Mid & East Antrim Borough Council
Doury Road Development Group
Everyone’s Welcome Here! - Talk
Doury Road Development Group Building, Ballymena
Monday 18th September – Thursday 21st September, 2.00pm – 4.00pm daily
drdginfo@gmail.com
Promoting understanding, respect, and engagement between all sections of the community, this series of drop-in sessions each afternoon will include film, local stories and talks about crime prevention and safety and mental wellbeing.
Libraries NI
Talk and Discussion with Historian Philip Orr
Carrickfergus Library
Monday 18th September, 6.30pm - 7.45pm
028 9336 2261
www.librariesni.org.uk
Historian, lecturer and playwright Philip Orr will provide a thought-provoking contribution to how communities look back at World War One events today, along with an opportunity to examine different attitudes to this historical period.
For Your Freedom and Ours CIC
Polish Airforce in WWII - Exhibition
Carrickfergus Museum & Civic Centre
Monday 18th September, 7.00pm – 9.00pm
07930 476649
maciek@foryourfreedomandours.com
Providing an introduction to the historical links between Northern Irish and Polish communities, this exhibition focuses on Polish airmen fighting in the Battle of Britain.
Libraries NI
Raquel McKee – Rainbow Storytelling and Dramatics - Performance
Kells and Conor Library, Main Street, Kells
Tuesday 19th September, 10.30am – 11.30am
Private Event
Intercultural storytelling session led by Raquel McKee who will recite African / Caribbean folk tales to highlight themes of respecting difference and celebrating diversity. Funded by the Jim and Peg Armstrong bursary, the event will give an invited audience of local primary school children the chance to learn more about social inclusion and respect through the medium of storytelling.
Mid & East Antrim Borough Council
Safe Space, Shared Place? - Discussion
Larne Town Hall
Tuesday 19th September, 3.00pm
028 2563 3141
goodrelations@midandeastantrim.gov.uk
One of three conversations inviting the people of Mid and East Antrim to have their say on the Borough, focusing on shared and safe spaces and the council’s role in developing shared space. The discussion will be facilitated by well-known journalist and broadcaster, William Crawley.
Mid & East Antrim Borough Council
Safe Space, Shared Place? - Discussion
The Braid Ballymena Town Hall
Wednesday 20th September, 7.00pm
028 2563 3141
goodrelations@midandeastantrim.gov.uk
One of three conversations inviting the people of Mid and East Antrim to have their say on the Borough, focusing on shared and safe spaces and the council’s role in developing shared space. The discussion will be facilitated by well-known journalist and broadcaster, William Crawley.
Mid & East Antrim Borough Council
Safe space, Shared Place? - Discussion
Carrickfergus Civic Centre
Thursday 21st September, 7.00pm
028 2563 3141
goodrelations@midandeastantrim.gov.uk
One of three conversations inviting the people of Mid and East Antrim to have their say on the Borough, focusing on shared and safe spaces and the council’s role in developing shared space. The discussion will be facilitated by well-known journalist and broadcaster, William Crawley.
Agencies Supporting Ethnic Communities (Mid and East Antrim)
ASEC Quarterly Meeting - Discussion
The Braid, Ballymena Town Hall
Thursday 21st September, 10.00am – 1.00pm
Invitation only event
The quarterly meeting will provide members from statutory, voluntary and community sectors the opportunity to hear from guest speakers and share information and good practice to support minority ethnic communities in Mid and East Antrim.
Inter Ethnic Forum
Safe Space, Shared Place - Exhibition
The Braid, Ballymena Town Hall
Thursday 21st September, 7.00pm – 9.30pm
Ivy.goddard@interethnicforum.org.uk
Working with community groups across the Mid and East Antrim area to create the installation, join the Inter Ethnic Forum as they unveil a 6-foot Mandala encapsulating the vibrancy and colourful traditions of the many communities in Mid and East Antrim.
Mid & East Antrim Council Area
Inter-Ethnic Forum with Northern Ireland Housing Executive
KellsSafe Space, Shared Place – through an Indo-Irish Lens
The Garden Across the Road, 94 Shankbridge Road,
Friday 22nd September, 12.30pm – 2.30pm
Join Mid & East Antrim’s Inter-Ethnic Forum and the Northern Ireland Housing Executive as they intertwine two cultures through shared food and stories. Two internationally renowned storytellers, Peter Chand and Liz Weir will share their stories of culture and heritage and discuss the importance of celebrating diversity.
Booking essential, contact Natasha on 028 2564 3605
£2 per person, lunch provided.
Dunclug Youth Forum
Soap Box Derby - Youth-based Event
Woodside Road, Ballymena
Saturday 23rd September, 12noon – 4.00pm
07907 533354
Children from largely segregated communities will be encouraged to come together and take part in a Soap Box Derby. Promoting community relations with local residents, this great spectator event will see soap boxes compete in a timed race over a distance from the Woodside Road to Bog Road, Ballymena.