BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Rethinking Poverty - ECPv4.8.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Rethinking Poverty X-ORIGINAL-URL: X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Rethinking Poverty BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200710 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200712 DTSTAMP:20200528T223807 CREATED:20200218T212940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200218T212940Z SUMMARY:Big Local Connects 2020 DESCRIPTION:150 Big Local areas are invited to get together for two days to learn\, share and network \nBig Local Connects\, our biggest event of the year\, is an opportunity for all Big Local areas to come together to celebrate and inspire each other. \nResident-led sessions\nWe are inviting residents from Big Local areas to run a session at Connects 2020\, to share their learning and ideas with other areas. \nThe theme for Connects 2020 is ‘vision for the future’: what do we want our communities to be like in 2026 and beyond? Within this\, there are five sub-themes\, if you’re thinking of submitting an idea consider which sub-theme it fits best: \n\nEconomy– from skills and employment to local business or lending schemes\, these sessions will explore how the local economy fits into plans for the future.\nSociety– how do residents interact with each other and how does this reflect the wider community? Think about creating a community identity\, sport and mental health\, a longer healthy life\, making the most of unlikely spaces\, and alternatives to illegal money lending.\nPower – understanding formal and informal power structures and how they can shape communities. Explore power dynamics\, inclusivity\, learning from failure\, democracy and community leadership.\nEnvironment – these sessions will look at how communities and individuals can respond to the climate crisis and move to a greener future in a fair and sustainable way. Think about food\, practical changes to address the climate emergency\, green energy and pollution.\nThe road ahead– what will we do between now and 2026 to achieve the changes we envision for our community? Have a go at future visioning\, storytelling\, make new connections\, explore legacy\, creative approaches to evaluation and fundraising.\n\nFor areas interested in delivering a session at Connects please submit a short proposal by email\, covering the following: \n\nTitle for session\nWhich of the five themes does your session relate to?\nPurpose of the session: why do you want to run a session on this topic and why do you think it will be relevant to others?\nOutline of how the session will be structured:– is it an interactive workshop? Make it as creative as you can!\n\nThings to note \n\nEach session is one hour long\nWhere a proposal overlaps with a session already being planned\, we will look to incorporate the ideas into one session where this makes sense\nTo keep the resident-led ethos\, at least one facilitator / presenter must be a resident of the Big Local area delivering the session\nWe will give priority to areas that didn’t apply / deliver a session at Connects 2019\n\nProposals and questions should be submitted by Monday 20 April to\n URL: LOCATION:East Midlands Conference Centre\, Beeston Lane\, University of Nottingham\, NG7 2RJ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR