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08 November 2011

Interactive and transformative training opportunity

ACTIVE CITIZENS TRAINING 2011 - 2012! An opportunity for you and your organisation to:

·       Develop intercultural skills

·       Increase networking and collaboration

·       Become (even!) more effective on the ground

As some of you already know, South Belfast Roundtable have been involved in the British Council Active Citizen's Programme since 2010. Some of our first group of trainees undertook a very successful exchange trip with Sudan, which proved to be very beneficial for all involved. Back in Belfast, the team continue to be in regular contact with one another, meeting up and looking for further opportunities to collaborate.

The Active Citizens Training Programme seeks participants who want to develop:

·       A strong sense of their own culture and identity

·       A knowledge and understanding of local community

·       Project planning, leadership and management skills

·       An attitude of responsibility towards sustainable development

·       An attitude of valuing and working effectively with difference

Once again, we are offering this free training to any individual from an SBRTR member organisation.

The commitment is as follows:

(a) 2 x day AC training (09.30 – 16.30) 13-14^th  December 2011, Crescent Arts Centre

(b) 3 x evening AC training (18.00 – 21.00) January 2012, dates and venue to be confirmed

(c) Involvement in a local ‘social action project’ (e.g. organising or contributing to an event for the Belfast Inclusion Festival. Please see:http://www.belfastinclusionfestival.org

We are keen to create a diverse group and attract individuals who have an interest in using creative methods (drama etc.) to engage others in the context of working with difference in community development. On completing AC training, up to 4 participants MAY be invited to take part in an international exchange to Sri Lanka.

If you are aged 18+, can commit to ALL aspects of the Active Citizens programme and would like to register your interest in this free training, please respond to this initial email, giving the details below. Having registered your interest, you will receive a more detailed application form which will be needed in order to apply for a place. We anticipate that there will be a high demand and will allocate places on a first-come, first-served basis. In your reply, please state your:

(1) Name

(2) Postal address

(3) Email address

(4) Telephone

(5) SBRTR organisation of which you are a member or affiliate

Please contact me if you have any further queries about our Active Citizens training. For more general information about British Council Active Citizens Programme see: http://activecitizens.britishcouncil.org/ .

Stephanie Mitchell

Race Relations Integration Project

South Belfast Roundtable on Racism

South Belfast Partnership Board

23 University Street

Belfast

BT7 1FY

Office:  02890 244 070

Fax:     02890 245 565

E: stephanie.mitchell@sbrtr.org.uk