http://www.actbyright.org.uk/ 2012-05-20T05:56:17+01:00 http://www.actbyright.org.uk/ http://www.actbyright.org.uk/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2009-09-26T16:51:49+01:00 http://www.actbyright.org.uk/introduction?rev=1253980309&do=diff This introduction tells you a bit more about Act by Right so you can get the most out of it. The briefing for support worers may also be useful to you at <http://www.nya.org.uk/actbyright> In this section * Preface * Thanks * Forewords * What is Act By Right? * What is in Act By Right? * How does Act by Right work? * Act by Right charter * Stages of the journey - mapping progress * Proof * What's needed to get started text/html 2010-10-20T16:55:44+01:00 http://www.actbyright.org.uk/resources?rev=1287590144&do=diff In this section * The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child * Act by Right charter: a right review * Information on ASDAN certification * Where to find out more * The Journey * Forms and certificates text/html 2010-10-08T11:11:50+01:00 http://www.actbyright.org.uk/start?rev=1286532710&do=diff Welcome to the Act by Right website. Act by Right is an accredited training programme to support young people in developing the skills for making change happen. Using this site This site is organised in the same way as the Act by Right book, in five units with an introduction. We suggest working through the Introduction and then through the units according to how you choose to use Act by Right. text/html 2009-09-26T16:56:35+01:00 http://www.actbyright.org.uk/unit_1?rev=1253980595&do=diff Purpose To be good at making change happen, you first need to have a good understanding and appreciation of yourself as a group and of those around you. We may know each other well socially, or have strong assumptions about each other. But how well do we know each other when in a tight spot, defending something that is important to us, having awkward questions fired at us by a newspaper reporter or local councillor? This unit helps you explore how you as a group see each other and can develop … text/html 2010-10-20T16:55:44+01:00 http://www.actbyright.org.uk/unit_2?rev=1287590144&do=diff Purpose Unit 1 helped you get to know each other better and to think about and represent other people and their needs. Now stronger as a group, it is time to draw together what you know about the local community, its strengths, needs and networks and how your group links with others. This is important to help plan how best to develop alliances and take forward your priorities for action to make change happen. text/html 2010-10-20T16:55:44+01:00 http://www.actbyright.org.uk/unit_3?rev=1287590144&do=diff Purpose In the first unit, you have taken time to get to know who you are as a group and looked at how to listen and represent other people and their interests. In the second unit, you explored what you understand by community and how your group links with other people and networks. Having developed a community map of its places, people and power, you looked at the sorts of allies who can be important to help take forward your priorities for action. This third unit takes you through the stages… text/html 2010-10-20T16:55:44+01:00 http://www.actbyright.org.uk/unit_4?rev=1287590144&do=diff Purpose This unit helps you develop your campaigning skills. You already know each other well as a group and know what issues you want to take action on. You know about the wider community and which people and groups are likely to support your aims. You need to reach them effectively and gain their support. To do that, you need to know how to campaign for change. The methods you need depend on what you are trying to achieve, who you need to influence, the context in which you are working and t… text/html 2010-10-20T16:55:44+01:00 http://www.actbyright.org.uk/unit_5?rev=1287590144&do=diff Purpose So what’s happened? How do you find out what’s changed? How do you evaluate the difference you have made? The tools in this unit will help you. One young person who helped test out this unit summed up what evaluation was all about: ‘Evaluation helps us find out what is good about something and what is not so good. This helps us to make things better.’ And we all evaluate most of the time; we just don’t think of it in that way. ‘That was nice.’ ‘Don’t go, there, they are really horrible…