“To represent your community, you need to understand not just its history but where it is today. Jon understands Glastonbury and that helped him achieve some surprising things. Your community has the answers, you just need to listen.” Duncan Bhaskaran Brown
Chair of the National Network for Civic Leaders
This video was originally published as part of the Unchained Civic Conference 2017 – the only virtual conference for civic leaders.
The conference took place between Monday 16th and Wednesday 18th October, screening interviews with civic leaders, outside experts, and council officers.
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Developing the theme of ‘Organising in a Local Council’, these two videos document my conversation with a fellow Senior Community Organiser – and a Portland Town Councillor – Dave Symes, as we reflect on the potential for local councils to use community organising to help engage their communities.
Dave and I discuss how organising methods (such as active listening, community networking, and citizen participation in agenda-setting) have been combined with the ‘General Power of Competence’ and the power to ‘Precept’, to help foster strong participatory democracy in Glastonbury.