Below are recordings and other information from the 2021 Unconference. These materials will also be included in E-Book sections based on themes. Some materials may not be available as they are in an inaccessible format. If you need videos or other materials posted in an accessible format, email abcld.ebook@gmail.com
Session 1: Opening Plenary with John Mcknight, Deb Wisniewski, and Allison Lourash
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- Karakia- New Zealand Māori Blessing by Corrina McGregor
- Four Essential Elements of ABCD piece from John McKnight and Cormac Russell
Session 2: Evaluation for Grassroots Projects: how to measure your project’s impact and why it matters: Jennifer DeCoste, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Session 3: Rural Communities: We Are It! (Revisited): Deb Wisniewski and Wendy McCaig, United States and Heather Keam, Canada
Session 4: Social lessons from Transformation: Tim Vogt, Bridget Vogt, Carol Combs and Danyetta Najoli, United States
Session 5: Learning from Youth: Stacy Jacobs, Maitland, NSW, Australia
Session 6: DigiShakti: Digital Empowerment of Community based Entrepreneurs: Sonia Garcha and Raghini Badhrinarayanan, India
Session 7: How do we support best practice for Parents leading Parents peer led programs? Kylie Murphy, Hobart, Australia
Session 8: Born to stand out: seeking knowledge and truth-telling to go on a consciousness-raising journey through hip hop expression: Sarah Williams and guest South Sudanese facilitators, Anyaak, Festo, and Queen P, Melbourne, Australia
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Session 9: “Every Child Counts”: Experiential narrative of growing up with dignity of children in crisis from vulnerable and marginalized communities of India: Deepak Tripathi, Mumbai, India
Session 10: A movement for neighbourhood connection: Maureen Maher and Irene Opper, Perth, Australia
Session 11: Community response to excessive alcohol consumption: Rituu B Nanda, India
Session 12: ABCD Asia Pacific Network: the original story and beyond: Dee Brooks and Fee Saunders, Melbourne, Australia
Session 13: Community healing from a tragic murder, Janine Ward South Africa
Session 14: The ABCD Model in Leeds, fostering a culture of change, Verity O’Hara and Claire Evans, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Session 15: Building Classroom Community Through Ritual, Adam Baden-Clay, Antigonish, NS, Canada
Session 16: Creativity in Hard times, Mohammad Issa, Palestine
Session 17: A Solution-Focused Approach to ABCD, Gerry Andrews, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Session 18: The Leadership Lens, Fiona Proctor, Singhampton, ON, Canada
Session 19: Walk the Community-led Development Talk: A new tool for strengthening practice, Gunjan Veda, Sera Bulbul and Nelly Mecklenberg Canada
Session 20: Lessons in the Field: New Practitioner’s Perspectives on Introducing ABCD in New Contexts, Jessica Franko and Lesego Moiteela, Antigonish, NS and Maun, Botswana
Session 21: “Methods are many, but principles are few. Methods always change. Principles never do.” Jamie Munday, BC, Canada
Session 22: Building a Better Mission/Vision Statement Through Storytelling, Jess Wyatt, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Session 23: Soul Care for Community Builders: Inner Work that Sustains Outer Work, Wendy McCaig and Cheryl Groce-Wright, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Session 24: A Solution-Focussed Approach to ABCD, Gerry Andrews, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Session 25: Community Building Perspectives, Principles and Stories from Indigenous Communities, Karri-Lynn Paul, Canada; Corrina McGregor, Aotearoa, New Zealand; Michelle Dunscombe and Kaeleen Hunter, Australia
- No Recording is available for this session
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Session 26: ABCD for common interest group development, Quang Trieu, Hanoi, Vietnam
Session 27: Mobilise assets for Start-ups of People with Disability, Vinh Nguyen, Vietnam
Session 28: The Story of SPiCE-Y – a community-led development youth group, Joanne Harland, Tamaki Makaurau, Auckland, Aotearoa, New Zealand
Session 29: Mentorship innovation for the youth in Kenya, Charles Esibikhwa, Kenya
Session 30: Trauma Informed Community Building, Michelle Dunscombe, Dee Brooks and Fiona Miller, Victoria & Tasmania, Australia
Session 31: Peacing ABCD: A Global Mosaic of Practices, Robin Neustaeter and global Coady Graduates, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Session 32: Collaboration and Consultation: Disrupt the Script, Dana Kaluzny, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
- There is no recording available for this session
Session 33: ABCD Community Empowerment Model: Amelia Visagie, South Africa
Session 35: Practical Steps for Creating a Structure of Belonging
Closing Plenary
Coffee Session 3: Critiques and Challenges: Howard Rosing, Evanston, IL, USA
- Recording available upon request from Howard
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Coffee Session 4: What happens when you introduce the ABCD to Local Government in South Africa’s Gauteng Province? Conrad, Pulu & friends, South Africa
Coffee Session 5: The future of community-engaged research: Byron White
Coffee Session 7: “Tell us the Truth! A student’s learning journey into community development!” Dee Brooks and Steph Bitter
Coffee Session 11: Exploring Core Gifts: Bruce Anderson
Coffee Session 12: Emerging Plans to support ABCD practitioners who want to expand their professional capabilities as “ABCD Consultants & Trainers” Terry Bergdall