Citizen’s Handbook (Canada)

A quick online guide to community organizing which aims to encourage the emergence of more active citizens - people motivated by an interest in public issues, and a desire to make a difference beyond their own private lives.

This handbook is written by Charles Dobson of the Vancouver Citizen’s Committee

The book is based on the belief that active citizens are a great untapped resource, and citizenship is a quality to be nurtured.

When people become involved in their neighbourhoods they can become a potent force for dealing with local problems. Through co-ordinated planning, research and action, they can accomplish what individuals working alone could not.

The Handbook Chapters:

• Community Organising: includes Planning and Acting; Evaluating; Leading; Strategic Planning and other useful topics
• CommunityBuilding Activities: includes Community Gardens; Street Reclaiming; Study Circles; Citizens Juries and many others
• Full Text Articles: seminal articles on community participation
• The Citizen’s Library: books related to community participation in development
• Short Case Studies: best practice in citizen participation and urban governance form UNESCO
• Links: useful links to other resources
• Information specific to Vancouver: separate local-specific information

Follow this link to the Citizen’s Handbook (opens in a new browser window)

For further information

Contact	:	The Citizen’s Handbook
Address	:	Vancouver Community Network 411 Dunsmuir Street, 2nd Floor, Vancouver, BC, V6B 1X4 Canada
Phone	:	(604) 257-3811
Email	:	help@vcn.bc.ca

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