Glencree Peace Education
Resource Package World's Apart?
The package provides numerous activities that help to explore
and understand conflict and reconciliation, both in Ireland
and beyond, and which link to key themes and requirements
around knowledge, skill-development and action project completion
within the curricula of: - Transition Year - CSPE, Junior
Certificate - Religious Education, Junior Certificate - Religious
Education, Leaving Certificate Applied. Importantly, this
package also offers a number of Action Projects that can be
used to fulfil the requirements within the Religious Education,
Leaving Cert Applied curriculum for active participation in
or observation of students' own communities. Likewise, these
projects can be used to fulfil Transition Year requirements
for community service, action-based learning or project work
and research. For Further info contact: Hugh Doyle, Education
Programme Manager, Glencree Centre for Reconciliation, Glencree,
Co Wicklow, e-mail education@glencree-cfr.ie
or phone 01 282 9711.
Organic Centre, Rossinver,
Co Leitrim
Located at Rossinver, 8 miles from Manorhamilton, and established
in 1995, the Organic Centre aims to provide training, information
and demonstrations of organic gardening, growing, farming
and sustainable living. It has a wide variety of different
kinds of garden, a wetland sewage disposal system, and a shop
with seasonal plants, vegetables, tools and seeds. The Centre
is open from 1st April - 30th September daily from 11 a.m.
- 4.00 p.m. (closes Friday 3pm); admission is €5 adults,
children free, €3 concessions (the Centre is only open
during October to April by appointment). As well as courses
on growing and soil fertility and rotation, it runs ones on
ecological housing, sustainable energy, relearning lost skills,
and a conscientious/sustainable lifestyle. Some courses are
run in Dublin (Dundrum) for people who find it difficult to
get to Leitrim, also in Co Clare.. Course fees in Leitrim
are typically €75 for a day. Educational tours for different
purposes are arranged on request. An informative 52 page booklet
is produced on 'Courses and Activities 2005' which is available
free on request; or you can visit their well-designed website
at http://www.theorganiccentre.ie
which includes an order form which can be downloaded. You
can support the work by becoming a friend, annual individual
membership €30. The Organic Centre, Rossinver, Co Leitrim,
phone 071 - 98 54338, fax 071 - 98 54343, and e-mail organiccentre@eircom.net
EYFA/Gluaiseacht Wintermeeting
and 'Anti-war activism'
European Youth For Action (EYFA) and Gluaiseacht, Irish Movement
for Global Justice, would like to invite you to take part
in the annual EYFA Wintermeeting which takes place at The
Boghill Centre, http://www.boghill.com,
Kilfenora, Co Clare, from 2nd - 10th April 2005. See http://www.eyfa.org
for more details. The EYFA Wintermeeting is the annual general
meeting of the EYFA network, and the venue changes each year,
from country to country. Gluaiseacht are hosting and organising
the meeting this year in Ireland; 'Anti-war Activism' is the
theme for this meeting. The meeting will be in 2 parts with
EYFA working days from Sun 3rd - Wed 6th, and Gluaiseacht
Anti-war Meeting days from Thur 7th - Sun 10th. Accommodation
and food are available at low cost at the venue, which is
in a beautiful part of the country, close to the sea and The
Burren. Space is limited and deadline for applications is
February 28th. Inspired by the pledge to action of the UK
Trident Ploughshares, we would like to set up a network
similar to theirs, where all people despite age, politics,
religion and differences can work together for peace; if you
are interested, please write to Gluaiseacht, c/o Tracey Ryan,
Cromogue, Bog Cross, Dromcollogher, Co Limerick, Ireland.
