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12.30pm,
1 December 2011 Conference
Room Ráth
Mór, Bligh’s Lane, Creggan, Derry~ Themes
to be addressed: ·
The
need for Social Enterprise ·
Statutory
responsibility for continuing peace-building ·
Alternative
models for sustaining community activism ·
Meeting
the educational demands/rights of our young
people ·
Delivering
on Regeneration You
are asked to notify NWCN of your intention to attend as capacity is
limited. All
are welcome while only current NWCN members are entitled to vote on
motions presented at the AGM. Email:
info@nwcn.org / Tel: 028 71
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You may recently have participated in one of the activities
associated with creating the next Community Support Plan for the Derry
City Council area, and a Review of Grant Aid. To further encourage and support your participation, it has
been decided to invite those interested to complete a short online survey
(see link below) which should take no more than fivbe minutes of your
time. If you have already completed a questionnaire or contributed to
a consultation session as part of previous engagement activities, it is
not necessary for you to respond again, though you are free to do
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Public
Workshop with NI Affairs Committee Part
of Parliament Week 2011 10
am – 3pm, Thursday 03 November Waterside
Theatre, Derry~ (including
lunch) This will be an all day
public workshop, presented by members of the Northern Ireland Affairs
Committee, including the chairman, Laurence Robertson MP and committee
members Joe Benton MP and Stephen Hepburn MP. MP for Foyle, Mark Durkan, will
also be present during part of the session. This event is hosted by the
UK Parliamentary Outreach team, who will be joined by the Northern Ireland
Assembly’s Outreach team to present workshops on both the work of Select
Committees and the UK Parliament’s scrutiny of
legislation. This is a fantastic
opportunity to meet Members
of the committee and the Parliamentary Outreach team to find out more
about how the UK Parliament works and how Northern Ireland Affairs
Committee examines the expenditure, administration and policy of the
Northern Ireland Office. If you would like to
register for this event, please contact the Parliamentary Outreach team on
0207 219 1650 or parliamentaryoutreach@parliament.uk.
Or, for further details,
contact: Alasdair Mackenzie 020 7219
4214 / mackenziea@parliament.uk Matt Ringer 020 7219 4623 /
ringerm@parliament.uk
Keep up to date with the
latest news and events for Parliament Week, 31 October to 6 November - www.parliamentweek.org
– and follow on Facebook
and Twitter @Parliament_Week
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Social
Investment Fund Consultation Launched Tuesday
1 November 7pm - City Hotel ,
Derry/Londonderry OFMDFM has now launched a 12
week consultation period on the Social Investment
Fund. The Fund consists of £80
million over a 4 year period and its strategic objectives are to support
communities to: ·
build
pathways to employment; ·
tackle
the systemic issues linked to deprivation; ·
increase
community services; and ·
address
dereliction. In launching the
consultation the First Minister said: “The Social Investment Fund aims to
reduce poverty, unemployment and physical deterioration. The Fund will
encourage communities, statutory agencies, business and departments to
work together in a co-ordinated way, reducing duplication, sharing best
practice and enhancing existing provision for the benefits of those
communities most in need. The aim of the consultation is to seek the views
of the public on the proposed operation of the Social Investment Fund,
including options for applying to the Fund, how the Fund should be managed
and the structures to support its delivery.” The consultation closes
at 5pm on Friday, 23 Dec2011. OFMDFM will be arranging a
series of consultation events, for more details visit http://www.ofmdfmni.gov.uk/index/equality/social-investment-fund.htm Please
register your attendance by e-mailing: policysec@ofmdfmni.gov.uk or
by telephone at 028 90 522542 or 028 90
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Developing Facilitation Skills Are you interested in advancing your facilitation and training
skills with groups? If so, this is the course for you. During the five
workshops you will learn how to: ·
Understand the development of a group ·
Gain an understanding of the role of a
trainer/facilitator ·
Assess the key skills, knowledge and tasks of a
trainer/facilitator ·
Gain advanced communication skills ·
Effectively manage conflict in groups ·
Understand the use of exit strategies Nerve Centre, Magazine Studios, 10am
– 4pm on Wednesday
9, 16, 23, 30 Nov, 7 Dec Cost: £440 (private/statutory orgs)
/ £380 (community/voluntary groups) If you would like any further information please contact Kelly
Barbour on 02890 329718 or email kelly.barbour@wea-ni.com Book now – only a few spaces available! |
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Monday November 7, 3pm to
5pm Donegal CWC, Riverfront
House, Letterkenny The
Social Inclusion Forum is part of the structures put in place by the
Government to support the development of the National Action Plan for
Social Inclusion 2007-2016. The event provides a forum for wider public
consultation and discussion on social inclusion issues, particularly with
people experiencing poverty and social exclusion and the groups that work
with them. SIF 2011 will take place on the 9th
of November in the F2 Centre in Preparatory
Meetings As
part of the preparation process for the SIF, the Social Inclusion Division
has asked the Community Workers’ Co-operative and the EAPN to carry out a
number of preparatory workshops. These will provide a background to the
The National Action Plan for Social Inclusion and present information on
current poverty targets and current levels of poverty and social exclusion
