Community Empowerment Event
10th November 2009 2pm to 5pm
At The Camden Centre, Judd Street, London, WC1H 9JE (off Euston Road)
As part of Joint National Pro Bono Week, The Environmental Law Foundation is holding its annual community focused-event.
- Speakers:
Steve Shaw, Local Works:
The Sustainable Communities Act 2007 One Year On
Ed Wallace, London Borough of Camden:
Camden Talks – Turning Talk into Results – Camden’s strategy seeking the views of local people
Elin Gudnadottir, Urban Forum:
The Duty to Involve: The importance and potential impact of Local Authorities’ duty to consult with and inform community representatives
Meryvn Kohler, Help the Aged:
Public Participation for Older People
- Aimed at citizens, local people and community groups
- Addressing issues of public participation and community empowerment
- Gauging views on best practice from the public and charity sector
- Looking at different tools and forums for public participation
- The Sustainable Communities Act 2007:
- ELF’s Sustainable Communities Project was launched one year ago. What has the SCA achieved and where is it going? Steve Shaw of Local Works, tireless campaigner for the SCA, will give a talk looking at the Act’s achievements and where he sees it a year from now. With 300 local proposals received by the Local Government Association, much has already been achieved
- We will hear from local government on why they felt it was not necessary to use the SCA: London Borough of Camden’s Head of Engagement, Ed Wallace, talks about their initiative Camden Talks. With a citizen’s panel of over 2,000 local people we will hear how Camden turns canvassed views into actions
Price
£10 / £5 to ELF and Local Works members
Bookings
Please contact Emma Montlake at ELF quoting “Community Empowerment Event”
Email: scp@elflaw.org Tel: 020 7404 1030
Places are limited, so early booking is recommended