DE News June 2012

A national consultation on integration and inclusion in Ireland, bringing together young people and youth workers to tackle the issues and draft recommendations to be brought to the next EU Youth Conference in Cyprus.
Free event.

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This three day summer school will offer workshops, outings and lots more that seek to stimulate your imagination and send you back home with
a wealth of ideas and techniques for developing creative approaches for your work with young people.
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An event celebrating and supporting inclusion and diversity in youth work.
Minister Frances Fitzgerald, TD, will launch Access All Areas: diversity toolkit for the youth sector North and South at the event.
Free event (including refreshments and workshops on the day).

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One World Week is a week of youth-led awareness raising, education and action that takes place throughout Ireland during the third week in November every year. The theme for this year’s One World Week has been selected: ‘Bouncing Back’ encourages youth groups to look at the factors contributing to young people feeling stressed, and examine how young people also demonstrate resilience in their lives. All information on One World Week 2012 will be available on our website.

You are cordially invited to the seminar for the Say No to Ageism Week 2012 in the Bedford Hall, Upper Castle Yard, Dublin Castle on Wednesday 6th June, at 10.15.

In order to secure a place at this event we would be grateful if you would RSVP to: Emma McBride, Communications Section, The Equality Authority, 2 Clonmel Street, Dublin 2, before Friday 1st June or alternatively RSVP to Emma at tel: 01 4173338 or e-mail ekmcbride@equality.ie.  Please let us know in advance if you have any special requirements.

The Say No to Ageism Week 2012 campaign will run from 4th June to 8th June.

The week will involve public awareness using outdoor advertising in the transport sector and the campaign will focus on the individual again this year, re-utilising and re-affirming the theme “I Say No to Ageism”.

LYCS and ICON in partnership with Bloom invite you to a Public Meeting on the Financial Crisis. The meeting takes place at 6.45pm on Wednesday 6th June in LYCS Community Creche, Old National School, Lower Rutland St. Dublin 1. The meeting will host both international and local speakers and will be chaired by Vincent Browne of TV3.

Speakers: Hernan Mauro Langiotti (Social Activist from Argentina)
Gary Gannon (Activist from North Inner City)
Dr. Andy Storey (University College Dublin)
Nessa Ní Chasaide (Debt and Development Coalition / Bloom )

To register contact: events@lasc.ie
 

Cultivate is hosting this annual sustainability festival, which coincides with Rio+20 Earth Summit. It will shine a spotlight on some of the best ideas out there and ignite a national conversation on how we can most effectively work together to create a brighter and more sustainable future for Ireland.

Full Story: ->: Convergence 2012 - Collaborating for the Future we Want: 15-30 June.

Climate Culture Change: 15 and 29 May, 5 and 12 June, Filmbase, Curved Street, Dublin. Presented by Cultivate and EUNIC Ireland, these provocative films and discussions will highlight the social dimension of climate change in the lead-up to Rio +20.

Full Story: ->: Climate Culture Change: 15 and 29 May, 5 and 12 June

The event will take place on Friday 15th June 6pm-9pm at the Mansion House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2.

This in invitation only event. Please confirm your attendance by replying to samiira92@hotmail.com or by phone 0858443007 by 8th June.

IDEA (Irish Development Education Association) has several important events coming up in June and July - save the dates!

IDEA AGM, Thursday 14 June, 5 pm, Wood Quay.

IDEA Annual Conference, Friday 15 June, 10 am – 4 pm, Wood Quay.  Theme: DE and Climate Justice.

IDEA Summer School, Thursday 5 July – Sunday 8 July (The summer school will be a follow-up to the conference, allowing participants to further explore Climate Justice themes in development education contexts, to network and to share practice).

For more information, visit IDEA's website.

ECO-UNESCO is a leading provider of environmental, sustainability and youth training. See below for a range of opportunities from them..

