National Protest: Dublin Community Sector Assembly

National Protest: Dublin Community Sector Assembly - Friday 6th November, 1.30pm, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Sean Mc Dermot St, Dublin 1.

Communities Against Cuts
Get Up, Stand Up
for a better, fairer way


Workers and communities are being attacked by Government proposals to cut wages and services. We have a short time before the next budget to show that ordinary people are not going to accept all the pain for the mistakes of bankers and property developers.


We are calling on all community workers, activists and projects to join us on the day a deliver a clear message to Government.


ICTU “GET UP, STAND UP” Dublin Protest

Dublin based community workers and activists will be assemble at:

Friday 6th November 2009
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
Sean McDermot St, Dublin 1
1.30pm

the National Youth Council of Ireland and Boston College

Integrating Ireland with the National Youth Council of Ireland and Boston College is holding a lunchtime seminar on Tuesday November 17th for youth groups and immigrant-led organisations to meet Molly Baldwin from Boston, USA, who runs a large youth community centre and project called Roca. Roca, is a vision and value-led organization committed to serving the most disenfranchised and disengaged young people with effective and innovative approaches to helping them move toward economic independence and living out of harm’s way. The organisation works with large communities of ethnic minority and immigrant youth as well as broader youth groups—View the web-link for more information http://www.rocainc.org/This is a unique opportunity to learn from good practice internationally in working with marginalised young people. The seminar will also serve to network youth services and minority-ethnic led groups based around Dublin to each other. Participation is free, but limited in numbers. Registration is essential through the Boston College, Thea Gilien at gilien@bc.edu

Integrating Ireland Network and the National Youth Council of Ireland in Partnership with Boston College Ireland Invite you to a lunch time discussion with Molly Baldwin of ROCA youth project Boston When - Tuesday 17th November from 12.00 – 2.00 pm (with light lunch) Where – Boston College Ireland - 42 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2(Directions on http://www.bc.edu/centers/irish/dublin/about/contact.html) Roca is a vision and value-led organization committed to serving the most disenfranchised and disengaged young people with effective and innovative approaches to helping them move toward economic independence and living out of harm’s way. For more information on ROCA visit http://www.rocainc.org/ If you are interested in attending please rsvp to Thea Gilien on gilien@bc.edu For more information contact:Elaine (NYCI) at elainem@nyci.ie 087 7711530 Monica-Anne (Integrating Ireland) at regions@integratingireland.ie 087 9610897

Dublin Region SIPTU

Dublin Region SIPTU members, community workers & activists. National Protest: Dublin Community Sector Assembly - Friday 6th November, 1.30pm, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Sean Mc Dermot St, Dublin 1. Communities Against CutsGet Up, Stand Up for a better, fairer way Workers and communities are being attacked by Government proposals to cut wages and services. We have a short time before the next budget to show that ordinary people are not going to accept all the pain for the mistakes of bankers and property developers. A series of national demonstrations are planned for Friday 6th November, uniting the community, private and public sectors in solidarity. Protests will be held in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford, Sligo, Tullamore, and Dundalk; further details are available here: www.getupstandup.ie. We are calling on all community workers, activists and projects to join us on the day to deliver a clear message to Government. ICTU “GET UP, STAND UP” Dublin Protest Dublin based community workers and activists will assemble at: Friday 6th November 2009Church of Our Lady of LourdesSean McDermot St, Dublin 11.30pm Limerick Community Protest SIPTU Community members and activists are uniting against cuts at a protest in Limerick. Transport will be available if you wish to travel to this protest (subject to demand). Please contact 01-858 6367 if you wish to attend. Assembly will be on: Thursday 5th November 2009The Mechanics Institute Pery’s SquareLimerick 12 Noon SIPTU Community www.siptu.ie/community Video: www.youtube.com/user/SIPTUCommunity Join SIPTU www.siptu.ie/join

