One World Week 2003
Make Peace Work: in Ireland and around the World
One World Week is a project of the National Youth Council of Ireland. It explores development and justice issues with young people and encourages groups to learn about, develop links and take action in solidarity with developing countries
The theme for this year is Peace and Conflict.
One World Week 2003 is from the 17th to 23rd November.
In preparation for this, a training event for youth workers will take place in partnership with the One World Centre NI on
Tuesday 4th November from 11am - 3pm at Queens Common Room, QUB .Training is free and all participants receive a copy of the NYCI education pack ‚ Peace by Piece.
To enrol for the event or to find out more, including details of evening training events and training in Letterkenny, please contact Jackie Balmer at the One World Centre. Tel : 028 9024 1879 or E-mail: Jackie@owcni.org.uk
Theatre for Development - Promoting Rights and Development through the Arts
In the past few years, Save the Children and their partner organisations in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa have used this exciting process to aim for ‚ a much more significant level of children‚¬s and young people‚¬s participation in working out and using strategies for tackling oppression, poverty and exclusion.‚¬
Save the Children and the One World Centre NI are working in partnership to facilitate a short TfD programme with young people leading up to World Aids Day on December 1st.
This would involve 3-4 group meetings using drama as a medium to raise awareness of HIV & AIDS from a global perspective.
If you know a group of young people who would like to be involved, please contact Jackie Balmer (Youth Officer ) at the One World Centre for more details Tel: 028 90241879 or e-mail Jackie@owcni.org.uk
