<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">to follow on...</span></font><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">For anyone left wondering, this only applies in England.</span></font><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">M</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br></span></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Marilyn Hyndman</div><div>Northern Visions/NvTv</div><div>23 Donegall Street</div><div>Belfast</div><div>BT1 2FF</div><div><br></div><div>Tel: 028 9024 5495</div><div>Fax: 028 9032 6608</div><div><br></div><div>NvTv </div><div>Belfast Community Television</div><div>Free-to-Air on Channel 62/Freq:799.276MHz</div><div>Live on line: <a href="http://www.nvtv.co.uk">www.nvtv.co.uk</a></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.northernvisions.org">www.northernvisions.org</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><div><html>On 23 Apr 2008, at 13:48, Phil Korbel wrote:</html><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">to follow on from Helen's useful email<br><br>It is likely that there will be special mention in one of the White <br>Paper chapters for community media and the use of 'new technologies' <br>to encourage active citizenship and to promote local democracy. DCLG <br>know that this isn't new but they want to encourage it and would like <br>to hear from you if you have stories of how it has worked for you. <br><br>Dont hold your breath for new money magically appearing, but the <br>higher profile and direction to local authorities that might flow <br>from the White Paper could be very useful to us all.<br><br>So it's really important that the whole sector chips in to feed in <br>their views and evidence into this White Paper process. <br><br>For more information please visit the CLG website <br>(<a href="http://tinyurl.com/6qnrpl">http://tinyurl.com/6qnrpl</a>), where you can read the White Paper <br>launch document (<a href="http://tinyurl.com/2gls9b">http://tinyurl.com/2gls9b</a>).<br><br>Alternatively please email <a href="mailto:unlockingTalent@communities.gsi.gov.uk">unlockingTalent@communities.gsi.gov.uk</a> for<br>more information.<br><br>bests<br><br>Phil<br><br>Date sent: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:52:03 +0100<br>From: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CMA-L <<a href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk">cma-l@commedia.org.uk</a>><br>To: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk">cma-l@commedia.org.uk</a><br>Subject: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>[cma-l] Community Power Pack<br><br><blockquote type="cite">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">From: helen manchester <helen.l.manchester@manchester.ac.uk><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">This may be of interest...<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Involve is proud to announce the launch of the 'Community Power Pack'<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">(http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/powerpack ); a<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">document that Involve has developed for Communities and Local<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Government (CLG).<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">The 'Community Power Pack' contains all the information you need to<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">run a participative event on Empowerment. It follows Communities<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Secretary Hazel Blears' announcement of a new Empowerment White Paper.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> It is aimed at groups who wouldn't normally take part to let their<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">views and experiences be known; and as a result we have made the pack<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">as practical and easy to use as possible.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">The pack contains suggestions on how to run an event, with advice for<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">facilitators and organisers as well as detailed information about<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">empowerment issues. It also poses some questions around empowerment<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">issues that CLG would like to hear your views on. The results of the<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">events will feed into the development of the upcoming Community<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Empowerment White paper.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">For more information please visit the CLG website<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">(http://tinyurl.com/6qnrpl), where you can read the White Paper launch<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">document (http://tinyurl.com/2gls9b).<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Alternatively please email unlockingTalent@communities.gsi.gov.uk for<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">more information.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Involve will be updating the pack based on user feedback and we<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">welcome any thoughts you might have on it. Please send your practical<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">thoughts and ideas on the pack to edward@involve.org.uk<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Helen<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">cma-l mailing list - cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Community Media Association - www.commedia.org.uk<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">_______________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">To manage your mailing list subscription please visit:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l<br></blockquote><br><br>_______________________________________________<br><br>cma-l mailing list - cma-l@commedia.org.uk<br><br>Community Media Association - www.commedia.org.uk<br>_______________________________________________<br><br>To manage your mailing list subscription please visit:<br>http://mailman.commedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/cma-l<br></blockquote></div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Marilyn Hyndman</div><div>Northern Visions/NvTv</div><div>23 Donegall Street</div><div>Belfast</div><div>BT1 2FF</div><div><br></div><div>Tel: 028 9024 5495</div><div>Fax: 028 9032 6608</div><div><br></div><div>NvTv </div><div>Belfast Community Television</div><div>Free-to-Air on Channel 62/Freq:799.276MHz</div><div>Live on line: <a href="http://www.nvtv.co.uk">www.nvtv.co.uk</a></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.northernvisions.org">www.northernvisions.org</a></div></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br></div></div></body></html>