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Peace
Education Catalogue
Churches Peace
Education Programme
Given the culture we live in, there
is an enormous need for various aspects of peace education in schools. The
Churches' Peace Education Programme produces educational materials, works
with teachers and others, and promotes and disseminates resources. They
have three peace education officers - two in Northern Ireland and one in
the Republic. Their new catalogue of resources for sale (including
cultural heritage, understanding of different religions, conflict and
education for citizenship) is available on request (40 pages A5) or you
can visit their website for extracts of out of print publications: www.irishchurches.org
You can order from either Belfast or Dublin but note prices in the
catalogue are in UK£ so check if ordering in the Republic. Churches Peace
Education Programme, Inter-Church Centre, 48 Elmwood Avenue, Belfast BT9
6AZ, Tel: 028 9066 2992, e-mail icpep@email.com
Also at 169 Booterstown Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin, Tel: 01 - 2885021.
Linking In With Corrymeela
Corrymeela has a dozen 'cell groups' meeting locally in Northern
Ireland plus one in Dublin, and, through Corrymeela Link, it has
twenty-two support groups in Britain. In Ireland there are cells groups in
South Belfast, Belfast Ormeau Road, two in North Down, Holywood, two in
Newtownabbey, Coleraine, Ballycastle, the North-West (Derry/L'Derry) and
Dublin. There is also a young adults (18-25) cell group in Belfast. The
support groups in Britain are in Aberdeen, Abingdon, Burghfield, Chagford,
Chester, Chipping Norton, Crawley, Dursley, Emsworth, Glasgow, Grantham,
Grimsby, Kew, Kingsbridge, Lancaster, Northumbria, Paulsgrove, Sheffield,
Stansted, Stirling, Sompting (Sompting strange there? -Ed) and
Winchester.
Contact Corrymeela House in Belfast or Corrymeela Link in Britain
respectively for details. Corrymeela runs Friends events - the next one
from 26 - 28 May is open to anyone wanting to learn more about Corrymeela
(defined in their Connections magazine as 'a dispersed community of people
of all ages and Christian traditions who, individually and together, are
committed to the healing of social, religious and political divisions in
Northern Ireland and throughout the world'.) Subs as a Friend of
Corrymeela are a suggested minimum of £24 (£12 unwaged) which includes
receiving Connections three times a year. Corrymeela House, 8 Upper
Crescent, Belfast BT7 1NT. Tel: 028 9050 8080, e-mail belfast@corrymeela.org.uk
website www.corrymeela.org.uk
Corrymeela Link is at PO Box 4829, Earley, Reading, England RG6 1XX, Tel:
0118 926 1062, e-mail corrymeelalink@btinternet.co.uk
Community Exchange E-mail newsletter
Community Exchange is an e-mail
newsletter where Irish community and voluntary sector organisations can
publicise events, reports and news. To send information, subscribe or
unsubscribe contact mailto:giancarlo@pcc.ie
Community Exchange is moderated by a steering group of volunteers from
Combat Poverty Agency, Models Research, Public Communications Centre and
Women's Resource and Development Agency. Information covered includes
issues to do with the environment, identity and racism (including
refugees), poverty and equality at home, and world poverty, justice and
solidarity. The Public Communications Centre is a creative communications
resource for progressive non-profit groups; 22 South Great Georges Street,
Dublin 2, Tel: 01 - 679 4173, fax 679 5409, http://www.pcc.ie
mailto: info@pcc.ie
Peace People Democratic Citizenship Programme
The Democratic Citizenship
Programme is our core activity, structured through 24 local groups
(average membership of 15), meeting weekly, with quarterly residentials,
and annual camps and exchanges; it is supported by 30 trained
volunteers/leaders with a house team of two staff and four volunteers. The
key elements in the programme are discussion, practical projects and
social/fun/healthy activities. Discussion focuses on identity
(ethnic/religious/political /national/human), justice (laws and felt
values) and nonviolence as a way of life; practical projects focus on
local community needs.
The objectives of the Peace People are to enable and inspire
individuals to become the most fully developed human beings that their
individual capacity might allow and to become active members of their
communities, local and global. Our target for the next 12 months is to
develop and consolidate the functioning of 30 groups, with four staff, 50
volunteers, 300 active members and 1,000 support members.
