Spark Centre of Creative Development is pleased to announce our new name: Māpura Studios
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Empowering Communities Workshop
Recently nearly 30 community sector leaders in Auckland met to discuss the changes taking place in the Auckland Council’s relationships with our sector, and our communities. We looked at the Empowered Communities Approach (ECA) document. We discussed the structural changes being proposed within the Community Development and Safety Department of Council. We discussed the devolution of funding to Local Boards. There were a lot of unknowns! The practical action we agreed on was to seek a public conversation with Auckland Council. Representatives from Auckland Council who will attend are:
Graham Bodman, General Manager, Community Development, Arts and Culture
Cissy Rock, Senior Project Leader, Strategic Community Initiatives, Community Development and Safety
Some of the points for discussion will include:
- Does Council hear our concerns as a sector?
- Can we work with Council on these issues, and what does Council want of us as a sector?
- We want to explore a process model of working together
- We need more information about the dollars involved
- How will the ECA (Empowered Communities Approach) deal with regional issues?
- How will communities prepare for engagement in ECA?
- Can we see the tests/evidence of the practical design/prototypes?
- What is the status of the ECA document?
Come along and join the conversation – r.s.v.p. to Angela Maynard: or: 445 999
Creating change: Mobilising communities to prevent family and whānau violence
For those who were not able to attend this event, the presentations are now available online at https://nzfvc.org.nz/seminars. These include the video of Lori Michau’s talk on SASA!, the slides from Sheryl Hann and Shirleyanne Brown’s presentations and links for further information about community mobilisation in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally. Please feel free to share these with colleagues, networks and friends. You can watch Lori Michau’s talk as two 30 minute slots – it breaks quite naturally at the halfway point.