shape the news?
We’re launching Public Editor to put climate justice at the heart of local journalism.
Back the project now: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pub...
What if your neighborhood could shape the news?
We’re launching Public Editor to put climate justice at the heart of local journalism.
Back the project now: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pub...
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🧠 How does advertising affect what we prioritise and how we respond to social issues? Check out our latest blog and podcast episode with @ruthtaylor.bsky.social of @commoncause.bsky.social where we dissect some big brand ads! Huge thanks to Ruth for joining us 💚
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Selling love: how ads undermine intrinsic cultural values - Adfree Cities
This blog is about the relationship between advertising and cultural values, based on a thought-provoking conversation with narrative strategist Ruth Taylor of Common Cause Foundation, which you can h...
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April 24, 2025 at 10:08 AM
🧠 How does advertising affect what we prioritise and how we respond to social issues? Check out our latest blog and podcast episode with @ruthtaylor.bsky.social of @commoncause.bsky.social where we dissect some big brand ads! Huge thanks to Ruth for joining us 💚
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*Last few days to apply!* Common Cause is hiring: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
*Salary:* £46k pa pro rata - for maximum of 3 days-a-week.
*Location:* Applicants must be based in the UK, have the legal right to work there, and willing & able to work remotely.
*Deadline:* 9am BST on Mon 28 April.
*Salary:* £46k pa pro rata - for maximum of 3 days-a-week.
*Location:* Applicants must be based in the UK, have the legal right to work there, and willing & able to work remotely.
*Deadline:* 9am BST on Mon 28 April.
April 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
*Last few days to apply!* Common Cause is hiring: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
*Salary:* £46k pa pro rata - for maximum of 3 days-a-week.
*Location:* Applicants must be based in the UK, have the legal right to work there, and willing & able to work remotely.
*Deadline:* 9am BST on Mon 28 April.
*Salary:* £46k pa pro rata - for maximum of 3 days-a-week.
*Location:* Applicants must be based in the UK, have the legal right to work there, and willing & able to work remotely.
*Deadline:* 9am BST on Mon 28 April.
Parenting in the age of neoliberalism: how extrinsic values have reshaped childhood: From Paw Patrol to sleep training - how the global economic system and the extrinsic values that underpin it have reshaped childhood and parenting - read our latest blog: commoncausefoundation.org/parenting-in...
Parenting in the age of neoliberalism: how extrinsic values have reshaped childhood - CC Foundation
As I dutifully re-read the Paw Patrol book thrust into my hands by my three-year-old for what felt like the hundredth time that day, I found myself skipping over the section where the cartoon canine h...
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April 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Parenting in the age of neoliberalism: how extrinsic values have reshaped childhood: From Paw Patrol to sleep training - how the global economic system and the extrinsic values that underpin it have reshaped childhood and parenting - read our latest blog: commoncausefoundation.org/parenting-in...
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Our friends @commoncause.bsky.social are looking for someone to join their small team to help build on their recent successes. There's lots of opportunity to bring new ideas and perspectives to shape the next phase of their work. Deadline 28/04. Apply here: commoncausefoundation.org/contact/
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April 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Our friends @commoncause.bsky.social are looking for someone to join their small team to help build on their recent successes. There's lots of opportunity to bring new ideas and perspectives to shape the next phase of their work. Deadline 28/04. Apply here: commoncausefoundation.org/contact/
Common Cause is hiring! We're looking for someone to join our small team to help build on our recent successes. There's lots of opportunity for a new member of the team to bring new ideas & perspectives to shape the next phase of our work. Find out more & apply here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
March 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Common Cause is hiring! We're looking for someone to join our small team to help build on our recent successes. There's lots of opportunity for a new member of the team to bring new ideas & perspectives to shape the next phase of our work. Find out more & apply here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Last week @elsieroderiques.bsky.social discussed the importance of understanding (and taking responsibility for) values in the news media as part of a ClimateXchange fireside chat exploring how climate affects what audiences care about. You can rewatch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqc5...
March 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Last week @elsieroderiques.bsky.social discussed the importance of understanding (and taking responsibility for) values in the news media as part of a ClimateXchange fireside chat exploring how climate affects what audiences care about. You can rewatch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqc5...
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When David Graeber explained why Corporations behave the way they do in modern Capitalism!
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David Graeber on Modern Capitalism
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January 17, 2025 at 11:25 PM
When David Graeber explained why Corporations behave the way they do in modern Capitalism!
youtu.be/QOVnb3y8hm4
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Social democracy is not a viable alternative to capitalism. It is a tempting prospect, but ultimately suffers from violent contradictions that cannot be sustained. 🧵
February 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Social democracy is not a viable alternative to capitalism. It is a tempting prospect, but ultimately suffers from violent contradictions that cannot be sustained. 🧵
For the past 4 years, we've run our flagship course, Values 101. We are set to deliver it twice more this year, but then we'll likely be pausing our workshops whilst we explore other projects. If you've been meaning to sign up, you can do so here: www.tickettailor.com/events/commo...?
