Date and time:
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 09:45 - 13:30
Venue:
St Georges Centre, Leeds partner
Residents Action in the Community
Date and time:
Thursday, October 20, 2011 - 10:00 - 15:00
Venue:
Leeds Church Institute 
Speakers and Workshops
John Grayson on the residents/tenants’ movement as a radical and campaigning force
Richard Crossley on the framework of tenants’ organisations, their rights and capability
Challenging Society?
Date and time:
Friday, September 23, 2011 - 10:00 - 15:00
Venue:
University of Bradford 
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
Sustainability & financing for BME and faith groups
Date and time:
Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 10:00 - 14:30 The workshop aims to help BME and faith organisations adopt a more
business like approach, become more outward-looking and develop and
expand on good business ideas that will help you make a difference and
bring about social change.
This free practical workshop will help you to consider some of the key
issues that you need to think about when planning for the financial
future of your organisation.
Learn more about:
* Funding options
* understanding income streams
* planning for long-term sustainability
Approaches to Community Engagement
Date and time:
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 10:00 - 15:30 Mapping and Assessing Empowerment
Leeds Civic Hall, hosted by the Leeds Initiative.
Keynote Speaker: Pete Duncan, Social Regeneration Consultants (SRC)
Pete will talk about 2 empowerment tools commissioned by IDeA: one for agencies to map how empowering they are and one for communities to map how empowered they are.
Getting your voice heard: How to influence policies that affect you and your community
Date and time:
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 10:00 - 15:00
An informal and practical event for small groups and grassroots organisations in West Yorkshire.
Primarily aimed at BME, Refugee, Rural and Faith groups, though all other groups are welcome to join.
The event aims to help groups understand the importance of policy and the effect that it can have on organisations and communities. It will include practical workshops on influencing policy to improve the communities in which they live.
Is there a future for participatory democracy? Book launch & discussion
Date and time:
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 16:00 - 20:00 24th February 4:00pm to 8:00pm
University of Bradford, Norcroft Centre, BD7 1DB
This conference launches 3 books which focus in different ways on the participatory components of democracy and the state in the UK and beyond. On the eve of the UK elections, we want to use these books to facilitate a discussion on the theme of participation in our political, activist, working and everyday lives.
Books are:
Participation & Democracy in the 21st Century City - Pearce J. (ed)
Share your Story
Date and time:
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 10:00 - 15:00 Barnsley Civic 10:00am to 3:00pm
This event is aimed at everyone who is involved in learning about active citizenship.
You may have attended a course called 'How Your City Works' or 'How Your Neighbourhood Works' . You may be involved with a community organisation and have attended some training to help the group be more effective. You may be involved with a 'Take Part' initiative.
RACLA - the Regional Active Citizenship Learning Alliance - is bringing together people from across the Yorkshire and Humber region
The Big Picture in North Yorkshire
Date and time:
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 10:00 - 16:30 The Priory Centre, Yorks
An event for voluntary and community groups
What the Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) results say about empowerment and engagement in North Yorkshire and York.
Come and join us to find out more about the CAA findings in your local area. Do they paint a picture that you recognise? And how well was the voluntary and community sector involved with the process?