NYCI is running the course

NYCI is running the course detailed below in Dublin City Public Library, 138 – 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 on Wednesday 2nd December. To apply, please complete the attached form and return it to training@nyci.ie For more information, please contact NYCI ELAINE MAHONIntercultural Outreach WorkerNational Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI)3 Montague StreetDublin 2Office Ph 01 4784122Mobile Ph 087 7711 530Email: elainem@nyci.iewww.intercultural.ie; www.youth.ie “Practical Supports for doing Intercultural Youth Work” Date: Wednesday 2nd DecemberTime: 10.30am – 4.30pm Location: Dublin City Public Library, 138 – 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2 Learning Content:This is a 1-day course which will introduce participants to the skills and resources needed in planning effective and sustainable intercultural youth programmes. The session will help participants:· Understand the needs and identify ways of working with young people, their parents and volunteers from a minority ethnic background in relation to youth work;· Develop the skills to assist young people from minority ethnic backgrounds to participate; · Address the issue of cross-cultural communication when working with young people, their parents and volunteers from a minority ethnic background;· Promote and take action towards developing a culturally inclusive youth service;· Examine current youth work practices in the participants’ own organisations. Designed for This course will suit individuals that have a professional role – voluntary or staff - in a youth work setting. It is designed especially for anyone involved in planning, evaluation and programme development. Cost: This 1-day training will be free of charge To apply, please contactTraining AdministratorPh: 01-4784122OrEmail: training@nyci.ie Places are limited and issued on a ‘first come first served’ basis

“Fundamental Rights in the European Union

Date for your Diary

“Fundamental Rights in the European Union:
New Challenges and Old Issues for the Union and Member States”

European Union Fundamental Rights Agency
Irish Roundtable
11.00am – 2.00pm

Preceded by
NGO Forum
9.30am – 11.00am

Thursday, December 3rd 2009

At the National University of Ireland, Maynooth

President Mary McAleese, Uachtaráin na hÉireann
will address the opening session


Contributors Include:
- Morten Kjaerum, Director, FRA
- Anastasia Crickley, Chairperson, FRA Management Board
- Other speakers to be confirmed.



Places are limited so please let us know if you wish to attend.
Further details and programme outline will be issued to participants
Email: Marianne.oshea@nuim.ieTelephone: 01 708 6263




13th October 2009
Dear Friends,

Over the next few weeks the Fundamental Rights Agency of the European Union will be re-opening membership of the Fundamental Rights Platform of the Agency. I would like to encourage you to consider engaging with the Platform as a way to promote your consideration, in the EU context, of the Fundamental Rights and anti-discrimination issues you are concerned with.

Information will be available at:
http://fra.europa.eu/fraWebsite/civil_society/fr_platform/fr_platform_en.htm

The functions of the Platform which are listed in the Regulation of the Agency are;

- To make suggestions on the Annual Work Programme
- To give feedback and suggest follow-up on the Annual Report
- To communicate outcomes and recommendations of conferences, seminars and meetings relevant to the work of the Agency.

In addition, the Agency will interact with the participants of the Fundamental Rights Platform in accordance with specific needs related to areas identified as a priority for the Agency's work.

These functions mean that, while the Platform is not a decision making body of the Agency, it has the important function of informing FRA’s work and planning.

The following criteria will apply cumulatively in determining participation in the Fundamental Rights Platform:

Organisations committed to work and with a proven record of work for the advancement of fundamental rights;

Organisations active in the areas of the Agency's Multiannual Framework;

Organizations with a specific expertise, proven experience and engagement in matters within the remit of FRA;

Organisations which are representative in the field of their competence on national, regional, European or international level;

Local/grass roots organizations may participate on the basis of specific demand by the Agency (e.g. organizations working closely and directly with victims of fundamental rights violations) in order to directly inform the work of FRA from this crucial perspective;
Organisations with an ability and capacity to act as a link between their own constituencies, national and European networks and the Platform;
Organisations which are able to make known the work of FRA in their country;


In effect, engagement with the Platform is open, attending meetings and financial support is of course limited, but even without attending everyone can play a role.

From those who attended the last meeting of the platform in Vienna last May, an advisory panel for the Fundamental Rights Platform was elected for a period of one year. The next Platform meeting will be May 2010 in Vienna.

Please get in touch with me or directly with Massimo.Toschi@fra.europa.eu if you require further information.Please note also the attached information regarding a date for your diary: A meeting for NGO’s and other civil society actors interested in the Platform will take place at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth on December 3rd before the Fundamental Rights Agency Roundtable Discussion.

Any further information you require can be accessed by following one of the links below, a number of studies have been completed over the past year which may be of interest to you.

