Last Updated 21 July, 2009
Carla De Tona, Ronit Lentin, Elena Moreo
Trinity Immigration Initiative Migrant Networks Project
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1.
Afghan Community And Cultural Association of Ireland, Dublin
20 Ashington Gardens
Off Navan Road; Dublin 7
afgcommunity@hotmail.com
http://nasrudinsaljoqi.tripod.com/
2001; 100 members
Support Afghan refugees and asylum seekers living in Ireland; provide advice and information on services and opportunities; liaise with governmental and non-governmental organisations on matters relevant to the community; organise cultural and social events; promote Afghan culture; publish a newsletter.
2.
Africa Centre
9c Abbey Street LowerMethodist Church Building Dublin 1
info@africacentre.ie
www.africacentre.ie
2000
Promote Africans’ active participation in Irish society; challenge stereotypes about how Africa is portrayed in the media, in the political and NGOs sectors; act as a focal point for African immigrants in Ireland; commission and publish research; promote links between Ireland and Africa; advance co-operation, dialogue and partnership on development issues; intercultural education and anti-racism.
3.
Africa-Caribbean Forum, Cavan
akoms93@yahoo.com
http://forum.cavancommunity.ie/afrocaribforum/
2008 (November); women, advocacy
Set up as a mixed group, it is largely made up of women, and there are plans to transform it into a women’s group. Aims to be a voice representing the interests of African and Caribbean immigrants and, where necessary, to provide them with representation, mediation and advocacy. It provides information, advice and guidance to migrants and acts as a resource in Ireland for information on the cultures of the African and Caribbean Countries.
4.
Africa-Caribbean Forum, Navan
Unit H2, Balmoral Industrial Estate, Navan, Co Meath
akoms93@yahoo.com
ansa@ireland.com
www.africacaribbeanforum.com
2006 (December); 10 board of directors, 60 mailing members.
Represent African and Caribbean migrants; provide information, mediation, advocacy; act as an information resource on the culture of African and Caribbean countries; organise intercultural events, family, and youth activities; link with other African, Caribbean and ethnic minority groups in Ireland.
Monthly meetings.
5.
African Children Choir Ireland Network (TACCIN), Navan Co. Meath
31 Hazel Drive, Beaufort Place, Navan, Co. Meath
2007; 25 children aged between 5 and 16
Helps and supports parents to grow
Thursday, July 30, 2009
TRINITY IMMIGRATION INITIATIVE
MIGRANT NETWORKS PROJECT – FACILITATING MIGRANT INTEGRATION
Mapping of Migrant Organisations
Carla De Tona, Ronit Lentin, Elena Moreo
Using documentary analysis, ethnographic work and internet research, we have identified 432 migrant organisations and networks currently active in the Republic of Ireland. Our main purpose is to show-case the wealth and variety of migrants’ activism, and to provide a resource tool for civil society and other stakeholders, to facilitate the circulation and sharing of information, as well as maximising opportunities for networking. Our work is aimed to complement already existing directories and lists of migrant-led associations.
We conceive of this list as an ‘ongoing’ and ‘collaborative’ research project: therefore we call for interested parties, groups and individuals to contribute with suggestions, updates and corrections.
To download the mapping document:
http://www.tcd.ie/immigration/networks/mapping.php
-- Dr Carla De Tona--------------------Trinity Immigration InitiativeIIIS- Trinity College DublinDublin 2- IrelandTel: +353 (0)1 896 3204Mob: +353 (0)85 715 4487http://www.tcd.ie/immigration/networks/index.php
TRINITY IMMIGRATION INITIATIVE
MIGRANT NETWORKS PROJECT – FACILITATING MIGRANT INTEGRATION
Mapping of Migrant Organisations
Carla De Tona, Ronit Lentin, Elena Moreo
Using documentary analysis, ethnographic work and internet research, we have identified 432 migrant organisations and networks currently active in the Republic of Ireland. Our main purpose is to show-case the wealth and variety of migrants’ activism, and to provide a resource tool for civil society and other stakeholders, to facilitate the circulation and sharing of information, as well as maximising opportunities for networking. Our work is aimed to complement already existing directories and lists of migrant-led associations.
We conceive of this list as an ‘ongoing’ and ‘collaborative’ research project: therefore we call for interested parties, groups and individuals to contribute with suggestions, updates and corrections.
To download the mapping document:
http://www.tcd.ie/immigration/networks/mapping.php
-- Dr Carla De Tona--------------------Trinity Immigration InitiativeIIIS- Trinity College DublinDublin 2- IrelandTel: +353 (0)1 896 3204Mob: +353 (0)85 715 4487http://www.tcd.ie/immigration/networks/index.php
Monday, July 27, 2009
Loosehorse Television
Hi, I am a producer with a company called Loosehorse Television and we are currently producing the second series of RTE's multicultural, travel series Welcome to My World. The idea of the documentary is that international people who are living in Ireland get the opportunity to travel back to their home country and bring an Irish friend, family member (Irish in-laws!) or work colleague with them to introduce their family, friend, culture and customs. The aim is to get a real insight into the country through the eyes of the native person and the Irish person.
