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n tour contains photographs of each of the 24 individual panels with a few words alongside each photograph which expresses what inspired the individual to design their panel and what it means to them. The quilt project received funding from The Combat Poverty Agency and the Roscommon County Development Board and the Roscommon Women’s Network CDP also contributed funding. PARTNERSHIP The two CDPs partnered with the Roscommon Education & Development Centre (READ) to provide support to the women in terms of organising meeting dates, venue, media coverage, transport etc. However all decisions on design, theme, materials, layout, dates, presentation and so on were discussed and agreed by the women themselves. EMPOWERMENT The women were empowered at all stages from initiation to presentation and ongoing exhibition of the finished Quilt. The Quilt was on display in Roscommon and Boyle Libraries over the last few months. It is currently on display in Castlerea Library and will continue to
Quilters at work in Roscommon.
be exhibited in venues in towns around the county during 2008. COMMON GOAL All the women involved have worked as a team: they have discussed, debated, agreed, organised and fully engaged with the work and with each other in pursuit of a common goal. The women are very proud of the end result and were elated by the number of people who attended the unveiling and the response and feedback they have received during and since the unveiling event. COLLECTIVE WORK The members of the team have expressed a wish to remain together as a group and to invite other members to join and expand the group. They intend to continue working together, continue to build on friendships while also creating together. As Freha Afran from Pakistan stated at the unveiling event “A little contribution from a number of people can make a big difference”. ANTI-POVERTY The slogan “Many hands together make the burden less heavy to carry” was adopted by the that Iraq Obama might be elected President of America. - Terry Rised Horace Helps: You’ve got things mixed up alright: Osama Bin Laden wasn’t in Iraq. He was in Afghanistan. Then I think you mean Borat Obama who is originally from Kazakhstan. Obama has nothing to do with terrorism except that his grandmother was from Offaly and was the most feared woman on the GAA fields around Ferbane.
Kidnapped Mixed up!
Dear Horace, I don’t understand the American people. A few years ago this Obama Sin Lidan was the world’s most dangerous terrorist and they went and invaded Iraq looking for him. Now I hear
changing ireland
Dear Horace, What is the difference between rendition and extraordinary rendition? - U. Femism Horace Helps: Rendition refers to how someone sings a song as in ‘that was a fine rendition of that song.’ Extraordinary rendition is a better or unusual version of that song. And generally extraordinary rendition leaves people
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group as it was unanimously agreed that these words best express how the women feel about being involved in this project and what together they have managed to achieve while it also communicates that by working together poverty can be eradicated. The team also feel that these words express solidarity with people for whom poverty and social exclusion are daily realities which is the overall aim of this Quilting project. SUSTAINABILITY The Roscommon Women’s Network together with North West Roscommon CDP and the READ centre will work towards supporting the team to identify opportunities and source funding for a project which they would like to work on in 2008. CO-ORDINATION The members of the Intercultural Project team linked with five groups or agencies to achieve their ambitions. If you would like any further information on this project or on the exhibition venues please contact Roscommon Women’s Network CDP on 094-9621690. * Nora Fahy is Project Co-ordinator of Roscommon Women's Network CDP screaming out for more, or sometimes just screaming. It’s big in the West of Ireland for the past few years, particularly Clare. Don’t bother with the Willie Clancy Music Festival, head straight for Shannon Airport, where the most extraordinary renditions of all take place.
Strike!
Hello Horace, The Writer’s Guild of America are on strike and so actors can’t act because they have nothing to say. Then why do we still have to listen to written speeches from politicians? Are they not actors by another name? - Telly Blank Horace Doesn’t Help: I can’t say because the person who normally writes this column is on strike.
Write to: Help Me Horace, ‘Changing Ireland’, c/o CDN Moyross, Community Enterprise Centre, Moyross, Limerick. ringsend action project unveil ‘the door’ on march 8