Integration Events For 2010
January 2010
Various locations throughout Ireland - Various dates in January, February, March and April
The Globe all-Ireland Programme for Immigrant Parents. Capacity and Awareness Training Programme
The event is targeted at anyone working (paid or unpaid) with immigrant parents, in either group work settings or on a one to one basis.
Ireland - Closing Date 3pm, Tuesday, 13th April 2010
Bank of Ireland and University College Dublin (UCD) 2010 BOI/UCD New Irish Scholarship
To find out how to apply or for further information please visit
Dublin 1 - 18/01-20/02/2010
Fighting for Dignity: Jewish Resistance in Kraków.
Exhibition by Holocaust Education Trust Ireland and Dublin City Libraries, in association with Galicia Jewish Museum, Kraków.
World Holocaust Memorial Day - 27/01/10
27 January has been chosen throughout Europe as Holocaust Memorial Day (UN International Day of Commemoration of the Holocaust). It is the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz – Birkenau concentration camp in 1945.
Ireland
Holocaust Memorial Day - Mansion House, Dublin - 31/01/10
The Holocaust Education Trust Ireland in association with the Office of the Minister for Integration are hosting the National Holocaust Memorial Day in the Mansion House, Dublin 2, between 6 and 8 pm on 31st January 2009.
To receive an invitation, please contact the number or email address below, giving the name and address of each person requiring an invitation and also including telephone number and email. Closing date for applications 4 December 2009.
| Telephone: | + 353 1 6690593 |
| email: | info@hetireland.org
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February 2010
Various locations throughout Ireland - Various dates in January, February, March and April
The Globe all-Ireland Programme for Immigrant Parents. Capacity and Awareness Training Programme
The event is targeted at anyone working (paid or unpaid) with immigrant parents, in either group work settings or on a one to one basis.
Ireland - Closing Date 3pm, Tuesday, 13th April 2010
Bank of Ireland and University College Dublin (UCD) 2010 BOI/UCD New Irish Scholarship
To find out how to apply or for further information please visit
Dublin City Centre - 12-21/02/10
Dublin Chinese New Year Festival 2010
The Dublin Chinese New Year Festival (DCNYF) will run from 12th to 21st February 2010 and celebrates the year of the Tiger.
Further information is available at the website below
Dublin City Centre - 15-21/02/10
Russian Festival 2010
The Russian Cultural Festival will include photographic exhibitions, lunchtime lectures, music events, and various family activities.
For more information visit:
Dublin 24 - 20/02/10
International Mother Language Day
This is an opportunity for bilingual families to celebrate their mother language. It will take place at Rua Red (Luas Terminal in Tallaght), on 20th February 2010, between 10am-1pm.
For more information see the event leaflet, available at this webpage.
University College, Dublin - 23/02/10
Migration and Identity: Towards an Inclusive Citizenship Regime in Ireland
Migration & Identity Think-In, organised by Immigrant Council of Ireland. The ICI will host a think-in on citizenship and identity and their implications for public discourse on integration. The event will bring together members of civil society, academics, policy makers and migrants. For more information
Dublin 1 - 27/02/10
Eastern Evening
The event will take place at 7pm at the Dublin Central Mission, 9c Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1.
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March 2010
Various locations throughout Ireland - Various dates in January, February, March and April
The Globe all-Ireland Programme for Immigrant Parents. Capacity and Awareness Training Programme
The event is targeted at anyone working (paid or unpaid) with immigrant parents, in either group work settings or on a one to one basis.
Ireland - Closing Date 3pm, Tuesday, 13th April 2010
Bank of Ireland and University College Dublin (UCD) 2010 BOI/UCD New Irish Scholarship
To find out how to apply or for further information please visit
Dublin 1 - 2/03/10
Bulgarian Information Stand
Bulgarian National Day takes place on March 3rd. To celebrate, Dublin Central Library (ILAC Shopping Centre, Henry Street, Dublin 1) will host a Bulgarian Information Stand on Tuesday, March 2nd from 12pm - 3pm. The Ambassador, HE Emil Yalnazov will be available to "Meet and Greet" at 2pm.
