Learning for Action: Tools and Strategies for deepening democracy and tackling poverty

A Free Event from New Economics Foundation:

Learning for Action: Tools and Strategies for deepening democracy andtackling poverty

FREE EVENT - Thursday 6th March 2008, 9.00 - 5.00
City Temple, Holborn Viaduct, London
An interactive day for learning and exchange

Poverty, inequality, social exclusion, community cohesion andunsustainable economic development are huge challenges.

Yet every community, however disadvantaged, has the potential fortransformation.

Brought to you by nef (the new economics foundation), Novas Scarmanand the Campaign for Learning, this one-day event is a chance toexperience, learn, reflect and take-away practical action-focusedtools and approaches to creating a more sustainable and fairersociety.

Participants will have the opportunity to experience practicalsessions on how to
* Use learning, skills and innovation to increase opportunities
* Strengthen community voice and community-based action
* Enable public services to become more responsive to communities they serve
* Plugging the Leaks - supporting positive local money and resourceflows
* Develop a strong local asset base (personal, physical, financial,natural)
* Enable businesses to improve their local economic, social andenvironmental impact
* Promote community cohesion and interdependence
* Ensure that environmental sustainability informs everything you do
* Integrate social justice into community and economic development
* Understanding interdependence of communities
* Campaign effectively and learn practical political skills Who is it for?
* Policy-makers, managers and practitioners in learning and skills
* Regeneration practitioners and activists working with localcommunities
* Local authority officers, councillors, public service providers and LSP members
* Voluntary organisations, faith groups and youth groups active in communities
* Economic and business development providers open to new ways ofworking
* Members of environmental and Transition Town groupsIf you are looking for new ways to improve well-being in communities,this event is for you.
For details & to book go to:http://www.campaign-for-learning.org.uk/cfl/events/

Places are free, strictly limited and offered on a first come firstserved basis.Or contact: Rebecca Goodbourn - rgoodbourn at cflearning.org.uk Tel: 020 7766 0018