Plymouth & District Racial Equality Council [previous news & events]

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OLD NEWS AND EVENTS (2007-2008)

Winter 07
2nd Oct 2007 Plymouth Guildhall	Big Arts Market (BAM) 2007
20th Oct 2007, 5pm Plymouth Argyle Home Park, Plymouth	Respect Football Match Respect 11-a-side vs Plymouth Arygle Veterans (held after the PAFC vs Coventry Match)
27th/28th October Plymouth City Centre & Guildhall	Respect 2007 - 10th Anniversary www.plymouthrespectfestival.co.uk www.myspace.com/plymouthrespectfestival
28 Nov 07 The Treasury	Benefit Night, at The Treasury Contact Rachael Carnell on 01752 284518 To download an invite, or for more info, click here.
November 2007 ...please buy Marie Claire this month...	.. and get your friends to do the same as Refugee Action is the charity benefiting* from the 'Accessories of the Month' giveaway on p.63.* The lovely people at Marie Claire have donated an £895 Mulberry Bag and a £125 Mulberry keyring. You can text or call to try and win the bag and keyring. Each calls costs 65p per minute from a BT line, and 45p will go to Refugee Action (and if you hate the bag, you can always sell it on on ebay!)
03rd Dec 07 Plymouth to Truro	CARERS CAROL SERVICE IN TRURO Please contact Lesley Gross on 01752 211348 or lgross@colebrookhousing.co.uk
6th Dec 07 Queen's Building Lecture Theatre 4, Exeter University	So you thought 1807 meant the Slave Trade was abolished? Marika Sherwood, author of 'After Abolition: Britain and the Slave Trade since 1807' will outline how Britons made more money from the Slave Trade after abolition than before. In collaboration with the Exeter Historical Association
11th Dec 07	PDREC AGM. Business meeting for voting members.
11th Dec 07 PDREC, Respect Suite, 2nd Floor, Prideaux Ct	A Private View of Paintings by local artist Jeff Stratton... and seasonal drinks and nibbles with REC team. To download an invite, or for more info, click here. TOTAL RAISED £555.08
13th Dec 2007 Open Doors language school	HMRC Tax Credit Awareness Not born in the UK? Do you know what benefits you could get? Tax Credits? Child Benefit? Help with tax forms? Do you want more help/ information? A series of information Sessions run by Progress GB (Mind) and Citizens Advice Bureau, will be taking place during October, November and December 2007. Places are limited, to book your place please text 07824723140 or e-mail pathmrc@yahoo.co.uk
23rd Jan 2008 Quaker House 7pm - 9pm	Talk by New Profile: New Profile are an Israeli feminist peace group supporting parents and families of Israeli conscientious objectors who refuse the draft. They will be talking about, the role of the soldier and military mindset in Israeli society, education for peace building and ending the occupation of the Palestinian Territories .
If you would like to sponsor Chris, please contact him on 07971 011748.	A Grand Idea...Chris Gilcrest aims to put Plymouth on the international dance map, respresenting the UK in USA, performing in the Dance Execllence Festival in Los Angeles, California (between 22 and 29 March 2008). Chris has been raising money over the past few months for this trip, but still needs to raise another grand (£1,000), which hes hopes to raise through business sponsorship. Please click here for full Herald report.
Sunday 10th February Plymouth City Centre Plymouth Guildhall	Chinese New Year Event Year of the Rat Devon and Cornwall Chinese Association
For more information about this consultation, or to take part: www.plymouth.gov.uk/rowipconsult. This consultation ends on the 14 March 2008. Once analysed the results will be displayed on PCCs website page for everyone to see.	HAVE YOUR SAY ON RIGHTS OF WAY IN PLYMOUTH Plymouth City Council are currently working on the production of a Rights of Way Improvement Plan (ROWIP) for the city which sets out how we will look after the many outdoor recreational walking, cycling and horse riding routes in the area over the next 10 years. The ROWIP is a strategic document through which we would like to clarify what it is people want from our network and what they might want from it in the future. This will allows us to make sure we focus our resources in the most effective manner.