as well as presenting the background to the SIF. A key element of the
workshops will be an exploration of the social impacts of the current
economic situation within different communities and a discussion about how
best to represent these issues at the SIF. There is support from CWC and
EAPN and a small fund available to support a limited number of people to
attend the SIF. Email: social.inclusion@welfare.ie |
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Columba
Community - Columba Celtic Heritage Support
Services ‘Illuminating The
Word’ at IOSAS Centre (Max of 12 places) 6 week course on
Saturdays 11.00am – 1.00pm, 5th Nov –
11th Dec Developing the Art of
Writing and Decorating, Celebrating our Common
Heritage Inspired by The Celtic
Saints of the Golden Age, writers of the Book of Kells and
Durrow Come along and learn a new
skill. IOSAS Centre is situated on
the If interested contact Thomas
or Ann at Columba House
02871262407 Mon – Fri 9am – 5pm email columbacommunity@hotmail.com This course has received
support from the strategic support fund for groups working
with victims and survivors of the
troubles which is administered by NI CRC on behalf of
OFMDFM |
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One
Donegal Cultural Diversity Month Please
find attached the programme of events for the 2011
Donegal CDB Peace and Reconciliation
Partnership's One Donegal
Cultural Diversity Month which is taking place
throughout November. This programme will also be
available on the Council's website www.donegalcoco.ie, the Donegal CDB
website www.donegalcdb.ie and on Donegal
County Council's Facebook page. We will be updating these
regularly throughout the month so please keep checking, and also follow us
on twitter. I will also be circulating hard copies of
the programme from next week to all participating agencies and
various locations throughout the county.
If
you know anyone else who may wish to receive hard copies of the
brochure, or would like a hard copy for your own records, please
contact Sarah
Thompson (sthompson@donegalcoco.ie). If your organisation
or group has a website or social media pages it would be great if you
would consider posting the programme details on this also.
The wide range of activities in this year’s programme reflects
the variety of work supported by the Partnership through the
Donegal PEACE III Action Plan (2008 - 2013) in an effort to
attain their shared vision of
“Donegal, a county where racism and sectarianism no longer exists
and where all feel equally valued and confident that they belong.” We would like to acknowledge the work of all who are involved
in hosting events throughout the month and wish all of the events
well. Supported events are free of charge and we would encourage
everyone to get involved in the planned activities to help make the One
Donegal Cultural Diversity Month a success. If
you require any further details on the month of events please do not
hesitate to contact Sarah
Thompson (sthompson@donegalcoco.ie), or for a
specific event please contact the person whose details are given in the
programme. |
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It is with regret that the Board of the North West Centre for
Learning and Development (NI) has decided to close the centre. This
is the result of a number of funding cuts and delays in the start of a
number of other projects that the centre was involved in. This has been a
hard decision to make and will end the centres 32 years’ service to the
community. The Board of North West Centre for Learning and Development
(NI) would like to make donations of computers and furniture to some
community group or groups who they feel may benefit from their use and in
doing so help further the aims of the North West Centre for Learning and
Development (NI). The North West Centre for Learning and Development (NI) asks
that any community group or social enterprise that feels they would
benefit from this equipment to make request by email to
lindsay@nwcld.org with the subject line equipment donation; by the
2nd November 2011 stating what you would like and how you feel
this would help your community activities. Please also include a brief out
line of what you do in the community. The Board will then meet and decide on what will be given to
out and to whom. Attached is a list of the items available (on MS Excel
spreadsheet). |
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The
Unlocking Potential Project in partnership with the quality
of life and attitudes to ageing. The
first interim report based on information gathered at baseline and 6 month
follow-up has now been produced and we would like to share emerging trends
or patterns by holding a number of information sessions (lunch
provided). Event
1: Date
& Time: 12pm
- 2pm, 8 November 2011 Venue:
Volunteer
Now Offices, Shaftesbury Square, Event
2: Date
& Time: 12pm
- 2pm, 9 November 2011 Venue:
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A
Clinic for Writers – Invitation from Greater Shantallow Community
Arts
Saturday
12th November, 10.30am -3.00pm ARC
Centre Galliagh, 65 Galliagh Park, An
Invitation to Practising and Aspiring Writers - Art Reaching Communities
in association with Dave Duggan You
are a practising writer, wrestling with a current draft or project. Or you
are an aspiring writer about to begin a story, a drama, a memoir or a
blog. A
Clinic for Writers with Dave Duggan, organised by Greater Shantallow
Community Arts, as part of their ARC programme, will interest you. The Clinic will help you address
your problems with drafting and beginning and enable you to move your
current work or your emerging ideas on to the next
stage. Contact
Paul at Greater Shantallow Community Arts on 028 7135 7443 or by email
info@gscaderry.com for further information and to
book one of a limited number of places. The
Clinic costs £15 and refreshments and a light lunch will be provided.
