Stronger Communities: Wealthier & Fairer Scotland
A Community Development Alliance Scotland (CDAS) Conference (in association with Senscot)
Tuesday, 10th November 2009
Stirling Management Centre,
Stirling University FK9 4LA
Start: 10.30 a.m. (Registration, 10 a.m.)
Finish: 4.00 p.m.
Our communities make a fundamental contribution to making Scotland a wealthier and fairer place to live. Especially in the current economic situation, it is essential to recognise and strengthen their role:
The social capital that exists in strong and resilient communities helps people to survive and overcome difficult times; community learning and development can help to build this resilience.
Communities can play a crucial role in practical action, to create alternative skills and jobs, and to help people cope with reductions in income
Social enterprise can help to put us on a sustainable path for the future; but the basis for it first needs to be built within communities.
The conference will bring together people from all sectors to explore experience and ideas about how to strengthen communities and enhance their contribution to these objectives.
Speakers include:
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Creating local jobs and skills – what have we learnt since the 1980s? (Laurie Russell, Wise Group)
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Community resilience in hard times (Liz Richardson, University of Manchester)
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Building the capacity for social enterprise in communities (Panel: Senscot; Scottish Government; CDAS)
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+ ministerial speaker invited
Topics including (to be confirmed):
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Making employment and training measures work for communities
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Empowering people to make their voices heard
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Developing the potential for social enterprise
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Volunteering – genuine and compulsory
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Building community centred economies– lessons from around the world
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Building and sustaining personal resilience
You can book a place online at the below website. Please contact Peter D. Taylor at CDAS with any enquiries.