For more information visit:
Waterford - 9/03/10
Job-seeking skills workshop
10.30am to 2.30pm in Waterford
For contact details to find further information on these workshops, which are free of charge and will be organised in different parts of the country, please click on the link above.
Dublin 9 - 10/03/10
Integration, Politics and Citizenship
This lecture by Professor Bryan Fanning, of the School of Applied Social Science, UCD, will take place at 6-7pm on Wednesday 10th March in Room HG19, School of Nursing, DCU, Dublin 9. A wine and cheese reception will follow
European Week Against Racism - 13-21/03/10
ENAR Ireland (European Network Against Racism) is supporting the co-ordination of activities linked to European Week Against Racism/International Day Against Racism in Ireland.
For information or to notify ENAR of an event you are organising vist their website:
www.enar-eu.org/Page.asp?docid=15824&langue=EN
www.stpatricksfestival.ie/cms/events.html
Dublin 1 - 18/03/10
Integration and Identity: Evidence from Governments, Schools and Youth in Europe
The Department of Sociology in Trinity College presents a lecture and book launch by Dr Daniel Faas.
For further information visit the website below:
Dublin 6 - 20/03/10
Festival Under the Clock 2010
This is a one day no charge festival open to the public, produced by Rathmines College Cultural and Corporate Project Management Team. It will take place in Rathmines College Town Hall, Rathmines, Dublin 6, 20th March 2010, 12:00am to 10:00pm. There will be many performers representing a number of nationalities, including, Irish, Slovakian, Russian, Czech, Polish and Lithuanian.
For more information visit:
http://www.dublin.ie/calendar_details.aspx?eventid=1933
Dublin 2 - 20/03/10
Funding for Social and Community Entrepreneurs.
For further details on this seminar please contact
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - 21/03/10
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21st March.
For further information see the websites below:
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April 2010
Various locations throughout Ireland - Various dates in January, February, March and April
The Globe all-Ireland Programme for Immigrant Parents. Capacity and Awareness Training Programme
The event is targeted at anyone working (paid or unpaid) with immigrant parents, in either group work settings or on a one to one basis.
Ireland - Closing Date 3pm, Tuesday, 13th April 2010
Bank of Ireland and University College Dublin (UCD) 2010 BOI/UCD New Irish Scholarship
To find out how to apply or for further information please visit
Dublin 4 - 2-4/0410
Africa Fashion Weekend Dublin 2010
AFWDublin 2010 presents African Designers who have long been gracing the African runways and are making the leap to the international fashion catwalks. Celebrating some of Africa’s top, as well as the up and coming Designers with the rest of the world, the event in Bewleys Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, will serve the interests of those who love fashion - Irish & African alike. For more information visit: www.dublin.ie/calendar_details.aspx?eventid=1910
Dublin 1 - 7/04/10-29/04/10 
The Power of Civil Society: the Fate of Jews in Bulgaria during the Holocaust.
This exhibition demonstrates how the collective voice of the people of Bulgaria prevented the deportation of its Jewish population to the concentration and death camps of the Third Reich.
All enquiries to the Open Learning Centre, Central Library
Dublin 9 - 8/04/10
DCU Conference: ‘Migrant Lives: Past, Present and Future’
This is the second conference in the Migration Studies in Ireland Postgraduate Conference Series 2010. Hans Entzinger, Professor of Migration and Integration Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam will deliver the keynote speech. Venue: The Gallery Room, The Helix, Dublin City University,
Dublin 8 - 11/04/10 
Experience Japan
'Hanami' or 'flower-viewing' is the renowned Japanese custom of enjoying the beauty of sakura or 'cherry blossoms' in Springtime.
