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Four organisations bringing different perspectives together speaking with one voice. The objectives of the campaign went with the grain of government thinking at the time
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Policy makers like dealing with collectives/coalitions/alliances that have clear objectives. Government was looking for answers to homelessness It was the time of partnership, though homelessness was never a central issue of partnership, the campaign probably benefited from that culture.
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Limitation of collective resources and time…sometimes co-ordinator. The national and local perspectives and interaction are different for each organisation. We are four national organisations but this means that a number of important actors were not included. The four organisations have different relationships with homelessness.
Changes, indeed successes of the campaign can undermine its existence as members have to go back to incorporate local changes within the organisations. Certain types of campaigning could elicit strong reactions from some civil servants, they value and engage well with the one voice approached but can feel that a level of engagement means that campaigning should be curtailed. External difficulty with rotating spokesperson and MR identity.
Workshop F: Make Room – Focus Ireland