Hi friends!!! So, Im FINALLY done with working the Sarasota Film Festival, and am now so excited to announce this workshop. It is FREE - would love to have you or anyone you know who might be interested. Ill be sharing stories, lessons and exercises from my year in Indiana plus my longer practice of Asset-Based Community Development. This has all been possible thanks to my old New College Professor, Dr. David Brain, who invited me to stay in Sarasota a little longer and to involve his local connections in funding the day. Please spread the word in your network if you have a moment :) with Love, April p.s. For you locals, look out for a party announcement to follow. Unleashing Abundance The Art and Practice of Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) Saturday, April 19 10am-4pm Salvation Army, Sarasota 1400 10th St Sarasota, FL 34236 Roving Illustrator and ABCD Institute Faculty member April Doner will share what she has learned ABCD practices here and across the country--especially stories, pictures and practices from a year of immersive living and practice alongside ABCD practitioners in Indianapolis, IN--one of the most innovative hubs of creative community and economy-building in the world. Together, well form a space of shared learning, story-telling, and practice with the goal of taking this into our everyday lives and communities for real results. TOPICS: ~ How to uncover hidden resources in your community, networks and neighborhood and use them to realize you personal, group, or organizations goals ~ The social justice side of looking for assets over needs, especially among people on the margins ~ Using asset-thinking to build economy ~ The power of connected neighbors and neighborhoods, and how to harness it ~ How organizations and ordinary community members alike can benefit from a shifting from a top-down to a bottom-up, inside-out approach to local change and to pursuing their goals Who should come? * Change-makers * Community Leaders * Passionate Neighbors * Nonprofit, Social Service, Government Agency Staff * Innovators * Engaged Citizens * Connectors * Anyone interested! Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP by April 18 to: 941.487.4338 / [email protected]
Posted on: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 19:56:55 +0000
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