CWC

The Community Workers' Co-operative

The Community Workers' Co-operative (CWC) is a national membership organisation that promotes and supports community work as a means of achieving social change that will contribute to the creation of a more just, sustainable and equal society. For more about the CWC see About Us

Updates

The September issue of Community Work Updates, the ebulletin of the Community Workers' Co-operative is now available here...

Events

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2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion Regional Seminars

Additional Seminar Added

As a result of the success of the four regional seminars to mark the 2010 EU Year to Combat Poverty and Social Exclusion, the Social Inclusion Division have requested the CWC and partners to organise a fifth regional seminar in Donegal in September 2010 (September 28th). This seminar will include an additional workshop (through Irish) on Poverty and Social Exclusion in the Gaeltacht. For further information or to register your interest please email 2010@cwc.ie

CWC Community Work Updates

The September issue of Community Work Updates, the ebulletin of the Community Workers' Co-operative is now available.

Community Work News

The latest edition of Community Work News is now available.

In this issue look at the current developments in the community sector, the Advocacy Initiative, Is Féidir Linn, the Poor Can't Pay Campaign and much more. There are contributions from ENAR, the Equality & Rights Alliance and Voices that Matter. In our new Open Forum, Aiden Lloyd looks critically at decisions that have been takenT. o download a copy please click here

Minister Carey rejects a national alternative to the LCDP

For more see the Changing Ireland Blog http://changingireland.blogspot.com/2010/06/minister-carey-interview-preview.html

See the minister's press statement here

COMMUNITY and voluntary organisations are in crisis, with more than €80 million in direct state support to be removed from the sector this year.

Irish Examiner - Amid claims the Government is zoning in on the community and voluntary sector more than other areas, the cuts could result in at least 4,500 job losses. Commenting on the crisis Community Workers Co- operative national coordinator Ann Irwin states that "core service providers are being forced to close or massively reduce provision". Read more: http://www.examiner.ie/ireland/4500-jobs-at-risk-80m-cut-for-social-schemes-123597.html#ixzz0sQGuAGC1

Equality and human rights are everyone's issues. Especially yours.
For more click here http://www.itsaboutyou.ie/

CWC issues a Brief on alternative models

The CWC issued a Brief on alternative models to that being advanced by the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. For more click here

Cuts threaten 5,000 jobs in community sector, says report

UP TO 5,000 jobs in the community and voluntary sector will be lost by the end of this year due to Government cuts, a report commissioned by trade union Impact has found. For more please click here

Is Féidir Linn is a group of individuals concerned with community development, social inclusion, anti-poverty and equality issues. For more please click here

Community Development - don't cut the Grass Roots

A new campaign to persuade Minster Pat Carey to change the policy direction of the Department has been established. For more log on to Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001138008701#!/profile.php?id=100001138008701&v=wall

Sign the petition http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/cdgrassroots/
Send the letters - find the text of the letter in PDF here find the text of the letter in word here

Making 'good society' without a community sector?

Carnegie UK Trust launched Making Good Society, the final report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society in the UK and Ireland on Thursday April 23rd. The report calls for civil society involvement in the creation of a 'good society'. But how can this be achieved without an independent, vibrant community sector? See Ann Irwin's article on politico.ie - http://www.politico.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6549:how-do-you-make-a-good-society-without-a-community-sector&catid=190:society&Itemid=882

CWC welcome Labour Party proposals to restore the Combat Poverty Agency and Equality Infrastructure

For more please click here............

You have convinced me - now put pressure on me

Green Party pass important motion - keep the pressure on. Click here for further details

CWC urge the Irish Governement to support the establishment of an EU poverty target

The CWC are urging the Irish Governement to support the establishment of a poverty target at EU level. For more please click on the icon.

Realignment of departments - Realignment of issues - CWC statement

Pat Carey, TD has been assigned to the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs. The new Department will incorporate responsibility for social inclusion policy and family policy from the Department of Social and Family Affairs and for equality, disability, integration and human rights from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Mary White has been appointed a Junior Minister with responsibility for Equality, Human Rights and Integration.

CWC welcomes the Hillsborough Agreement

The CWC issued a statement welcoming the Hillsborough Agreement. For more please click here.....

Working for Change: The Irish Journal of Community Work - Call for articles

The editorial committee of Working for Change the Irish Journal of Community Work are beginning to work on the second edition of the Journal. To mark the 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion, the theme of this edition will be Combating Poverty & Social Exclusion: the role of Community Development. For more please click here......

Developments in the sector that will affect community work

Local & Community Development Programme

There are a number of current developments taking place in the sector that are likely to have significant and far-reaching impacts on community work in Ireland. For more please click Local & Community Development Programme

Budget 2010

The CWC submitted a pre-budget submission and reponse and briefing on the budget. For more please click here Budget 2010.

Report of Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes

The CWC has issued a number of documents in response to the Report of Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes (McCarthy Report). For more please click here McCarthy Report