What: A day of experiencing and learning Participatory Facilitation, with Deborah Benham
Who: Deborah is a trainer of trainers with Gaia Education - focusing on participatory methods. She is also a Transition Town, Sociocracy, Biomimicry and Deep Nature Connection trainer and facilitator. She brings participatory facilitation into all the spaces where she is working with groups or providing learning environments.
Why: Participatory Facilitation …?
* Redistributes power from the ‘front’, to the whole group of participants or learners
* Emerges collective intelligence and creativity
* Surfaces new directions, ideas and pathways to complex issues
* Encourages more diverse and whole ways of knowing and doing
* Evolves and adapts depending on the context and group
* Is much more fun and engaging than ‘standard’ teaching!
Community = Power, is one of SHIFT Bristol's core beliefs/values. Surfacing and applying the collective wisdom of the community is a key approach to creating a more preferred and just future, and is a method used throughout the SHIFT Bristol Practical Sustainability Course.
How:
- Join in with a lively day of discussion, games and creative activities, and learn how to apply them in your own contexts, groups and organising.
- Please wear comfortable clothes you can move around in, something to write notes in, and a spirit of playful curiosity.
- Please let us know if you have any access, movement or ability needs : Laura@shiftbristol.org.uk
When:
Friday 28th March
Doors Open: 9.45
Workshop begins: 10.00
Workshop ends: 4.00
Where: The Pickle Factory, 13 All Hallows Road, Easton, Bristol, BS5 0HH
- Parking: The Pickle Factory is in a residential area of Bristol, so some on-street parking will be available nearby.
- Buses: There is a bus stop very close to the Pickle Factory and Felix Road for the 506 route. A 3-minute walk away is the bus stop for the 6 & 7 routes.
- There’s multiple bus routes that pass by Lawrence Hill, only a 10-minute walk from both the Pickle Factory.
- Cycling: The Pickle Factory is beside the Bristol and Bath Railway Path. There is a bike rack on site.
Costs:
Full Fee: £45
Part-Concession: £35
Full-Concession: £25
Visit the Green Bottle Sliding Scale (https://futuredreams.org.uk/green-bottle-sliding-scale/) as a guide to deciding what tier of course fee you should pay.
Food: Please bring your own lunch, we will provide tea/coffee & biscuits. If you are averagely able-bodied the Pickle Factory is 10 mins walk from St Marks Rd, which has shops/cafes along it.