Not a joke but rather part of the strategy of consultation,
participation, involvement as a substitute/cloak for further
privatisation and imposition of neoliberal policy.
However that doesn't mean that there aren't some useful resources in the
pack - mostly fairly 'low level' stuff on how to run events.
Domination is not total.
David Fryer wrote:
> "a new Empowerment White Paper" announced by Government minister . . .
> . 'Community Power Pack' . . . aimed at groups who wouldn't normally
> take part to let their views and experiences be known" . . . . please
> tell me that this is a late April Fools Day joke about Governmentality
> made after reading Michel Foucault and Lewis Carroll too late at night
> . . .
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> *From:* The UK Community Psychology Discussion List on behalf of julie
> bird
> *Sent:* Wed 4/23/2008 19:01
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Subject:* FW: RIHSC: Fwd: Involve and CLG launch the 'Community Power
> Pack'
>
> * FYI*
> **
> *julia*
> **
> **
> **
> **
> **
> *Involve will be updating the pack based on user feedback and we
> welcome any thoughts you might have on it. Please send your
> > practical thoughts and ideas on the pack to [log in to unmask] *
>
>
> > Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:16:35 +0100
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: RIHSC: Fwd: Involve and CLG launch the 'Community Power Pack'
> >
> > Carolyn Kagan -> RIHSC
> >
> > >>> Edward Andersson <[log in to unmask]> 11/04/2008 10:12 >>>
> > Dear network members,
> >
> > Involve is proud to announce the launch of the 'Community Power Pack' (
> > http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/powerpack );
> a document that Involve has developed for Communities and
> > Local Government (CLG).
> >
> > The 'Community Power Pack' contains all the information you need to
> run a participative event on Empowerment. It follows
> > Communities Secretary Hazel Blears’ announcement of a new
> Empowerment White Paper. It is aimed at groups who wouldn't normally
> > take part to let their views and experiences be known; and as a
> result we have made the pack as practical and easy to use as
> > possible.
> >
> > The pack contains suggestions on how to run an event, with advice
> for facilitators and organisers as well as detailed information
> > about empowerment issues. It also poses some questions around
> empowerment issues that CLG would like to hear your views on. The
> > results of the events will feed into the development of the upcoming
> Community Empowerment White paper.
> >
> > For more information please visit the CLG website
> >
> (http://www.communities.gov.uk/communities/communityempowerment/unlockingthetalent/
> ), where you can read the White Paper
> > launch document (
> http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/712089 ).
> Alternatively please email
> > [log in to unmask] for more information.
> >
> >* Involve will be updating the pack based on user feedback and we
> welcome any thoughts you might have on it. Please send your
> > practical thoughts and ideas on the pack to [log in to unmask]
> *>
> > Best Wishes,
> >
> >
> > Edward
> >
> > --
> > Edward Andersson
> > Project Manager -Involve
> >
> > 212 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7BF
> > t: 020 7632 0122 f: 020 7242 1180
> >
> > www.involve.org.uk ( http://www.involve.org.uk/ )
> > www.peopleandparticipation.net (
> http://www.peopleandparticipation.net/ )
> > www.youtube.com/involvefoundation
> >
> >
> >
> >
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