People, Power, Policy and Place

Participants enjoyed a thought provoking conference last Friday with 3 fantastic speakers and a range of challenging workshops. The speakers presentations are now available below and the notes from the workshops plus evaluation feedback will be posted shortly.

The afternoon 'quiz' Community Challenge session hosted by YCAN produced a huge number of ideas and solutions in response to the questions posed. All of them will also be posted on the YCAN website in the next few days

Speakers

• Phil Coppard, CEO Barnsley Council - Download Presentation
• Liz Richardson, Manchester University, author of DIY Community Action: Neighbourhood problems and community self help - Download presentation
• Davy Jones, ex audit commission, freelance commentator on government and public services - Download presentation

Workshops held were;

• Local Councils – a shrinking bureaucracy with outsourced services or a dynamic centre for reviving democracy? 
• Youth work– a means of empowering young citizens or social control? 
• Social & political education– can it raise collective consciousness or just induce passivity?
• Resident involvement: Radical governance or customer care? – Is there an active grassroots movement or has it gone to seed? 
• Community Development and Community Organising – which approaches are rooted in the past and which can offer a real challenge for people addressing inequalities and social justice?

Attachment	Date	Size
Phil Coppard presentation.ppt	26/09/11 10:41 am	27.08 MB
Liz Richardson.ppt	26/09/11 11:00 am	150.5 KB
Davy Jones.ppt	26/09/11 11:19 am	5.19 MB