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title: WEBINAR | What is the Role of Citizens in Community Change?
description: This webinar recording features a conversation between Tamarack’s Lisa Attygalle and Jon Alexander, author of the book Citizens.
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# [WEBINAR | What is the Role of Citizens in Community Change?](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/library/webinar-what-is-the-role-of-citizens-in-community-change)

 Written by [the Tamarack Institute](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/library/author/tamarack-institute) | September 13, 2022

This webinar recording features a conversation between Tamarack’s Lisa Attygalle and Jon Alexander, author of the recently released book [Citizens](https://www.jonalexander.net/) and co-founder of the [New Citizenship Project](https://www.newcitizenship.org.uk/).

Together, they discuss how we can embrace the Citizen Story in our community change efforts. By embracing, enacting, and fortifying the Citizen Story, we will be able to face the challenges of economic insecurity, climate crisis, public health threats, and political polarization, together.

**For an overview of topics discussed and questions from participants that were answered, please see the YouTube description.**

 

### Speakers:

- Lisa Attygalle, Tamarack Institute 
- Jon Alexander, author; co-founder of the [New Citizenship Project](https://www.newcitizenship.org.uk/)

 

Deepen Your Learning

- Learn more about Jon Alexander's work [on his website](https://www.jonalexander.net/)

- Learn more about [Understanding Community-Led Approaches to Community Change](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/library/paper-understanding-community-led-approaches-community-change-lisa-attygalle?hsLang=en-us)

- Build your understanding of [Asset-Based Community Development](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/library/guide-asset-based-community-development-at-a-glance?hsLang=en-us)

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