United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Workshop

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Workshop

In January 2019, the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Challenge will be coming to Cork to discuss the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals focusing particularly on SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.

SDG 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.

You are invited to this free, interactive workshop which will be hosted by Development Perspectives  to discuss Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions within an Irish context and find out how you can take action this month to achieve this goal.

The workshop will take place on: Monday January 28^th 2019 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Venue: Cork Volunteer Centre, 13 North Main St., Cork City

Limited places available.

Contact: stephanie@developmentperspectives.ie  for further details.

To register please go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/peace-justice-and-strong-institutions-workshop-tickets-46659785675

Reflective Practice for Practitioners (Volunteer and Professional workers)

Reflective Practice for Practitioners (Volunteer and Professional workers) Cork, Limerick & Kerry February – November 2019 Through the collaboration between Bon Secours Community Initiative Fund, Cork Volunteer Centre,  SHEP and HSE, it is planned to run four open access Reflective Practice for Practitioners course  again in 2019. All course participants will be highly subsidised by this collaboration
Are you volunteering or working in a community oriented and/or service oriented role?   Are you interested in being better able to bring about positive change through your role?   Are you interested in reflecting with others, and learning about the under-lying assumptions,  motivations, feelings and beliefs that shape your ways of volunteering or working?   Are you interested in being better able to bring about positive change in the organisation  you are involved in or your community? This part-time SHEP course commencing in February 2019  may be of interest.
An Innovative & Practical Course This  course will be of interest to a wide range of Volunteers and Paid workers involved  in a various roles in Community and Voluntary groups,  social service agencies, public or local authority  - (e.g. education, youth and community work, social work, childcare, health-care, housing, inter-agency  work etc.).The aim of this course is to ·         Provide for 10-12 participants a space to reflect together on their prior  and current practice experiences ·         Explore the assumptions, values, beliefs and feelings that underpin  participants’ ways of being active in their settings ·         Enhance capacity to co-create space for personal and group learning  from practice reflection. Certification A SHEP certificate in Reflective Practice for Practitioners will be awarded where an 80% attendance  record is achieved. Highly Subsidised €45 personal contribution (covers booking deposit and course book) - the participation of all successful applicants will be fully subsidised Open Access This is an open-access course - applicants must be adults (18 and over) who: ·         Have a strong commitment to promoting social change, inclusion, equality and justice and are active in their community or organisation in either a voluntary or paid capacity ·         Be volunteering or working in a Community or Voluntary sector organisation, social service agencies, public or local authority (e.g. education, youth and community work, social work, childcare, health care, housing community representative, inter-agency roles etc.) ·         Have a willingness to be open in a group setting, sufficient for a process of reflection on the assumptions, values and feelings underpinning their volunteering or work There will be four options  ·         Option 1: Cork (Monday, Ballincollig) - Open to all Volunteer or Paid practitioners ·         Option 2: Cork (Wednesday, CVC Cork City Centre) - Open to all Vol/Paid practitioners ·         Option 3:  Kerry (Thursday, Tralee) - Open to all Volunteer or Paid practitioners ·         Option 4:  Limerick (Thursday) - Open to all Volunteer or Paid practitioners Closing date: Thursday 31st January 2019.

Course Co-organiser

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Liam Mc Carthy,

Training and Development Officer (Community Education & Development),

The Social and Health Education Project CLG

Village Centre, Station Road, Ballincollig, Co. Cork.

Main 00353 (0)21 4666180 Fax: 00353 (0) 21 4870104

Email: Liam.mcccarthy@socialandhealth.com        

Website: www.socialandhealth.com

Staying Safe at Home Seminar and Social Ballinascarthy

Fines abolished in all libraries

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With fines abolished in all libraries since January 1st 2019, County Cork residents are being encouraged to make a New Year’s Resolution to reconnect with their local library. From January 1st, library members do not have to pay fines for overdue items and no existing fines will be collected. Any library user who has overdue items can return them now, confident that there will be no fines to pay, and their memberships can be reactivated on the spot so they can begin using their local library straight away again.

The removal of fines for library users is one of the actions included in the national strategy, “Our Public Libraries 2022 – Inspiring, Connecting and Empowering Communities”. This strategy, launched in June 2018, aims to improve access to and increase use of the library as a community hub. The five-year strategy is a joint initiative of the Department of Rural and Community Development, the County and City Management Association (CCMA) and the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA).

Acting County Librarian Bernie Wallace, said:

“Libraries are an invaluable resource for all in the community and we want to remove any barriers that might prevent people making full use of them. That is why we are eliminating fines and other charges. Libraries are welcoming spaces where all members of the community can access knowledge, ideas and information, and where people can reflect, connect and learn. Research has shown that people view fines as a barrier to membership and usage of libraries. In addition, fines disproportionately affect those on lower incomes and can create a negative association with library use for children. There is evidence that library services which have removed fines see an increase in usage following their removal and we very much hope that will be reflected now in our Library Services.”