Filming will take approx 1 week and all flights and expenses will covered by the production company. I am contacting you to see if you could help me spread the word to the members of the Ethnic Minority Forum. We are looking for strong characters with good English to bring us to their home town and show us life in their country. If anyone comes to mind as a suitable candidate please send them my way!
Below is a bit more information about the programme and here is a link to last year's series www.rte.ie/tv/welcometomyworld.I look forward to hearing from you,Kind regards,Kathriona
Welcome to my World - RTE OneWelcome to my World is back! RTE's multicultural travel series is currently looking for international people living in Ireland to travel back to their home countries bringing an Irish person with them - be it a wife, a husband, mother-in-law, friend or workmate.
We are interested in hearing from people from Russia who are interested in participating in this documentary and travelling with an Irish friend or family member who has not been to their country of origin previously.
All flights and travel expenses will be paid for by the production company.
People interested in finding out more about the show should emailkathriona@loosehorse.ie or phone 01 6136052.
Details of last year's series are available here www.rte.ie/tv/welcometomyworld.
Welcome to my World is produced by independent production company Loosehorse, will be filmed over the coming months and is due to air early 2010 Kathriona DevereuxLoosehorse Ltd1 The AnchorageCharlotte QuayDublin 4Ireland+353 1 6136052
Filming will take approx 1 week and all flights and expenses will covered by the production company. I am contacting you to see if you could help me spread the word to the members of the Ethnic Minority Forum. We are looking for strong characters with good English to bring us to their home town and show us life in their country. If anyone comes to mind as a suitable candidate please send them my way!
Below is a bit more information about the programme and here is a link to last year's series www.rte.ie/tv/welcometomyworld.I look forward to hearing from you,Kind regards,Kathriona
Welcome to my World - RTE OneWelcome to my World is back! RTE's multicultural travel series is currently looking for international people living in Ireland to travel back to their home countries bringing an Irish person with them - be it a wife, a husband, mother-in-law, friend or workmate.
We are interested in hearing from people from Russia who are interested in participating in this documentary and travelling with an Irish friend or family member who has not been to their country of origin previously.
All flights and travel expenses will be paid for by the production company.
People interested in finding out more about the show should emailkathriona@loosehorse.ie or phone 01 6136052.
Details of last year's series are available here www.rte.ie/tv/welcometomyworld.
Welcome to my World is produced by independent production company Loosehorse, will be filmed over the coming months and is due to air early 2010 Kathriona DevereuxLoosehorse Ltd1 The AnchorageCharlotte QuayDublin 4Ireland+353 1 6136052
Europe’s most inspiring online experts
Dear all,Some of Europe’s most inspiring online experts working in the political, community, media and governmental spaces will be in Dublin for a one day conference in Trinity’s Science Gallery on October 30th and I thought you might be interested.These are international experts who help groups, communities, organisations, parties, media and governments do a whole lot more online. The standard rate is €495 for the day, but we’ve set aside a small number of tickets for those working in the citizen, media and research space for €175, on a first come basis. You in other words, I opeh!
Please feel free to call me at any point on 01 672 9395 if you are interested in reserving a place or have any questions whatsoever.Many thanks and sorry for the email,PaddySpeakers Include:Niels Thogersen is the former Director of Communications for the European Commission. He is the founding member of the European Communications Academy & Vice President of the Club of Venice, comprising all of the Directors of Communication in the governments of the 27 EU member states and the EU candidate countries. His specialist area is new media.Benoit Thieulin was appointed head of New Media to the French Prime Minister in 2001. In 2005, he was appointed by the European Commission as head of the European Information Centre. In 2007, he led the web campaign of socialist Presidential candidate Ségolène Royal. In June 2007, Benoit Thieulin and 4 other associates created La Netscouade.Iain Dale is Britain’s leading political blogger. Iain also writes for The Spectator, the New Statesman, the House Magazine and Parliamentary Monitor, as well as contributing weekly to The Guardian’s CommentIsFree. He is a newspaper reviewer for both Sky News and the BBC News Channel and appears regularly on the BBC’s Today and Newsnight programmes.Bill Edwards is, according to