Full Story: ->: ECO-UNESCO Training and Events

Brazilian Portuguese and Latin American Spanish courses at LASC. Summer 2012

Latin American Spanish:
From Wednesday 4th to Monday 30th July.
Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 to 8pm

Brazilian Portuguese:
From Tuesday 3rd to Thursday 26th July
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 8pm

Latin American Spanish:
From Wednesday 8th of August to Monday 3rd of September
Mondays and Wednesdays from 6 to 8pm

Brazilian Portuguese:
From Thursday 2nd to Tuesday 28th of August
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 8pm

Fee: 120€ non members. 110€ members.
Venue: Latin America Solidarity Centre.
5 Merrion Row, Dublin 2

Contact: events@lasc.ie
 

Mayfield Arts, Newbury House are looking for Participants for a Youth in Action 4.3 training programme;  Connecting through creativity

Connecting through Creativity integrates arts methodology across the Youth in action programme to promote integration diverse groups (eg mixed ability groups, inter-generational groups, intercultural groups.)

The objectives are:

• To explore the possibilities of arts to connect diverse groups.
• To explore the most effective use of arts to create space for interaction.
• To present and exchange a wide range of arts tools useful for interaction and integration.
• To explore application of arts methodology across the Youth in Action programme
• To create networking opportunity to develop new programmes for you the youth in Action programme.

The programme includes:

Presentations/ case studies, hands on creative exercises, Reflection and analysis on the role of arts in integration, networking and project development opportunities. Tips and training in writing proposals.

Connecting through creativity  will take place in Cork city from 11th June to 17th June with the participation of organizations from Estonia, Greece, Romania and Ireland.

If you are living in Ireland and interested in attending our Connecting through Creativity event, please go to http://web.me.com/mayfieldartscentre/ctc/About.html for an application form and return to mayfieldarts@gmail.com

A registration fee of E50 is required. Contact: mayfieldarts@gmail.com

Kerry One World Centre is to host a one-day soccer tournament to highlight and fight racism as well as promoting respect within our different cultural communities.

WHEN
Saturday June 2nd 2012

WHERE
KDL pitch - Monavalley, Tralee

TIME
12 noon

Teams from Kerry One World Centre, TIRC (Tralee International Resource Centre, IT Tralee and An Garda Síochána will take part in a competition that we hope will become an annual event.

The tournament will be held at the KDL (Kerry District League) pitch at Monavalley, Tralee. First kick-off will be at 12 noon; final whistle at 5.30 p.m. Trophies and medals will be presented after the final match.
 
For further information contact Kerry One World Centre:
(066) 718 1358 | participate@kade.ie
 

The closing date is only two weeks away.  Contact  bobby@developmentperspectives.ie for more information

Applications are now open for the 8th Africa-Europe Training Course for Youth Organisations, that is going to be held from 10 to 20 July 2012 in Mindelo, São Vicente - Cape Verde, in the frame of the 4th African University on Youth and Development.

Aimed to develop the competences of participants and their organisations as civil society actors in the development process and to strengthen their political participation in the context of the Africa-EU Strategic Partnership, the Training Course is organised by the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe in the framework of the Joint Management Agreement between the European Commission - EuropeAid Co-operation Office and the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe, in collaboration with the Cape Verde Federation of Youth, the Portuguese National Youth Council, the Youth Forum of the Portuguese Speaking Countries, the Pan African Youth Union and the European Youth Forum.

Those interested to participate should contact Jean-Marie international@nyci.ie for details regarding application procedure by Tuesday 5th June.  Application deadline is the 10th June.

On March 12, the European Parliament opened signatures for a written declaration on “Development Education and Active Global Citizenship”. To be adopted, at least half of the MEPs need to sign by June 14. 

The declaration asks for reinforcing strategies in development education, awareness raising and active global citizenship at European and national level. CONCORD together with DEEEP have launched a campaign in favor of its adoption. In May the CONCORD DARE Forum held its bi-annual meeting in Strasbourg and will also be present at the European Parliament. 306 MEPs have now signed, with 68 more needed. For more see: http://citizens.concordeurope.org/

On Sunday the 22nd of April EIL Intercultural Learning and the Irish Coalition for the Global Campaign for Education held an event on the streets of Dublin to mark the start of Global Action Week for Education.  Global Action Week for Education takes place from 22-28 of April throughout the world to highlight that education is the key to reducing poverty; it’s the best tool to reduce hunger, create political stability and empower women in developing countries. 

At the Dublin event, 250 petition signatures were collected in support of a strong focus on education in our Overseas Development Assistance programme. A delegation of EIL members and  the Irish Coalition for the Global Campaign for Education will formally present these petition signatures to Minister Joe Costello on the 13th of June.