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03 September 2008

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1	Free Anti-Racism & Diversity Training Conference
2	Helping Young People Cope With Life
3	Temporary Arrangements to Maintain Public Services
4	Afri Launch: ‘The Price of our Souls- Gas, Shell and Ireland’ - in Derry
5	Help Local Groups by completing quick surveys!
6	Would you like to be a Record Breaker?
7	Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company announce autumn events
8	‘Lets Start an Arms Company!’
9	Artistic Explosion at Artlink with appointment of new Director
10	Invitation To Eastway Wall Art Project Exhibition
11	Murals of Derry photographic publication
12	The Magners Big Tickle Comedy Festival

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1	Free Anti-Racism & Diversity Training Conference The one day interactive training conference will be held as follows: Date: Wednesday 8^th October 2008 Time: 9.15am – 4.30pm Venue: City Hotel, Derry/Londonderry. Cost: Free Registration: In advance by registration form (attached) The conference aims to provide quality anti-racism and diversity training to local community and voluntary sector representatives and statutory employees. A detailed draft programme is attached. There are up to 80 places available on the training, which will aim to have a ‘local’ slant and provide information specific to the North West area. The conference will be interactive and discussion based and aims to avoid ‘death by PowerPoint’ – see attached workshop information. As demand is expected to be high for places at this conference, those interested in attending are encouraged to register using the attached form, as soon as possible.
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2	Helping Young People Cope With Life This conference will be of particular interest to anyone working with young people in the promotion of emotional health and well being and prevention of suicide. It will include workshops on health, sex education, suicide and drugs and alcohol. Please see attached for the draft programme, workshop coverage and booking form (which must be received by 12 September). You are advised to book early as places are limited and demand is expected to be high.
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3	Temporary Arrangements to Maintain Public Services DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY / DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: Temporary arrangements are to be introduced across education, health and social care to alleviate delays in the processing of criminal record checks for potential employees. These short-term arrangements will allow employers in the statutory, voluntary and independent sectors to hire staff but only within very strictly defined parameters. In some areas of social care, this has meant the introduction of emergency legislation. The body responsible for processing criminal records checks, AccessNI, will now send letters to employers, for applications received between 4 June and 25 July 2008, confirming that an applicant has been checked against the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (POCVA) lists. In addition, supervisory arrangements must be put in place and, in keeping with current practice; employers must obtain evidence of previous addresses, qualifications, employment history and references before they offer a preferred candidate the post.
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4	Afri Launch: ‘The Price of our Souls- Gas, Shell and Ireland’ - in Derry Thursday 4^th September at 8.00pm, Verbal Arts Centre (Blue Coat Room) Robbie McVeigh will launch Michael McCaughan’s latest book, ‘The Price of our Souls- Gas, Shell and Ireland’, published by Afri. There will be a space for questions and discussion. Tea and coffee will be provided. For more information please contact Gráinne 07719725200
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5	Help Local Groups by completing quick surveys! · Mind Yourself! Thanks to those community groups who had the time to fill in our, very short, questionnaire. We've had 22 responses! We are appealing for those who didn't do it before to take this final opportunity to inform our development (and help our funding applications!) Please find Questionnaire attached. Thank you. · Creggan Country Park is in the midst of developing a strategy to manage the green spaces at the park. We would like you to participate in the "Green Space Survey" which only takes a minute to complete. Please follow the web site link to participate www.creggancountrypark.com and go to newsflash section. Everyone who completes the survey will be entered into a free draw for a kayaking fun session for six people. Many thanks, Anne-Marie Gallagher, Marketing Officer, Westway, Derry.
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6	Would you like to be a Record Breaker? Would you like to take part in a World Record breaking 100 METRE RELAY RACE and at the same time help generate £1000s to aid some of the poorest children in Africa? All we need to break the record is 802 people ... but we think we can do a lot better than that so we are aiming for 1000 participants! The event will take place at Meadowbank Sports Arena in Magherafelt on 11 October 2008 and we want YOU to be a part of it! Check out RELAY 1000 www.relay1000.com