Dave
Duggan is a dramatist and novelist. He was awarded a Major Arts Award by The Arts Council
of Northern Ireland in 2010. His film work includes the Oscar
nominated Dance Lexie Dance
(Raw Nerve Productions, 1996). Still,
The Blackbird Sings (Playhouse Derry, 2010) completed a
national tour, including a week's run at The Project, Art
Reaching Community, run by Greater Shantallow Community Arts, is supported
by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland & Lloyds TSB
Foundation. |
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National
Deaf Children’s Society – Consultation with Arts Are your activities, events
and performances accessible to deaf children and young
people? Would you like them to be?
We need your help!! The National Deaf Children’s
Society is setting up a project called Me2 Arts. We have been funded by
Arts Council NI to develop FREE training and resources for arts providers
in How you can
help? We want to make sure that we
understand the needs of arts organisations in • What are the challenges of
making activities deaf friendly? • What tips, information,
advice or expertise do you have to help other organizations make their
activities deaf friendly? • Do you have any
experiences (positive or negative) that might help us understand the
specific needs of arts organisations? • What resources / training
do you need to support you to make your activities deaf
friendly? DERRY: Wednesday 9 November
10.30-1.00pm,The Playhouse, We would very much
appreciate your support and input with this event. If you are
interested in getting involved but aren’t able to attend the consultation
events, please email me2arts@ndcs.org.uk and we can arrange to have a
discussion over the phone. To confirm your place at the consultation
session, please email me2arts@ndcs.org.uk stating your name, role and
organisation, contact details and which session you will be attending. If
you have any access needs, please let us
know. |
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L/Derry
event to help NI’s rural communities transform their
villages Thursday
3rd November City Hotel,
L/Derry FREE
event Rural
communities across L/Derry has
been announced in the UK-wide events series as part of the Big Lottery
Fund’s Village SOS campaign, which is supporting communities across the
As well as the
free events, the campaign includes a nationwide advice line, where people
can get expert advice about setting up and running community enterprises
from business, social enterprise and rural specialists.
The event,
organised by rural communities charity Plunkett Foundation and DTA
Northern Ireland, takes place on Thursday 3rd November at City
Hotel, and will see Niall McFerran, Chair of Ballygally Community
Development Association and Big Lottery Fund Northern Ireland attending
alongside rural and business experts from the likes of the Rural Community
Network, Plunkett Foundation, Co-operatives UK, and Locality, who will
explain how community ownership can save Northern Ireland villages from
rural decline. Joanne
McDowell, Big Lottery Fund NI Director, said: “Village SOS is all about
inspiring community action – empowering people to come together to make a
difference in their communities. “The event in
L/Derry on 3rd November is one part of our campaign to support
communities in For more
information about the events series or the advice line, contact the Advice
Team on 0845 434 9123 or visit www.villagesos.org.uk.
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Pathways
to Health - Level 1 Training Course
Overview Pathways
to Health training aims to ensure community development workers and
volunteers will have increased understanding of factors impacting on
individual and community health. We
will review health and examining it in its widest context discuss the
effectiveness of community development approaches.
Participants
will become familiar with the wider determinants of health, the social
model of health and the values and principles of community development. We
will use practical examples of local CD&H projects to demonstrate the
learning. Main
topics ·
Understanding
communities ·
Understanding
social model of health ·
Examining
who is responsible for our health ·
Investigating
the wider determinants of health ·
Understanding
the concept of community development ·
Values
and principles of community development ·
Looking
at how and why community health project work Who
should attend This
training is designed for workers or
volunteers within local voluntary and community groups working
at ‘grass roots’ level. Participants will have previous experience of
community development work or simply be keen to get involved in community
health issues. They
may have more practical experience but not have received community
development training before and be interested in developing their
skills. Course
dates Day Month Date
Time 1 Nov
24th
10.00am – 4pm (Lunch included) 2 Nov
25th
10.00am – 1pm (Lunch included) Location
and Venue Old Library Trust, Registration
Details Telephone
Sharon Kennon on 028 3026 4606 or email expression of interest to sharonkennon@cdhn.org For
more information contact: Jenny
Hanna, Community Development and Health Network
Pathways
to Health Project, 30a W:
www.cdhn.org |
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Singing
For Health & Happiness The Playhouse
– 7, 14, 21 & 28 November 7-9pm, £10 per
session Take time out
of your busy life to have some fun and sing! Take part in
one or more of these workshops with insopirational teacher and voice
coach, Valerie Whitworth. Contact
Valerie on val@valeriewhitowrht.co.uk,
tel: 07526534183 OR Ursula McHugh
via Ursula.mchugh@btinternet.com,
tel: 07813124126 |
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