Community Organising Training

The recent by-election might have highlighted divisions and polarised views in our society; but often we have far more in common than we realise.

For most people, housing, the cost of living, safety, and access to green spaces remain the priority issues that impact their everyday lives. Organising around these core issues within our communities will necessitate building strong connections, respectfully talking across differences in opinion, and finding common ground.

Join Local Voices, Co-operation Manchester, the Campaign for a GM Citizen's Assembly, and Greater Manchester Tenants Union for an afternoon of training and strategising about how to talk and listen to your neighbours, hold curious conversations across differences, and build community power together. 

1.30 - 2.00 Free lunch 

2.00 - 2.45 Talking to your neighbours 

2.45 - 3.00 Break

3.00 - 3.45 Having difficult conversations 

3.45 - 4.00 Break 

4.00 - 4.45 Turning conversations into action

4.45 - 5.00 Next steps!

This training is free to all but donations to cover costs of venue hire, food, and other materials are welcome. Please consider donating between £1 and £20 (in cash please!) depending on what you can afford. No-one turned away for lack of funds! 

Levy Old Library has step free access via a ramp, and a wheelchair accessible toilet. We are aiming to run a small creche in the side room. If you have any questions about access or want to book a child into the creche, please email us: localvoicescollective@gmail.com

Food and refreshments will be provided, please get in touch if you have any allergies we should know about: localvoicescollective@gmail.com

If your plans change and you need to cancel your place, please let us know so we can manage how much food to provide accurately and avoid wastage or overspend.