Promotion of Positive Messages

In support of Good Relations Week and to help promote community spirit, local Galliagh residents in the city of Derry are pulling together a billboard of positive messages which will be placed at the local Co-Op shop that has for years been defaced with intimidating and hurtful graffiti.

Derry City and Strabane District Council Mayor will be in attendance on the day too.

Sustainability Workshop

For Good Relations Week 2022 Creggan Preschool and Training Trust Ltd will be providing workshops about sustainability and the impact that the cost of living is having on local residents on Wednesday 21st September at 10.30am.

Advice NI will also be in attendance offering a range of services to residents

For more info please email Louise McIntyre: Louise@cpttderry.org

Good Practice Visit

This is the first opportunity for Carrickfergus Castle and Knockagh DEA cluster members to join and learn from another local successful cluster group in the Borough.

The Bann Maine West Community Cluster are an umbrella group working with community groups in the Bannside DEA of Mid and East Antrim.

The discussion will cover the history of the group, what has worked and what hasn’t. Members will also share how being part of the cluster has helped them to further the aims and objectives of their own individual organisations.

It should be noted that this event is invitation only to Carrickfergus Castle and Knockagh DEA cluster members.

 

Minimal Human Contact by Naoise Ó Cairealláin 5

Minimal Human Contact is a bi-lingual production with a focus on a hugely disabling condition, in large part hidden from view, that has touched many lives in our communities and is largely perceived to be affecting the male population.

This one man show delves deep into the world of compulsive gambling to produce cathartic results. Gritty, intense and in Irish, this new play is written by Naoise Ó Cairealllán, award-winning rapper Moglaí Bap.

This insightful and painful story connects with those suffering from the condition, offering a glimpse into a very dark alternative world yet holding the space for a remarkable outcome.

An outcome that challenges the usual downward spiral in most addictive conditions and is largely influenced, in this instance, by the interventions of close family members and by a singular and tenacious counselling service who went over and above, in assisting their client to handle his addiction.

This is a story told in the Irish language of a new generation particular to West Belfast, a language that is vital, urban and authentic. This is a Belfast story both in content and in the manner and the language of its telling, yet has a subject matter that strikes a universal tone.

IN IRISH WITH TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH BY HEADSET

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimal Human Contact by Naoise Ó Cairealláin 4

Minimal Human Contact is a bi-lingual production with a focus on a hugely disabling condition, in large part hidden from view, that has touched many lives in our communities and is largely perceived to be affecting the male population.

This one man show delves deep into the world of compulsive gambling to produce cathartic results. Gritty, intense and in Irish, this new play is written by Naoise Ó Cairealllán, award-winning rapper Moglaí Bap.

This insightful and painful story connects with those suffering from the condition, offering a glimpse into a very dark alternative world yet holding the space for a remarkable outcome.

An outcome that challenges the usual downward spiral in most addictive conditions and is largely influenced, in this instance, by the interventions of close family members and by a singular and tenacious counselling service who went over and above, in assisting their client to handle his addiction.

This is a story told in the Irish language of a new generation particular to West Belfast, a language that is vital, urban and authentic. This is a Belfast story both in content and in the manner and the language of its telling, yet has a subject matter that strikes a universal tone.

IN IRISH WITH TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH BY HEADSET

 

 

 

 

 

Minimal Human Contact by Naoise Ó Cairealláin 3

Minimal Human Contact is a bi-lingual production with a focus on a hugely disabling condition, in large part hidden from view, that has touched many lives in our communities and is largely perceived to be affecting the male population.

This one man show delves deep into the world of compulsive gambling to produce cathartic results. Gritty, intense and in Irish, this new play is written by Naoise Ó Cairealllán, award-winning rapper Moglaí Bap.

This insightful and painful story connects with those suffering from the condition, offering a glimpse into a very dark alternative world yet holding the space for a remarkable outcome.

An outcome that challenges the usual downward spiral in most addictive conditions and is largely influenced, in this instance, by the interventions of close family members and by a singular and tenacious counselling service who went over and above, in assisting their client to handle his addiction.

This is a story told in the Irish language of a new generation particular to West Belfast, a language that is vital, urban and authentic. This is a Belfast story both in content and in the manner and the language of its telling, yet has a subject matter that strikes a universal tone.

IN IRISH WITH TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH BY HEADSET

 

 

 

 

Minimal Human Contact by Naoise Ó Cairealláin 2

Minimal Human Contact is a bi-lingual production with a focus on a hugely disabling condition, in large part hidden from view, that has touched many lives in our communities and is largely perceived to be affecting the male population.

This one man show delves deep into the world of compulsive gambling to produce cathartic results. Gritty, intense and in Irish, this new play is written by Naoise Ó Cairealllán, award-winning rapper Moglaí Bap.

This insightful and painful story connects with those suffering from the condition, offering a glimpse into a very dark alternative world yet holding the space for a remarkable outcome.

An outcome that challenges the usual downward spiral in most addictive conditions and is largely influenced, in this instance, by the interventions of close family members and by a singular and tenacious counselling service who went over and above, in assisting their client to handle his addiction.

This is a story told in the Irish language of a new generation particular to West Belfast, a language that is vital, urban and authentic. This is a Belfast story both in content and in the manner and the language of its telling, yet has a subject matter that strikes a universal tone

IN IRISH WITH TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH BY HEADSET

 

 

 

Solutions Focused Circle

The Solution Focused Circle is an opportunity for Community Relations Council’s Core Funded and NBSGRP groups to come together and using the SFC model delivered by TIDES training, explore issues and problems.

The model enables the participants to work through and identify creative solutions to the problems faced in a peer support setting and will take place on the 30th September at 10am.

YOUth Make a Difference Event

During Good Relations Week 2022 young people from across the Causeway Coast & Glens Youth Service Area aim to deliver a positive message that ‘Change Starts With Us’.

We will explore through a textile workshop while creating a piece of art, the pledges each individual will make. Through this sharing of our goals, we will connect building a stronger society and a more sustainable future.

Each group participating will then take on one shared goal back to their projects/clubs and will commit to taking this forward over the next year.

Highlighting ‘ CHANGE STARTS WITH US’ by making small pledges, one thing YOU can do can make a difference.

DATE :- 21st September at The Glens Youth Club Cushendall- 7-8.30pm

Mini Mela

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council in partnership with Artsekta are hosting a ‘Mini Mela’ were performances and arts/crafts workshops from 3 different cultures will be showcased on Saturday 24th September from 12pm-3pm .

There will be 5 performances taking place in the Marquee at the Public Realm in Market Square, Lisburn and 3 arts/crafts workshops taking place in gazebos at the Public Realm in Market Square, Lisburn.

3 cultures will be represented during this fantastic afternoon event.

This event is open to all!