What happens when people become active participants in their community?

The Department of Communities and Linkwest invite you to an afternoon workshop with international guest Jim Diers.

Jim Diers, author of Neighbor Power: Building Community the Seattle Way, has a passion for getting people engaged with their communities and in the decisions that affect their lives. Since moving to Seattle in 1976, he put that passion to work for a direct-action neighborhood association, a community development corporation, a community foundation, and the nation's largest health care cooperative. He was appointed the first director of Seattle's Department of Neighborhoods in 1988 where he served under three mayors over the next 14 years.

Currently, Jim teaches courses in community organizing and development at the University of Washington and serves on the faculty of the Asset-Based Community Development Institute. 

This FREE workshop will bring together participants from the government and non-government sectors to explore what it takes to foster strong social connections and active, engaged citizens and in turn, how that creates safe and inclusive communities. This is a unique opportunity to learn from Jim’s international insights and experience and to work together on achieving long term impact in WA communities.

Monday 16 September
1pm to 4.30pm
Including afternoon tea
Victoria Park Community Centre

Places are limited, with priority given to Department of Communities employees and non-government organisations with a current Empowering Communities Program contract. 

Please note that this is only offered as an in-person workshop, to take full advantage of Jim Diers being present in Perth. We hope to record his opening presentation and will share feedback from the event for those unable to be in Perth on the day.