the World Bank, “a global leader in customer-facing government”. He was the chief architect of Directgov (www.direct.gov.uk) and is currently leading the development of a new online One Stop Portal for the Hong Kong government. Bill is the Managing Partner of the Gov3 Foundation, and a former Managing Director of Directgov. He is also an expert advisor to the World Bank on eGovernment.Stephen Clark is the Head of Web for the European Parliament. His main focus in 2009 has been on the design and delivery of the Parliament's online communications campaign for the European elections in June 2009, both on and off the website. Stephen’s team is also responsible for the daily publication of news headlines on the Parliament's website in 22 languages.Alberto Nardelli is the Co-founder and Director of tweetminster.co.uk, a service that uses the power of Twitter to let people follow and connect with Members of Parliament and UK politics. His work has been awarded and covered across numerous media, and he has spoken around the world on the power of social media.Jimmy Leach is the former head of the British Prime Minister's digital PR operation. He oversaw the launch of the Downing Street petitions website, was director of digital at public relations agency Freud and previously worked for the Guardian's website: guardian.co.uk. Jimmy is the current Online Editoral Director at the Independent.co.ukRishi Saha is the Head of the Conservative Party’s award-winning online operations. Saha is credited as the man behind David Cameron's online invention ‘Web Cameron’ and was also responsible for one of the UK’s most succesful web virals ‘Pimp my Party’. Recently named one of London’s 1000 Most Influential People by the Evening Standard, Rishi is also a frequent media performer for the BBC and Sky.Ben Hammersley is the Deputy Editor of Wired UK Magazine. Between 2004 and 2006, he designed, built, and maintained the weblogs of The Guardian, including Comment is free. He has authored six technical books and programmers' guides, including books on blogging and social media. Ben coined the term podcasting.Mark Coyle is the BBC’s launch editor of Democracy Live, the broadcasters soon to be launched ground-breaking political web casting platform. Mark was one of the original launch editors of the BBC’s news website. He also launched the news sections for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and the English regions’ sections.Julian March is the Executive Producer of the Sky News website. Previously he edited Sky's breakfast show "Sunrise", where he broke the news of the London Bombings, and then moved on to "Live at Five" with Jeremy Thompson. In 2005 he won a Royal Television Society (RTS) Award for Innovation for an on-screen ticker allowing survivors of the Tsunami to get a message home to loved ones.Prof. Ake Gronlund is chair of the world's two largest eGovernment researcher communities; the Association of Information Systems and the International Federation of Information Systems, and an expert advisor to the World Bank on eGovernment. He has published numerous books on eGovernment, is the Program Chair of the International EGOV conference and considered one of the world’s leading experts on eGovernment.Prof. Karin Furuli is a Researcher at Norway's Agency for Public Management and eGovernment. She is a highly respected authority on eGovernment in Europe. She has spoken widely and has been published across numerous journals and media. She is involved in the administration of Norway’s citizen portal Mypage, which consists of electronic services from municipalities and public offices.Ian Douglas is head of digital production for the Telegraph Media Group. As well as helping to turn the Telegraph from a newspaper with a website into a modern news organisation he writes about technology, especially its role in culture and political uses. He spent two months in a windowless room earlier this year working on MPs' expenses.Nick Blunden is MD at Profero UK. Profero is the world's leading independent digital communications group. It has 15 offices globally including offices in London, Moscow, New York, Shanghai, Sydney and Tokyo. Clients include COI, Diageo, IKEA, Johnson & Johnson, Lufthansa, MINI and Western Union.Maeve Kneafsey is Managing Director of Elucidate, one of Ireland's leading online strategy development and implementation companies, with a particular emphasis on eGovernment. Maeve was responsible for establishing the Golden Spiders Internet Awards and is co-founder of the Irish eGovernment Awards and Centre of Excellence. Maeve is the current President of the Irish Internet Association.
Paul Hayes is a tech PR industry veteran. Paul was marketing and PR director of Havok Inc, and saw the company grow from a start-up in 1998 through to its acquisition by Intel in 2007 for $110 million. Havok is the premier provider of interactive software and services for digital media creators in the games and film industries. Paul was also marketing director of Demonware, prior to it’s acquisition by Activision.
