communiqué (1) Audited Accounts and AGM
Strategies for Social Change. This event, organised by The Advocacy Initiative, Claiming Our Future and Blue Drum continued with much wider reach our initial workshop called the Art of Campaigning See www.advocacyinitiative.ie
The Company AGM took place May 28, Annual Accounts for 2013 wrere presented. Core funding of €65,290 came from the Family Support Agency. In the Company’s Articles of Association our aim is “to enable (…)the community and anti-poverty sector to use creative methods.”
Blue Drum also won a post conference evaluation response gift which means we receive the services of Eimear McNally who is a Visual Harvesting facilitator for a half day! So you see, it is worth filling out those post conference evaluation sheets.
(2) The Agency of Community Culture Promoting Cultural Rights involved an indepth discussion about how to influence the review process of the international Covenant on Economic, Social and Political Rights especially with regard to cultural rights. Blue Drum and the Equality Rights Alliance found a shared agenda to be work with in association with the Children’s Rights Alliance and Free Legal Aid Centres Interesting, in 2015 the Ireland will report on its progress to the UN. We also ( ERA and Blue Drum) jointly prepared a submission to the Shadow Report. Read here: Issuu
(iii) Remembering Yesterday, Caring Today was a one-day London symposium focused on reminiscence in dementia care. Mark McCollum, Chair of Blue Drum and who was involved in developing a reminiscence network in Ireland took part and delivered a workshop. Other events during the symposium included the launch of a new theatre archive and a plan for accredited training.
(3) Connections / Seminars
(4) We Are Family: Faces of Family
Support and Community Culture Dublin Castle, Monday, Sept. 29, 2014
(i) Meeting with Eastern Region took place on May 13th, St. Kevin’s Kilnamanagh. Eleanor Phillips and Gillian Keogan met with FRC’s from the Eastern region flagged up the possibility of running a ‘train the trainer – art in group/family work.
Open Call for Showcase of Community Arts Work with Specific Groups This event is designed for those involved in family support and who are part of TUSLA Child and Family Agency. During this startup phase we want to initiate a series of conversation involving FRCs and TUSLA
(ii) Eleanor Phillips and Ed Carroll took part in Visualising Advocacy: Creative
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