Irish Encounters with…”,Meetings with Pawel Huelle form part of a series of public meetings with Polish contemporary novelists “Irish Encounters with…”, organised by the Ireland-Poland Cultural Foundation and the Polish Embassy in Dublin.
1. An audience with Pawe? Huelle
preceded by the screening of Weiser- film by W. Marczewski
On Tuesday, Oct 13 at 8.20 pm
in
The Irish Film Institute, Eustace Street, Dublin 2
Tickets available from the IFI box office: (01) 679 57 44
www.irishfilm.ie
2. In Conversation: Pawe? Huelle (writer) and Antonia Lloyd – Jones (translator)
On Wednesday, Oct 14 at 6.30 pm
in
European Union House, 18 Dawson Street, D 2
Admission free. All welcome
Pawel Huelle – a novelist and author of a volume of verse, born in Gdansk in 1957, Huelle is a graduate in Polish of the Gdansk University, and has also worked in that city as an employee of the “Solidarity” press office. University lecturer, journalist, director of the Gdansk Polish Television Centre and, most recently, as a columnist for “Gazeta Wyborcza”, Huelle has found enormous success as a writer and been honoured with many prestigious awards.
His books were shortlisted to The Independent Foreign Fiction Prize twice: in 2006 (Mercedes Benz) and 2008 (Castorp). Castorp was also shortlisted to the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award in 2008.
His books, and especially his first novel Weiser Davidek (1987, English title Who Was David Weiser?, Bloomsbury 1991)? classed by critics as “the book of the decade,” “a masterpiece” and “a literary triumph” ? have been widely translated. This was followed by Stories for a time of relocation, First love and other stories and The Last Supper. Huelle’s stories are set in various, scrupulously reconstructed places and historical periods ? although they remain associated for the most part with the author’s home town of Gdansk and its environs. They represent a record of the author’s own adolescence and his search for a mythical genealogy and spiritual roots.
“A writer whose work is full of depth and allusion” Independent on Sunday
“His style is charmingly effective…and gently, deceptively provocative” Observer
Antonia Lloyd-Jones – a leading translator of contemporary Polish prose into English. Among her many translations are Pawe? Huelle’s Mercedes Benz, Castorp, Last Supper, Who was David Weiser?, as well as House of Day, House of Night by Olga Tokarczuk and The Birch Grove and Other Stories by Jaros?aw Iwaszkiewicz.
She received Found in Translation Award 2009 for her translation of Pawel Huelle’s Last Supper.
Weiser – a film based on a novel “Weiser Davidek” by Pawe? Huelle
It is a film about mystery of life and the world and an attempt to reach the truth. The quotidian reality mingles with the mystique, memory, not always keeping with the truth.
Polish film director Wojciech Marczewski, inspired by Dawid Weiser’s mysterious story written by Pawe? Huelle, created a film in which children’s adventure from the distant past affects the adulthood of heroes. In the summer of 1967 Pawe?, Piotr, Szymon and Elka, 12-year-old leads, meet a fascinating Jewish boy – Dawid Weiser, who discloses to them a world of magic and mysticism. Unfortunately, innocent children’s plays lead to a dramatic end. Thirty years after the tragic and still unexplained event, the male lead, Pawe? Heller tries to answer persistent question: Who was Weiser really?
The film gives a chance to admire brilliant performances by Polish most distinguished actors: Marek Kondrat, Krystyna Janda, Zbigniew Zamachowski, as well as the music composed by Zbigniew Preisner.
Organisers: Ireland – Poland Cultural Foundation
Polish Embassy in Dublin
In cooperation with: Irish Film Institute
Pomeranian Film Foundation
European Commission Representation in Ireland
A gathering of immigrant and ethnic minority candidates who ran in the June 2009 local elections will be held on this Saturday 26th September 2009.
The purpose of this meeting is to provide candidates with an opportunity to reflect together on their experiences, share learning’s from election campaigns and identify areas of assistance which would have benefited candidates had they been available before and during campaign work.
We believe that each candidate, regardless of the outcome in the election, made important achievements in their campaigning efforts and that what you have learned in this experience needs to be shared to enable responses to future needs of all immigrant and ethnic minorities candidates who decide to go forward in other elections.
