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Celebrating 20 Years of ABCD
How is it radical and what difference has it made?
Two Paths to Healthy Communities:
1. Agency services2. Community associations
AGENCY SERVICES
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS
Professionals/volunteers/clients
Citizens
Top-down Democratic
Focus on needs Focus on gifts
One way Reciprocal
Siloed Holistic
Depends on money Depends on relationships
How is ABCD Radical?
Radical (adjective): Very new and different from what is traditional or usual. -Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Labeling People as Clients is Radical• Homeless• Unemployed• Poor person• Non-English speaking• Single parent• Addict• Offender• Old person• At-risk youth• Disabled
Vashon, Washington
ABCD is about Inclusion
WE ALL BELONG: PROJECTSRestorative Justice Program
Amigos en VashonFerry Dock Welcoming Signs
Challenge Day at Vashon High SchoolCheckers in Town
Breakfast at Sally’sCross-Ability Friendship for Students
Keep DancingWelcome Wagon
Hire VashonTime Bank
HomesharingThe Wave CampaignStone Soup Gathering
Stone Soup Gathering
Turning Citizens into Customers is Radical
118th Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta
ABCD is about Restoring Democracy
Whatever the question,community is the answer. -Margaret Wheatley
POTENTIAL OF ABCD
Care for the Earth
Care for One Another
Promote Health
Prevent Crime
Respond to Disaster
Sustain Local Economy
Create Great Places
Too Much ABCD Practice is Pseudo
-Creating an asset map, especially when done by paid staff
-Using community volunteers to backfill for agency professionals
-Starting with the agency’s agenda rather than the community’s
-Focusing exclusively on the internal and not using the community’s knowledge and voice to hold outside agencies accountable
We Need to be Radical Practitioners of ABCD
www.neighborpower.org