community+organising

**COMMUNITY ORGANISING** There are community advocates doing amazing work all across the inner city, but there are few places where they can meet each other, support each other, talk about strategies and share success stories. These forums aim to: The first forum - Making A difference Café Church Glebe, 13 August 2008 The second forum - Gathering Momentum-Building Networks Alexandria Park Town Hall, 11 December 2008 The Third forum - STAND UP - See the Assets, Not Deficits - Uniting People, Sirius Building, Millers Pt 12 June 2009 ** the key steps in the process... ** create a project working party employ Charmaine Jones, community resident and organiser, to plan activities engage tenants in identifying needs, topics and developing the process coordinate a s eries of community workshops on topics including: building networks, advocacy, strategies for action. c ollect stories of key community activists participating in panel discussions d evelop citywide networks and future educational pathways support c ommunity mentors with the knowledge to continue sharing these skills within the community
 * bring community organisers across the inner city together
 * identify shared issues and concerns and solutions
 * increase opportunities for learning and skills development
 * inspire networking and organising accross the city