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Conference 2003

Download the Conference flyer for more information, provisional agenda, list of workshops and booking form. (PDF File, 731 Kb). [To download, right-click (PC) or click and hold (Mac) and select 'Save Link As'. Requires the free Acrobat Reader.]

Download the Updated Programme (includes Plenaries and Workshops) (MS Word .doc, 60 Kb).

Keynote Speakers

• Lord Rooker - Minister of state for Housing
• Baroness Dean - Chair, the Housing Corporation
• Pauline Green - Chief Executive, The Co-operative Union
• Lord Graham of Edmonton
• Richard Percival - The Law Commission
• Johnston Birchall - Stirling University
• James Tickell - National Housing Federation
• Karen Doran - Community Hhousing Task Force

Plus:

• preview of "Taking Control in your Community" - the CCH guide on how people can take control in their neighbourhoods, developed in partnership with the Housing Corporation;
• promotion of the "Community Gateway Association" - a mechanism developed by the CCH to enable the development of housing co-ops and community empowerment in a range of different circumstances;
• a range of workshops on both practical and policy issues relating to housing co-operatives and tenant control.

Introduction

Well, the last year has seen a lot going on. Amongst other things:

• the publication of the CCH's "Taking Control in your Community" to help housing association tenants take control.
• the development of the CCH's "Community Gateway Model" (download PDF file here).
• the formation of an independent "Tenants Union" to represent tenants in England.
• the National Housing Federation's programme to determine "Housing's Better Future".
• the publication of the Birmingham Commission's report on the future of Birmingham's council housing.
• the publication of the report from the Race & Housing Inquiry.
• the decision to shift inspection of RSLs to the Audit Commission.
• the implementation of rent restructuring.
• the publication of the Law Commission's proposals on the establishment of a single form of tenancy
• the restructuring of the Co-operative Union and the UK Co-operative Council.

So is it all business as usual, or do some of these things herald a new dawn where tenants and communities end up making decisions for themselves about their homes and neighbourhoods? Does it all mark the changing of the status of tenants from passive consumers and customers to active citizens determining their own destiny?

This CCH's 10th Annual Conference will prove to be a key forum where the future of housing co-operatives and tenant control can be discussed. The conference will see the normal range of workshops and plenaries on both policy and practical issues. This is a conference that is run for and by housing co-op members & tenants, although we welcome other housing practitioners who support the principles of tenant control and community self-help. Come along and be inspired!

Workshops

1. A beginners guide to housing co-operatives.

Margaret Jones - Rainbow Housing Co-op.

2. Rent Restructuring

Michael Sullivan - The Housing Corporation.

3. Your co-op having difficulties?

Blase Lambert - CCH

4. Timebanks

Joy Lester - Timebank UK

5. The Balsall Heath Community Gateway

Nic Bliss - 20/20 Housing Co-op

6. Sub-plenary - Taking control in your community

Pete Duncan - Social Regeneration Consultants

7. Understanding budgets

Blase Lambert - CCH

8. The future of tenant management

Terry Edis - National Federation of TMOs

9. Key worker housing co-ops

David Rodgers - CDS Co-operatives

10. The role of co-ops in neighbourhood renewal

Deborah Ilott - Housing Corporation policy advisor

11. The Housing Corporation's Tenant Participation Strategy

Niamh Riordain - The Housing Corporation

Atique Khan - tenant of Asra Housing Association

12. How do we manage risk?

Blase Lambert - Brent Community Housing

13. Encouraging diversity

Sheila Adamson

14. One tenancy to rule them all - the proposed single tenancy

George Loczy - Tenants Union

15. The Redditch experience

Redditch Co-operative Homes co-operators

CCH AGM

As a democratic organisation, members of the CCH are entitled to submit motions for the AGM for discussion and to be voted on by the membership. Only organisations directly affiliated to the CCH can submit motions. Motions must be received at the CCH by 1st March 2003, and must be proposed and seconded by different CCH member organisations. (The motion must be signed by the Chair and Secretary of the proposer member organisation, and minutes where the motion was discussed must be supplied with the motion). The proposer to a motion will be asked to speak to the motion for a maximum of three minutes at the AGM and the CCH General Council will respond to the motion. A maximum of two representatives per CCH member organisation may attend just for the AGM at no cost.

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