--------------------------Patrick CosgraveFounderMiCandidate.eu
T: +353 (1) 6729395M: +353 86 3711925E: Patrick.Cosgrave@micandidate.euW: www.micandidate.eu
Please feel free to call me at any point on 01 672 9395 if you are interested in reserving a place or have any questions whatsoever.Many thanks and sorry for the email,PaddySpeakers Include:Niels Thogersen is the former Director of Communications for the European Commission. He is the founding member of the European Communications Academy & Vice President of the Club of Venice, comprising all of the Directors of Communication in the governments of the 27 EU member states and the EU candidate countries. His specialist area is new media.Benoit Thieulin was appointed head of New Media to the French Prime Minister in 2001. In 2005, he was appointed by the European Commission as head of the European Information Centre. In 2007, he led the web campaign of socialist Presidential candidate Ségolène Royal. In June 2007, Benoit Thieulin and 4 other associates created La Netscouade.Iain Dale is Britain’s leading political blogger. Iain also writes for The Spectator, the New Statesman, the House Magazine and Parliamentary Monitor, as well as contributing weekly to The Guardian’s CommentIsFree. He is a newspaper reviewer for both Sky News and the BBC News Channel and appears regularly on the BBC’s Today and Newsnight programmes.Bill Edwards is, according to the World Bank, “a global leader in customer-facing government”. He was the chief architect of Directgov (www.direct.gov.uk) and is currently leading the development of a new online One Stop Portal for the Hong Kong government. Bill is the Managing Partner of the Gov3 Foundation, and a former Managing Director of Directgov. He is also an expert advisor to the World Bank on eGovernment.Stephen Clark is the Head of Web for the European Parliament. His main focus in 2009 has been on the design and delivery of the Parliament's online communications campaign for the European elections in June 2009, both on and off the website. Stephen’s team is also responsible for the daily publication of news headlines on the Parliament's website in 22 languages.Alberto Nardelli is the Co-founder and Director of tweetminster.co.uk, a service that uses the power of Twitter to let people follow and connect with Members of Parliament and UK politics. His work has been awarded and covered across numerous media, and he has spoken around the world on the power of social media.Jimmy Leach is the former head of the British Prime Minister's digital PR operation. He oversaw the launch of the Downing Street petitions website, was director of digital at public relations agency Freud and previously worked for the Guardian's website: guardian.co.uk. Jimmy is the current Online Editoral Director at the Independent.co.ukRishi Saha is the Head of the Conservative Party’s award-winning online operations. Saha is credited as the man behind David Cameron's online invention ‘Web Cameron’ and was also responsible for one of the UK’s most succesful web virals ‘Pimp my Party’. Recently named one of London’s 1000 Most Influential People by the Evening Standard, Rishi is also a frequent media performer for the BBC and Sky.Ben Hammersley is the Deputy Editor of Wired UK Magazine. Between 2004 and 2006, he designed, built, and maintained the weblogs of The Guardian, including Comment is free. He has authored six technical books and programmers' guides, including books on blogging and social media. Ben coined the term podcasting.Mark Coyle is the BBC’s launch editor of Democracy Live, the broadcasters soon to be launched ground-breaking political web casting platform. Mark was one of the original launch editors of the BBC’s news website. He also launched the news sections for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and the English regions’ sections.Julian March is the Executive Producer of the Sky News website. Previously he edited Sky's breakfast show "Sunrise", where he broke the news of the London Bombings, and then moved on to "Live at Five" with Jeremy Thompson. In 2005 he won a Royal Television Society (RTS) Award for Innovation for an on-screen ticker allowing survivors of the Tsunami to get a message home to loved ones.Prof. Ake Gronlund is chair of the world's two largest eGovernment researcher communities; the Association of Information Systems and the International Federation of Information Systems, and an expert advisor to the World Bank on eGovernment. He has published numerous books on eGovernment, is the Program Chair of the International EGOV conference and considered one of the world’s leading experts on eGovernment.Prof. Karin Furuli is a Researcher at Norway's Agency for Public Management and eGovernment. She is a highly respected authority on eGovernment in Europe. She has spoken widely and has been published across numerous journals and media. She is involved in the administration of Norway’s citizen portal Mypage, which consists of electronic services from municipalities and public offices.Ian Douglas is head of digital production for the Telegraph Media Group. As well as helping to turn the Telegraph from a newspaper with a website into a modern news organisation he writes about technology, especially its role in culture and political uses. He spent two months in a windowless room earlier this year working on MPs' expenses.Nick Blunden is MD at Profero UK. Profero is the world's leading independent digital communications group. It has 15 offices globally including offices in London, Moscow, New York, Shanghai, Sydney and Tokyo. Clients include COI, Diageo, IKEA, Johnson & Johnson, Lufthansa, MINI and Western Union.Maeve Kneafsey is Managing Director of Elucidate, one of Ireland's leading online strategy development and implementation companies, with a particular emphasis on eGovernment. Maeve was responsible for establishing the Golden Spiders Internet Awards and is co-founder of the Irish eGovernment Awards and Centre of Excellence. Maeve is the current President of the Irish Internet Association.
Paul Hayes is a tech PR industry veteran. Paul was marketing and PR director of Havok Inc, and saw the company grow from a start-up in 1998 through to its acquisition by Intel in 2007 for $110 million. Havok is the premier provider of interactive software and services for digital media creators in the games and film industries. Paul was also marketing director of Demonware, prior to it’s acquisition by Activision.
--------------------------Patrick CosgraveFounderMiCandidate.eu
T: +353 (1) 6729395M: +353 86 3711925E: Patrick.Cosgrave@micandidate.euW: www.micandidate.eu
Friday, July 24, 2009
BIDs for Kids Programme
Free Urban Circus in Wolfe Tone Park
Dear Dublin City BID Member,
Wondering what to do this August Bank Holiday weekend?!
As part of our BIDs for Kids summer programme of events and in association with Dublin City Council and The Church Bar and Restaurant we are delighted to announce a FREE fun filled family event – URBAN CIRCUS in Wolfe Tone Park on Saturday August 1s from 12.00noon – 7.00pm.