The Peace People, although the organisation seeks a major
transformation of our society, does not seek political power for itself,
but rather to act as a vital and energetic leavening influence in the
empowerment of individuals and local communities. Success or failure are
not terms which may characterise our programme: its purpose is forever
developmental, with no fixed terminus. 'Success' is simply making steady
progress; the only 'failure' is the failure to try. If any one wishes to
join or get more information, please contact the Youth Programmes Co-ordinator,
Paul Mc Alinden, Peace People, 224 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 6GE, phone
028 90 663465, e-mail paulmcalinden@peacepeople.com
Tools for Solidarity
Tools for Solidarity collects and
repairs hand tools and sewing machines for small businesses, community
projects and training colleges in Tanzania - donations of tools welcome.
Normally open 9 - 5, Monday to Friday, Tools has an open day on the first
Sunday of the month from 1 - 5pm when visitors are welcome. They're
currently preparing 30 kits of different trade tools for Tanzania; at the
end of June two people will visit projects and partner organisations to
pick up on strengths and weaknesses at the far end. Tools for Solidarity,
Unit 1B1 Edenderry Industrial Estate, 326 Crumlin Road, Belfast BT14 7EE,
Tel: 028 - 90 747473.
AFrI 'Hedge' Their Bets; 'Learning for liberation'
'Learning for liberation'
is the focus for an AFrI (Action from Ireland) hedge school on Saturday
10th June in The Mill, Kilcullen, Co Kildare. It will take a critical look
at education and is aimed at people in the formal or informal educational
sectors, with anyone interested welcome. It will start at 10 a.m. and run
until late with talks, workshops, music and a ceili. For further details;
AFrI, Grand Canal House, Lower Rathmines Road, Dublin 6, Tel: 01 - 496
8595, fax 496 8592, e-mail afri@iol.ie
'Working For A Better World' - New Comhlamh handbook
Comhlamh have this year produced a
new handbook looking at different ways to work for global development. It
is for all interested in working abroad, raising some of the issues that
people might consider before making a decision, and it also highlights
possibilities for working for change in Ireland. It is 35 pages, A5, and
free for a large SAE with Irish 45p stamp (or international reply coupon)
to; Comhlamh, 10 Upper Camden Street, Dublin 2. Tel: 01 - 478 3490, fax
478 3738, e-mail comhlamh@iol.ie
EMUsing Programme from EMU Promoting School Project
The Project is currently involved
in four major programmes:
- The School in the Community
- in partnership with the WELB
working closely with two primary schools in Derry.
- Time to Listen
- a Craigavon District Partnership funded
initiative; it is an action research project at UU (University of
Ulster), seeking to improve community relations by personal and
professional development of teachers.
- Primary Values
- working with the School of Education at UU to
support schools in a pilot project focusing on literacy using a Circle
Time approach.
- Peer Mediation
- a whole school approach - with NELB supporting
a primary school to introduce Circle Time and Peer Mediation.
In addition to the staff changes mentioned in NN 76, Annette Creswell
is now part-time clerical assistant, working afternoons, so 1.30 - 4.00
pm, Monday - Friday, is a good time to contact the office in general.
EMUPSP, Magee College, Northland Road, L'Derry BT48 7JL. Tel: 028 71
375225, fax 71 375550, e-mail EMU@ulst.ac.uk
Web www: http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/emu/
Kerry Justice Committee
Kerry Jubilee 2000 Justice
Committee is part of a network of Diocesan groups set up to prepare for
Jubilee 2000. This year got off to a lively start when World Peace Day
(1st January) was marked with a special liturgical celebration and the
promotion of its special Jubilee Justice Calendar. A new development is a
Justice page on the diocesan website which includes details of any
upcoming events and a monthly Justice reflection. Recently the committee
helped organise a seminar 'Planning a pastoral response to the issue of
Asylum seekers and Refugees' and it organised Kerry Earth Day on 6th
May. Why not visit the website and see for yourself! www.dioceseofkerry.ie
and click on justice. Further info; sylviathompson@eircom.net
Stewarding, Mediation, Monitoring
A variety of groups with INCORE as
lead ran a series of 3 conferences around the North towards the end of
1999 looking at these three aspects of work in the context of a community
level approach to public order. A leaflet has now been produced (A4 sheet
folded - copy enclosed for most of those receiving this as a postal
mailing) giving a brief run down on 'What are they? How can I use
them?' plus a comparative table and contacts in Northern Ireland. A
more detailed report on the conferences will be posted on INCORE's website
at www.incore.ulst.ac.uk or write to INCORE at Aberfoyle House, Northland
Road, Derry BT48 7JA, Tel: 028 71 375500.
INNATE Contacts
Please note the change of telephone
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