Community Organising is a process of bringing communities together to create positive change, through listening, reaching out and taking action. Through Community Organising, communities work together to recognise common goals, identify solutions, and build collective power.  

These workshops provide the opportunity to explore and develop skills in listening, identifying power and taking action within food aid settings, encouraging participants to bring and share their experiences, and apply learning to their day to day work. 

Together we will develop ideas for new pilot projects, based on the listening and reaching out you do with your communities. The six sessions will build a project idea and plan, with the opportunity for small pots of funding to run these pilot projects for those completing the workshops.

Who are Community Organising workshops for? 

Anyone involved in managing, coordinating, running or volunteering in a facility offering emergency/crisis food aid in Islington. 

Workshop programme:

Wednesday 30th October – 12 – 1.30pm, What is Community Organising and how is it relevant to the work that you do

Wednesday 13th November – 2.30 - 4pm, Community Organising Principles

Wednesday 27th November – 12 – 1.30pm, Community Organising Framework

Wednesday 11th December – 2.30 - 4pm, Listening  

Wednesday 15th January – 12 – 1.30pm, Power

Wednesday 29th January – 2.30 - 4pm, Community Action 

To gain the full benefit of these workshops, we encourage you to attend all six. Unfortunately, we can only accept bookings where attendance to at least four sessions are booked, any others will be cancelled. When booking, a box will appear asking for dietary requirements, and requesting confirmation of dates you can attend, please scroll down to see and select the full list of dates. Please contact info@octopuscommunities.org.uk with any questions.