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intro to CLE. Steve Womersley Loddon Campaspe CLC. What is CLE? Its vision, goals and objectives Community development principles CLE methods and strategies CLE examples CLE networks and resources. What we’ll cover. So, what is CLE?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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intro to CLE
Steve Womersley
Loddon Campaspe CLC
What we’ll cover
What is CLE? Its vision, goals and objectives Community development principles CLE methods and strategies CLE examples CLE networks and resources
So, what is CLE?
Community Legal Education (CLE) is the provision of information and education to members of the community, on an individual or group basis, concerning the law and legal processes, and the place of these in the structure of society. The community may be defined geographically or by issue.
From Guidelines for the management of community legal education (updated 2009) - available on the BBS
Who’s responsible?
CLCs Solicitors Volunteers Students CLE/CD workers Locally responsive
VLA etc CLE unit Specialist divisions Publications Statewide mandate
CLE vision
Intrinsic to all work of Community Legal Centres (CLC's) and Legal Aid Commissions (LACs) is the assumption that… access to justice is not equal across society.
The vision of CLE is to increase equality of access to justice, social and legal, to all members of society.
CLE goals
Raise the awareness of the community of the law and legal processes
Increase the ability of the community to understand and critically assess the impact of the law and the legal system on themselves in society generally and in relation to particular sets of circumstances
Improve the community's ability to deal with and use the law and the legal system
Create a climate for participating in or influencing the law-making process and for pursuing law reform, through collective action where appropriate
CLE objectives
1. CLE should be informed by community development practice
2. CLE should be relevant to the community and respond to a need
3. CLE should be targeted to specific audiences
4. CLE should be accessible to those who need it
5. CLE should be appropriate to the targeted community
6. CLE should be based on consultation and participation with the targeted community
7. CLE should consider initiatives currently available
CLE objectives cont.
8. CLE should be coordinated9. CLE initiatives should be trialed
and tested10. CLE should be documented11. CLE should be evaluated12. CLE should be conducted by
those with appropriate skills13. CLE should be informed by
other disciplines when considering service delivery
CD Principles
From Community development: community-based alternatives in an age of globalization. Jim Ife and Frank
Tesoriero, 2006
Ecological principles
Holism – everything relates to everything else
Sustainability – must be able to be maintained long term
Diversity – between communities and within communities. Not seeking to impose one world view or ‘right’ structure
Organic development – respect and value community’s particular attributes
Balanced development – recognizing social, economic, political, cultural, environmental and personal/spiritual development
Social justice & HR principles
Addressing structural disadvantage – not reinforcing structural oppression but confronting and countering them
Addressing discourses of disadvantage – eg people with disabilities redefined as contributing members of society rather than reliant on charity
Empowerment – providing people with resources, opportunities, vocabulary, knowledge and skills to increase their capacity
Human rights – both protection and promotion
Need definition – need definition of community themselves should take precedence but should be agreement between various need-definers (inc service users, service providers, researchers, funding bodies)
Valuing the local
Valuing local knowledge – as opposed to engaging an outside consultant or ‘expert’
Valuing local culture – without disregarding other principles such as human rights or addressing disadvantage
Valuing local resources – including financial, technical, natural and human
Valuing local skills – skills developed locally most likely to succeed in that environment
Valuing local processes – not imposing specific answers, structures or processes from outside the community
Participation – provide broad range of participatory activities and legitimize equally all people involved
Process principles
Process, outcome and vision – each is relevant and helps to achieve the others
Integrity of process – the processes themselves should reflect all of the principles outlined
Consciousness-raising – helping people explore their personal experiences and the links between their experiences and the structure or discourses of power and oppression
Cooperation and consensus – rather than competition
Pace of development – community must determine the pace – cannot be ‘sped up’ for those who want to see results
Peace and non-violence – including addressing structural violence, physical violence (domestic, street, police, corporal punishment) by non-violent means, eg not appropriate to respond to youth crime with harsher penalties because it reinforces violent solutions
Process principles cont.
Inclusiveness – processes that include even those with opposing views so people can change positions without losing ‘face’
Community building – bringing people together and emphasizing interdependence
Global & local principles
Linking global and local Anti-colonialist practice – not taking
over the agenda, devaluing culture/experience or stripping people of identity.
CLE methods or strategies
Audio Campaign Capacity building project Community arts Community consultation Drama or theatre Establish network Media campaign Policy development Presentation Public Event Public protest Publication Research, survey or needs analysis
CLE methods or strategies
Social marketing Submission Translation or work with
interpreters Video Website, social media or
application Workshop/s, seminar or forum
CLE examples
Audio (SRV) Campaign (CALC) Capacity Building (VIOB) Community Arts (Clothesline) Community Consultation (VLAF) Drama, Theatre (Law Week,
Bingo) Establish Network (BFVPWG) Media campaign (Bendigo Courts) Policy development (Missing
Persons) Presentation (CLC4GV) Public Event (WRD) Public Protest (CLC4GV)
CLE examples cont.
Publication (Law Handbook) Research (Family Violence) Social marketing (VIOB) Submission (Guardianship) Translation & Interpreters
(Castlemaine) Video (Steps 2 Safety) Website (CLC4GV) Workshops (HPLC)
CLE resources & networks
CLE Folder on BBS (under National Noticeboard/Networks)
National CLEWS network (quarterly PLU) Victorian CLEWS network (meets monthly) CLE Made Easy (available on Community
Law) CLE & Law Reform Database (to be
launched October 2011) Victoria Law Foundation –
www.victorialaw.org.au, Legal Publishers Forum, and Better Information Handbook (inc workshops)
CLE & Special Projects Working Group (VLAF)
Fitzroy’s Legal Education Portal Plain Language Law (Law & Justice
Foundation NSW)