Power Knowledge Exchange Conference - Organising in a HEI Context
Start: Wednesday, January 18, 2023• 9:45 AM
End: Wednesday, January 18, 2023• 4:00 PM
Knowledge exchange is important for the mission of universities. Through the lens of community organising, we see that universities also have power that they can share with and receive from community partners. Through the building of collective institutional power in places, we can win change that we're unable to achieve by ourselves. Citizens UK's Power/Knowledge Exchange project sees universities as important to this mission.
As the number of HEI leaders, academics, professional staff and students involved in broad-based community organising increases, we're hosting a one-day conference to celebrate and connect with each other.
Through building a community practice of organising in the HEI sector, we hope to make our work more impactful in policy and innovation that is felt in the lives of our communities.
Conference Programme
Time | Event | ||
10:00-10:10 ARTS 2 | Welcome (Introduced by Sarah Gifford) Dr Philippa Lloyd, Vice Principal for Policy and Strategic Partnerships Matthew Bolton CEO CUK | ||
10:10-10:20 ARTS 2 | Intro/Framing Power/Knowledge Exchange Tim Hall /Froi Legaspi/Afsana Salik CUK | ||
10:20 – 11:30 Session 1 Breakout rooms | Stream 1 Developing leaders rm 2.17 Democracy in action: Extending Work-based learning to Community-based learning for Transformative Education Rebecca Warren (Essex University) Embedding organising in the Politics department, influencing colleagues and delivering modules at scale Tim Edkins (QMUL) | Stream 2 Strengthening Institutions rm.3.16 Youth-led climate listening in Birmingham: the impact of the C-FORCE project Carl Stevenson (University of Birmingham) Embedding cross-institutional community organising in the curriculum: a model for Sixth Form / University collaboration Graeme Pedlingham, Kathryn Kruger - University of Sussex HE/FE initiative | Stream 3 Making Change rm.3.20 Organising & the King's Service programme Michael Bennett (KCL) Winning the living wage at the University of Manchester - Mags Bradbury - University of Manchester |
11:30 – 11:45 | Break | ||
11:45 - 13:00 (Session 2) Breakout rooms | Stream 1 Developing leaders rm 2.17 Aston University (Project focusing on BAME entrepreneurs and SMEs) Susan Lanz, Public Value leadership: teaching community organising in the context of a Business School Deborah Hann (Cardiff Business School, University of Cardiff) | Stream 2 Strengthening institutions rm.3.16 Embedding Organising in the institution: from an individual module to the institution as a whole Julie Carr (Anglia Ruskin University) Embedding Organising in the Geography Curriculum and listening to post-pandemic voices Prof Helen Jarvis & Liz Todd (University of Newcastle) | Stream 3 Making change rm.3.20
5 Years of Parents Leading to Change Jimmy Pickering & Jack Massie (The Brilliant Club), |
13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | ||
14:00 – 14:10 Session 3 Co-creating the community of practice Arts 2 | Introduction: framing the afternoon session | ||
14:15 - 14:55 (3 X 40 min breakout groups) Group 1: rm 217 (Chair tbc) Group 2: rm 316 (Chair tbc) Group 3: rm 320 (Chair tbc) | 14:15 - Rounds - in groups of 4: name, institution, one thing that excites you about developing community organising at your institution. plus feedback.- (10mins) 14:25 - In the same group of 4: discuss which ideas you have heard this morning that you would like to develop at your own institution. What is holding you back/preventing you from doing this? Groups feedback (15mins) 14: 40 - In a different group: what initiatives can we take forward as a group? Groups Feedback (15 mins) 14:55 - Top 3 ideas to take back into the plenary session | ||
15:00-15:15 Plenary ARTS 2 | Chairs/organisers feedback examples of work planned for individual institutions and top 3 ideas for taking forward as a group. | ||
15:15 – 15:30 | Break | ||
15:30 – 16:15 Plenary ARTS 2 | Plenary discussion What should be the role of community organising in the civic university agenda? Jonathan Grant, Marc Stears, Alison Blunt, Louise Gough Chair: James Asfa | ||
16:15 – 16:30 ARTS 2 | Conference conclusion - call to action/next steps | ||
Power Knowledge Exchange - Organising in a HEI Context
Wednesday 18th January
Queen Mary University of London - Arts Two Building
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/XjCP8uTY9rKFN6QN7
Arrival 9:45am. Start 10am. Lunch 12:45. Finish 4pm.
Cost: This event is free
Thank you to Queen Mary University of London's Centre for Public Engagement for hosting us