The organising group includes: Hope Alive with Yinka Dixon, Integrating Ireland, Akidwa, Forum Polonia, Refugee Information Services
Draft Agenda
11.45 am – Registration
12.00 pm – Welcome – (On behalf of Coordinating Group – Integrating Ireland, Akidwa, Hope Alive, Refugee Information Services, Forum Polonia)
Welcome – Agenda for the day and reflections from Immigrant voter registration campaigns
Update from Hope Alive Yinka Dixon event with African Candidates July 2009.
12.15 pm – Part 1 – Reflection by Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Candidates on Their Election Campaigns
Roundtable Discussions – Naming What Were the Challenges, Successes and Barriers you faced in your campaign.
· Candidates reflect on their own experiences and discuss their thoughts in small groups together – identify challenges, barriers they faced and highlighting areas of success in each of their campaigns. They feed back thoughts to small groups and then to the larger group to enable candidates to dialogue together on their collective experiences.
Presentations – Feedback on Immigrant in Politics from University College Dublin Researchers
· Professor Bryan Fanning – University College Dublin – School of Applied Social Science – Feedback on 2009 Research on Immigrants in Irish Politics.
- Fidele Mutwarasibo – Immigrant Council of Ireland and UCD (School of Sociology). Fidele is writing a PhD thesis on Ethno-political Entrepreneurs’ Social Practices and has been researching Migrant Activists involved in Conventional Politics and Infra-Politics – including election candidates.
1.45 pm – Break with Refreshments
FOMACS Project – Colin Murphy –Editor of Migration Matters – Fomacs will set up an area during the breaks and after the event for candidates who wish to participate in to recording their experiences of running for election. (For more information on the Forum on Migration and Communications visit www.fomacs.org)
2.15 pm – Part 2 – Looking to the Future –Candidates Identifying Recommendations
· Learning Roundtable Discussion – Candidates identify in small groups areas where they feel information, support, training or change is needed to support or enable immigrant and ethnic minority candidates to stand and run election campaigns.
· They consider and make recommendations on what could be done and by who (i.e.NGOs, Councils, Political Parties, Candidates, etc to address barriers for candidates, campaigns and political achievement)
· Feedback and Discussion
4.00 pm Close – Promoting Future Candidate Success
This meeting will offer an opportunity for groups to meet with the appointed Strategic Planning Consultant Peter Boyd and Associates who are developing the strategic organisational plan for a merged organisation of RIS and II for 2010+. These meetings are the key opportunity for members to engage with the plan before its development and contribute their needs, vision, and suggestions of what the merged organisation strategic plan could include.
Date: July 8th 2009
Time: 11.00 am – 2.30 pm
Strategic Planning 11.00 am – 1.00 pm, Networking 1.00 pm – 2.30pm with light lunch.
Location: Whitefriar Carmelite Community Centre, Aungier Street, Dublin 2
Agenda
Dublin Regional Meeting and Strategic Plan Consultation
Wednesday July 8th 2009
10:45 am Registration
11:00 am Welcome
Strategic Planning Consultation Session – Outline attached next page
(Facilitated by Peter Boyd Associates)
These meetings will offer an opportunity for groups to meet with the appointed Strategic Planning Consultant Peter Boyd and Associates who are developing the strategic organisational plan for a merged organisation of RIS and II for 2010+. These meetings are the key opportunity for members to engage with the plans before its development and contribute their vision, suggestions, and priorities of what the merged organisation strategic plan could include.
Aim of workshops:
To develop ideas and to gather feedback from stakeholders on the following:
1. Their views on the current and emerging needs of all immigrants (people seeking protection, refugees, migrant workers, immigrants, etc) in Ireland;
2. How relevant the current range of provision is to this need; and
3. What an ideal service delivery / network model might look like in the form of the merged organisation.
1:00pm Break for Light Lunch / Networking
1:30 pm Member Group Updates
§ Updates by member groups present on activities, issues, etc
§ Introduction by “Love Music, Hate Racism” Project re July Project Launch
§ New membership applications reviewed
2.00 pm Announcements and updates on Integrating Ireland activities including
§ Board updates (from board members) and Merger with Refugee Information Services
§ READI Project – Update on report/project re Access of non-Eu nationals to the Irish Labour Market
§ Youth Project Update – Update on Research and Feedback from Youth Panels and Kit
§ Upcoming Organisational Development Training Program for Member Groups in Dublin Region Autumn 2009.
