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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks Mark<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Would be great to be part of the Meet Up
as a CSC (Community Sector Coalition) thing<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>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<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>My concern is:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>To
challenge and change the culture of the voluntary / community sector; i.e.
that bit of society that is not the state or market. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>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, <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>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 – see some recent presentations I’ve done for a flavour<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Matt<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=3 color=navy
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Matthew Scott</span></font></st1:PersonName><font
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>CSC Director<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>020 7336 9461<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Work mobile: 07827 258411</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Website:
www.communitysectorcoalition.org.uk</span></font><font color=navy><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Mark Barrett
[mailto:marknbarrett@googlemail.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 09 September 2009 22:50<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
campaignforrealdemocracy@lists.aktivix.org; project2012@googlegroups.com;
21st-century-network@googlegroups.com; peopleincommon@lists.riseup.net<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b>
[Campaignforrealdemocracy] CSC & CRD</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I thought some might be interested in the CSC's Stragegy Doc, PDF
attached. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>One quote I found there stuck out:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>"<em><i><font face="Times New Roman">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</font></i></em>."<br>
John McKnight of the <a
href="http://processarts.wagn.org/wagn/Asset_Based_Community_Development"
target="_blank"><font color="#66858d"><span style='color:#66858D'>Asset Based
Development</span></font></a> Institute, Chicago<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>My thanks to <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Matthew Scott</st1:PersonName>
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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>More info on 21CN is at <a
href="http://www.meetup.com/21stCenturyNetwork">http://www.meetup.com/21stCenturyNetwork</a>,
for those who have not heard of it. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>All the best <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Mark<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.communitysectorcoalition.org.uk/"><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>www.communitysectorcoalition.org.uk</span></font></a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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