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Inside Out Youth Leader Opportunity

Inside Out is looking to recruit 16-20 young leaders aged 18 and over (from in and around the Derry Londonderry area) to be its representatives on a new and exciting project that promises to offer unique experiences in a number of European countries including Germany, Finland and Austria.

In partnership with ELT (Vienna), ISIS (Berlin) and Youth Department (Helsinki), Inside Out wants to recruit young leaders to take part in The PoP (Paths of Participation) Project (www.pop-project.eu). 

The PoP project seeks to support the integration of young people with fewer opportunities living in suburban areas in Europe.  The project will exchange Models of Best Practice in Youth Work through a number of different activities including seminars and week-long job shadow experiences.

The project promises to offer unique learning experiences and is designed for young people who are currently volunteering or working in a youth setting or who have expressed an interest in developing a career in youth work.  
 
Please see attached for all details and contact information - Closing date is 4 July.

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Negotiating Change Conference

Wednesday 25 June from 9.30am in the Everglades Hotel, Londonderry.

The registration form follows the programme on the attached file.  If you have any questions, please contact:

Brian Dougherty

St Columbs Park House

Londonderry.

T: 02871343080

E: info@stcolumbsparkhouse.org

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Housing Rights for all

An invitation is extended to the Civil Rights Conference "Housing Rights for All", to commemorate the 40^th Anniversary of the Caledon Protest, which will be held on Saturday 21 June 2008 in Armagh City Hotel, Armagh City. 

The conference will reflect on the Caledon Protest and look at housing problems today at home and internationally. Keynote speakers include Austin Currie, Lord Ken Magennis, Professor Paddy Hillyard, Minister Margaret Ritchie, Fr Peter McVerry and Tom Arnold.

You may also be interested to learn that a delegation involved in social housing in South Africa will be attending the conference and John Hopkins, Chief Executive of the South African Housing Foundation will make a short presentation.

Please see attached the agenda including booking form and speakers confirmed to date.

Those interested in travelling from Derry to the Housing Conference next Saturday are urgently requested to make contact as a mini-bus is on offer, while others may wish to be part of a car-sharing arrangement. Our contact details are given in item 2 above. N.B. Derry working group meets every THURSDAY evening @ 8pm @ 'Knockavoe'. 'Old' and new faces always welcome!

If you need any further information please contact Tim Attwood on 07802 279939 or e-mail:

civilrights1968@yahoo.co.uk

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Dinner dance for “Elder Abuse Awareness”

Southern Cross Healthcare, Greenhaw Lodge are holding a dance/buffet to promote the awareness of Elder Abuse. The dance is taking place on Friday 20th June at the Delacroix on the Buncrana Road. Doors open at 9pm, the buffet supper will be served at 9.30pm sharp and the music is provided by "Legacy" 10pm - 1 am.

There will be a raffle and spot prizes on the night. Tickets are priced at £15.00 per person. All proceeds will go to "Elder Abuse Awareness."

Anyone interested in purchasing a ticket to support this worthy cause can do so by calling Martina Curry at Greenhaw Lodge on 02871354725 or call into the office between the hours of 9.30am - 5.30pm Monday - Friday.

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REACH Across Upcoming Events

We have some places available for our Summer camps.
DATES:         1)  Aug 3rd - 7th          2) Aug 11th - 15th
VENUE:         Derganagh Centre, Ballycastle
COST:          £50 ( includes food, accommodation, transport and activities)
ACTIVITIES:  Water sports, High Ropes Course, Trip to Portrush, Ice Skating at Dundonald,
                   Trip to Rathlin Island, Team-Building Tasks
AGE:            14 - 17yr olds
 
Anyone interested should contact REACH Across at reach_across@hotmail.com or telephone 028 71 280048

Table quiz fundraiser. 26th June

Local cross-community youth project R.E.A.C.H Across are staging a fundraising table quiz and would like to invite your organization to enter a quiz team

DATE:                Thursday 26th June

VENUE:              Post Office Social Club, Gt James St

TIME:                  9.30pm

COST:                 £3 per person

TEAMS:             Up to a maximum of 8 per team

FORMAT:          Photo Round, Video Round, Music and TV Themes, etc

It is hoped this will be a light-hearted social night for all participants and there will be prizes for the winning team. There will also be spot prizes available. During the break, there will also be a game of Prize Bingo.  If you would like to enter a team on behalf of your organization or project, please contact: reach_across@hotmail.com <mailto:reach_across@hotmail.com> Tel - 028 71 280048

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Dance & Movement in Education event

This Friday 13th, Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company is offering a lecture demonstration about the importance of dance and movement in education. The lecture starts at 7.30pm and costs £6 or £4 concession. Everyone welcome.