Venue: Farmleigh House, Phoenix Park, Dublin, 11th April 2010, 12 noon - 4:00 pm. Admission is FREE
For more information, please contact:
Dublin - 14/04/10
Immigration and Integration for Indian Nationals in Ireland
For details of this conference please contact:
Zaragoza Spain - 15 -16/04/10
The Fourth Ministerial Conference on Integration
The Fourth Ministerial Conference is being organised by the Spanish Presidency. The main topic of the Integration Conference will be "Integration as a driver for development and social cohesion". The Conference will have a strong focus on Education, Employment and Intervention in boroughs or areas of high density of migrant population.
Navan, Co. Meath - 20/04/10
Immigrants Rights and Entitlements
The Citizens Information Board (CIB) is hosting this training course,
Dublin 1 - 21/04/10
Integration of African Children in Ireland
This conference hosted by the IACI - Integration of African Children in Ireland. IACI is a non profit, non governmental Youth Organisation established in June of 2003 to support the integration needs of African and Migrant Children now living in Ireland.
For more information please contact:
Telephone
Yemi or
Beauty |
086-4023953
085-778527 |
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May 2010
Limerick - 05/10
Intercultural Awareness Programme with the Limerick Maternity Hospital, May 2010
The objective of this programme is to break down barriers between patients and hospital staff and lead to better service for all patients.
| Address | Rabiya Ali,
Capacity Building Officer,
Mount St,
Vincent, O' Connell Avenue,
Limerick.
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| Telephone | 061-310328
087-1775845 |
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Dublin 2 - 07/05 - 18/07/10
A Sikh face in Ireland
Members of the Irish Sikh Council collaborated with FOMACS (Forum on Migration and Communications), Dr Glenn Jordan and Satwinder Singh to produce this exhibition.
Exhibition will open to the public on 7th May.
For further information please contact Maeve Burke or Ann Nolan.
Dublin 2 - 07/05/10
Russian speakers in Ireland: Facts and Fictions
Speaker: Dr Sarah Smyth, Department of Russian and Slavonic Studies, Schools of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies, Trinity College Dublin.
Venue: Room 4, 3 College Green, Trinity College, Dublin 2
Time: 12.30 - 14.00
Dublin 2 - 13/05/10
Literary evening at the Irish Polish Society for a reading/discussion of “Call Mother a Lonely Field” with the author, Liam Carson.
Venue: Polish House at 20 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2 @ 7.30p.m.
Wine will be served; admission is free and all are welcome.
For further details, please contact:
Dublin 2 - 16/05/10
Chopin Piano Recital
Venue: Polish House at 20 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2, @ 5pm
Admission is free and all music lovers are welcome.
Light refreshments will follow the performance.
For further details, please contact:
Dublin 2 - 19/05/10
Building a Strong and Vibrant Society
AkiDwA, with support from Trinity Immigration Initiative, are holding a forum on the Immigrant Perspective on Immigration.
Venue: Seminar Room 111S, 6th Floor, Arts Building, Trinity College, from 11.30-1.30.
For more information please contact:
Kerry - 24/05-29/05/10
"Irish Argentinian Ties - Saoirse, Saoirse, Saoirse!"
Audio visual exhibition to honour ties between Ireland and Argentina. This is the bicentennial of the May Revolution in Argentina, regarded as the starting point of the Spanish American wars to win independence from Spain. Admiral Brown, born in Mayo, is honoured as the founder of the Argentinian navy and a hero in Latin America for his success against the Spanish navy.
The Mayor of Kerry Mr Bobby O'Connell will be the guest of Honour to open the bicentennial event at 10:30 am on 25th May.
Venue: Kerry Library: Moyderwell St, Tralee, Co Kerry, 10am to 5pm.
Africa Day – 25/05/10 
Dublin City Centre - 16/05/10
Limerick - 23/05/10
Africa Day was first marked on May 25, 1963 with the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was transformed into the African Union (AU) in 2002. Community initiatives throughout the country will organise events that build a positive image of Africa and its diversity in Ireland. So far, events have been organised in 15 counties to take place between 16th and 31st May.