Wednesday 26th of March at 5:30 pm PDREC Respect Suite Vanessa Crosse, Race Equality Development Worker, Phone: 01752 224555 email: v.crosse@plymouthrec.org	The Respectinators Annual General Meeting The Respectinators would like to invite you to their AGM. We hope that you can join us to celebrate the achievements of this group of Children and Young People over the last year. There will be some food provided and we also hope to have some time to socialise.
'Sign up for Skills' unionlearn and the Train to Gain Service are organising two free sessions for you to find out more: 27th March 2008 The Peter Chalk Centre, Exeter University 16.00 to 18.30 afternoon tea included 28th March 2008 Eden Project 08.00 to 10.30 breakfast included	The Skills Pledge Why not come along and attend a free event to find out how your organisation can sign up to the Skills Pledge? The Skills Pledge is a voluntary, public commitment by the leadership of a business or organisation to support all its employees to develop their basic skills, including literacy and numeracy and work towards relevant valuable qualifications to at least Level 2 (equivalent to 5 good GCSEs). To find out more and to book your place click here. Come along and join us - and Sign up for Skills. For more information please contact us on 08456 047047 or visit the Train to Gain website www.traintogain.gov.uk
Friday 28th March 5pm to 8pm Cultural Kitchen For more information, or confirm your attendance, contact START Tel: 01752 255200 or Email: artifgroup@yahoo.co.uk	ARTIF invite you to their launch Asylum Seekers and Refugees Together Investment Fund Free food and entertainment. Donations welcome. For poster click here.
Weds 9th April 2008 Plymouth Guildhall Royal Parade Sessions: 10.30am to 12 noon and 1.30pm to 3pm Last entries: 11.45am and 2.45pm	Museum Goes to Town A day of family friendly workshops featuring exciting treasures from and activities based on our collections, including rocks and bones from our natural history collection, weapons from our human history collection, fashion from our human history collection and creative activities linked to our art collection. Free admission. No need to book in advance. Drop in for as little or as long as you like although please be prepared to wait a short while if the session is busy as activities will be organised on a first come, first served basis.
22 & 23 April 2008 Plymouth Central Library 10.00 - 11.00 am Please telephone 01752 304665 or email (follow the weblink for contact details).	The Imaginators co-ordinated by a Plymouth City Museum Education Officer. A fun, free session especially for the under fives and their carers, including creative activities, games, songs and stories based on the City Museum's collections and exhibitions. Places are limited so advance booking is essential.
24th April 2008 10am – 12pm (followed by lunch) Cozy Corner, 3 Woodland Terrace, Greenbank, Plymouth For more information, or to book, contact Tel: (01752) 211348 or Email: carers@colebrookhousing.co.uk	What about me? A session for carers to look at their own needs. *Free Workshops for* *Carers*. This workshop is for you as a carer to have space to come and talk in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere with other carers – followed by a free lunch. Using Interactive Group work to look at: How do I feel about being a carer? How can I try to balance my caring role with my own needs? What support and help do I need to do this and who can help me? This session offers Peer group support, Support from Carers Champions, and Practical suggestions to help you to keep a balance so that you do not neglect your own needs, health and emotional wellbeing.
Sat 26th April 2008 Plymouth Barbican Theatre To enter visit www.funnywomen.com All entrants will be in front of a live audience. To book tickets 08444 771000	Funny Woman Awards 2008 Nivea ('Beauty is Laughter') 1st prize • 5-star holiday to Cyprus + £1,000 spending money • A year’s supply of NIVEA beauty products • A paid gig at the Comedy St ore, London To win one of 100 NIVEA Pamper Packs each worth £50. Upload your finest joke at www.nivea.co.uk/funnywomen
27th April 2008 University College Plymouth St Mark and St John Derriford, Plymouth 11.00 am - 3.00 pm For further information please contact Marjon Sports Centre on 01752 636876 or the Sports Development Unit on 01752 307137. (PCC)	Family Fun Day Plymouth City Council's Sports Development Unit has teamed up with Marjon to provide a day of family fun sporting activities absolutely FREE. You can turn up on the day and go for a swim, play some badminton or take part in organised activities like aerobics, yoga, football, netball, basketball and much more. You can also find out more about healthy lifestyles, what’s happening at Marjon and have a chance to win prizes and receive a free T-shirt.
