campaigns undertaken by the people living in a particular place
Poor housing became a focus for community action.
Examples of 'community action' in a sentence
community action
There will also be engineering projects, a photographic competition and community action days.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Yet we are told that condemnation and community action are not enough.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
A community action scheme includes 35 outreach programmes and 800 volunteers.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The economic figures behind her call for community action have been relentless.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Twitter has also helped to organise community action on the ground.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He refused to work six months unpaid under a community action scheme, calling it 'an attack on his dignity'.
The Sun (2012)
The morality comes in a side story about community action to stop shops and homes being taken over by cruel developers.
The Sun (2015)
The aftermath of the disturbances showed us the power of community action when people come together in a shared determination to look after their streets.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
There are also many places where their skills are welcome, whether volunteering for a charity, mentoring a start-up entrepreneur or joining a community-action group.