Head Teaching Fellow for MLD377 and MLD378 Organising: People Power Change Fulfilling the democratic promise of equity, accountability, and effectiveness requires the participation of an “organized” citizenry able to formulate, articulate, and assert its shared interests. Organizing, in turn, requires leadership: ​accepting responsibility for enabling others to achieve shared purpose in the face of uncertainty.​In this course, students form leadership teams of 3 to 5 persons to organize people into a “constituency” able to work together to achieve real outcomes in pursuit of a shared purpose by the end of the semester. Students learn five core leadership practices: building public relationships, turning values into motivation through public narrative, turning resources into power by strategizing, turning intentions into effective action, and structuring organization to develop leadership, engage constituents, and achieve goals, distinguishing “mobilizing” from “organizing.”Students learn to coach others and to receive coaching in organizing practices.

Teaching Fellow for MLD377 and MLD378 Organising: People Power Change Fulfilling the democratic promise of equity, accountability, and effectiveness requires the participation of an “organized” citizenry able to formulate, articulate, and assert its shared interests. Organizing, in turn, requires leadership: accepting responsibility for enabling others to achieve shared purpose in the face of uncertainty.In this course, students form leadership teams of 3 to 5 persons to organize people into a “constituency” able to work together to achieve real outcomes in pursuit of a shared purpose by the end of the semester. Students learn five core leadership practices: building public relationships, turning values into motivation through public narrative, turning resources into power by strategizing, turning intentions into effective action, and structuring organization to develop leadership, engage constituents, and achieve goals, distinguishing “mobilizing” from “organizing.”Students learn to coach others and to receive coaching in organizing practices.

People in growing numbers want to act. Too many are without the training and support they need to win. We train you to change lives in your community and provide the networks to build the power you need to be effective.

Build, support and develop the Citizens Network as a broad based community organisation of diverse institutions and trained leaders capable of acting together in the public life for the common good. Main dutiesBuild a network of powerful relationships through 121 meetings Recruitment and expansion of institutional membershipFundraising Organise and lead regular training sessionsOrganise public assembliesDevelop actions and campaigns Manage and mentor volunteers and community leadersBeing well briefed on relevant local and national political developments

Supporting community leaders in London to build actions and campaigns that are winnable and encourage more businesses to go Living Wage.

October 2014 I delivered a lecture on the findings of my thesis to MSc students at the Developing Planning Unit, University College London.In partnership with Architecture Sans Frontières UK, I organised participatory workshops in Euston, London. With the potential development of a High Speed Railway (HS2), my role was to widen the participation of citizens and to build relationships with key stakeholders.

As part of a team we developed a working paper on disability in relation to public participation in Kisumu, Kenya. Working with disabled residents we developed collective ways to strengthen participation so more citizens could engage in public life.

Delivering art therapy and leadership workshops to young people suffering from acute practical and emotional challenges. We worked together to develop skills that could support young people to take greater control over their own lives.

Fundraising for the UK's blood cancer charity and providing training to new employees.

Developing a methodology to examine the policies of multinational corporations concerning the sourcing of palm oil. This was alongside administration and fundraising responsibilities.