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June’s Newsletter has a strong focus on community building and youth development resources from across the globe. There is no shortage, and therefore no excuse for community builders not to employ fun and effective methodologies for engaging residents and especially young people in building vibrant local communities and economies. Enjoy!
June’s Newsletter has a strong focus on community building and youth development resources from across the globe. There is no shortage, and therefore no excuse for community builders not to employ fun and effective methodologies for engaging residents and especially young people in building vibrant local communities and economies. Enjoy!
"I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."
From Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
The Bank of I.D.E.A.S. is committed to bringing Paul Born to Australia in the first two weeks of November for a series of workshops around the theme of “Community Conversations” – the most basic tool we have in the community building toolbox. Paul is internationally recognised for his work in facilitating innovative community conversations, an d his bestselling publication entitled
“Community Conversations-; Mobilizing the Ideas, Skills, and Passion of community Organizations, Governments, Businesses and People” has helped so many community builders across the globe. Workshops will be held in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Canberra.
For details on Paul click here. To order a copy of Paul’s book click here.
This
is the title of the most useful resource known to the Bank of I.D.E.A.S. on Asset Based Community Development. Written by Mike Green, it demystifies the concepts and practice in simple and imaginative ways.
The Bank of I.D.E.A.S. has just received supplies from Canada. Click here to order.
“We can’t do well serving communities... if we believe that we, the givers, are the only ones that are half-full, and that everybody we’re serving is half-empty… there are assets and gifts out there in communities, and our job as good servants and as good leaders… [is] having the ability to recognise those gifts in others, and help them put those gifts into action.”
Click here for the full text of her speech.
Currently there are more than 80 grazing
cows at stunning locations around the Margaret River Region as part of one of the world’s most famous public art events. As part of this event 77 talented artists/art groups had the opportunity to transform a life-sized fibreglass cows into ‘moo’ving’ pieces of art. While CowParade has been held in over 50 cities around the world including ‘udderly’ fabulous destinations such as Paris, Tokyo, London and New York, each event is unique. The cow sculptures do not change from event to event, but local artists are challenged by the works of previous Cow Parade artists and inspired by their own cultural contexts and personal vision of what a cow should look like. Margaret River at present is very
'mooving'! At the end of the event (10 July) the cows will be auctioned off to raise money for charities and regional projects.Click here for more information.
This is an exciting community initiative by Arcadia in Maleny, Queensland. They through a newsletter and regular breakfasts link people who want to make a difference with those who do.
Click
here for more details. Their collection of archived newsletters give you an impressive range of initiatives that they have enacted. Click here for an example of Arcadia’s newspaper columns about “Stop Complaining”- the wonderful story of Rev William Bowen who challenged his congregation to go 21 days without complaining model that could work in any community!!
Click here for a story about Arcadia’s MAD Breakfasts.
For more details contact Arcadia on info@themadwoman.com.
It was a privilege for the Bank of
I.D.E.A.S. in early June to sponsor a visit by Daryl Mills to Western Australia to share his stories about the opportunities for involvement in Timor-Leste by WA Rotary and other community groups. Daryl is the only full time person employed by Rotary International around the globe. His insights and inspirational stories certainly demystified the needs and challenges of Timor-Leste and the simple, practical ways that community groups can make a difference.Click the following links for more details on Daryl’s work and the on the ground projects that require assistance.
Click the following links for a copy of Peter’s bio data and for services offered by Bank of I.D.E.A.S.
This
Summit is being convened by the Family Action Centre, University of
Newcastle and partners between 30 November-3 December 2010 IN Newcastle,
NSW. It brings together the 6th Family and Community Strengths
Conference and the 2nd ABCD Asia Pacific Conference in a celebration of
over 10 years of concentrated development of strength based policy and
practice and research in the Australasian family and community services
sector. This event provides an opportunity to learn from what is now
known about good practice, and to explore how we can effectively measure
the impact of our work. Importantly the Summit will foster meaningful
dialogue between practitioners, researchers and policy makers.Peter Kenyon from Bank of I.D.E.A.S. will be a keynote speaker on the theme “Young People- What an Asset In Every Community!”
Click here for more details. Click on the image to enlarge.
Click here to view the document. For more details contact Rachel Steel, Shire Youth worker at Rachel.Steel@wyong.nsw.gov.au and/or Michael O’Meara, Project Facilitator at mo@mohow.com.
For more details, contact contact Blair on 03-9404 8800 .
The Ontario Rural Institute (ROI) was officially launched on 1 June 2010. This organisation has resulted from an amalgamation of The Centre for Rural Leadership and The Ontario Rural Council. ROI has a mandate to provide rural leadership development and to engage rural and multi-sector stakeholders for the purposes of informing and influencing rural policy development. ROI provides three core services – leadership training, stakeholder engagement and third-party program delivery.
For more details click here to download a media release or email their new CEO - Rob Black at rblack@ruralontarioinstitute.ca.
Click here for more details.
Click here for information about Green Day. “The Green Day Guide” provides suggestions for suitable school activities.
