Stories & Reflections

An important part of CD practice is being able to share stories, thoughts and ideas with other workers.

We invite everyone involved with community development practice to send in your own stories and reflections. Your contribution might reflect theory and/or practice, or it might a story about a particular action or actions which highlights an aspect of your work. You may also be seeking comments and feedback from other workers, or you might just want to share what you’ve learnt with others.

Title / Author	Synopsis
Carmel Daveson Developmental process work: ‘from Private Concern to Public Action’	In this article, I will share a précised version of a true story which emanates from the Arts sector of the Mackay community. I hope that through the telling of this story, you the reader will gain an understanding of a community development method, which has a ‘bottom-up’ approach and which is anchored in social justice principles.