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Youth Work Week At FDYS

 

Youth Work Ireland Week 2017
Saturday April 22 – Saturday April 29, 2017

FDYS Schedule of Events


 

 

DATE: VENUE: WHAT’S HAPPENING:
SAT 22 APRIL    
(RUNNING ALL WEEK)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(RUNNING ALL WEEK)

 

FDYS Francis Street and the Cloister Youth Café, Wexford – during opening hours

Visual Display and walkway showcasing the timeline development of Equality in Ireland

 

Conversational prompts throughout the week as dialogical catalysts supporting the exploration of Equality.

 

 

Young people and service users in FDYS will be able to visually progress through the historical evolution of Equality in Ireland. This visual walkway is one which will greet service users on their entry and exit of FDYS encapsulating first and lasting impressions as 80% of people remember what they see and do (Hussain, 2014).

 

 

Prompt jars will be strategically placed throughout the organisation and project spaces to support the conversational prompts on Equality.

 

SUN 23 APRIL    
     
MON 24 APRIL    
  Creagh College 13:15-14:00 Stories of Equality – Basic Equality vs Equality of Outcome

Raise Awareness: What is Equality to the Secondary School Students? 2nd Years

(RUNNING 24 – 28) Francis Street

Wexford

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In addition to the Visual Display and walkway showcasing the timeline development of Equality in Ireland, the Youth Information centre will create a self- running presentation on Equality in Ireland

 

TUES 25 APRIL    
  Creagh College 13:15-14:00

GYNG 17.30-19.30

 

Equality of Outcome Pool Tournament

Stories of Equality – Basic Equality vs Equality of Outcome

Raise Awareness: What is Equality to the LGBT Group?

Walking Bus – Equality in the community – Gorey

Story of Equality Poster

(RUNNING 25 AND 26) Francis Street Wexford The Youth Information Centre will deliver workshops to English classes giving  participants an opportunity to exchange views on cultural traditions and equality within their own communities and what being equal means in Ireland today.

This will also support FDYS to celebrate and renew our commitment to strengthen diversity and equality.

 

(RUNNING 25 – 27) Coolcotts Youth Project Coolcotts Coolcotts Youth Project in collaboration with Youth Information will engage young people in group discussion and their experiences and understanding  of  equality.

Do they encounter challenges in their lives that impact on their experience of equality?  Do they feel equal within their community, school, youth centre, society etc? This will be followed by stories on equality and moving debates. In addition,  there will be a self-running presentation on Equality in Ireland.

 

WED 26 APRIL    
  The Shambles Youth Café, Wexford 4pm-6pm

 

Sex, Drugs & Rock & Roll” Workshop

Facilitated youth workshop on sex and drug awareness, for young people aged 16 years+

 

  Creagh College 13:15-14:00

Creagh College 2pm -3pm

Equality of Outcome Pool Tournament

Story of Equality Poster

Stories of Equality – Basic Equality vs Equality of Outcome
Raise Awareness: What is Equality to the Secondary School Students? 4th Yrs

 

 

THURS 27 APRIL    
  Debate: “Equality v Equity”

 

 

 

The Cloister Youth Café and the LGBT Group will host a formal debate on the topic “Equality v Equity”, whereby the young people will learn the essence of the right to explore opposing views in a safe space on a focussed theme.

 

  Creagh College 13:15-14:00

Youthreach  11 am – 12pm

 

Equality of Outcome Pool Tournament

Stories of Equality – Basic Equality vs Equality of Outcome
Raise Awareness: What is Equality to Youthreach Students?

Story of Equality Poster

FRI 28 APRIL    
  Creagh College 13:15-14:00 

 

Equality of Outcome Pool Tournament – Students vs teachers

Story of Equality Poster – by teachers

 

  The Shambles Youth Café, New Ross

2 pm – 4 pm and 5pm – 7pm

Pick & Mix of Equality

What’s Happening? The pick & mix of equality – the equality box will be filled with statements. Each person picks a statement and we discuss this statement as a group. This will be a structured, fun, group activity to prompt a discussion on the theme of equality.

 

SAT 29 APRIL    
  Garden of Remembrance, Dublin. The Garden of Remembrance is located in Dublin’s Parnell Square, a garden of quiet remembrance and reflection dedicated to the memory of all who gave their lives in the cause of freedom which supported the equitable rights of Irish citizens.

 

 

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