Previous publications
Ice Breakers
12 ice-breaking activities to get your group work started based around community development themes such as to set the scene for anti-racist work, to start a discussion about power, to learn about new cultures - and exercises just to relax, get moving, or get talking.
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Being White Video and Training Pack
Although produced a number of years ago, Community Workers still find this video a useful resource for use in anti-racist training. A group of white people talk about what it means to be white, from the different perspectives of being Irish, Jewish and working class. The video looks at ways of effecting change through a greater awareness of racism. Aimed at a white audience and designed to make them less comfortable with the status quo, it raises a lot of issues about individual and institutional racism, its causes and effects. The accompanying training pack provides a resource for those developing anti-racist training for white workers and activists. It includes 4 articles on anti-racism and anti-racism training, a book list and 4 progressive training exercises.
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FREE Making Changes
Practice into Policy - A Strategic Framework for Community Development Learning in England
This Strategic Framework aims to support the development of learning and training opportunities needed by people and organisations involved in community regeneration. This learning is based on equity, social justice and genuine community involvement in decision-making processes that affect people's lives. A core theme of the Framework is the absolute improvement in the content and quality of training and learning opportunities for those with an interest and commitment to community involvement based on the values and principles of community development. Whatever level you are working at - local, regional or national - this Framework will be a tool to help develop community development learning strategies that are appropriate to diverse experiences and environments.
Celebrating Achievement
Evaluating the Community Development Learning Fund ?ISBN: 1-904111-02-5?Celebrating Achievement demonstrates a model of good practice in getting funds to small, marginalised community groups. The report uses case studies and photographs to illustrate the wide range of learning that takes place in communities. Celebrating Achievement shows how the use of outreach development workers and innovative evaluation techniques ensured the success of the Fund. If you are involved in funding community groups at any level this report provides both valuable lessons and an insight into improving practice.
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Learning for Social Change
Sharing information and experience of Community Development in a global context ?How do diverse communities really get involved in social change? How do they support each other? In Learning for Social Change groups outline their community, education and campaigning work at different levels from the local to the international. Included are contributions from organisations based in Southern countries and those working in the Southern Hemisphere but based in the UK. They provide valuable insights and lessons that can help to establish networks based on mutual solidarity and respect.
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UBUNTU
Ubuntu is a network of individual Black and minority ethnic practitioners and activists, networks and groups who share an interest in promoting and delivering learning from Black perspectives on Community Development work.
Defining Black Perspectives on Community Development Work
Making the Connections Ubuntu Conference Report
Ubuntu Mission Statement
UBUNTU Steering Group Terms of Reference
Ubuntu information leaflet