Following on from this, there will be 2 practical workshops on Saturday 14th and 21st June, for anyone who works with children and young people. These workshops will give participants the tools, exercises and confidence to incorporate movement into their work with kids. Both workshops cost £90/ £45 concession (including the lecture demonstration for free). Group discounts available.

Contact Sarah on 028 7134 2266 to book a place or visit www.echoechodance.com

Dance facilitators available

Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company wants to get as many kids and adults alike involved in dance over the summer months.

The professional company has several dance tutors available this July and August to facilitate dance workshops or one-off tasters with summer schemes, community groups and youth clubs across the city and beyond.

Ideal for groups looking to offer their participants something exciting, new and active!

So if you or your group is interested in dance, contact Echo Echo on 028 7134 2266, email info@echoechodance.com.

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Membership Reminder

Community Groups in the North-West are reminded that, unless they have already done so, membership subscription is due for 2008/09.  Please click here to open the 2008/09 Membership Invoice, return to the Network and ensure continuing updates on all matters of relevance to the Community & Voluntary sector in the North-West.  From public policy to practical workshops, conferences to coffee mornings – stay connected to the Network and you won’t miss out!

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Exercise classes at The Old library Trust

Yoga

Thursday 22^nd May & every Thursday Onwards

6.30pm-7.30pm

£4.00 a Week

Keep Fit

Tuesday 27^th May & every Tuesday Onwards

6.30pm-7.30pm

£2.50 a Week

For further information please contact Leeann/Tracey on 02871 373870 at The Healthy Living Centre, Central Drive, Creggan, Derry.

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Icon Painting Course

North West Group of the Association of Iconographers of Ireland in association with  The Playhouse:

Friday 4^th July - Friday 11^th July 2007, Icon Painting Course St. Columb's Hall, Derry

Tutors Dick Sinclair and Sr. Aloysius McVeigh

Following on from a very successful course Icon Painting Course in 2007 The Playhouse is very pleased to announce that we will be hosting another course, given by the North West Group of the Association of Iconographers of Ireland this year. The course will run in St. Columb's Hall, which is situated adjacent to Derry's Historic City Walls, at Newmarket Street.  This temporary move of The Playhouse to St Columb’s Hall provides an opportunity for our premises in Artillery Street to be completely renovated.  The Icon Painting Course will be the first major Art event in our new premises and it is particularly apt that this course should be concerned with sacred art.

Sr. Aloysius and Dick will be sharing the methods of creating an icon in a traditional Byzantine manner as taught by the distinguished contemporary Greek Iconographer Eva Vlavianos.  Complete beginners will work on an icon of the head of Our Lady. There will be a range of models available for advanced students to work from. 

If you are interested in attending please ring Angela Mc Cleary, daytime, on 077 1255 68888 or Brid Mc Cauley, evening, on 077 8908 1985, for details and enrolment.

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Community Development Learning Initiative

Thinking can be bad for your health (sometimes)!

Do you worry, are you anxious, stressed? Do you have negative repetitive thought processes? Are you living in the past? or for the future?

This four session programme continues with two sessions facilitated by experienced community facilitator, Anne Meehan, who warmly welcomes new people.

Each session provides opportunities for participants to investigate their relationship with their own thinking.

These final two sessions are inspired by the challenging work of Eckhart Tolle. 

Venue: Junction

Dates: 17^th and 30th  June

Time : 10am -12 noon

Cost:  £10 for 2 taster sessions

CONTACT: Anne @ 71377940 / cdli@btconnect.com

Places are limited, please book early