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Community is the answer

Welcome to Edinburgh Tenants Federation’s Workshop. Community is the answer. Wednesday 11 th June 2014. Welcome. Clare MacGillivray Development Coordinator. Betty Stevenson Convenor. Sheila Rutherford- McCallum Treasurer. Aims of Workshop.

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Community is the answer

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  1. Welcome to Edinburgh Tenants Federation’s Workshop Community is the answer Wednesday 11th June 2014

  2. Welcome Clare MacGillivray Development Coordinator Betty Stevenson Convenor Sheila Rutherford- McCallum Treasurer

  3. Aims of Workshop • Social housing and tenant participation in Scotland • Edinburgh Tenants Federation’s way of local collective community action • Your experiences of collective action to influence power • Opportunities for action in your home communities.

  4. What we’ll do S Say your own word I Input D Discuss A Action!

  5. What’s your passion?

  6. The right to housing “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and wellbeing of [them]self and of [their] family, including ... housing.” Universal Declaration on Human Rights (10th December 1948)

  7. Tenants’ Charter • “Right to healthy, safe, secure, affordable housing. • Right to form tenants’ organisations and participate in decision making, free from discrimination.” International Union of Tenants (6th June 1974)

  8. Scottish slums

  9. Tenant activism

  10. Social housing in Scotland The Wheatley Act in 1924 extended Council house building by increasing the level of subsidy from the state.

  11. New homes

  12. Tenant participation

  13. Edinburgh Tenants Federation

  14. Our connections

  15. Local action

  16. Connecting citywide

  17. The right to participate

  18. National action

  19. Award winners

  20. Envisioning the Future

  21. The Conversation

  22. A deeper understanding

  23. Questions to consider • How does collective action happen in your community? • What issues need to change in your community? • What are the challenges you face and how do you overcome them? • What have you learned about the approach used by Edinburgh Tenants you can take to your ‘home’ community? • What good practice tips can you share to help others in the group learn?

  24. Your reflections

  25. Connect with us We would love to connect with people interested in our work. info@edinburghtenants.org.uk www.edinburghtenants.org.uk Facebook and Twitter Edinburgh Tenants Federation

  26. Thanks

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