1. Voice of the People Kitchen Table Conversations Information and Training Session Mark Spain
Bit about me…
Gungahlin
Monday 1 June 2015

2. Agenda Welcome and Introductions Collaborating Groups
Vision and Objectives
Method: ‘Kitchen Table Conversations’ (KTC)
Experience with KTC
The Host Pack explained
Feedback and questions
Kit distribution and close

3. Welcome and Introductions
Everyone turn to a person who is sitting around you that you don’t know, and share with them:
Your Name
What interested you in coming along tonight 3

4. Collaborating Groups
ACT Council Of Social Services (ACTCOSS): Susan Helyar
March Australia
Fair Go for Canberra 4

5. Vision and Objectives
The purpose of these Kitchen Table Conversations is to:
empower people to make things better
help ourselves, and our leaders, to discover new directions for the Australian society, economy and environment 5

6. Vision and Objectives The objectives we seek are:
Enriched conversations about the future that respect differences of opinion and values
Simple and effective activities that encourage people to participate in our democracy and our future
A diversity of voices and opinion in our discussions - everyone can join in
A society where people’s voices are heard, respected and represented
Action arising from these conversations 6

7. Method: (KTC)
Diagram based on Uniting Church Table Talks – Affordable Housing 7

8. Method: (KTC) 1. You agree to host two Kitchen Table Conversations
2. You invite 6-10 people in your community to join you for the conversations (and organise a scribe)
3. You host the conversation and record the discussions
4. You provide the scribed report to the Coordinating Group and they upload it onto a web page
5. You, and your group, start to work on actions that you and your group identify
6. You, and your group, attend a reflection event 8

9. Method: (KTC) Question for first conversation:
What is important to you? OR
2. What are the issues for our future around community connectedness?
Question for second conversation:
What needs to change? 9

10. Experience with KTC
Voices of the People in Kitchen Table Conversations Report
Hear from people involved in the last round of KTC 10

11. The Host Pack explained
Page 1 explains tonight
Pages 2 and 3 provide an overview of the KTC process along with timing
Page 4 explains the conversations and ground rules
Pages 5, 6 and 7 provide information for hosts
Page 7 has a draft invitation that hosts can use
Page 8 provides information for scribes
Page 9 provides a table to list the participants 11

12. Feedback and questions
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13. Kit distribution and close
If you would like to host a KTC, please take a host kit with you tonight.
You can also download a copy from:
ENJOY!!! 13