[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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> From: Matthew Scott <Matt at communitysectorcoalition.org.uk
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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
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> 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
>
> Matt
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> Matthew Scott
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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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