Northern Ireland’s wacky Barren Carousel Aerial Troupe will dazzle the crowd with their aerial feats and circus antics. Colm O’Grady will charm audiences of all ages with his original and energetic show ‘Yodel’. The infamous Johnny D’Juggler will MC the event whilst juggling and performing. Many other fantastic acts will entertain, and better still, Urban Circus gives you the chance to participate as well as spectate! Members of the public will have the chance to join in on one of the many FREE walk-in circus workshops – so why not learn to juggle, stilt walk and clown around?
Keep your eyes peeled for the colourful walk-about performers as you stroll through the traditional circus market stalls. Stock up on gourmet treats to enjoy in the open-air picnic area. The Urban Circus promises a fun-filled family day this August Bank holiday weekend!
Kind Regards,
Leah Dempsey
Dublin City BID Company Ltd.
O’Connell Bridge House
Level 2
D’Olier Street
Dublin 2
T: 01 899 4015
F: 01 633 4783
E: leah.dempsey@dublincitybid.ie
W: www.dublincitybid.ie
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Head of Communications and Integration
Dear All
I am writing to invite you to the launch of the Refugee Information Service (RIS)’s Position Paper titled ‘The challenges facing Refugees, Beneficiaries of Subsidiary Protection and Persons granted Leave to Remain as they seek reunification with their families in Ireland’. The report was researched by Catherine Kenny, RIS Head of Policy and Research.
Please take a diary note of the following;
Date: July 30 2009
Time 10.30 am
Venue: European Parliament Offices, 43, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2
The Refugee Information Service (RIS) specialises in the areas of international protection and the integration of migrants in Ireland. It provides specialist information, advice, advocacy and referral services for people who seek asylum and refugee status in Ireland. Operational since 1998, the RIS works with individuals and families, and with government, private sector, international and other non-government agencies to ensure that once a person has refugee status, they are able to access their legal rights and entitlements, including reunification with their families. The RIS also provides a nationwide training service and conducts research to influence policy and legislation.
Regards
Wale Mogaji
Head of Communications and Integration
Refugee Information Service
18 Dame Street
Dublin 2
Tel: 016453070 Fax: 016770061
Direct Line: 016453087
email: wale.mogaji@ris.ie
web: www.ris.ie
I am writing to invite you to the launch of the Refugee Information Service (RIS)’s Position Paper titled ‘The challenges facing Refugees, Beneficiaries of Subsidiary Protection and Persons granted Leave to Remain as they seek reunification with their families in Ireland’. The report was researched by Catherine Kenny, RIS Head of Policy and Research.
Please take a diary note of the following;
Date: July 30 2009
Time 10.30 am
Venue: European Parliament Offices, 43, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2
The Refugee Information Service (RIS) specialises in the areas of international protection and the integration of migrants in Ireland. It provides specialist information, advice, advocacy and referral services for people who seek asylum and refugee status in Ireland. Operational since 1998, the RIS works with individuals and families, and with government, private sector, international and other non-government agencies to ensure that once a person has refugee status, they are able to access their legal rights and entitlements, including reunification with their families. The RIS also provides a nationwide training service and conducts research to influence policy and legislation.
Regards
Wale Mogaji
Head of Communications and Integration
Refugee Information Service
18 Dame Street
Dublin 2
Tel: 016453070 Fax: 016770061
Direct Line: 016453087
email: wale.mogaji@ris.ie
web: www.ris.ie
Monday, July 20, 2009
INTERMEDIATE COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
AUGUST – OCTOBER 2009
INTERMEDIATE COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
This course is aimed at people who have done the Beginners’ Course or who already have reasonable experience of using their computer. Includes: data entry, editing, formatting, inserting tables and graphics and printing documents. Windows Explorer – Creating, moving, copying, renaming and deleting folders. Microsoft Word 2007 - Formatting documents, Working with tabs, Mail merge. Microsoft Excel 2007 - Using absolute & relative addresses, Formatting worksheets, Working with charts. Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 - Creating Slides, Formatting Slides, Applying Slide Transitions, Applying Slide Animations, Inserting Objects into Slides.
10 weeks @ 2 hours per week from Tuesday 11th August 12.00pm – 02.00pm €100pp
Basic Introduction to Computer Applications Course
Basic Course Content includes – Access a word processing system/package, enter text, edit text by inserting/deleting characters, words, sentences and paragraphs, load an existing file, format text, enhance text, edit blocks of text, within the document, use a spell checker, use clipart save files within the system. Access a spreadsheet system/package, enter text, edit text, open an existing file, format text, enter various formulae…sum, min, max, average, etc, Internet & E-mail.
8 weeks from Tuesday 6th October 2009 (12 - 2pm) for 8 weeks. This course is suitable for absolute beginners. €100pp
Digital Photography / Windows Movie Maker Course
Upload photos to Windows Photo Gallery, Creating Tags, Organise pictures, Enhance and adjust photos, Put photos in a slideshow and put them to music etc...