Best wishes,

Anastasia Crickley
Chairperson of the FRA Management Board

Our Languages

Greetings!‘Our Languages’, a group set up within the Department of Russian andSlavonic Studies in Trinity College, Dublin is organising a conferenceon minority languages in Ireland on 21-22 November. The first part ofthe conference, Saturday morning, is concerned with the status,maintenance and support of minority languages and cultures. The secondpart, Saturday afternoon and Sunday, focuses more specifically on theRussian language.One of the aims of the conference is to identify whether Ireland hasor needs a policy for managing cultural and linguistic diversity. Wewill be looking at issues such as the National Development Plancommitment to diversify the provision of languages in the post-primarysector, and asking whose responsibility is the transmission of thehome language. A panel of speakers from government and NGO bodies willspeak briefly on their organisation’s activities, and questions willbe taken from the floor.If your organisation would be interested in participating in thediscussion round these issues as members of the audience, you would bemost welcome.For details on the background to the conference and topics to becovered, please contact Sarah Smyth, Department of Russian andSlavonic Studies, Trinity College Dublin, tel. 353 1 8961819ssmyth@tcd.ie . For all other queries, contact Caelinn Largey,Administrative Assistant, 353 1 8378166 caelinnlargey@gmail.com .I am attaching the conference form should you wish to participate.Yours sincerely,p.p. Feargus DenmanCaelinn Largey-- Наши Языки/Our LanguagesDept. of Russian and Slavonic Studies, TCDhttp://www.tcd.ie/Russian/our-languages

Love Music Hate Racism

60's/70's fancy dress theme Halloween Ball Thursday 29th October @ The Twisted PepperDoors 8-30pm Admission €7 Thursday 29th October sees the first Love Music Hate Racism Halloween Ball taking place at The Twisted Pepper,Middle Abbey Street. It's a 60's/70's themed fancy dress/music night and as well as plenty of traditional and not so traditional Halloween games we'll have prizes for best dressed 60's - 70's Icon and more...
Doors are at 8-30pm (till 2-30am) and admission is €7
Live music from...
Moustache Riot
Moustache Riot are a three piece international rock band based in Dublin. Their sound is rock! With Conrad coming from Brazil with a background of flash heavy metal, Tak from Japan listening to all kinds of classic hard rock and Stephen from California being into alternative and classic rock. They have an “ in your face “ sound and an energenic vibe on stage. Starting out as a Jimi Hendrix Experience Covers band and slowly writing their own material, you could describe their sound as a modern Hendrix California rock band. But with Conrad’s ripping licks and effects, Tak’s melodic bass and Stephen’s intense drum playing, they have a new sound of their own. Are you ready for them?
The Super Fantastic Adventures of Captain Magic in his Amazing Wonderland
The Super Fantastic Adventures of Captain Magic in his Amazing Wonderland is a musical project formed by musicians from Spain, Brazil and Ireland. They have managed to create a unique sound of folk, funk, blues and disco. Electric and acoustic guitars, drums, bass, flute, violin, saxophone and percussion create a rich sound that will make you move whether you want to or not. With only a couple of months under their belts they’ve played The Academy , The Button factory , Sin é , The Globe , Shebeen Chic, The Scene, The Twisted Pepper and The Festival of World Cultures.
Mute Fish
Take two Lithuanians, an Irish, a Polish and a Ukrainian...add surf music, folk music and traditional music from each of their respective countries and you get Mute Fish.This five piece manage to fuse elements of what seems an impossible mix ,and make it sound the way it should. One minute you’re in a scene of Pulp Fiction, the next you’re at an Eastern European Ceili! Expect some twisted ankles at The Twisted Pepper.
Your Dj's for the evening shall be...
Bootnik
Bootnik has been Sin E’s resident Wednesday night DJ since 2008. “Little Saturday” as the night is known unifies the aural currencies of Soul, Afrobeat, Funk, Bossa and Breaks to electrify your ass off the chair and onto the dancefloor. She also spins her bag of dancing shadows regularly on Saturday Nights at Soul and Funk night “Solar” in The Bull and Castle
Richbea
Richbea(aka Subway Mike) is a Dj based in Dublin who play's a mixture of Funk, Soul, Boogie, Reggae, Disco (Re-Edits), Rockabilly & Old School Hip -Hop.His previous residencies include DIG @ Rí Rá & Féile. He is currently resident in The Turks Head Dublin. He has played other venues such as Hogans, POD, Spy Bar, & Rogue. Love Music Hate Racism Ireland is a non profit collective dedicated to fighting the growth of racism & fascism north and south of the boarder. After a successful campaign launch in July and an invite to Electric Picnic 09,the LMHR ''Sight and Awarenes'' Campaign has gained a lot of ground and will soon be launching in Cork and Galway. Our aim is to promote education and understanding of other cultures through musical events. The economic downturn has created the perfect breeding ground for anger towards immigrants, asylum seekers and foreigners in general. We want to take that anger and the ignorance and turn it into something good. For more info on Love Music Hate Racism , its origins and its campaigns, please visit www.lmhrireland.com