We talk with Denise Bijoux as a community activator inspiring change

Denise Bijoux - Managing Director Catalyse and works as a community activator at the neighbourhood/local level, inspiring and supporting locally-led change in place as well as developing social, physical and organisational infrastructure. Her work at Placemaking Week Tāmaki Makaurau draws from many years working in and alongside communities and their projects. Denise brings experience both of driving locally-led initiatives from the bottom up to placemaking and of supporting systems change. She is Managing Director at Catalyse (current clients are Panuku Development, Kaipātiki Local Board, Presbyterian Support North, Takapuna Methodist Church, NZ Ethnic Women’s Network and Journey Together), Learning and Outcomes Convenor for Inspiring Communities (working primarily in Tāmaki Makaurau and Te Tai Tōkerau), founding chair at Grow Space and one of the founders of the Morningside Urban Market Garden as well as being the founding chair of Gribblehirst Community Hub. Catalyse website - https://www.catalyse.co.nz Placemaking Week - https://www.placemaking.nz