You can use Windows Movie Maker to capture audio and video to your computer from a digital video camera, and then use the captured content in your movies. You can also import existing audio, video, or still pictures into Windows Movie Maker to use in the movies you create. After editing the audio and video content in Windows Movie Maker, which can include adding titles, video transitions, or effects, you can then save your final movie and share it with your friends and family. (If you have digital camera please bring it to class with you along with its USB connection. If you don’t have one there will be one in class anyway.)
8 weeks from Thursday 3rd September 2009 1-3pm €60pp
Adobe Photoshop Course
So what exactly can you do with Photoshop? Well, like any image-editing program, you can use Photoshop to "alter" images like photos, downloaded icons, or scanned artwork. Altering an image includes doing such things as changing the colours within an image, modifying the size and scale of an image, or putting one picture "within" another. Alteration also includes technical modifications such as changing the mode of image compression from one type to another, or changing the number of bits used per pixel. But, aside from altering images, Photoshop has a vast array of tools that help you "create" images from scratch. On the web, you will often need to make custom icons, buttons, lines, balls or text art. Photoshop makes all of this excessively easy and fun.
10 weeks from Friday 4th September 2009 09.30am – 11.30am €100pp
Andrew MaddenProject Co-Ordinator
Community ICT Project
Macro Community Recource Centre1 Green StreetDublin 7Tel: 01 873 7035Mobile:0868208658
http://www.communityict.ie/
INTERMEDIATE COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
This course is aimed at people who have done the Beginners’ Course or who already have reasonable experience of using their computer. Includes: data entry, editing, formatting, inserting tables and graphics and printing documents. Windows Explorer – Creating, moving, copying, renaming and deleting folders. Microsoft Word 2007 - Formatting documents, Working with tabs, Mail merge. Microsoft Excel 2007 - Using absolute & relative addresses, Formatting worksheets, Working with charts. Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 - Creating Slides, Formatting Slides, Applying Slide Transitions, Applying Slide Animations, Inserting Objects into Slides.
10 weeks @ 2 hours per week from Tuesday 11th August 12.00pm – 02.00pm €100pp
Basic Introduction to Computer Applications Course
Basic Course Content includes – Access a word processing system/package, enter text, edit text by inserting/deleting characters, words, sentences and paragraphs, load an existing file, format text, enhance text, edit blocks of text, within the document, use a spell checker, use clipart save files within the system. Access a spreadsheet system/package, enter text, edit text, open an existing file, format text, enter various formulae…sum, min, max, average, etc, Internet & E-mail.
8 weeks from Tuesday 6th October 2009 (12 - 2pm) for 8 weeks. This course is suitable for absolute beginners. €100pp
Digital Photography / Windows Movie Maker Course
Upload photos to Windows Photo Gallery, Creating Tags, Organise pictures, Enhance and adjust photos, Put photos in a slideshow and put them to music etc...
You can use Windows Movie Maker to capture audio and video to your computer from a digital video camera, and then use the captured content in your movies. You can also import existing audio, video, or still pictures into Windows Movie Maker to use in the movies you create. After editing the audio and video content in Windows Movie Maker, which can include adding titles, video transitions, or effects, you can then save your final movie and share it with your friends and family. (If you have digital camera please bring it to class with you along with its USB connection. If you don’t have one there will be one in class anyway.)
8 weeks from Thursday 3rd September 2009 1-3pm €60pp
Adobe Photoshop Course
So what exactly can you do with Photoshop? Well, like any image-editing program, you can use Photoshop to "alter" images like photos, downloaded icons, or scanned artwork. Altering an image includes doing such things as changing the colours within an image, modifying the size and scale of an image, or putting one picture "within" another. Alteration also includes technical modifications such as changing the mode of image compression from one type to another, or changing the number of bits used per pixel. But, aside from altering images, Photoshop has a vast array of tools that help you "create" images from scratch. On the web, you will often need to make custom icons, buttons, lines, balls or text art. Photoshop makes all of this excessively easy and fun.
10 weeks from Friday 4th September 2009 09.30am – 11.30am €100pp
Andrew MaddenProject Co-Ordinator
Community ICT Project
Macro Community Recource Centre1 Green StreetDublin 7Tel: 01 873 7035Mobile:0868208658
http://www.communityict.ie/
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Gov’t approves citizenship application after warning of legal action
A client who waited more than three-and-a-half years for a decision on his citizenship application has received approval after the ICI wrote to the Government warning we would begin legal action on his behalf. The ICI wrote to the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform warning that “mandamus” proceedings would be launched if a decision on the man’s application was not made. An application for an order of mandamus is a legal action taken in the High Court to force the Government to make a decision. The man’s application has now been approved. The department said they had delayed a decision until after the conclusion of a recent High Court challenge by another citizenship applicant. While the ICI is perplexed by the Department’s reasoning – as the case in the High Court concerned a person who had been refused citizenship on the grounds of failing to meet the “good character condition” and nothing of that nature had been inferred in the case supported by the ICI – we are delighted for our client.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Children’s workshops
Children’s workshops at the National Library of Ireland*Make your own model theatre!Tuesday 21 July, 11.30am-1.00pmChildren's 'Coat of Arms' workshopWednesday 22 July 11.30am-1.00pmBoth workshops are free of charge
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Free Children’s Puppet Shows in Dublin City Centre
BIDs for KIDs
Dear Dublin City BID Member,
This month we are bringing free entertainment for kids to the city with a host of Free Puppet Shows for children as part of our BIDs for KIDs Summer Programme. Taking place in Arnotts, Henry Street, and the Powerscourt Shopping Centre, South William Street every weekend in July, we are providing a fun and interesting way for kids and families to spend a few hours in the city this July.
