Publications
CELEBRATING DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL COHESION (Dr. Atul Shah)
I am a writer, consultant and broadcaster based in the East of England region and have written two books:
'Celebrating Diversity - How to enjoy, respect and benefit from Great Coloured Britain' (£7.99) and
'Social Cohesion - A Jain Perspective' (jointly with Aidan Rankin)- free download.
You can find more details on these by visiting our website
www.diverseethics.com
and you can also order
them on-line, or email me at
atul@diverseethics.com
LEAP: A manual for learning evaluation and planning in community development by Alan Barr and
Jane Dailly (Mark Argent)
LEAP stands for Learning, Evaluation and Planning and is for anyone who works with
communities. The LEAP Manual features everything you need to know to put this framework
into practice. In addition to a practical guide to the framework, it features
case studies and will help you: Plan your community work more effectively;
Identify the changes you hope to make; Learn from shared experience;
Work in partnerships more successfully.
ISBN 978-1-901974-81-2 £19.95
from CDF at www.cdf.org.uk
Faith in Queen’s Park (Mark Argent)
Queen’s Park is one of the most culturally diverse square
miles in Britain. This DVD explores Islam, Sikhism and
Christianity from the perspective of people rather than
books. As well as being the name of the DVD, Faith in
Queen’s Park, is also an on-going community project,
supported by All Saints Parish church, Jamia Masjid Gulshane
Baghdad and Guru Nanak Gurdwara. Copies are available at a
cost of £5 plus 50p for postage and handling.
For more information, including how to purchase a copy of
the DVD, visit
www.allsaintsbedford.co.uk or ring 01234
290393
How Your Council Works — A Handy Guide for Community Groups (Mark Argent)
Do you need to work with you local council but are not sure where to start? Have you or your community group been unable to find a handy guide to how
councils work? Well now just such a guide has been published. Urban Forum and NAVCA, together with the National Empowerment Partnership
and IDeA, have published this new guide which shows you how you can get involved effectively with the council and what your council is legally bound
to do to properly engage with you. It also contains hot tips on what steps to take to improve your relationship with this important local partner.
You can download a copy from the urban forum website:
www.urbanforum.org.uk/pubs/index.htm
Single, free copies are available to all voluntary and community sector groups.
Please email info@urbanforum.org.uk