Monday 28th April 6-9pm We will be delighted if you can join us on Monday, 28th April, for a Community Evening in the Roland Levinsky Building* at the University of Plymouth. This event is being hosted by the Research and Innovation department and starts at 6pm with refreshments and music. FOR INVITE CLICK HERE	Community Evening The event includes the presentation of the University’s Community Research Awards. In this recent competition, we asked local community organisations and charities for questions they would like to be answered in order to help them achieve their aims. We then asked researchers at the university to devise a project that could do this, and an internal university Panel has selected the successful projects. These will be announced during the evening, by Professor Steve Newstead, Deputy Vice-Chancellor.

Summer 07
11/06/07	Plea for ethnic cuisine at festival (Flavour Fest Aug 07)
06/07/07	A peaceful presence in a land torn by war
06/07/07	Middle east peace mission
22/07/07	Refugees First presents Inter-GREAT. Communities of Plymouth unite in celebration of cultural skills and personal passions...at Plymouth Guildhall
July 07	Taste the World in Plymouth : Respect Festival supports World Cuisine at Flavour Fest
July 07	Plymouth Respect Festival joins the MySpace generation
26/07/07	REC Pub Quiz in aid of the hardship fund. Thank you to all who supported this event, which was a very well attended and enjoyable evening raised £376 - and those who couldn't attend but made a donation raised £260. TOTAL RAISED £631
July/August	Summer Activities Programme (organised by PDREC and funded by Local Network Fund)
17-19/08/2007	World Cusine comes to Plymouth's Flavour Fest For more info about this event,and photos, click here
August 2007	Fine fare, famous face and fabulous fun Jam packed festival Traders toast festival triumph Levi brings his saucery to the flavour fest
22/08/07	Local Restaurateur Raising Funds For Flooded Bangladesh. Click here to find out more information.
17 August - 6th October 2007 Plymouth & City Museum & Art Gallery	A celebration of Kurdish Culture in Plymouth A small exhibition of Kurdish art and culture, designed by a group of Kurdish people from Plymouth (in association with Time Together). Click here for more information
Tuesday 25 September 2007 Crosspoint, Roland Levinsky Building, University of Plymouth	YUEN PROJECT: BOOK LAUNCH - SWEET AND SOUR Oral History of Chinese Communities in SW England Story telling is a time honoured tradition that helps keep culture and history alive. It is especially important for the young of any generation to hear how their elders lived and worked and how they faced the challenges and opportunities of living in a different culture. This book is a record of the personal stories and history of individuals in Chinese Communities in South West England. Initiated and organised by Plymouth and District Racial Equality Council (REC), and supported by National Heritage Lottery Fund, BBC, Asia Art Space Project and University of Plymouth Press, the book is produced in both Chinese and English, with a CD, preserving the individual stories and the history that would otherwise be lost to future generations.
Spring 07
05/02/07	Women use theatre to explore their roots
13/02/07	New year party for everyone
20/03/07	New ways to report racist attacks in city
07/04/07	Policeman awarded for Race Equality
03/05/07	Board will link Police to citizens
17/05/07	Giving football some Respect
20/05/07	Respect Football Family Fun Day REC Press Releases 14/05/07 23/05/07
28/05/07	City learns how to live together How people look at you hurts too Plymouth still has a long way to go
29-30/05/07	The 3 Little Birds present A Pot of Gold. Two days of storytelling and creative arts workshops. See April/May bulletin for more information.