Renowned puppeteer Conor Lambert will entertain and create drama with his unique (Dublin) adaptation of ‘Punch & Judy’. Follow a very naughty Mr.Punch as he is left with the task of minding the house while Judy gets busy with other important chores. Mr. Punch’s inability to take on the simplest of chores leads to hilarious consequences involving the Gardai!
With three shows each day, running for 45 minutes each, Mr Punch will actively encourage children to get involved as he goes about his chores.
The show brings audience participation to a whole new level, ensuring that no two shows will be the same. Face painters will also join in the fun on the day - let your child’s imagination run wild as they will be transformed into roaring lions, beautiful butterflies or laughing clowns.
The sessions are free but pre-booking is essential as spaces are limited. Please telephone the Dublin City BID on 01-8994015 or email bidsforkids@dublincitybid.ie to reserve a space.
Puppet Show Details:
1st Show 12.30pm – 1.15pm
2nd Show 2.00pm – 2.45pm
3rd Show 3.30pm- 4.15pm
Each Saturday (Arnotts) and Sunday (Powerscourt Shopping Centre) throughout July.
We hope to see you there!
Kind regards,
Richard Guiney, CEO, Dublin City BID
Richard Guiney
Chief Executive Officer
Dublin City Centre BID Company Ltd
O'Connell Bridge House
Level 2
D'Olier Street
Dublin 2
T: + 353 1 6334680
D: + 353 1 8994012
F: + 353 1 6334683
M:+ 353 87 9661455
E: richard.guiney@dublincitybid.ie
W: www.dublincitybid.ie
Dear Dublin City BID Member,
This month we are bringing free entertainment for kids to the city with a host of Free Puppet Shows for children as part of our BIDs for KIDs Summer Programme. Taking place in Arnotts, Henry Street, and the Powerscourt Shopping Centre, South William Street every weekend in July, we are providing a fun and interesting way for kids and families to spend a few hours in the city this July.
Renowned puppeteer Conor Lambert will entertain and create drama with his unique (Dublin) adaptation of ‘Punch & Judy’. Follow a very naughty Mr.Punch as he is left with the task of minding the house while Judy gets busy with other important chores. Mr. Punch’s inability to take on the simplest of chores leads to hilarious consequences involving the Gardai!
With three shows each day, running for 45 minutes each, Mr Punch will actively encourage children to get involved as he goes about his chores.
The show brings audience participation to a whole new level, ensuring that no two shows will be the same. Face painters will also join in the fun on the day - let your child’s imagination run wild as they will be transformed into roaring lions, beautiful butterflies or laughing clowns.
The sessions are free but pre-booking is essential as spaces are limited. Please telephone the Dublin City BID on 01-8994015 or email bidsforkids@dublincitybid.ie to reserve a space.
Puppet Show Details:
1st Show 12.30pm – 1.15pm
2nd Show 2.00pm – 2.45pm
3rd Show 3.30pm- 4.15pm
Each Saturday (Arnotts) and Sunday (Powerscourt Shopping Centre) throughout July.
We hope to see you there!
Kind regards,
Richard Guiney, CEO, Dublin City BID
Richard Guiney
Chief Executive Officer
Dublin City Centre BID Company Ltd
O'Connell Bridge House
Level 2
D'Olier Street
Dublin 2
T: + 353 1 6334680
D: + 353 1 8994012
F: + 353 1 6334683
M:+ 353 87 9661455
E: richard.guiney@dublincitybid.ie
W: www.dublincitybid.ie
Sunday, July 5, 2009
About 20 families gathered outside one house, hoping for safety in numbers
More than 100 Romanian people who fled their homes in south Belfast have been moved to a leisure centre.
The group of about 20 families spent Tuesday night in a church hall after a spate of racist attacks on their homes.
Police have said they do not believe paramilitaries were involved in orchestrating the attacks.
The attacks were condemned by Prime Minister Gordon Brown who said he hoped the authorities would take all action necessary to protect the families.
Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, who has met with the families, said the attacks were a "totally shameful episode".
"We need a collective effort to face down these criminals in society who are quite clearly intent on preying on vulnerable women and children," he said.
The police have met Belfast City Council and social services to discuss how best to care for those affected by the attacks.
