Community Organisers South West

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[Community Organisers South West @SWCorganisers]

“In several areas #communityorganising groups were the first responders & it’s not clear what would have been available in the early days if they had not been ready to step up”
A new report on the place of community organising in times of crisis; learning the lessons of #Lockdown

[Community Organisers (archive - not active) @corganisers]

What role has community organising played in the COVID response and how has it enabled people to respond in times of crisis?

Read our latest research report written by @mandywilson3 and Marilyn Taylor

https://t.co/aUrgpZpoor

[Community Organisers (archive - not active) @corganisers]

.@falkirkcouncil have shown how the public sector can find the balance between the unilateral power of public services and the relational power of communities - what lessons can be learned from this to encourage a more enabling state?

https://t.co/MDEKpaIgIa

[Community Organisers (archive - not active) @corganisers]

Join us for our "Listening Skills for #CommunityOrganising" course starting on the 26th October.

Over three sessions we will be exploring how to build listening campaigns, find leaders and engage people to take action

https://t.co/wLSsPBO7hh

[Community Organisers (archive - not active) @corganisers]

Brilliant article on @cogpubltd following a report from @ChangingLives__ challenging the notion of ‘hard to reach’ - our experience is it is often those doing the ‘reaching’ that are difficult to access for those who voices need to be heard https://t.co/mCpUaST9aI

[Community Organisers (archive - not active) @corganisers]

Report from @LocalTrust as part of their #RespondRenew research spotlights how, through a #communityorganising approach, @startpointsk6 in Stockport have inspired and supported the community response to #COVID19 https://t.co/ysYZml17DG

[Decentered Media @decenteredmedia]

How we respond to the pandemic using leadership that is inclusive, participative and empowering? This is the question that I discussed with Shim Gooch from @RPpeople & Nick Gardham from @corganisers #communityorganising #communityleadership #communitymedia https://t.co/DJnmx4YGV1

[Nicola Wallace Dean @ndeanstockport]

Today we held a community listening event. Over 30 people joined us throughout the morning (physically distanced) to talk what’s next for our community. Hope even in bleak times. Neighbours helping neighbours. #Stockport #MutualAid #Woodley #Bredbury @corganisers

[Community Organisers (archive - not active) @corganisers]

#Mutualaid responses has shown the relational power of communities to bring about positive change in local places but how does this bring about lasting change? - Summarising Ganz; "How do we turn what we have, our resources, into what we need, power, in order to get what we want"

[Community Organisers (archive - not active) @corganisers]

Our communities are built on the basis of relational power - the willingness to act together in the common good - this cannot be replicated within and by our institutions. Institutions need to learn how both relational power and unilateral power can work together and be shared

[Community Organisers (archive - not active) @corganisers]

Report from @CarnegieUKTrust shows how we need to shift power towards communities and neighbourhoods as we look to #buildbackbetter from the pademic. The lessons learnt echo our own research showing the importance of #communityorganising in the response.

https://t.co/P8jXiZS2sz

[Danny Kruger @danny__kruger]

In June the PM asked me for proposals to sustain the community spirit we saw during lockdown. Levelling Up Our Communities is out today: see it (and the PM's response) here https://t.co/eXSABmJe6r.
My thanks to @dianabarran @dcms for advice & encouragement. Summary thread:
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[Community Organisers (archive - not active) @corganisers]

JUST PUBLISHED!
Between March 2017 and March 2020, with funding from @DCMS and in partnership with 22 Social Action Hubs and a wide range of partners we have trained over 3,500 people in #communityorganising!

Read the full Programme Reports here:
https://t.co/Woc7h5RnNr

[Diana Barran @dianabarran]

On 5th July at 5pm I am joining the whole country and ⁦@togethercoalit⁩ in saying #ThankYouTogether to all who have helped get us through the past few months especially #volunteers everywhere

[Community Organisers (archive - not active) @corganisers]

Graham Weston of @HighTreesCDT explains how #communityorganising at an organisational level built a collective strategy across #TulseHill in #Lambeth to tackle digital exclusion

Read the full report about #communityorganising in times of crisis here:

https://t.co/5r5WHWvPga

[Community Organisers (archive - not active) @corganisers]

Research has shown that the community response to #COVID19 has ensured that those people most at risk have been supported - the report sets out recommendations for the future to ensure that the upsurge in community action is supported by the pandemic.

[All The Small Things @AtSTCiC]

This report of the COVID-19 community response by Social Action Hubs & Community Organisers shows the importance of community led activity to help those most at risk. It has learning & recommendations to ensure support for the upsurge in community action. #CommunityOrganising

[Emily @emilyphilosophy]

Excellent, look forward to reading & discussing what that means for the future @NickGardham @corganisers #BuildBackBetter #AgeingBetter #LevellingUp

[Community Organisers (archive - not active) @corganisers]

What role has community organising played in the COVID response and how has it enabled people to respond in times of crisis?

Read our latest research report written by @mandywilson3 and Marilyn Taylor

https://t.co/aUrgpZpoor

[Community Organisers (archive - not active) @corganisers]

As @10DowningStreet sets out the plan to rebuild the physical infrastructure of the UK, read the vision we set out in February to strengthen the social infrastructure of our communities which can build on the power of the community response to #COVID19

https://t.co/GA3UtqZ2ow

[Community Organisers (archive - not active) @corganisers]

Social Action Hub and Member of the National Academy of #communityorganising @ACORN_tweets have mobilised
1000s of local volunteers to support people in the community needing shopping, prescriptions, post and other essentials during the #COVID19 pandemic
https://t.co/vYuFBEJtJq