Community Development, Human Rights and the Grassroots
Trades Hall
Victoria Street (Cnr Lygon Street) Melbourne, Australia
14 - 18 April 2004
(a conference for academics, researchers and the grassroots practitioners)
There is a renewal of interest in community development, both in
Australia and internationally. This conference will explore the
questions: What does community development look like today? What are the
key issues? What is its potential? How is it operating at the grassroots
and in global contexts? What are the links between community development
and human rights?
There will be two sections to the Conference:
Reflection 14-16 April, 2004 (14th - evening Opening Session - Hotel
IBIS)
This section will focus on reflection and analysis of the role, methods
and contexts of community development today. In particular, it will
consider the influence of the human rights revolution on local and
global community projects. Submissions for papers which address the
following themes are invited, but other themes are also welcome.
* human rights and community development
* social capital
* community development and globalisation
* new and old forms of activism
* multiculturalism and cultural citizenship
* the effects of neo-liberalism & managerialism
* gender, race and class
* third sector research
* indigenous projects
* strengths & weakness of capacity and community building
* women in community development
* diversity and solidarity in community development
* civil society debates and discourses
Abstracts should be 200 - 300 words and written in plain English and an
electronic copy (in MS word format) sent to:
Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone (03) 5227 2113
(all papers will be blind peer - refereed)
Website www.deakin.edu.au/cchr
Deadline for Abstracts 14 November 2003
Grassroots
17 - 18 April, 2004
Themes of these two days of the conference will be:
* the political context of community development
* challenging the status quo
* co-option and colonisation
* working in atypical areas
* new sites of community development
* community development and the future
Workshop facilitation (10 -15 minutes) will focus upon issues relating
to these themes. This will involve sharing and celebrating ideas and
experiences, with creative discussion and decisions for future
directions.
The process of these two days will be participatory, interactional and
provocative (workshops - not presentations) focussed upon core community
development values in practice (rather than specific projects or
programs).
Those interested in further information, becoming involved in planning
the conference and / or facilitating workshops please contact Caty Kyne
(ph: 03 94817894) [EMAIL PROTECTED] or Ben Leeman (ph: 03.9819 3239)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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