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Community Relations Week
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| Pictured at the launch of Good Relations Week 2008 Deputy Mayor Patricia Logue, Sue Divin and Carol Stewart Community Relations Officers |
The events have been organised inconjnction with community groups, The Shared City Project and Derry City Council Community Relations Officers. . ‘Are We There Yet?’ is the campaign for Community Relations Week in the Derry City Council area. "We have come so far for peace but ‘Are We There Yet?’ is the question and challenge being posed to communities, the public and politicians. Everyone is encouraged to attend at least one event that week to show their support for these initiatives.
Community Relations Week is an annual week co-ordinated by the NI Community Relations Council. A full programme of events across Northern Ireland is available on www.nicrc.org.uk
Monday 21st April
Community Relations Week and ‘Are we there yet?’
Campaign launch for the city and ‘ Love Poetry Hate Racism’ workshops.Derry City Council CR & the Good Relations Focus Group.
11.30am – 1pm The Guildhall
Sue Divin / Carol Stewart - 02871345160
A launch of the ‘Are we there yet?’ campaign for Community Relations Week in the local council area in partnership with a wide range of local Community Relations and Ethnic Minority Community organisations. A packed interactive launch with music, poetry and much more! All welcome.
Friday 25th and Saturday 26th April
‘ Are we there yet?’ Campaign
9.30am – 5pm both days Foyleside Shopping CentreSue / Carol / Jeanette Derry City Council - 02871345160
We have come so far with peace and better community relations, but ‘Are we there yet?’ The campaign moves to Foyleside for two days to give the public a chance to make a postcard pledge or postcard challenge to politicians, to work towards a better and shared future for everyone. Come and fill in a postcard and join the campaign fun!
Saturday 26 April 2008
“ Bloomin” Peace
12.30pm St Columb’s Cathedral, LondonderryJeanette Warke, Shared City Project, 028 71 329144
The flower festival will depict the positive impact of Community Relations areas across the city both urban and rural. The story will be told through the innovative display of beautiful blooms.
Sunday 27 April 2008
Youth United Service
3.00pm St Columb’s CathedralJeanette Warke, Shared City Project 028 71 329144
The ‘Youth United Service’ will celebrate 35 years of the Cathedral Youth Club providing service to young people living in an interface area and celebrate good community relations initiatives between young people of our city.
Monday 28th April
Let’s Talk Politics
10.30am – 3.30pm GuildhallAnna Murray, Peace & Reconciliation Group 028 7136 9206
In this local secondary schools’ event (hosted by David Dunseath) a panel of five politicians will be in the hot seat answering challenging questions posed by young people.
Monday 28th April
Launch of ‘DiverseCity’ Ethnic Minorities Exhibition
Derry City Council CR (& Foyle Multi-cultural Forum & Walled City Neighbourhood Initiative)2-3pm The Junction, 8-10 Bishop Street
Sue / Carol 02871345160
The exhibition (on public display all CR week) explores the cultures and traditions of ethnic minority groups living in the city. It also aims to provide food for thought around challenging stereotypical perceptions about local ethnic minority communities, migrant workers and racism.
Tuesday 29th April
Conflict Resolution & Mediation Skills Workshop
10.00am – 15.30pm Peace & Reconciliation Group offices, 18 – 20, Bishop StreetCatherine McColgan, 028 7136 9206
This workshop examine the dynamics of conflict, conflict escalation, ways of transforming conflict and the role of a third party interventionalist in transforming conflict. Faciliatated by Mr. Michael Doherty, who is recognised at one of the leading trainers & facilitators in this work.
Tuesday 29 April 2008
‘ Community Relations Through the Lens’ launch
7pm The Synod Hall, London StreetJeanette Warke, Shared City Project, 028 71 329144
‘ Community Relations Through the Lens’ is an exhibition of digital photographs highlighting the work of amateur photographers from the Shared City Project Community Education Programme.
Wednesday 30th April
‘Re-imaging Communities’ – Launch of Funding Success Stories
Derry City Council CR and Arts and Regeneration.10.00am – 11.30am St.Columb’s Park House, Waterside
Sue /Carol /Alice 71345160 or 71365151
Council and community partnership efforts have secured substantial ‘Re-imaging Communities’ Arts Council NI funding for local projects. This event highlights the success stories funded to date, showcases how communities will use art to make local areas more inclusive and explains the funding for any further interested communities.
Wednesday 30th April 2008
Irish for the New Irish
10.30am – 1.00pm Aberfoyle House Magee CampusMary Delargy, Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages 02871 375398
An introduction to the Irish language for the new communities. This will look at place names, surnames, some useful phrases and how we use Irish in English.
Wednesday 30th April
Launch of book ‘The Things People Say’
12pm-3pm The Junction, Bishop StreetFergal Barr 079 4459 5864
Launch of book chronicling political quotations from the peace process in the 1990’s. The book is a resource for workers involved in peace and reconciliation work.
Thursday 1st May
Chicken Soup for the Soul Day
Holywell Trust and CDLi12:30 The Junction, 8 Bishop Street Within, Derry/Londonderry CDLi - 028 7137 7940 or cdli@btconnect.com
Come hear inspiring and extraordinary stories told by ordinary people! A Chicken Soup for the Soul story is an inspirational, true story about ordinary people doing extraordinary things. It is a story that opens the heart and rekindles the spirit.
Event to be catered by Café Creggan with soup and spuds.
Thursday 1st May
Community Relations Certificate Presentation Night
7.30pm – 10.30pm Tower HotelBarney Mc Guigan REACH Across 028 7128 0048
A REACH Across certificate presentation night for young people who have completed community relations training. (Followed by a schools and youth club X Factor contest!)
Thursday 1st May
From the Far East to the Far West’ – 40 years history of the NW Chinese Community
Derry City Council CR, Heritage and Museum Services, & Sai Pak2pm – 3pm Tower Museum.
Sue / Carol 02871345160
The Chinese Community in the North West dates back to the 1960’s. This initiative launches a booklet and panel on permanent display in the Tower Museum to represent the Chinese Community’s perspective on 40 years of life here – including cultures, traditions, the ‘troubles’, reasons for living here, languages and local reactions. All welcome.
Friday 2nd May
Are we there yet?’ Campaign Finale Event.
Derry City Council Community Relations3pm – 4.30pm The Junction, Bishop Street
Sue / Carol 02871345160
The ‘Are we there yet?’ campaign will hand over the postcard pledges and challenges from the public, community groups and schools to politicians from across all the political parties. As a culmination of CR week the public and all CR week event organisers are invited to the final campaign celebration.
Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd May
Street Theatre (Various outdoor venues)
Noelle, St Columbs’ Park House, 02871 343080Live sketches will be run in public spaces over two days that provoke community relations issues in the city such as the wearing of sports tops, school uniforms and neutrality of space.
Saturday 3rd May
International Community Fun Day and ‘It’s a knockout’ competition. (subject to funding)
12 noon – 5pm Ballyarnet Country ParkOliver Green, Greater Shantallow Community Arts 02871357443
This public event brings together 12 local teams from culturally diverse ethnic communities for friendly competition and a family fun day. In the ethos of ‘Communities that play together stay together’ this is an opportunity for the public to come along and celebrate cultural diversity together. All welcome.
Derry City Council is delighted to support Community Relations Week which is in line with the Executive’s Programme for Government 2008-2011 and its aim to ‘implement a programme of cohesion and integration for a shared and better future.’
For further information contact the Community Relations Officers Sue Divin and Carol Stewart or Shared City Project Officer Jeanette Warke on tel: 02871345160
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