VCSE Panel News (December 2021)
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Email Newsletter (December 2021)
Welcome back to another edition of the VCSE Sectoral Advisory Panel Newsletter.
It has been a busy few months for the Panel, we were delighted to host another in our series of sectoral engagement sessions as well as the 2nd annual VCSE Community Conference in November.
Resilience and Sustainability Board
In our last newsletter we introduced the first of the four delivery boards, the Living Here Board, which feed into the Belfast Agenda. This month we will focus on the work of the Resilience and Sustainability board which VCSE Panel members David Babington and Jim Bradley sit on (you can find out more about them here).
The purpose of the Resilience and Sustainability Board is to support the aim of transitioning Belfast to an inclusive, net zero emission, climate resilient economy in a generation.
Recent activity undertaken by the BoardSectoral Engagement – Young People, Childcare and Family Support Services
As part of our sectoral engagement outreach, we convened a session on 24th November to bring together VCSE organisations working in the Young People, Childcare and Family Support Services sectors. This session provided the opportunity to:
- Introduce the Panel, their role, and work to date; and
- Allow the sector to tell us about their Community Planning priorities.
What you told us:
We are planning a number of sessions in the coming months, some of which will focus on sectors whilst others are targeted at specific communities of interest. The aim of the sessions is to allow the Panel to introduce their role and work to date and allow discussion space for you to tell us about your priorities within the context of Community Planning.
| Community Development, Restorative Justice and Community Relations sector | Wednesday 19th January 2022 @ 10:30 |
To register your interest for the above session please get in touch with Róisín Burns at roisin@stratagem-ni.com
VCSE Community Conference 2021
On 17th November 2021, the VCSE Sectoral Advisory Panel held its 2nd annual Community Conference virtually on Zoom. The event was titled:
“Enabling Change: People and Communities at the heart of Community Planning
How we deliver shared prosperity and sustainability through partnership”
We had an exciting line up of speakers and workshops including our three keynote speakers:
Chris Birt, Associate Director for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, Joseph Roundtree Foundation, speaking on the issue of Poverty
Debbie Caldwell, Belfast Climate Commissioner, Belfast City Council, speaking on the issue of Sustainability
Sarah Meekin, Head of Psychological Services, Belfast Trust, speaking on the issue of Behavioural Change
For the conference report and videos of each of the talks please see here.
Get in touch
Have a question for the panel or want to comment on some of the work to date? Follow the link here and submit your question at the bottom of the page.
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Thank you for being part of the VCSE Citywide Network. We look forward to continued engagement and communication.