Tuesday 15th September 5.30-7.30pm at Oblong

Things are moving fast at Oblong, we have a possible building move to discuss, we have loads of projects to get involved in and lots of things to discuss around membership, volunteers and other juicy topics.

This is an open meeting for any members or volunteers to come and get involved in what happens at Oblong.

This assembly will also be a chance for people to meet our directors who will be there to meet members and volunteers.

Hurray! Oblong has made a successful application to Community Grants and has been awarded £11,300 to develop our volunteer opportunities. The programme will begin in October and will run for a year and will see our targets rise to a total of 68 volunteers for the year. Community Grants is a Learning and Skills Council Yorkshire and the Humber grant and is part of the European Social Fund Programme

Community Building Workshop

The following workshops are available to book now:

25 - 27 September 2009 Leeds
16 - 18 October 2009 London
27 - 29 November 2009 Leeds

For details of individual courses and to book your place
visit www.willingchange.com

What can I expect at a community building workshop?

During the workshop, through observation and participation, you will be challenged­ to:

· Communicate with authenticity
· Deal with difficult issues
· Welcome and affirm diversity
· Bridge differences with integrity

From September Oblong will be running it's innovative 'Community Transformers' training course. The course, part of our Reaching Communities BIG Lottery funded 'Act-Up' project, will enable participants to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence to make a positive change in their community.

The aim of the course is to enable participants to:

• Understand more about your neighbourhood – what the problems and the strengths are.
• Create positive change in your local community.
• Develop teamwork skills
  

Community Building Workshop
5th, 6th & 7th June 2009

5th (7.30pm – 10.30pm) / 6th (10am – 5pm) / 7th 10am – 5pm)

If you are interested in personal growth and have longed for more authenticity¬ in yourself and in your relationships with others— this empowering workshop is for you.

Meeting together will give you the opportunity to learn the principles and stages of, what M. Scott Peck calls, community building. Through observation and participation, you will be challenged¬ to:

• Communicate with authenticity
• Deal with difficult issues