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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" lang="EN-GB"><font size="3" face="comic sans ms,sans-serif">Here's the agenda for our upcoming Assembly meeting; also attached is a first draft of a campaign statement about supporting community groups and community action. The discussion on the 25th will shape the next version of this statement and, in particular, the work of the Coalition in this area.</font></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" lang="EN-GB">NCIA Assembly Meeting</span></b></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 3.75pt 0cm" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" lang="EN-GB">Supporting Community Groups and Community Action</span></b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; COLOR: black; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" lang="EN-GB">1.15pm</span></strong><strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; COLOR: black; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" lang="EN-GB"><span> </span>Round of introductions and an outline of the event</span></strong></font></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 108pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; COLOR: black; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" lang="EN-GB">1.30pm</span></strong><strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; COLOR: black; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" lang="EN-GB"><span> </span></span></strong><strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB">Framing the discussion – what are we talking about? </span></strong><strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; COLOR: black; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" lang="EN-GB">The ‘landscape’ of community groups and community action; the state of the sector; upcoming issues and pressures; mobilising an effective response (Matt Scott from the Community Sector Coalition will introduce these themes)</span></strong></font></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 108pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; COLOR: black; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" lang="EN-GB">2pm</span></strong><strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; COLOR: black; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" lang="EN-GB"><span> </span>Break into small groups – </span></strong><strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB">Getting a handle on the situation now</span></strong><strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; COLOR: black; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" lang="EN-GB">. In the face of current circumstances, what are the opportunities for, and the threats to, defending and promoting community action?</span></strong></font></div>
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<div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 108pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; COLOR: black; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" lang="EN-GB">3.15pm</span></strong><strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; COLOR: black; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" lang="EN-GB"><span> </span></span></strong></font><font size="3"><strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; COLOR: black; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" lang="EN-GB">Small groups again - <strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; COLOR: black" lang="EN-GB">NCIA’s response</span></strong><strong><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; COLOR: black; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" lang="EN-GB"> – what should our intentions be? How can we build a constituency and mandate for our work in this area? How can we review our progress and revise our approach?</span></strong></span></strong></font></div>
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