Wednesday 2 December 2009

Events still to come in Traveller Focus Week

The full programme is available online.

Some highlights:

1 December - Art and Photographic Exhibition, Art Gallery, Voluntary Service Bureau, 34 Shaftesbury Square, Belfast 10am - 12 noon.

1 December - Launch of DVD 'Through our Eyes' with Rev John Purcell and Jake Bowers, a teaching resource for secondary schools. Canal Court Hotel, Newry, BY INVITATION ONLY

1 December - 'Our People' exhibition by artist Eleanor Phillips and local Travellers. Waterside House, Oxford Island, 2pm. Exhibition there all week, then moves to Brownlow and Lurgan libraries.

Tomorrow, 2 December - New Opportunities for Travellers. The Southern Area Action for Travellers Project, funded by the Big Lottery Fund's Safe and Well programme; Southern Regional College's Transforming Communities Project, funded by the Big Lottery Fund's Live and Learn programme; and the Belong Project, funded by Atlantic Philanthropies. The event is aimed at providing Travellers with information on these major new projects. Island View room, Lough Neagh Discovery Centre, 10am - 2pm. Contact crice@equalityni.org or 028 90 500 673.

Thursday 3 December - Derry City Council reception for Travellers at the Guild Hall, hosted by the Mayor, Paul Fleming. Parlour, Guild Hall, 2pm.

Friday 4 December - Building Better Relationships to address Conflict. A workshop for Travellers, service providers and staturory agencies to explore ways to express and address conflict within the Traveller community. A constructive discussion involving experienced practitioners in both the North and South of Ireland. Malone House, Belfast 10am - 1pm. Contact derekh@anmuniatober.org

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