Cork County Council’s Library and Arts Service is inviting everyone to visit a library during January and see for themselves all that is on offer there, completely free. A resolution to use your library is one you will find very easy to keep throughout the year.

Drop off centres for Christmas Trees free of charge up to January 31st

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All of Cork County Council’s Civic Amenity Sites are drop off centres for Christmas Trees. Trees are free of charge up to January 31st2019.

Please see below list of sites;

Macroom Civic Amenity

Codrum, Macroom

Co. Cork 026 43721

Raffeen Civic Amenity Centre

Kerrycurrihy, Monkstown,

Co. Cork 021 485 9350

Rossmore Civic Amenity Site

Rossmore, Carrigtwohill, 021 488 3936

Co. Cork 021 4533934

Bandon Recycling Centre

Knockaveale, Bandon,

Co. Cork. 023 884 3371

Youghal Civic Amenity Landfill Site

Mudlands, Foxhole, 024 93834

Youghal, Co. Cork 024 91084

Clonakilty Recycling Centre

Clogheen Industrial Estate,

Clonakilty, Co. Cork 023 885 0982

Castletownbere Recycling Centre

Foilldarrig, Castletownbere,

Co. Cork 027 70126

Derryconnell Recycling Centre

Derryconnell, Schull,

Co. Cork 028 37048

Kanturk Recycling Centre

Bluepool, Kanturk, Co.

Cork 029 20616

Millstreet Recycling Centre

Station Road, Millstreet,

Co. Cork 029 30971

Mallow Recycling Centre

Quartertown Industrial Estate,

Mallow, Co. Cork 022 50830

'Crime and Punishment in Victorian Cork'

Blarney and District Historical Society presents an illustrated Lecture titled - 'Crime and Punishment in Victorian Cork' at Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal (Blarney Secondary School),

Speaker Mr. Ronnie Herlihy, is a well known and respected member of the Cork South Parish Historical Society and author of a number of books, including ‘A Walk Through the South Parish – Where Cork Began’ and ‘Tales from Victorian Cork’.

Mr Herlihy will take us back to a bygone time with this evening’ s illustrated presentation which is based on a selection of the various crimes, court cases and the punishments that took place during the early Victorian era of 1837 to 1859. Criminality in Cork City of the time matched anything being perpetrated by current criminals.

Everybody Welcome.

Enquiries to Brian Gabriel 0872153216.

For more information see www.blarneyhistory.ie.
 

Event Date

Thu, 10/01/2019 - 20:00

Public consultation on proposals to reform the electoral registration process

The Government has launched a public consultation on proposals to reform the electoral registration process. Minister of State for Local Government and Electoral Reform, John Paul Phelan, T.D., launched the consultation on 17 December and said the proposals are aimed at enabling people to register in simpler and more user-friendly ways. The way people register to vote or amend their details (for example, address) on the Register of Electors has not changed significantly since the foundation of the State.
There are seven main proposals:

1. Simplification of forms and the process
2. A rolling electoral register (continuous registration)
3. Optional online registration (with the option of registering with paper forms continuing) and secure self-service
4. A move to individual registration only
5. Enabling a single national electoral register database with unique identifiers
6. A move to verified identity using one’s Personal Public Service Number (PPSN)
7. Data sharing between public bodies and electoral registration authorities (local authorities) to maintain accuracy and comprehensiveness

In addition, the Government is considering:

1. Allowing provisional registration for 16-17 year olds, with registration automatically becoming active on someone’s 18th birthday
2. Specific registration provision for people with no fixed address (for example, people experiencing homelessness), to ensure a standard procedure across the country 
3. Provision for anonymous registration for people whose safety may be at risk if their details are public on the register (for example, where court-ordered protections exist)
4. Removal of provision for the edited register. Edited registers are used infrequently but may no longer be an appropriate use of data connected with the electoral register.

The Government believes that these proposals, if implemented, would result in:

• Registration in a way that works for everyone – online or on paper 
• A clear and simple process – one form, one process, one register – all year round 
• A single, secure database to enable cross-local authority checks while protecting data
• Balancing security and ease of access to protect the integrity of our registration process
• Building an electoral register that is secure, comprehensive and accurate
• Data sharing in the future – subject to clear standards, limits and safeguards

Minister Phelan said: “Reducing the number of different registration forms; allowing people to register online; and introducing a process of continuous or rolling registration would make the registration process much more user-friendly and similar to the way people interact with other State services.  These changes reflect changes in how we live today.”

On the public consultation process the Minister said: “Public confidence in any reform of the electoral registration process is paramount as the system affects all of us. The outcome of this consultation process will inform the development of detailed proposals for implementation. That is why I encourage everyone to consider these proposals and have their say.”

People can read the proposals at www.registerreform.gov.ie. They can make a submission by emailing registerreform@housing.gov.ieor by post to:

Electoral Registration Project Consultation,
Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government,
Custom House,
Dublin 1,
D01 W6X0