Dublin 2 - 25/05/10
"Hand in the Fire"
Hugo Hamilton will give a talk (in English) about the diaries kept by his German mother throughout her life in Ireland and how they form a template for his latest novel "Hand in the Fire". The diaries, which have now been acquired by the National Library of Ireland, offer an intriguing view into the life of an immigrant woman living in Ireland and the shaping of the writer’s own life and work.
Venue: The Return, Goethe-Institut, 37 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 @ 7.30pm.
Dublin 2 - 27/05/10
Women for Integration
NWCI Members Meeting on the theme of Women for Integration, will be followed at 4.15 by the launch of the NWCI publication "Making our voices heard - the stories of Muslim women in Ireland."
Venue: EU House, Dawson Street, Dublin 2 @ 4.15.
For further details please contact Anne Gibney:
Dublin 2 - 28/05/10
FOMACS/BRITISH COUNCIL: PUBLIC INTERVIEW with Handel Wright
Public interview with Handel Wright, who is David Lam Chair of Muliticultural Education and Director of the Centre for Culture, Identity and Education, University of British Columbia, Canada.
Mica Nava, Professor of Cultural Studies and Co-director of the Centre for Cultural Studies Research, University of East London, will conduct the interview.
Venue: Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Castle, 28th May 2010, 1:00pm-2:00pm.
For more information and to RSVP for this event, please contact: Ann Nolan or Maeve Burke by 12pm, Thursday, 27th May, at:
Longford - 29/05/10
Longford Intercultural Family Fun Day
Activities are free, including face-painting, arts & crafts, tug’o’war, archery, athletics, penalty shootout, bouncing obstacle course, coaching sessions and a lot more. There will also be ethnic music, food and entertainment on the day.
For more information ring Noelle in Longford Community Resources on 043 3345555.
Venue: The Mall, Longford, 29th May 2010, 2:00pm to 5:00pm.
Dublin 8 - 29-30/05/10
Splash Art Festival
ArtWave, cultural organisation invites you to Splash Art Festival, a 2-day festival of art, music, film and dance. Its aim is to celebrate the diversity of art by introducing vibrant, emerging and established artists/performers along with their creations and talents. The event will feature 27 different artists & performers from diverse backgrounds and nationalities.
Venue: Back Loft/La Catedral Studios, 7-11 St. Augustine Street Dublin 8, 29th-30th May 2010.
Ireland -
Nominations are now open. Closing Date for Nominations 01/10/10
Multicultural Young People's Awards (MYPA)
These awards are organised by the IACI (Integration of African Children in Ireland)
They are designed to recognise the hard work of young people whose dedication is making strides in integration and cultural awareness initiatives that benefit both newer and more established communities in Irish society, via active participation, planning, implementation, evaluation, and continuation etc.
For more information, please contact:
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June 2010
Dublin 2 - 31/05 - 18/06/10
An Irish-Bulgarian Modern Art Exhibition
A unique Irish-Bulgarian exhibition reflecting ancient Celtic and Thracian symbols in contemporary paintings, paper art and sculptures. The exhibition “Thracian and Celtic Symbols” is a joint Irish-Bulgarian cultural project designed and created by artists Daniela Todorova, Tommy Barr and Todor Todorov. The project explores similarities and parallels between early Thracian and pre-Celtic art.
Venue: The Atrium of the Department of Justice and Law Reform,
51 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2.
For more information visit: www.dublin.ie/calendar_details.aspx?eventid=2187
Various locations throughout Dublin, 16th June to 21st June 2010
Lets French Music Festival
Pop, Rock, Jazz, Folk and much more …with a French twist. For its fifth edition, the Let’s French festival is running for six days and taking place in different venues around Dublin with a wide selection of French music from the contemporary to the exotic; and a very special screening.