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February 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
For the past 4 years, we've run our flagship course, Values 101. We are set to deliver it twice more this year, but then we'll likely be pausing our workshops whilst we explore other projects. If you've been meaning to sign up, you can do so here: www.tickettailor.com/events/commo...?
Throughout 2024, we deepened and expanded our work, reaching new people and helping to build momentum for proportionate responses to the crises we face globally. We've pulled together a summary of what we got up to over the year: commoncausefoundation.org/wp-content/u...
February 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Throughout 2024, we deepened and expanded our work, reaching new people and helping to build momentum for proportionate responses to the crises we face globally. We've pulled together a summary of what we got up to over the year: commoncausefoundation.org/wp-content/u...
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We're hiring someone for 6 months to work as a press officer on our Spokesperson Network project. It involves placing people in broadcast media on a regular basis, developing & maintaining media contacts and meeting the needs of participants on the programme.
Deadline is 16 Feb> lnkd.in/e4yBdDfs
Deadline is 16 Feb> lnkd.in/e4yBdDfs
February 3, 2025 at 9:54 AM
We're hiring someone for 6 months to work as a press officer on our Spokesperson Network project. It involves placing people in broadcast media on a regular basis, developing & maintaining media contacts and meeting the needs of participants on the programme.
Deadline is 16 Feb> lnkd.in/e4yBdDfs
Deadline is 16 Feb> lnkd.in/e4yBdDfs
"Lakoff is right: we need to support and celebrate the arts for its subversive potential. But this potential is, without question, lost as soon as the arts become valued only for their contribution to economic growth." Read @tomcrompton.bsky.social's latest blog post here:
George Lakoff and the Arts on Trump’s inauguration day - CC Foundation
On the day of Donald Trump’s most recent inauguration, the veteran campaign strategist and “deep frames” scholar George Lakoff published a 17-point rallying call to resist authoritarianism, co-authore...
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February 3, 2025 at 10:45 AM
"Lakoff is right: we need to support and celebrate the arts for its subversive potential. But this potential is, without question, lost as soon as the arts become valued only for their contribution to economic growth." Read @tomcrompton.bsky.social's latest blog post here:
Thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday for our Values in the Media : working with values in practice workshop www.tickettailor.com/events/commo... let us know if you'd be interested in hearing about future Values in the Media workshops and events
Select tickets – Values in the Media: working with values in practice – Zoom
Common Cause Foundation invites you to join a workshop developed specifically for those working in the UK media.
Values in the...
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January 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday for our Values in the Media : working with values in practice workshop www.tickettailor.com/events/commo... let us know if you'd be interested in hearing about future Values in the Media workshops and events
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If you're a journalist or media professional, come and join me, @elsieroderiques.bsky.social and others in your field to talk about the media's cultural values footprint this Thursday! www.tickettailor.com/events/commo...
January 20, 2025 at 11:20 AM
If you're a journalist or media professional, come and join me, @elsieroderiques.bsky.social and others in your field to talk about the media's cultural values footprint this Thursday! www.tickettailor.com/events/commo...
Do you work in media? You're invited to an online workshop on Thurs to explore how the media influences our cultural values. We'll be diving into the research behind values, how they work & how they influence our perceptions of social and environmental injustice. www.tickettailor.com/events/commo...
January 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Do you work in media? You're invited to an online workshop on Thurs to explore how the media influences our cultural values. We'll be diving into the research behind values, how they work & how they influence our perceptions of social and environmental injustice. www.tickettailor.com/events/commo...
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Could you be our next Chair of Trustees?
Outgoing Chair Jeremy Oppenheim shares his highlights of working with us to take action on the systems that harm us and our planet.
Download our candidate pack and apply by 27 Jan: www.globalactionplan.org.uk/about-us/tru...
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Outgoing Chair Jeremy Oppenheim shares his highlights of working with us to take action on the systems that harm us and our planet.
Download our candidate pack and apply by 27 Jan: www.globalactionplan.org.uk/about-us/tru...
youtu.be/WIbPKLV8Izg?...
Could you be our next Chair of Trustees? Our outgoing chair shares his highlights of working with us
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January 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Could you be our next Chair of Trustees?
Outgoing Chair Jeremy Oppenheim shares his highlights of working with us to take action on the systems that harm us and our planet.
Download our candidate pack and apply by 27 Jan: www.globalactionplan.org.uk/about-us/tru...
youtu.be/WIbPKLV8Izg?...
Outgoing Chair Jeremy Oppenheim shares his highlights of working with us to take action on the systems that harm us and our planet.
Download our candidate pack and apply by 27 Jan: www.globalactionplan.org.uk/about-us/tru...
youtu.be/WIbPKLV8Izg?...