An interesting item in the National Network for Change and Community blog (scroll down to Monday, 13 May 2013) recounts the visit to Scotland of Wade Rathke from the USA. He was a founding member in 1970 of ACORN, the … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Community activism and organising
Inquiry into local activism and dissent
The National Coalition for Independent Action is an alliance of individuals and organisations who believe that we need to unite in independent voluntary and community action. Their Inquiry into local activism and dissent ‘Here We Stand’ has now reported its … Continue reading
Art of Hosting and Harvesting Conversations that Really Matter
In December 2012, the CLD Standards Council offered a taster day in the ‘Art of Hosting Meaningful Conversations’, designed to give an insight into skills to engage and collaborate more effectively to explore processes that build community, activate collective intelligence … Continue reading
International Community Organising
International community organising: Taking power, making change will be published by The Policy Press in early May. Co-authored by Dave Beck and Rod Purcell of the University of Glasgow, the book: “is the first to explore the diverse history of … Continue reading
ACE support for community groups – rolling programme
Community groups in Scotland are invited to apply for support as part of the Achieving Community Empowerment (ACE) programme, funded by the Big Lottery Fund. It is a programme of support for community groups which will provide at least 10 … Continue reading
Progress of Community Organisers
Third Sector magazine reports on the progress of the Community Organisers training programme which the government set up in England. The Cabinet Office plan is to train 500 full-time and 4,500 part-time voluntary community organisers and have them working in … Continue reading
