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17 September 2009

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1	Big Challenge 09. Just a few weeks left to apply!
2	Arts and Disability Awards Scheme 2009
3	Choral Ambition - New fund for choirs
4	Unite against Hate campaign launched
5	Disability Awareness and Equality Training
6	Learner Access & Engagement Courses/Community Education Courses across the Triax area
7	Roll Out of Community Response Plan – Derry City Council Area
8	Events/activities at the Gasyard Centre
9	Dance workshops for schools and community groups
10	YES! Publications invites you to the launch of…
11	Come Celebrate The International Day For Peace Monday 21st September @ Cafe Del Mondo
12	'The Spice Of Life' Local 'Diverse City' Photo Competition. Closing date - Friday 16th October 2009
13	Celebrate National Poetry Day in style
14	Views sought from motorcyclists into roads safety issues

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1	Big Challenge 09. Just a few weeks left to apply! …and the challenge to you this year is called Your Chance, Everybody’s Change. Many Cultures, Many Individuals, How can YOU create unity in your community? If you are 16-25 and passionate about making your community a better place then visit the Big Challenge website to be in with a chance of winning part of the £65,000 prize fund to implement your project or campaign idea! Last year 10 fantastic winners won between £2500 and £8000 to set up community based projects that are making a difference to the lives of young people. Now it’s your turn. Make the change, let the Big Challenge be your Big Chance. For further information and to apply check out: www.bigchallenge.org.uk and remember the deadline is September 28th! You can call us on 0207 5661129 or e-mail bigchallenge@unltd.org.uk if you have any questions.
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2	Arts and Disability Awards Scheme 2009 The Arts and Disability Awards are now open for applications. The awards provide financial support for individual disabled artists living in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland working across all art forms. The scheme aims to challenge and inspire creativity, experimentation and artistic excellence. Each applicant can apply for a maximum of £5,000 or the Euro equivalent. For more information on application procedures and the A&D Awards Scheme 2009 email: gillian@adf.ie or see www.adf.ie. Deadline for applications: 4pm, 2 November 2009 The Arts and Disability Awards Ireland Scheme is co-funded by the Arts Council and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, and administered by the Arts and Disability Forum (ADF).
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3	Choral Ambition - New fund for choirs Choral Ambition is a brand new scheme run by the BBC Performing Arts Fund in association with Making Music to provide funding for choirs across the UK. The fund is for adult or youth choirs of any genre. The maximum grant is £5,000, the minimum is £500. The grant can be used for commissioning new music, training and development, masterclasses, workshops and projects to attract new members. Applications close on: 30 October 2009 To find out more visit www.bbc.co.uk/performingartsfund/choral_ambition.
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4	Unite against Hate campaign launched This campaign will challenge the prejudices which if left unchecked, can result in Hate Crimes. This campaign will provide opportunities for ordinary people to demonstrate their opposition to the mindless minority who carry out Hate Crimes. The campaign will highlight all six forms of hate crime, homophobic, racist, sectarian, faith, disablist and transphobic and challenges everyone in Northern Ireland to unite to stop it. Over the coming months, the public will have the chance to show their support for the campaign by participating in a range of diversity events. A number of organisations including the Irish Football Association, Gaelic Athletic Association, Belfast Festival at Queen’s and Culture Night Belfast, have already pledged support for the campaign. To support or find out further details about the campaign and planned events, look up www.uniteagainsthate.org.uk. For additional press information call Christopher Carson at the PSNI Public Relations Office on 028 9025 9156 / 0782 501 3918
