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Barbara Winter's

Making A Living
Without a Job


London UK - Alternatives

Making a Living Without 

a Job Energize Your Entrepreneurial Spirit
- April 21 
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Making a Living Without a Job - April 17
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The Helplines Association 

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Essential telephone skills
(14 June & 16 August)


Essential email skills
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Strategies and Techniques to effectively and easily manage people

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June 2012

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38 Degrees is the angle at which an avalanche happens. In the UK, 38 Degrees will enable people to act together, to create an avalanche for change

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NFHiB - Positively Managing Negative Neighbours. Are you suffering or suffered in the past with a nuisance neighbour, noisy neighbour, harassment, bullying, boundary problems, anti-social behaviour or any form of unwanted neighbour attention or interference? Neighbours From Hell in Britain (NFHiB) can help you to resolve neighbour problems or any issues with neighbours within many different situations, there's no need to be or feel alone.

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George Weil provides the tools and materials for and spinning, dyeing, batik, weaving, tapestry, felt making, silk painting, printing, paper making and much more.


Several companies have asked us how many RAs are in the UK and quite honestly there are hundreds.  To celebrate the wonderful work done by many of these RAs, we are now planning a special event in Central London.  I have just returned from seeing the Logan Hall in the University of London.  This seems to us a great venue to celebrate the work done by RAs and community groups.  The hall has been booked for Saturday  8th September 2012.  
                                        
This event will give you all a chance to meet up with other RAs and Community Activists, exchange ideas and learn how to be even more effective. There are limited spaces available (900 seats), so please reserve your seat soon as possible by completing the Reservation Form.

We are also looking for great guest speakers who will inspire and encourage us all to continue with our efforts on behalf of our communities and volunteers to help us organise and run this event - any suggestions / ideas welcome. 

Meanwhile, we'd love to hear from you - tell us what is going on in your area and what your Residents' Association or group is doing to improve your community.  

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The campaign '1000 Communities' is run by the National Federation of Tenant Management Organisations (NFTMO) and ATIC, the sector body for trainers and advisors. Working with many other national and regional networks, we aim to get information to 1000 communities about ways for tenants in the social housing sector to take more control of the homes they live in. It’s all based on Co-operation, and 2012 is the International Year of the Co-operative. 


Got a great idea for a community project?  

Community Rights give new powers to local people and groups to build the communities they want...more 


Celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee

If you want to organise a street party to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee with your neighbours ,,,more


Neighbours From Hell in Britain (NFHiB)

NFHiB - Positively Managing Negative Neighbours. Are you suffering or suffered in the past with a nuisance neighbour, noisy neighbour, harassment, bullying, boundary problems, anti-social behaviour or any form of unwanted neighbour attention or interference? Neighbours From Hell in Britain (NFHiB) can help you to resolve neighbour problems or any issues with neighbours within many different situations, there's no need to be or feel alone.NFHiB was created in early 2002, due to the site creator's personal experiences with repeatedly anti-socialnoisy, inconsiderate and rude neighbours. A 'NFH' (Neighbour From Hell) can come from any walk of life and any part of society - the large amount of collective experience and information contained within NFHiB can help you address neighbour issues in any situation.


Noise Action Week - 21st to 25th May 2012

Are you having problems with a noisy neighbour and getting nowhere with your local council?  Let us know ....


 is an exciting opportunity for residents in 150 areas around England to use at least £1m to make a massive and lasting positive difference to their communities. It’s about bringing together all the local talent, ambitions, skills and energy from individuals, groups and organisations who want to make their area an even better place to live.  Big Local is being run by Local Trust, which is working with £200m from the Big Lottery Fund and a range of partners providing expert advice and support for residents....more





There's more than enough talk around Sustainability
Logica believes that the path to the future is through innovating now, so this site is dedicated to projects from around the world that are tackling Sustainability with creativity and clever thinking. Plus we're giving you the opportunity to upload your own stories, and the chance to win €20,000 worth of Logica consulting.  Visit http://www.sustainability-stories.com/




National Community Activists Network

People are practical. They want change but feel powerless, alone, do not want to be the blade of grass that sticks up above the others and is cut down. They wait for a sign from someone else who will make the first move, or the second. And at certain times in history there are intrepid people who take the risk that if they make the first move others will follow quickly enough to prevent them being cut down. And if we understand this, we might make the first move
 (Howard Zin – You Can’t Be Neutral On A Moving Train)


Over 650 people have signed up to the NatCAN website. As funding for the traditional community infrastructure bodies dries up, we can expect more.  NatCAN is a format free for groups or persons to use - at least the price is right.  NatCAN, a free-to-join network of community activists operating in all areas of the UK, would like to know how you think the network should develop.


National Community Activists Network



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Words of Wisdom

 'Use every letter you write, every conversation you have, every meeting you attend to express your fundamental beliefs and dreams. Affirm to others the vision of the world YOU want. You are a free, immensely powerful source of life & goodness. Affirm It! Spread It! Radiate It! Think about it day and night and you will see a miracle happen - the greatness of your own life!'    Anonymous 


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Visit this site and download the "I Am An Activist" pdf booklet about Anita Roddick and share it with your friends.


Enterprising People

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Resources

Social Bartering with Favabank


Favabank is modernising the age old idea of barter to exchange items and time as favours between members of your ommunity
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George Clarke

Kevin McCloud

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The Community Coaching Cafe
is a new inter-generational mentoring project, sharing the experiences & skills
of local people with young people, women and older people in the St Neots area to help them build better lives for themselves.