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'STREETWIDE – WORLDWIDE'
by
Tony Gibson
the sequel to Tony Gibson's "The Power in Our Hands"
Planning for Real® was first pioneered in 1977 by Dr Tony Gibson. In his book, published in 2008, “STREETWIDE – WORLDWIDE, where people power begins” he shows how, from teenage onwards, working alongside grassroots people in China, Africa, Caribbean, Europe and UK, ideas to shape in hands-on materials and were tested out together, without the need for top-heavy administration.
- Highlighted the needs and the opportunities for everyday people, young and old, to stop talking, get walking
- Starting small at street level, thinking big, taking a hand in shaping our common future
- Cutting the waffle, sharing the credit, pooling skills and know-how
- Bypassing blinkered fanatics and slick politicians
- Getting a kick out of combining forces to make things happen, here and now – developing the momentum to stay the distance.
The yeast that makes the dough rise.
From the Foreward by Lord Richard Best OBE (former Director of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation):
“Tony has played a pivotal role. For communities, he provided a practical framework and a method of working which helped them to identify needs, prioritise – and act. For policy-makers and funders, he demonstrates that letting go and handing power to communities leads to dramatic and life-changing results.”
OSBL 978-1-906067-03-8 Price: £14.99
Both books published by Jon Carpenter Publishing
What they said about 'THE POWER IN OUR HANDS', (for which the new book – 'STREETWIDE – WORLWIDE'is the sequel):
“The missing link in the debate about how we live, the secret formula that our leaders consistently misunderstand …. It’s vital!” [Guardian writer John Vidal]
“His ideas boil with the chaotic brilliance of William Blake … he makes a powerful case for neighbourhood power”. [Katherine Whitehorn, The Observer]
“Invaluable … a joy. I find it inspiring … He hits his target in a manner that the reader can never forget”. [Lord Scarman in his Foreward]
“A timely and important book”. [Mohammed Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank]
“Tony Gibson is the great unacknowledged hero of neighbourhood development, inspiring the movement from the thick of the action, rather than an academic ivory tower”. [David Boyle, Lib. Dem. News]
“This book speaks the language of ordinary people … Tony Gibson is the only writer I know who got close enough to tell their story with passion … in a way all could understand and act upon first time. It’s an inspiration”. [Chrissie Maher OBE, Plain English Campaign]
“A stunning challenge … the best antidote to cynicism I have across for some time”. [Margaret Curran, Youth and Policy]
“A powerful and accurate portrayal of what can be done – an urgent and exciting presentation of what must be done”. [A collective verdict form 25 leaders in the field]
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