[Campaignforrealdemocracy] Campaignforrealdemocracy Digest, Vol 5, Issue 8

james holland james at dogmanet.org
Fri Sep 11 09:55:00 BST 2009


mmm i've had a look and i'm not sure why this might be, are you 
subscribed with more than one adress, or twice with the same one?




James Holland

http://risingclevel.blogspot.com/

Mark Wehrly wrote:
> Hi, Mark, sorry to bother you again, but although I am now getting a 
> digest, I am also still getting all the single emails. Can you help?
> thanks,
> Mark
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> Subject: Re: [Campaignforrealdemocracy] CSC & CRD
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> Matthew Scott
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> CSC Director
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> From: Matthew Scott [mailto:Matt at communitysectorcoalition.org.uk 
> <mailto:Matt at communitysectorcoalition.org.uk>]
> Sent: 10 September 2009 11:21
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> Subject: Re: [Campaignforrealdemocracy] CSC & CRD
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> Thanks Mark
> 
> Would be great to be part of the Meet Up as a CSC (Community Sector 
> Coalition) thing
> 
> Just to explain a bit more about where I am coming from - the attached 
> doc you sent covers this but to simplify and update it, I cross quite a 
> few groupings - as director of the National Coalition for Independent 
> Action - where we believe dissent protects democracy; as founder / 
> organizer of the London Community Development Network - some 300 
> activists and workers; and my day job as director of the Community 
> Sector Coalition, which has a wider membership of 70,000 groups from 25 
> national orgs
> 
> My concern is:
> 
> 
> *  To challenge and change the culture of the voluntary / community 
> sector; i.e. that bit of society that is not the state or market.
> *  The bulk of the voluntary / community sector is a small group with 
> little or no money but you'd never guess from how it is talked about by 
> both government and related opinion formers who can only appeal for the 
> sector to modernize, run cheaper formerly state services, help out with 
> community cohesion etc etc.
> *  I am keen to look at how the bulk of the sector - small community 
> groups are actually about a deeper democratic practice, beyond the 
> ballot box, and that organizes, educates, at times agitates,
> *  The potential for the community sector / informal parts of civil 
> society is to be leading in the setting a progressive agenda and not be 
> seen as a poor relation of the state and more corporate parts of the 
> voluntary sector.
> *  Because I've worked in the sector for 20 odd years I know what I mean 
> about all of this but for many activists and progressively / radically 
> minded people I think the community sector is often a bit unknown and 
> not seen as the resource that it could be for social change - so making 
> the connections amongst ourselves is key and I'm always keen to discuss 
> with people
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> Matt
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> Matthew Scott
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> CSC Director
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> Subject: [Campaignforrealdemocracy] CSC & CRD
> 
> I thought some might be interested in the CSC's Stragegy Doc, PDF attached.
> 
> One quote I found there stuck out:
> 
> "Today, many people feel that civil society and its' local associations 
> aren't very important. Instead, they think what really matters are big 
> institutions like corporations, health systems and governments. However, 
> what makes a democracy isn't its institutions. Rather, it is citizens 
> working in their clubs, groups, organizations and associations that make 
> a democracy. The heart of democracy is the free space where people form 
> their own associations to provide care, advocacy and community. Without 
> this vital centre, democracies become hollow and institutions become 
> oppressive and unresponsive. And people lose their citizenship by 
> becoming nothing more than clients and consumers."
> John McKnight of the Asset Based 
> Development<http://processarts.wagn.org/wagn/Asset_Based_Community_Development> 
> Institute, Chicago
> 
> My thanks to Matthew Scott of CRD Campaign for Real Democracy and CSC 
> for sending me this. Maybe we can develop some good working ties with 
> CSC in the coming years. I will ask Francis at 21st Century Network 
> (21CN) if we can include CSC in a coming Meet Up.
> 
> More info on 21CN is at http://www.meetup.com/21stCenturyNetwork, for 
> those who have not heard of it.
> 
> All the best
> Mark
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