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7	Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company announce autumn events Echo Echo has announced it latest programme of events for the autumn season. This year the company can truly say it is offering a wide variety of courses and workshops to suit all abilities and ages. The highly popular Dance and Movement for Children course is back for a 12 week run starting Tuesday 16th September. Daring Feet Youth Dance for teenagers begins again on Wednesday 17th September. For adults, Ursula is returning for Meditation and Movement on Friday mornings starting on 3rd October. Echo Echo's other Co-Artistic Director; Steve will be offering his expertise in Contact Improvisation for a weekend workshop in November. For the more experienced mover, there is the Company Class being held every Tuesday morning from 10am- 12pm, involving technique and composition. And on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th September there will be an open weekend for professional dancers in the studio. And last but by no means least, the company will be running it's first ever Dance Picnic in October and November. This event is aimed at all ages, from toddlers to their grannies and it is hoped it will be a great family afternoon in the dance studio. If you would like more information or to book a place on any of these courses, visit www.echoechodance.com, email info@echoechodance.com or phone 7134 2266.
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8	‘Lets Start an Arms Company!’ Thursday 18^th September 2008 1pm – 2.30pm, The Junction, Derry/Londonderry. Lunch Provided & Everyone is Welcome ‘I am here to see a nun about a gun’ is how Mark Thomas describes his first visit to Scoil Chriost Rí in Portlaoise to meet Sr. Barbara Raftery. He had come to Portlaoise to discuss the possibility of students setting up an ‘after school arms club’ to highlight the Irish government’s failure to introduce legislation to deal with the issue of weapons brokering in Ireland. Sister Barbara Raftery talks about her experiences of setting up an after schools arms company, the accessibility of arms brokerage and the impact that a group of young people can have on policy on the arms trade. Please contact Helen at Children in Crossfire on: 71 278958 or on helen.henderson@childrenincrossfire.org for more information or to RSVP.
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9	Artistic Explosion at Artlink with appointment of new Director Artlink, a community arts organization based in Buncrana, Co. Donegal, has appointed its new Director, Elaine Forde. Elaine unveiled The new winter programme in which there will be all sorts of adult night classes in various art forms along with daytime classes, which will be aimed at those who are enjoying retirement but are looking for something to get stuck into on a social basis. Artlink plans to set up a monthly social gathering for parents and toddlers. Here, parents will get the opportunity to have a fun filled morning with their child while learning lots of different crafts that are easily repeated at home. Artlink also has lots of interesting classes on for the youth, ranging from comic and superhero illustration to fashion design! The basic element behind all the young people’s workshops is the inclusion of digital media in the ever-changing digital world. Artlink’s facilities include a photographic dark room, ceramic and glass kilns, digital media facilities, including a full suite of Apple Mac computers and two large workshop rooms. These facilities are located in Tullyarvan Mill, a restored 19-century corn mill at the edge of the Crana River in Buncrana. Artlink also has an off site gallery based at the historical and picturesque Fort Dunree Military Museum. Artlink. Artlink’s remit is for the North West area, including Northern Ireland. For more information contact the Artlink office (9am – 5pm daily) on 074 93 63469 or email info@artlink.ie
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10	Invitation To Eastway Wall Art Project Exhibition Creggan Enterprises are inviting the general public, and any interested groups, to submit feedback on their exhibition of draft artworks in the Ráth Mór Shopping Centre in Creggan for the proposed Eastway Wall Art Project. This project is funded by the Arts Council of N Ireland under its Re-imaging Communities Programme. The exhibition includes large-format displays of the People Make A Difference/Creggan Timeline mural and a range of other colourful and inventive ideas for the wall. These draft artworks have been prepared by ceramist Tom Agnew and Kevin Hippsley of Guildhall Press after several weeks of consultation with a wide range of interested individuals and groups coordinated by Terry McCloskey. Creggan Enterprises Development Executive Conal McFeely adds: “Already there is a great buzz around the exhibition in the Centre, with people debating the pros and cons of the designs and the contents of the timeline with numerous photos contributed by Café Creggan and Hugh Gallagher. This is exactly why we have mounted the exhibition – to let the local community view first hand, and comment on, some of the proposals for the Eastway Wall. Everyone is invited to view the exhibition during normal Centre hours and we welcome all constructive comments and feedback.”
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11	Murals of Derry photographic publication Guildhall Press are pleased to announce the launch of their informative new photographic publication Murals of Derry. The book contains almost 200 colourful photographs of Derry murals past and present which mirror the cultural diversity of both traditions in the north of Ireland over the last four decades. It includes samples of public artwork from Creggan, Brandywell, the Bogside, Shantallow, Nelson Drive, Lincoln Courts, Irish Street, the Fountain and Bond’s Street. It also contains a wealth of well-researched information explaining the contents and significance of the murals and placing them within an historical context to aid the reader who may not be familiar with the politics of the area or the country. Murals of Derry was produced to coincide with the forthcoming 40^th anniversary of the fateful Civil Rights march in Derry in October 1968. The book is available from local bookshops and www.ghpress.com
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12	The Magners Big Tickle Comedy Festival Are you ready to be Tickled? 5th - 14th Sep 2008 – Featuring: Ardal O’Hanlon, Rich Hall, Andrew Maxwell, David O’Doherty, Kevin McAleer, Colin Murphy, Reginald D Hunter, Phil Nichol, Jake O’Kane, Jimeoin, Edinburgh and Beyond, Love the Concept and Fred Cooke. For further details please see www.thebigtickle.com

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