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5	Disability Awareness and Equality Training ADAPT's Disability Awareness and Equality Training starts in September, delivering a modular programme of training sessions. The programme includes: (1) Disability awareness, customer care and etiquette for staff who work closely with people / visitors / service users with disabilities; (2) Disability law and statutory obligations for decision makers within organisations, who need to be aware of Disability Equality legislation and the implications for service providers; (3) Universal accessibility incorporating awareness of physical barriers restricting access for disabled people, providing theoretical and practical insight into the importance of accessible design. The delivery of training in full-day and half-day sessions offers flexibility to select the best option to develop in-house expertise and skills. To register please contact ADAPT on Tel: 028 9023 1211 Web: www.adaptni.org
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6	Learner Access & Engagement Courses/Community Education Courses across the Triax area Find below the courses with remaining availability at Dove House and other Community Sites across the Triax area from September 2009. If any staff, volunteers or service users are interested please contact Patti O'Hagan 02871 269327 Some courses are subsidised and provided at a reduced rate, this is based on a specific criteria. We encourage you to encourage others that have been considering returning to education to give us a call... Learner Access Engagement Project Last Call For Enrollment GCSE Maths Friday 10.30am - 12.30pm City & Guilds Start IT Tuesday's 6pm-8pm NOCN Photoshop Tuesday's 10am-12am/Thursday's 6-8pm Introduction To Counselling Skills Level 2 Monday's 1-3pm
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7	Roll Out of Community Response Plan – Derry City Council Area You will recall that an event was held last September in the Guildhall to develop a Community Response Plan to address suicide clusters with key organisations/agencies within the Derry City Council area. The Public Health Agency in partnership with Derry City Council plan to run a follow-up event on: 12 October in the Waterfoot Hotel, 9.30 a.m. – 1.00 p.m The event will provide an opportunity to: Share the Community Response Plan with key stakeholders; Share the learning following the activation a Community Response Plan in a local Council area Share the guidelines developed for members of the Local Co-ordinating Committee in a Council area Develop a training plan for key individuals/groups in the Derry City Council area There will be no charge for this event. Refreshments and lunch will be provided If you are interested in attending this event please confirm your attendance before the Thursday 1 October through one of the following methods Email: hilary.parke@hscni.net Phone: 71860086 Ext 2058 Fax: 71860311 Post: Hilary Parke, Suicide Strategy Development Officer, Public Health Agency, Gransha Park House
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8	Events/activities at the Gasyard Centre 'Managing the Challenge' Self Care Course: Starts Monday 5th October 3-5pm in the Gasyard Centre. This is a Free 6 week course teaching you the various ways on how to manage your long term health condition helping improve your quality of life. Aqua Aerobics City Hotel Tuesdays 11-12pm & Step Up Circuit Tuesdays 11-12pm Gasyard Centre - A low impact/intensity class for those with life limiting conditions such as arthritis or high blood press etc.. For more information contact Donna on (028) 7136 5330. Afternoon Tea Dance - Pilots Row Tuesday 29th September 2-4pm. If you are over 55 and enjoy the craic, come along for an afternoon of dance and entertainment with Midnight Sun. Light Refreshments will be provided. Admission £2 - contact Mary on (028) 7136 5330 Action Cancer Big Bus will be visiting the Gasyard Centre on Thurs 1st October and Friday 23rd October - Mammograms are available for women aged 40-49yrs and 65+yrs. Health Checks for both men and women are also available to make an appointment ring Action Cancer on 028 9080 3344
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9	Dance workshops for schools and community groups Derry based, Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company, are looking for any schools/ community/ arts/ youth/ disability groups who might be interested in partnership projects this term. The company has an extensive education and outreach programme with many dance and movement facilitators available to provide workshops and courses to all ages, abilities and backgrounds. If your organisation or school is interested in working with Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company, please contact Development Officer, Sarah Young on +44(0)28 7134 2266 or email sarah@echoechodance.com who would be happy to meet to discuss the creative possibilities and also make sure that Echo Echo's work is as financially accessible as possible. Alternatively, visit www.echoechodance.com for further information about the company and its work.
