Gungahlin

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Voice of the PeopleKitchen Table
ConversationsInformation and Training Session
Mark Spain

• Gungahlin
• Monday 1 June 2015

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Agenda

1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Collaborating Groups
3. Vision and Objectives
4. Method Kitchen Table Conversations (KTC)
5. Experience with KTC
6. The Host Pack explained
7. Feedback and questions
8. Kit distribution and close

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Welcome and Introductions

• Everyone turn to a person who is sitting around
  you that you dont know, and share with them
• Your Name
• What interested you in coming along tonight

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Collaborating Groups

• ACT Council Of Social Services (ACTCOSS) Susan
  Helyar
• March Australia
• Fair Go for Canberra

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Vision and Objectives

• The purpose of these Kitchen Table Conversations
  is to
• empower people to make things better
• help ourselves, and our leaders, to discover new
  directions for the Australian society, economy
  and environment

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Vision and Objectives

• The objectives we seek are
• Enriched conversations about the future that
  respect differences of opinion and values
• Simple and effective activities that encourage
  people to participate in our democracy and our
  future
• A diversity of voices and opinion in our
  discussions - everyone can join in
• A society where peoples voices are heard,
  respected and represented
• Action arising from these conversations

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Method (KTC)
Diagram based on Uniting Church Table Talks
Affordable Housing
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Method (KTC)

• 1. You agree to host two Kitchen Table
  Conversations
• 2. You invite 6-10 people in your community to
  join you for the conversations (and organise a
  scribe)
• 3. You host the conversation and record the
  discussions
• 4. You provide the scribed report to the
  Coordinating Group and they upload it onto a web
  page
• 5. You, and your group, start to work on actions
  that you and your group identify
• 6. You, and your group, attend a reflection event
  

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Method (KTC)

• Question for first conversation
• What is important to you?
• OR
• 2. What are the issues for our future around
  community connectedness?
• Question for second conversation
• What needs to change?

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Experience with KTC

• Voices of the People in Kitchen Table
  Conversations Report
• Hear from people involved in the last round of KTC

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The Host Pack explained

• Page 1 explains tonight
• Pages 2 and 3 provide an overview of the KTC
  process along with timing
• Page 4 explains the conversations and ground
  rules
• Pages 5, 6 and 7 provide information for hosts
• Page 7 has a draft invitation that hosts can use
• Page 8 provides information for scribes
• Page 9 provides a table to list the participants

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Feedback and questions
?????
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Kit distribution and close

• If you would like to host a KTC, please take a
  host kit with you tonight.
• You can also download a copy from
  www.see-change.org.au/voicesofthepeople
• ENJOY!!!