Most of the Romanian families, including one with a five-day-old girl, have been taken to the Ozone Leisure Centre in south Belfast, where they will spend the rest of the day.
They said they did not want to return to their Belfast homes.
Mr McGuinness and Junior Minister Jeffrey Donaldson visited the centre earlier on Wednesday.
Mr Donaldson said it was important people in Northern Ireland stood together.
He said: "I think it is important that the whole community shows a united front against this kind of racism."
Lord Mayor Naomi Long said she did not want to see families "driven from Belfast".
"They have a right to be in Belfast. They are part of the fabric of this city. I want to see them treated with the respect and dignity that I would demand for any other citizen," she said.
"This is a small number of people who are engaged in this violence. I understand this is cold comfort to the people affected by it."
Bernie Kelly, from Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, said it had been a very traumatic experience for the Romanians.
"The whole thing has escalated very quickly," she said.
"Working with the police and all the agencies together we are going to have to find a resolution."
There have been suspicions that a loyalist paramilitary group is involved in the violence, but this has been denied, our correspondent added.
One of the women who took shelter in the church, who did not want to be named, said she was very upset and scared.
She said she had feared the attackers had come to kill her and her family, and she now wanted to go back to Romania.
But the help of the church had shown a positive side to the people of Belfast as well, she added.
FROM BBC WORLD SERVICE
More from BBC World Service
On Tuesday night, the group of 115 people had tried to take refuge in a single house, but was eventually taken to the church by police minibus.
Unsafe
Anna Lo of the Alliance Party said the families were "very frightened".
Ms Lo said attacks on Romanian homes - which included bricks being thrown through windows - had been increasing in frequency in recent months.
"They are really very frightened," she said. "The women, when they were talking to me yesterday, they were really upset, tears in their eyes and said, 'You know we love it here, we'd like to live here, but we're too scared.'
"A woman showed me her shoulder which was quite bruised and cut across, she was hit across the shoulder."
Jolena Flett, Racial Harassment Adviser for the Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities, said they had been threatened verbally and then three properties were attacked on the same day.
"There has been an issue about the families feeling unsafe in the properties they were attacked in. What we are trying to do is provide them with alternative accommodation," she said.
The group of about 20 families spent Tuesday night in a church hall after a spate of racist attacks on their homes.
Police have said they do not believe paramilitaries were involved in orchestrating the attacks.
The attacks were condemned by Prime Minister Gordon Brown who said he hoped the authorities would take all action necessary to protect the families.
Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, who has met with the families, said the attacks were a "totally shameful episode".
"We need a collective effort to face down these criminals in society who are quite clearly intent on preying on vulnerable women and children," he said.
The police have met Belfast City Council and social services to discuss how best to care for those affected by the attacks.
Most of the Romanian families, including one with a five-day-old girl, have been taken to the Ozone Leisure Centre in south Belfast, where they will spend the rest of the day.
They said they did not want to return to their Belfast homes.
Mr McGuinness and Junior Minister Jeffrey Donaldson visited the centre earlier on Wednesday.
Mr Donaldson said it was important people in Northern Ireland stood together.
He said: "I think it is important that the whole community shows a united front against this kind of racism."
Lord Mayor Naomi Long said she did not want to see families "driven from Belfast".
"They have a right to be in Belfast. They are part of the fabric of this city. I want to see them treated with the respect and dignity that I would demand for any other citizen," she said.
"This is a small number of people who are engaged in this violence. I understand this is cold comfort to the people affected by it."
Bernie Kelly, from Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, said it had been a very traumatic experience for the Romanians.
"The whole thing has escalated very quickly," she said.
"Working with the police and all the agencies together we are going to have to find a resolution."
There have been suspicions that a loyalist paramilitary group is involved in the violence, but this has been denied, our correspondent added.
One of the women who took shelter in the church, who did not want to be named, said she was very upset and scared.
She said she had feared the attackers had come to kill her and her family, and she now wanted to go back to Romania.
But the help of the church had shown a positive side to the people of Belfast as well, she added.
FROM BBC WORLD SERVICE
More from BBC World Service
On Tuesday night, the group of 115 people had tried to take refuge in a single house, but was eventually taken to the church by police minibus.
Unsafe
Anna Lo of the Alliance Party said the families were "very frightened".
Ms Lo said attacks on Romanian homes - which included bricks being thrown through windows - had been increasing in frequency in recent months.
"They are really very frightened," she said. "The women, when they were talking to me yesterday, they were really upset, tears in their eyes and said, 'You know we love it here, we'd like to live here, but we're too scared.'
"A woman showed me her shoulder which was quite bruised and cut across, she was hit across the shoulder."
Jolena Flett, Racial Harassment Adviser for the Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities, said they had been threatened verbally and then three properties were attacked on the same day.
"There has been an issue about the families feeling unsafe in the properties they were attacked in. What we are trying to do is provide them with alternative accommodation," she said.
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