You can phone Tracey at +353 (0)87 6543425 or Niall at +353
(0)86 8444966, or email us at europe_antiwar_info@gluaiseacht.net
Pit Stop Ploughshares
for trial, 7th March
The five members of the Pit Stop Ploughshare, Deirdre Clancy,
Nuin Dunlop, Karen Fallon, Damien Moran, and Ciaron O'Reilly,
come up for trial at the Four Courts, Dublin, on 7th March,
for their action on February 3rd, 2003, nonviolently disarming
a U.S.Navy War Plane at Shannon Airport. Solidarity with those
on trial is possible in a number of ways including financial
support which can be made out to "Ploughshares Defence
Fund" and sent to 134 Phibsborough Road, Dublin
7, or directly by bank transfer to Ploughshares Defence Fund,
Bank of Ireland, Ballygall Road, Finglas, Dublin 11, Bank
Codes IBAN: IE18BOF190055118972983 and BIC No./Switch Code
BOFIIE2D. More information from web http://www.ploughsharesireland.org
e-mail ploughsharesireland@yahoo.ie
or phone 087 918 4552 or 01-454 9144
2005 INCORE Summer School
The INCORE Summer School provides a structured learning opportunity
to analyse the dynamic and constantly changing field of conflict
resolution and peacebuilding. Focusing on the latest research
and concepts in specific topics of conflict resolution, participants
are invited to compare, contrast and learn from different
perspectives. The School offers a unique opportunity to create
links between theory, practice and policy. Special attention
is given to how the experience and research of both practitioners
and academics can impact upon policy makers within the field
of conflict resolution. The 2005 International Summer School
will run from June 13-17 2005. This year we are offering five
courses: -The Management of Peace Processes - Track Two Approaches
and Integrated Peacebuilding - Evaluation and Impact Assessment
of Peacebuilding Programmes - Gender, Conflict and Education
- EU Policies and Activities in Peacebuilding, Crisis Management
and Resolution. The 2005 Summer School will open on June 13
with a day-long introductory course Northern Ireland's history
and conflict. Detailed information about the 2005 Summer School,
including online application details, is
available INCORE, Magee Campus, Aberfoyle House,
Northland Road, Derry/Londonderry BT48 7JA, phone 028 - 7137
5510.
Burma - Beyond the silence
- Galway, Dublin, Belfast Burma Action Ireland have a series of meetings taking
place in Galway, Dublin and Belfast:
Galway Public Meeting on: 'Burma
- Beyond the Silence'; themes - what's happening in Burma;
why do we hear so little; did it escape the tsunami; what's
the status of Aung San Suu Kyi; what can we do to stem human
rights abuses. Monday Feb 7th, 8pm at SIPTU HQ, Forster Court,
Galway. Speakers are: Galway Lord Mayor Catherine Connolly
(intro remarks), Harn Yawnghwe (Director, Euro-Burma Office),
Michael D Higgins (Foreign Affairs spokesman, Irish Labour
Party), Dr Kathleen Cavanaugh (Lecturer in Human Rights, NUI
Galway), Hugh Baxter (Chairman, Burma Action Ireland).
Dublin Public Meeting, Tuesday
Feb 8th, 8pm at Lord Mayor's residence, The Mansion House,
Dawson St, Dublin 2. Speakers; Harn Yawnghwe, David Joyce
(Development Education Officer, Irish Congress of Trade Unions),
Muireann Ni Bhriain SC (Child Protection Consultant), Hugh
Baxter.
Belfast Public Meeting at Belfast
City Hall (Reception Hall) on Wednesday Feb 9th, 8pm. Speakers;
Harn Yawnghwe, Carmel Hanna MLA (Chair of the Assembly cross-party
group on International Development), Patrick Corrigan (Programme
Director, Amnesty International), Hugh Baxter. lFurther details
on the above from John Copley, Burma Action Ireland, phone
01-495 0171, mobile 087-695 8756, e-mail info@burmaactionireland.org
and web http://www.burmaactionireland.org
SCI/IVS/VSI Africa/Asia/Latin
America Exchange Programme
This programme enables people to gain an insight and understanding
of different development issues facing people and countries
of Africa, Asia and Latin America by participating in voluntary
work projects, of practical benefit to local communities.
They are organised by local voluntary work organisations and
involve teams of local and international volunteers helping
to build, renovate, plant trees, and make play facilities
for disabled children. During their two-month stay in a developing
country, volunteers will join in 2-3 short- term projects
in different parts of the country as well as visiting development
and community projects run by other organisations. VSI and
IVS are organising Information Workshops around the country
during February:
Cork Sat. February 5th. 11.15am at the Youth
Information Centre, YMCA, 11/12 Marlboro St., Cork.
