If you are involved in local campaigning – especially on planning – you might be interested in the following event. The organisers emailed us about it today, so we thought we’d pass the information on ….
You can download their full brochure here.
Power Up London 2011 (Planning, the Law and your Rights)
Partnership event: Friends of the Earth / Talk ActionQueen Mary University, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS
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1-3 July, 2011 (Residential weekend event)
A training weekend on the planning system and your legal rights to help you improve your local area.
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?I left Power Up with loads of energy and some ideas for practical action. The results have been dramatic!?
Shlomo Dowen (UK without Incineration Network)
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?Our campaign is community versus big business in the fight to stop Queen?s Market from being demolished. Many people on low incomes rely on Queen?s Market for affordable fresh food. After Power Up we feel like we have a louder voice ? and know how to use it.?
Pauline and Saif (Friends of Queens Market. Newham, London)
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?Power Up has given me the confidence and knowledge to find a way to ?do something? about environmental justice in my local area and now I?m planning my very own campaign.?
Mustafa Korel (Hackney Resident)What is Power Up?
Power Up is a weekend of workshops and networking to empower people to make a difference.
Find out how to use the system effectively to improve your environment and find out about how proposed changes to the planning system may affect your community. Learn how to confidently use legal and planning knowledge and share your ideas with others. Gain the tools, confidence and contacts to help make your community a cleaner, healthier, fairer place to live. You will leave feeling inspired, energised and well connected, ready to apply your new skills to your important local issues.
Who is Power Up for?
You don?t need to be an expert, but you will be active and keen to make a difference. Power Up is particularly for people working in disadvantaged areas and with groups whose voices are not usually heard in decision making. If you?re already involved in a local campaign and you want to make sure you are using your rights effectively, then Power Up is for you.
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If you?re completely new to planning or campaigning then we have an introductory ?Drop in? session as part of the weekend ? please get in touch for more information.
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Workshops include:
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? Planning & the Localism Bill
? Getting Information
? Using the Law
? Campaigning & Outreach
? Film Making
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More information about Power Up and what to do next:
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When
Power Up starts from 6pm on Friday July 1, through to 4pm on Sunday July 3, 2011. An introductory ?taster? session is available for those who are new to campaigning and planning. Please contact us for more details.
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Cost
All places are subsidised by Friends of the Earth. We ask for a contribution to help cover accommodation and meals over the weekend.
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Full residential place ?75
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Free concessionary places are available for unwaged (Unemployed / Students / Pensioners). Please ask for more information.
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Where
Queen Mary,
University of London
Mile End Road
London
E1 4NS
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All accommodation, all meals and refreshments are included.Bookings and further information:
Talk Action
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Email: jelliott@talkaction.org
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Talk Action
The Grayston Centre
28 Charles Square
London
N1 6HT
Can power up give me any information on how to encourage Highways Dept. to move more quickly or even move at all on the issue I raise? Nearly 3 years and still no nearer any help for people crossing the road at Lubards Farm.
They managed to find the money to resurface the road outside Lubbards. Shame they couldn’t have put a crossing in at the same time.
I did ask if the large hole at the bottom of ferndale could be done at the same time. The workers even parked over the big hole but guess what??