Art of Participatory Community Building – Bristol 2018 Date: 10th – 12th July 2018 Location: Bristol Core Team: Terry Black (Bristol City Council), Dee Brooks, Tracey Cabache (Torbay Community Development Trust), Michelle Dunscombe, Rich Holmes (Barnwood Trust), Martin Simon (Freedom Favours) Many of the challenges faced by individuals and communities require transformational change, which can…
It started with a lone voice in Goa, India.
In January 2017, Bernie Dolley from Ikhala Trust, stood up, in front of everyone, at the end of the ABCD Festival in Goa and announced her intention to host the next ABCD global gathering in South Africa.
Asset-Based Community-Driven Development (ABCD) Immersion Workshop Date: 27th – 29th November 2017 Location: SydWest Multicultural Services, Blacktown, NSW Hosted by: Dee Brooks, Om Dhungel, Michelle Dunscombe, Peregrin Chiara & Rachael Eyles Many of the challenges faced by individuals and communities require transformational change, which can best be achieved by focusing on the strengths within. Ways…
….about Hosting Community Written by Dee Brooks Mike Green and Henry Moore of the ABCD Institute were onto something, years ago, when they coined the phrase “leading by stepping back” as a successful way to work within a community. Many years ago, when I was frustrated with how ABCD could be applied in transient communities,…
Download Written by Dee Brooks Date: 07th Sep 2017 For many years, IAP2’s Public Participation Spectrum, which explores different levels of community engagement, has been a part of what I teach in blended workshops where I combine Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) and the Art of Hosting or Participatory Leadership, amongst other frameworks. Since first delivering…
Download Richard Holmes talks to Dee Brooks from the Jeder Institute about her journey into asset based community development. She shares how she created ABCD Co-Labs, and stories from how they have been used. Dee offers her advice to young people – gather your tribe!
