It will run online for four weeks at 6pm-8.30pm GMT each Monday evening, and will take you through different aspects of community building – from connecting with people one-to-one to running community assemblies, which harness the wisdom and power of the community.

Here is the outline of what we will cover each week:

Monday 9th November – 6pm-8.30pm GMT

Module 1 - Personal Processing (click on the module title to access the overview and resources)

In the workshop, we will be reflecting on ourselves and how our views, identities and biases can affect our relationships with others in order to organise in reflective and nonjudgmental ways.

Monday 16th November – 6pm-8.30pm GMT

Module 2 - Engaging Communities (click on the module title to access the overview and resources)

This module is about reaching out to people in your community and building relationships rooted in trust, and understanding more about groups and belonging. It gives you tips and ideas on how to do connect with others, even if they have different views to you.

Monday 23rd November– 6pm-8.30pm GMT

Module 3 - Group Support (click on the module title to access the overview and resources)

This module is about developing your skills in working with others. It looks at how to create open and supportive working/organising environments.

Monday 30th November – 6pm-8.30pm GMT

Module 4 - Community Assemblies (click on the module title to access the overview and resources)

This module is about community assemblies, which are a structured means of discussing ideas in a way that ensures all voices are heard. The module will cover the basics on how you can organise an assembly in your community and offers opportunities to practice group facilitation.

Donation Suggestion

This course is made available and accessible for everyone, however, we do request that those who can afford to donate, do so, so we can cover our running costs (and possibly even pay our facilitators/admin team for their time). Here are suggestions of donation amounts:

• £120 – High-income
• £60 – Middle income
• £30 – Low-income

You can donate on our open collective page here.

We do not want money to be a barrier to participating in this course; so if you cannot donate, you are still welcome.

The following questions can help people reflect on their personal level of affluence. If you answer yes to all/most of these questions, we encourage you to donate.

1. Are you a homeowner or landowner, or rent a high-end property?
2. Have you attended any private education institutions?
3. Have you got any postgraduate qualifications?
4. Are your bills or credit cards on autopay?
5. Do you, or could you, have access to private healthcare?
6. Do you have disposable income?
7. Do you have a safety net of financially stable family or friends?
8. Do you have a British or EU passport?
9. Have you or do you expect to inherit any money or property?
10. Do you have access to financial savings?
11. Do you currently get by without government assistance/benefits or food banks?
12. Are you debt-free? Or have a small amount of debt you are confident you can pay back easily?

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