Democratic Engagement - 2015 CACHC conference presentation
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WORKSHOP 2A: DEMOCRATIC ENGAGEMENT IN ACTION
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Democratic Engagement - 2015 CACHC conference presentation
- 1. Democratic Engagement in Action Fostering and advancing democratic engagement at the community level Presented at CACHC Conference on Friday September 18, 2015
- 2. Facilitators Zeinab Mohamed, City for All Women Initiative/ Making Votes Count Suzanne Doerge, Director, City for All Women Initiative John Beebe, Samara Canada Eugene Williams, Coalition of Community Health and Resource Centres, Making Votes Count, Somerset West Community Health Centre Welcome and Introductions
- 3. Objectives • Reflect on why democratic engagement matters to community health centres. • Share examples of local advocacy tools that can be used leading up to federal election. • Consider what we can do in our context.
- 4. Why Democratic Engagement Matters • Enabling people to have voice • Building Healthy Public Policy • Addressing the Social Determinants of Health • How we view community engagement
- 5. CHRC Vision Committed to the eradication of poverty in Ottawa The status quo is not O.K. We envision a City in which all persons can have their voices heard. We create the debate about the issues that impact our communities, and are part of the solution for a safe, just and healthy life for all. We can do better.
- 6. Leading and Advocating Engaging and Acting Discussing and Learning Ladder of Engagement
- 8. Partnership Training and Pilot Download and Discuss Tools Next Steps
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- Welcome and Introductions Introduce presenters and aims of the workshop (2 min) Go round of introductions – name, org, position, city/town (3 min) Skirmish – invite people to stand and find one person to talk with to discuss the first question (2 min), then a second person to discuss the 2nd question, then 3rd person to discuss the 3rd question) (8 min) why came to this workshop why democratic engagement matters to CHC’s challenges that you face in democratic engagement Call in ideas to flipchart on what they heard about why democratic engagement matters to CHC’s and challenges you face. Post these lists to refer back to them throughout the workshop (2 min).
- Why it matters to CHCs Draw upon what people have said to make the links about why democratic engagement matters to CHC’s, values and principles invite participant response Points to discuss A key aspect of the CHC MODEL OF CARE CHARTER is to Build Healthy Public Policy – “Advocate on issues of public policy and on matters that affect the well-being of individuals and communities” – CHCs signed on to this Charter in November 2008 Building Healthy Public Policy comes directly from the World Health Organization Ottawa Charter on Health Promotion - This is still a seminal charter that speaks to CHC Best practices - First International Conference on Health Promotion, Ottawa, 21 November 1986 Concepts of Health Promotion Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. Prerequisites for Health - The fundamental conditions and resources for health are: peace, shelter, education, food, income, a stable eco-system, sustainable resources, social justice, and equity. Improvement in health requires a secure foundation in these basic prerequisites. Advocate - Political, economic, social, cultural, environmental, behavioural and biological factors can all favour health or be harmful to it. Health promotion action aims at making these conditions favourable through advocacy for health. Enable - Health promotion focuses on achieving equity in health. Health promotion action aims at reducing differences in current health status and ensuring equal opportunities and resources to enable all people to achieve their fullest health potential. Mediate - The prerequisites and prospects for health cannot be ensured by the health sector alone. More importantly, health promotion demands coordinated action by all levels of government and various sectors.
- What We Believe In… The Coalition of Community Health and Resource Centres of Ottawa envisions a future in which all persons have the capacity to work together to develop, manage and utilize the wide range of opportunities, responsive services and resources within their diverse communities for a safe, just and healthy life for all. We are committed to the eradication of poverty in Ottawa. Coalition members advocate at many levels and on many issues to help people gain access to the basic supports, including shelter, food, income, childcare, recreation and transportation. What does Advocacy mean to us? Ensuring a process for a voice for community members on issues that matter to them, regardless of means, by proving training and opportunity. Maintaining the support of funding agencies for the community-based infrastructure that provides the health and social services sought by City of Ottawa communities. Maintaining crisis resources within CHRCs to ensure the most vulnerable have ready access to needed services. Supporting people with barriers to access in achieving increased access to the full range of health and social services available within the City of Ottawa. Working more closely with community associations. Supporting investment in social capital. Expanding resources available for community-based health and social services in the City of Ottawa as needed.
- 10 min Ladder of Engagement – Review examples of activities on each rung of the ladder Provide Handout of Ladder of Engagement and have people place themselves, their organization, and their community Hit B 40% of Canadians tell us they are not even on the ladder.
- But what if you are not on the ladder? How do we get people on the ladder? Describe Democracy Talks and Vote PopUp Embedded in existing programs in community based organizations Asks “What matters to you?” Fun and Meaningful.
- 10 min 1 – Download Vote PopUp and DT curriculum materials 2 – Samara staff training and pilot as part of existing programming 3 – NYCH and ACSA
- 20 min Making Votes Count Introduction – Gene Overview of the initiative, how developed partnerships, Civic Engagement Table, – Eugene Develop leadership capacity of women and community organizations Increase voter turnout in low income communities and enable community voices to be heard Civic Engagement Table – Table of Convergence This Ottawa initiative is co-sponsored by the Coalition of Community Health and Resource Centres and City for All Women Initiative (CAWI). Funded by the Trillium Foundation, the Catherine Donnelly Foundation, and the United Way Resident experience – impact at neighbourhood level – Zeinab Policy asks developed for City / Provincial and Federal Election –Suzanne to summarize pamphlet developed with policy asks Tools and overall impact - Suzanne MVC brochure Where the Parties stand Policy Asks
- Talk about video Remind people to Vote Ask candidates where they stand on MVC election issues Ask people to consider what they can do or their organization can do to get ready for the federal election Our call to action