[Campaignforrealdemocracy] campaign real democracy - actually starting to campaign!

[James Holland]

I think my strategy is to push the current set ups, untill they either start
to breakthrough and work well or the council put the brakes on (the most
likely result!) - either way you've got a platform to go further.

i've been to one TT brockley meeting, and i will continue to be involved i
think.

hopefully i'll have chance to meet up with you, either at a meeting or
outside, at the moment i'm still in the research phase - trying to work out
whats going on.. however i'm quite enthusiastic about the nunhead area
becoming something of 'beacon' (as it's already going quite well) at the
same time as trying to stir something in a few other areas (particularly new
cross / telegraph hill)

my phone number is 07905 685 906 please let mek now if there's any events or
peole you think i should particulalry know about



james holland

On Oct 12, 2009 7:00 PM, "Matthew Scott" <
Matt at communitysectorcoalition.org.uk> wrote:

 Hi James



I live in Brockley SE4; I have avoided my local assembly to date, only
because I have had extensive interaction with the council at the local
strategic partnership level and neighbourhood management level – however I
know many of the lead officers from my days when I was a community
development worker working across Lewisham for a community led network (i.e.
not working for the council).  I agree to an extent that they can be
influenced, but there’s a lot of paranoia about rival mainstream political
parties – tories, lib dems etc doing just that so the idea that community
activists can get in there probably needs to be tempered.  I like the
transition town thing because it is more genuinely local people led – from
my perspective anything that is council led is going to end in
disappointment at some point so the ideal is to bypass them where possible
and make demands from a position of strength and equality.  Real democracy
can never (ever) be council mediated, managed democracy.  I have many
contacts in both Lewisham and Southwark so happy to link up if there is any
stuff needs doing

  Matt     Matthew Scott   CSC Director   020 7336 9461   Work mobile: 07827
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*From:* martyn2345 at googlemail.com [mailto:martyn2345 at googlemail.com] *On
Behalf Of *James Holland
*Sent:* 12 October 2009 13:30
*To:* Matthew Scott
*Cc:* campaignforrealdemocracy at lists.aktivix.org;
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Subject: Re: [Campaignforrealdemocracy] campaign real democracy - actually
starting to campaign!

  yes, thanks for that the forums are different in different places  - in
lewisham they're calle...




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