Tumanawa
Anglicans & Community Development
Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd April 2010
Tutua Marae, Te Araroa
Kaupapa: As the first in a series of wananga throughout
2010, this hui will provide a sharing and learning environment
to hear stories from Anglicans around Aotearoa involved
with community development including neighbourhood
revitalisation, environmental sustainability and local
economic development.
Marcus Akuhata-Brown and Pane Kawhia will be the
keynote speakers for the weekend but every participant
will be expected to share some of their own experience of
current community development work.
Marcus will share some insights from his experiences
of moving ‘home’ to Te Araroa over the past 10 years,
reconnecting with his extended whanau and cultivating
strong, healthy relationships within the hapu upon which
intergenerational planning and development can be based.
Pane is an Anglican minister living near Ruatoria who has a
passion for the wellbeing of whanau. She is interested in the
ideas of aroha and freedom and how these are expressed
within whanau and the wider community.
Manu Caddie & Graham Bidois Cameron are community
activists who will talk about their experience in urban
community development over the past ten years including
community organising, engaging with institutions and the
role of faith in the messiness of community.
Participants will be encouraged to share some of their own
stories – the challenges and small successes that others might
take inspiration and ideas from.
Korero will also explore the role of the church in everything
from reconnecting hau kaenga with whanau living away from
their tribal lands to authentic alternatives to loan sharks.
Target Participants: It is anticipated that the hui will involve
20-30 people, and all should have involvement in community
development activities on a regular basis. They should be
people connected in some way to the Anglican Church and work
within defined communities – (both rural and urban contexts). It
will be a whanau friendly environment so children and pakeke/
kaumatua/kuia are welcome
Cost: Koha (some travel subsidies may be available).
Expected Outcomes:
- Learning for individual participants
- Peer support and relationships strengthened
- New networks to continue the conversation and support
local activitites
Registration:
To register or for more information
please contact Manu Caddie (Email:
manu@ahi.co.nz / Tel. 0274 202 957)
by 31 March 2010.
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