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10	YES! Publications invites you to the launch of… …We Were Brothers by Felicity McCall Friday 25 September 2009, Waterside Theatre @ 12.30, Light refreshments will be served Please RSVP Fionnuala/Jackie @ yes@yespublications.org or 71261941
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11	Come Celebrate The International Day For Peace Monday 21st September @ Cafe Del Mondo Guildhall Square, Derry, 2pm to 5pm Music-food-poetry-readings-and supporting the call for an end to all conflicts and the promotion of a universal culture of justice. The United Nations' International Day of Peace - marked every year on September 21 - is a global holiday when individuals, communities, nations and governments highlight efforts to end conflict and promote peace. Established by U.N. resolution in 1982, "Peace Day" has grown to include millions of people around the world who participate in all kinds of events, large and small. Each year, events take place all around the world for the International Day of Peace. Every Peace Day event provides an opportunity to inspire individuals and empower communities to celebrate victories for peace that have been won throughout the year, and to rededicate our commitment to work for a more peaceful, just and sustainable world all year long. A Peace Day event can be as simple as lighting a candle or meditate on Peace on September 21. It can be as complex as organizing a Peace Concert for thousands of people. In between, there is a whole scale of events on different levels that might fit your family, group, class, or community. Please join in and celebrate this important day. If you want to read something on the day please bring a copy with you and the floor is yours for 5 minutes.... a poem, extract, prose it's your call... as long as it reflects the ethos of the day...you are welcome.... so... Be seen. Be visible.
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12	'The Spice Of Life' Local 'Diverse City' Photo Competition. Closing date - Friday 16th October 2009 There is an old saying 'Diversity is the spice of life.' We are searching for 12 winning photos to feature in a 2010 calendar celebrating diversity in the Derry City Council area. The free calendar will promote the message that our 'Diverse City' welcomes people from different communities, religions, cultures, traditions and identities. Two categories: Children (Under 18) and Adults (18 and over). Two themes: 1. 'Local Places - Diverse Faces', 2. 'Seasons and Celebrations - Traditions and Festivals' Ideas for theme 1: 'Local Places - Diverse Faces' We are looking for snaps showing people from different backgrounds or cultures together at local landmarks. Landmarks could be statues, bridges, the walls, well-known buildings, places of worship, sports grounds, community venues, parks, streets etc. Ideas for theme 2: 'Seasons and Celebrations - Traditions and Festivals' We are looking for photos showing how diversity is celebrated here at different times in the year. For example people at a family celebration; the St.Patrick's Carnival; the Maiden City Festival; Chinese New Year; Christmas; Easter; Eid; Halloween; Diwali; Harvest etc. Please check that any people in your photographs are happy to star in a calendar! Two photos maximum per entrant. For more details see attachment or contact the Community Relations Officers on (028)71345160 or sue.divin@derrycity.gov.uk or www.derrycity.gov.uk/goodrelations Prizes: There are 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize plus 3 runners up per category. 1st prize £75 gift voucher; 2nd prize £50 gift voucher; 3rd prize £25 gift voucher; All winners receive 5 calendars; All entries receive 1 calendar.
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13	Celebrate National Poetry Day in style Cafe Del Mondo will be celebrating National Poetry Day on the 1st October from 2pm to 5pm with an informal afternoon of readings from a wide range of poets and actors. Readers include Jenni Doherty, The Poetry Chicks, the 2009 Poetry Slam winner Michael Duddy, Dave Duggan and many, many more. We are also inviting local theatre groups, youth and community groups, primary and secondary schools, indeed anyone to come along and read their favourite poem on the day..... If you would love to hear the readings of local poets, pouring their souls on to the page and into the public arena come along! You might even pluck up the courage to read some of your own, deeply profound work if the push really comes to shove.... or just come along and enjoy the words of Derry's finest wordsmiths....
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14	Views sought from motorcyclists into roads safety issues Motorcyclists across Northern Ireland are invited to participate in research into the main causes and influencing factors contributing to motorcycle collisions. This research will allow motorcyclists to input directly into the development of a new road safety strategy due for publication before the end of 2010. The groundbreaking research has been commissioned by the Department of the Environment (DOE) to help it consider new ways to tackle the number of motorcycling casualties in Northern Ireland. Motorcyclists can log onto www.motorcyclecasualtiesni.com to complete a short survey which looks at rider attitudes, experience and behaviour on the roads.

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