Liberate from government, not party political or govt agenda.. community organisers are independent and operate outside formal organisational structures and remits, they are not there to implement anyone elses agenda. What might a CO actually do?: Get amongst the community at an individual, level, not working just within organisational structures. BUT, working with and across existing organisations. Recognise problems such as local loan sharks and financial exclusion and work with the community to find solutions, e.g. with credit unions. Identify things in the community that people feel close to, possibly mobilising the community to save a community building, facility, or service Identify frustrations among people where they are limited in their response to act, e.g. recycling facilities, and challenge local enterprises to minimise packaging, authorities to improve services, and local people to develop enterprising projects to increase re-use and recycling. Confront tensions in the community through dialogue, naming issues, and working across communities to develop solutions, addressing issues of community cohesion through joint action, working together on common agendas. Mobilise community through dialogue to recognise factors that are restricting their community, such as poor transport, or economic infrastructure, and organise to both influence and develop solutions. Challenge the status quo through dialogue, highlight social injustice, and question the way things are
Identified in Bid: Second Tranche: place based but will focus on advocacy and equalities groups, attempt to ensure equality and diversity. Incapacity, learning difficulties, faith, communities of interest, but their scope will be broad based. 100 – 200 host organisations. (depending on number of senior of organisers, each who will build up network of mid level.) Some support provided to assist host with sustainability. Reserves: Action Acton (West London) Marsh Farm (Luton) Nottingham trusts Ouseburn Trust (Newcastle) Voice4Change Kickstarters Gujurat Hindu Partners Regenerate Urban Forum Faith-based Regeneration Network Voice4Change England Church Urban Fund
Liberating the programme from government. Will not be owned by Locality. Handover year, of independent trading in final year of programme, supported transition. We have negotiated that intellectual capital developed through the programme will be owned by the ICO, and not the treasury as stipulated in draft contract.
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