For Further information visit the Festival website: www.lets-french.ie/
Limerick - 17-18/06/10
DICE (Development and Intercultural Education Project) Annual Conference 2010
The 4th DICE (Development and Intercultural Education Project) Annual Conference 2010 will take place in Limerick on the 17th and 18th of June 2010. Each year the conference aims to bring together academics, practitioners, student teachers, NGOs and all others in the education sector, to engage in dialogue and reflect on practice relevant to Development and Intercultural Education.
Venue: Mary Immaculate College, South Circular Road, Limerick.
The Deadline for registering is 31st May 2010. Please note there is a registration fee. For an application form visit:
Dublin 7 - 20/06/10
Fair Play Football Cup
This event will mark World Refugee Day. It will feature 8 football teams involving refugees, community groups, Government agencies and the media.
Time: 10.30am - 2.30pm
Venue: Law Society Football Pitch, Blackhall Place
Telephone:
Yolanda Kennedy or
Ciaran O'Reilly
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Globe Project Training Sessions - 22-23/06/10
For a list of the remaining training sessions in term 2 of the All Ireland Programme for Immigrant Parents see [the attached.
Dublin 2 - 23/06/10
Making Equality Count - Irish and International Approaches to Measuring Equality and Discrimination
This Research Conference is being jointly organised by the Equality Authority, the Economic and Social Research Institute, the UCD Geary Institute and the Central Statistics Office and is being co-funded by the European Union under the PROGRESS Programme, 2007-2013. It will be of particular interest to academics, policymakers, statisticians and equality bodies from Ireland and also from other EU countries.
Venue: Main Conference Centre, Dublin Castle, Dublin 2, 23rd June 2010, 8:45am to 5:30pm
Time: 8.45 to 5.30
For more information on this conference, please visit:
Dublin 2 - 30/06-03/07/10
2010: New Migrations, New Challenges Conference
Event takes place in Trinity College, Dublin. For more information please see:
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July 2010
Donegal - 05-10/07/10
Show Racism the Red Card Summer Camp
This camp is an Intercultural learning and fun experience for boys and girls aged 11yrs to 16yrs from Ireland (north and south), for Irish and non-Irish nationals. The cost is €175 and includes return transport. Young people will have the opportunity to learn languages, games, songs, dances and many aspects of different cultures. The purpose of the camp is to bring young people from different backgrounds together, to promote intercultural learning and integration as well as to have a memorable fun experience.
Venue: Glencolmcille, Co Donegal, 5th to 10th July 2010
For more information on the camp or to book your child a place visit:
Dun Laoghaire - 23-25/07/10
Dún Laoghaire Festival of World Cultures
This year’s Festival marks its 10th anniversary, and in honour of this important celebratory event the Festival seeks to deepen its ethos of building communities through nurturing respect for diversity.
This year’s theme is FAITH. If you, your community, school, group or faith tradition would like to share expressions of compassion at the dlr Festival of World Cultures please email a brief description of your proposal to
info@scenario.ie
or call Sylvie at the Festival Office on 01-2719510.
See http://www.activelink.ie/node/2266
For more information on the Festival visit: http://www.festivalofworldcultures.com/
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August 2010
Dublin 15 - 28/08/2010
TRA Family Fun Day 2010
Day out for all the family organised by Tyrellstown Residents Association to celebrate the culture music and food of many different countries. Venue: Gazelle Green, between 3 and 6pm. Admission is free.
For more information on the day's events or to take an active part, please call:
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September 2010
Dublin 8 - 27/09/10
'Making the Link: Why Equality and Social Inclusion matter for Migrants and Ethnic Minorities', a seminar funded by the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs and by the EU. The seminar is one of the events to mark the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Inclusion 2010.
Admission to the seminar is free but places are limited. If you would like to attend this seminar, please return the attached booking form by email to
info@equality.ie
by Friday, 17 September 2010. Please ensure that you save the completed form as a Word 1997/2003 file, and include the words "Making the link" in the subject line. Participants can register for workshops at the seminar.
Booking Form
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October 2010
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November 2010
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December 2010
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