2.15 pm Review of Active Citizenship / ivote.ie
– Discussion with members on learning from pre-election work and proposals for follow – up
2.30 pm Close
Integrating Ireland / Refuge Information Service Business Planning Process
Regional Workshops Outline
Aim of workshops:
To develop ideas and to gather feedback from stakeholders on the following:
1. Their views on the current and emerging needs of all immigrants (people seeking protection, refugees, migrant workers, immigrants, etc) in Ireland;
2. How relevant the current range of provision is to this need; and
3. What an ideal service delivery / network model might look like in the form of the merged organisation.
Proposed timetable:
Duration | Subject | Method |
10 minutes | Introduction to the Business planning process and Boyd Associates team | Short presentation |
15 minutes | Workshop 1 – “What are the needs of Immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees in Ireland?” (in terms of information, services, networking, training/supports, policy/advocacy, “other”) · What are the current needs? · What are the emerging needs? | Group discussions with ideas and issues written up on flipcharts and presented to the group |
15 minutes | Workshop 2– “What are the needs and focus of organisations representing and working with immigrants asylum seekers and refugees in Ireland?” · What are the current needs/focus? · What are the emerging needs/focus? · What areas of work would you like to see the network/service develop or support? | Group discussions with ideas and issues written up on flipcharts and presented to the group |
15 minutes | Group feedback on Workshop 1 and 2 (Including a prioritisation exercise) | Group feedback |
15 minutes | Workshop 3 – “How are these needs being addressed currently?” · What needs are currently being effectively addressed by which organisations ? · What needs are not being currently being met or effectively addressed by other organisations ? · What other organisations & statutory bodies could be encouraged to get more involved and how could this happen? | Group discussions with ideas and issues written up on flipcharts and presented to the group |
15 minutes | Group feedback on Workshop 3 | Group feedback |
20 minutes | Workshop 4– “Looking forward, what would you envision as the ideal scenario for the work of the merged organisation RIS / II ?” · What should we do? · What should we not do? | Group discussions with ideas and issues written up on flipcharts and presented to the group |
15 minutes | Group feedback on Workshop 4 | Group feedback |
5 minutes | Summary of workshops and next steps | Short presentation |
Map To Venue
Whitefriar Carmelite Community Centre
56 Aungier Street, Dublin 2
How to Get There:
By bus: 16, 16A, 19, 19A, 122 & 83 (from O’Connell Street). By foot: 10-minute walk west of St. Stephen’s Green. It is located on Aungier Street (which runs from South Great Georges Street to Camden Street) The Carmelite Church and Whitefriar Centre is located just at York Street and below Bishop Street) If you are taking the bus from town you can ask to get off at the stop at the ‘The Staircase’ coffee house/Dublin Business school opposite the large grey Carmelite Church. Then cross the road, the centre is beside the Carmelite Church. Buses coming in from the South side stop right at the centre’s entrance ask to get off at the Carmelite Whitefriar Church. Parking is available for a cost behind the centre – however we are not able to refund the cost of parking.
Domestic Violence Advocacy Service (DVAS) are looking to make contact with groups supporting the Polish community in Sligo, Leitrim and West Cavan especially those groups working with women. DVAS have translated the service’s information leaflets into Polish. This is of one of the many steps by the service to reach out to all women in the counties covered by DVAS.
The aim of the information leaflet is to to address some of the barriers identified by Polish women when seeking protection from state services or support from voluntary services around domestic violence.
DVAS wants to support Polish women experiencing Domestic Violence in identifying abusive behaviours that are not just physical but also verbal , mental and financial abuse as well as isolation and intimidation. The leaflet outlines mechanisms used by services that can support women in maximizing their safety but also examines some of the myths around domestic violence .
An example of this is that alcohol is the cause of domestic violence, where the facts are that alcohol can contribute or escalate the level of abuse it is not the cause. The leaflet also goes on to reassure women that free and confidential services are available in the community.
Domestic Violence Advocacy Service (DVAS) are a non-governmental organization based in Sligo that provide free and confidential services to women experiencing domestic violence in Sligo, Leitrim and West Cavan.
The core nature of the services work is to support women living with domestic abuse and to enable women to make informed choices about their future . The service also provides information and support that allows women to maximize their safety and the safety of their children .
DVAS offer one to one support sessions, information on rights and entitlements , advocacy services and a helpline that offers information and support for women and also for people or a family member who are concerned about a woman .
To contact DVAS please phone 071 91 41515 Monday to Friday 10am-5pm or email for information or an appointment at infodvas@eircom.net
For more information on services provided by DVAS check out their webpage www.domesticviolence.ie
