Housing Justice UNLEASH Conference: Action on Homelessness: a Hand out or a Hand up? 19 July 2007

Voluntary church and faith groups are good at giving essential help like food and clothes to people who are homeless and excluded. Is there a tension between meeting immediate needs and encouraging people toward independence? How best can we help people move on from homelessness? And who decides?

What do you think?
Are you or have you been homeless? A volunteer or paid worker in a hostel, soup run, drop in centre, shelter, outreach service, health or advice project? Are you from a local authority, charity, self-help group, an activist, academic, concerned citizen, practicing an active faith or not?

Join in and share your point of view!
How many times have you been to a meeting or a conference, most likely filled with inspiring speakers, only to find the most interesting conversations take place during the coffee breaks? Open Space Technology takes advantage of this type of interaction. Participants’ own questions and interests will drive the event. By the end of the event every issue of concern to anybody will be raised, if they took responsibility for doing that.

Thursday 19 July 2007 9.00am-5.00pm

St Paul’s, Robert Adam St, London W1U 3HW (nearest tube Bond Street/ Baker Street)

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This Open Space event will be facilitated by Groundswell UK