Community Building and Worldwork
“If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place.”
Margaret Mead  We run workshops, small or large scale events and forums. In Diversity Matters, we passionately believe that real changes which maintain moves towards inclusion are more likely when everyone works together. We also know that Partnership working is much easier to say than it is do. We like to deliver training and ongoing support in ways that build the capacity, confidence, resources and resilience of staff, service users and carers to work towards and support further change wherever necessary.
We explore the idea of community in many different ways. We run workshops in community building for community groups or professions. We help facilitate community events to bring in local citizens and organisations to work on issues of Inclusion and difference. We use a variety of techniques and formats, depending on the size of the group, event or training course.
“The Worldwork perspective looks at every person, group and event as equally important to the emerging future of the community and of the globe.”
Max Schupbach  See for more information on Worldwork approaches: http://www.maxfacilitation.net/perspective.asp
As part of this work we have recently been running workshops for mixed groups of carers, people who use services, workers and community members to explore right relationships and power issues.
“It is inconceivable that no good whatsoever exists in both individuals and communities, so it is always a matter of building upon what is actually there to be built upon, irrespective of what will limit and constrain such good.”
Michael Kendrick "Civic life depends on citizens' willingness to recognize and support one another's membership despite apparent differences. All people will live better lives when the knowledge that we are all members of each other shapes everyday life and collective decisions."
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