This Conference in Queenstown, New Zealand in September, 2010 is being convened by the New Zealand Society of Local Government Managers. It focuses on how CEOs and their management teams can lead successful in local government. Peter Kenyon from the Bank of I.D.E.A.S. will facilitate a workshop entitled “Creating Successful and Healthy Communities- key function of local government”.
Click here for more details on the event.
For a great write of Robert’s business and its achievements, read the story by Peter Botsman of the Indigenous Stock Exchange (ISX).
Click here for the promotional flyer. For more details contact Stephen Schwer, Southern Flinders Tourism Development Officer at sschwer@sfrdb.com.au.
Through the leadership of the Mary Valley Renewal Group, a most impressive community consultation process culminated in a Community and Economic Action Plan. The release of this Plan occurred on 10 June at a community celebration.
Click here to see details of the celebration, and click here to view their Plan. For more details on their story, visit the Mary Valley Renewal website.
Click here for a story for the ultimate in niche farming marketing – Buddha shaped pears.
Click on the image to enlarge.
This is a great example of a community based approach to economic development. Utilising the B.E.A.R. (Business Expansion and Retention) process, the Trentham Residents and Traders Association with support of the Trentham Lions Club and Hepburn Shire Council undertook an impressive consultation process culminating in a very useful strategy report.
Click here for a copy or contact Andy Robertson at struan47@bigpond.com for more details.
Thanks again to our friend Gordon Morris for drawing our attention to this useful resource. 'Talk About
Local' is a British resource that helps local communities develop a powerful online voice. 'Talk About
Local' helps communities communicate and campaign more effectively to influence events in the places in which they live, work or play.Click here for more information.
- Increasing and retaining the number and size of spectator and competitor based sporting events hosted in Saskatoon.
- Facilitate and enhance bids that will strategically utilise facilities and volunteers.
- Support and recognise the role of volunteers.
- Maximise benefits for business, community and participants.
- Enhance the sports tourism industry through effective communication.
(Oscar Wilde 1854-1900)
Click here for a copy of the innovative ‘Community Development Charter’ of Mansfield.
This year's Annual Conference is being held in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA between 14-17 August, 2010. It is titled
"Strategies for Business Retention, Expansion and Attraction".For more details click here.
Click here for more details.
(Carl Sandburg)
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‘Strategy for Young Australians' - (Full and summary versions
available)
- ‘Wyong Youth Strategy/ Youth Engagement Strategy'
The Bromley by Bow Centre is an innovative community organisation in East London. Working in one of the most deprived wards in the UK, each week they support families, young people and adults of all ages to learn new skills, improve their health and wellbeing, find employment and develop the confidence to achieve their goals and transform their lives. At the core of the Centre’s thinking is their belief in people and their capacity to achieve amazing things They are a major driver within their community in creating local jobs, opportunities and wealth, helping to raise aspirations and support people to transform their lives. Each week they engage with over 2000 people in terms of:
- supporting people to overcome chronic illness and unhealthy lifestyles.
- enabling people to learn new skills.
- supporting people to become less grant dependent and to find work.
- providing the tools to create an enterprising community.
Recently Peter Kenyon was in Cuba looking at community building initiatives and heritage tourism. He wanted to get there before Castro died!! He came away inspired by so much happening there. For one of the public art sites, click on the image to see the John Lennon Statute which has become a major tourist site. How easy it is to create an attraction.
This is the classic book on understanding the dynamics and power of community. In the words of James Keene, President of Alliance for Innovation -
"Every earnest public servant, every volunteer, every disillusioned citizen, every civic leader, and every community activist or businessperson who truly want to make their communities better should read this book. It can serve as a guide or manual, but Community at its heart is a book of questions, and Peter gently and persistently reminds us that we are the answers."
Best source of book is through Amazon.
For more details, click here and/or contact their Policy Analyst, Leanne Roberts at leanner@rangitikei.govt.nz.
Click here to download a recent newspaper article.
This book is a must for anyone committed to Asset Based Community Development . Written by two of the great global thinkers about community – John McKnight and Peter Block, they remind us that a neigbourhood
that can raise a child, provide security, sustain our health, secure our
income, and care for our vulnerable people is within the power of our
community. This book gives voice to our ideal of a beloved community. It
reminds us of our power to create a hope-filled life. It assures us that
when we join together with our neighbours we are the architects of the
future where we want to live in.Best source of book is through Amazon.
Peter Kenyon will be presenting at
the Tonic Conference 2010 being held 12-13 November 2010 in Tauranga,
New Zealand.Looks like a great event to be part of. Click here for more information.
- Promise or practice? Student participation in low socioeconomic communities.
- Social inclusion: Is this a way forward for young people, and should we go there?
- Who to be? Generations X and Y in civil society online.
- ‘Make it Real, Keep it Real –Practical toolkit for Community Members and Businesses’ (Wyong Council)
- ‘Practicing Participation’ – a set of resources produced by the Youth Affairs Council of Victoria
- ‘Youth Consultation Toolkit’ - produced by the South Australian Office for Youth
- ‘Participation Kit’ - produced by NSW Commission for Youth and Children
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