This year I went to the annual conference of the IAF (International Association of Facilitators) England and Wales chapter held in the Priory Room in the centre of Birmingham on the 25th and 26th April. I’d been once before, a couple of years ago, but that was a hybrid mix of ‘roomies and Zoomies’, which […]
The Worker Co-op Weekend, hosted by Co-operatives UK is aimed at worker co-operatives to help them learn, share and be inspired by one another. The programme is made up of practical sessions designed and run by worker co-ops and covers a range of topics. This year’s venue is Rock UK Frontier Centre in Northamptomshire, Key elements to the Worker […]
A 3.5-day workshop in Birmingham learning the basics of an approach has inspired Rhizome training and facilitation work: a hands-on, learner-centred, inclusive approach to training. One of Rhizome’s trainers went to the first UK TSAT in 2013, and this fundamentally shaped our approach; another of us went a few years later and blogged about the […]
What: Two days of resistance and direct action to disrupt the fracking supply chain and new gas infrastructure When: Friday 22nd – Saturday 23rd February 2019 Where: Locations across the UK Who: Environmental, anti-fracking and grassroot groups across the UK including Reclaim the Power, Fuel Poverty Action, Frack Free Leeds and Preston New Road crews. Click here to add […]
Dates: 22nd-24th February, 2019 Location: Halton Mill, Hill Lane, Halton, Lancaster, LA2 6ND Nearest Station: Lancaster A weekend of campaign updates, networking, planning, solidarity and socialising in Lancaster – in solidarity with Lancashire anti-fracking resistance. Involved or want to get involved in ecological resistance in Britain & Ireland? Whether you are fighting fracking, opencast coal, […]
Spotted on the New Economy Organisers Network email list: For some of us, 2018 marked a turning point. We could no longer ignore the effects of race, power and privilege in the workplace. Fifty years after the Race Relations Act, systemic racism is alive and well. We’re still trying to eliminate workplace racial inequality by […]
Apply now to participate in the first ever Movement Builders UK Training for Trainers – DEADLINE MIDNIGHT 21st JANUARY 2019 ****** When (dates): 8th-11th Feb 2019 When (times): Fri 8th 9.30am – Mon 11th: 8.30pm (residential) Where: Storthes Hall Park, Kirkburton, Huddersfield, Yorkshire Cost: Fees for Movement Builders operate on a sliding scale: Grassroots/Unpaid Organiser: […]
From our training collective cousins, Navigate and Tripod: Finding Collaboration in Conflict: Exploring Convergent Facilitation as a process for making difficult decisions in groups Would you like to learn how to facilitate groups that are stuck in disagreement to move forwards? Do you want to better support groups to come up with decisions that work […]
Following the 3-day Exploring Class Train the Trainers, where we learned lots too, this important workshop from our fellow trainers at Navigate, is one to attend: Saturday 12th January 2019, 10.30 –5.30pm, Bristol The class system is embedded in all of our lives and its not surprising that when we organise for social and environmental […]
Invitation to Deep Adaptation Deep Dive Join us for a shared exploration of how to be and act in extraordinary times. This is a professional, personal and creative gathering. Part ‘Lab’, part facilitated journey, part Open Space. The times are urgent. Let’s slow down together When: Sunday December 16-Thursday December 20th, 2018. Where: Venue somewhere […]