Dublin Sat. February 5th 11.00am at the Irish
Film Institute, 6 Eustace St., Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
Tullamore Tues. 15th February at 8.00pm in the
Bridge House Hotel (Club Room), Tullamore.
Belfast Thurs. 24 February at 6.00pm in the
IVS -NI office, 34 Shaftesbury Square.
There is a comprehensive preparation and orientation
programme - details at information workshops. If you are over
21 and have voluntary work experience then contact VSI or
IVS for more details.
VSI, 30 Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1, phone 01 - 8551011, e-mail
info@vsi.ie and web http://www.vsi.ie
IVS, 34 Shaftesbury Square, Belfast BT2 7DB, phone 028 - 90
23 81 47, e-mail colin@ivsni.org
and web http://www.ivsni.org
IVS are also looking for projects here for the
2005 programme which would benefit from a team of international
volunteers [SCI volunteers come well recommended - Ed].
International Women's
Day for Peace and Disarmament, 24th May
The pack for this year, produced by IFOR/International Fellowship
or Reconciliation and IPB/International Peace Bureau, looks
at the Pacific and other important issues on women and peace;
included are lots of ideas for action and solidarity. The
pack is available to download-
the website of the Women Peacemakers Program (WPP) at IFOR,
or it can be ordered at €5 a copy from IFOR Women Peacemakers
Program, Spoorstraat 38, 1815 BK Alkmaar, Netherlands, phone
+31 72 512 3014, e-mail wpp@ifor.org
WPP also produces an e-mail bulletin, contact for details.
FEASTA's New Office
Feasta, the Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability,
has moved to a new office - 10a Lr Camden Street, Dublin 2.
The new phone no is 01-4053615 but the e-mail feasta@anu.ie
remains the same. FEASTA Bulletin is a useful e-mail newssheet
which can be ordered on the website at http://www.feasta.org
Fairtrade Fortnight
(1-13 March)
In 2004 FAIRTRADE Mark products continued to become more widely
available, and some of them even became cheaper. 2005 will
see these trends continue and there will also be more products
like wine available. As we learnt in 2003, when Clonakilty
became Ireland's first Fairtrade Town, people all over Ireland
can make a huge difference in their own areas when they decide
to make a better deal for Third World producers a personal
commitment. There are now 30 Fairtrade Town/City groups around
Ireland hoping to follow Clonakilty's example and 2005 will
see more groups meeting the Fairtrade
Towns criteria. [Source, Community
Exchange 162]
Debt and Development
Coalition (DDC)
DDC has been mapping out work and happenings during 2005 which
include the report from the Commission on Africa in April,
the G8 meeting in July chaired by the UK who have made clear
their commitment to bring about a resolution on the debt issue,
and in September the United Nations will report on progress
towards reaching the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.
DDC will be involved internationally with a civil society
coalition under the banner Global Call to Action on Poverty;
and in Ireland it will be working with groups working on trade
and aid under the slogan Make Poverty History. DDC has also
issued a short paper on Debt and the Tsunami Disaster. Debt
and Development Coalition Ireland, All Hallows, Gracepark
Road, Dublin 9, phone 01 - 857 1828, e-mail campaign@debtireland.org
and web http://www.debtireland.org
Nonviolence? Help!
The Nonviolence Help website http://nonviolence.tripod.com
(previously referred to in NN) has been retired but the content
has a new, roomier home at the website of the Nonviolence
Training Project at http://www.nonviolence.org.au
under the 'Resources' section.
Bruderhof Peacemakers
Guide
A useful website on peacemakers and peacemaking is at http://www.peacemakersguide.org
which includes details on 65 peacemakers, some well known
and some not so well known, plus other material on nonviolence.
The Bruderhof is an international movement of people who seek
to live in a way that (in the words of the early Quaker George
Fox) "takes away the occasion for war"-and the social
and economic divisions that bring about war. Members work
and eat communally. Further details on the Bruderhof at www.bruderhof.com
Belfast networking group of INNATE meets the following dates;
Mondays 14th February, 14th March, 18th April, 16th May, 20th
June, at 7.30 pm in 7 University Avenue, Belfast. Anyone interested
welcome, come and plan the future, queries to 90 64 71 06.
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