IACD Event in 2012 - Shaking Our Assets: Do we really put people at the heart of development?
The age of austerity has brought a renewed focus on community assets. Is this the same as asset-based community development? Is focusing on a community’s strengths, rather than its deficits, an integral part of your practice? How do you harness ‘soft’ assets, such as skills, cultural and social capital?
Following the publication of its report ‘Appreciating Assets’, the International Association for Community Development (IACD) has collaborated with the CLD Standards Council to organise this one-day event exploring local and global experiences of asset-based community development. Through facilitated workshops you will be able to consider the potential gains – and the challenges – of assets approaches in your own context, and to plan your next steps.
The event will benefit anyone working in community learning and development, including community activists and community workers and will take place in The Scottish Youth Theatre, The Old Sherrif Court, 105 Brunswick Street, Glasgow, G1 1T on February 1st, 2012 from 10am to 4.30pm.
Leading the discussions and sharing their experiences of assets approaches will be:
· Fiona Garven, Director, Scottish Community Development Centre
· Ingrid Burkett, Australian-based President of IACD and co-author of ‘Appreciating Assets’
· Teresa Martinez, Environmental Researcher and International Development Consultant
· Rod Purcell, Director of Community Engagement, University of Glasgow
· Dave Beck, Lecturer in Community Development, University of Glasgow
All delegates will receive a copy of ‘Appreciating Assets’ on the day. An electronic version can be downloaded at http://www.iacdglobal.org/publications/iacd-reports/appreciating-assets-read-report-line.
There are 50 places available on a first come, first served basis. To confirm your place, please email: Elizabeth.Lauchlan-Brown@educationscotland.gov.uk
There is no charge for the event.
