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Are you exhausted? Delivering on a shoestring
is exhausting, but you are succeeding against
the odds. Do you want things to change? First Steps is a chance to stop and
think how you can do it better.
How does it work? Your organisation nominates
the best person to attend 19 days training
over one year. Together, the whole organisation uses First Steps to
tackle the problems that grind you down.
Why the whole organisation? Because it releases
energy and skills of all your people to tackle the
complex difficulties of your users.
19 days of theory? No! 19 days of sharing our
25 years' experience of growing from a small
group to a large organisation serving 30,000 people in east London. Our
knocks and setbacks enable us to learn, and share our lessons through
First Steps.
But we don't have the people. You do - only they
don't know how to contribute. Use First Steps to
enable everyone to participate.
What then? You all work towards a development plan and resource-raising strategy to present Funders who will advise you on your plans before you apply for funding.
Will they give us money? No, but they will give you good advice on how to improve your plan and resource-raising strategy.
It sounds like a lot of work? In return you build
a dynamic, confident organisation that inspires
long-term support. Your nominee will receive a Certificate in Voluntary Sector
Management from the University of East London.
There must be a shortcut? Maybe, in the short-term,
but problems will still remain. First Steps
will give you the confidence to implement changes by building on
existing skills.
Date: Thursday 8th August 2002 - 2.30pm - 4.00pm. Venue: Leeds Central Library, Caverly Street, Leeds, LS1 3AB. R.S.V.P: Lindsey Hamilton, 020 7473 9651
You're invited to meet participants who have just completed the First Steps
programme in Leeds. They will be happy to tell you how they have used our programme
to enable them to meet the many needs of their
community without burning out. We will also be on hand to discuss the way in
which our 19 days of training can help you tackle the difficulties that can
leave you exhausted.
Corridor Arts in Barnsley are inviting applications from artists working with new technologies for a commission to produce new work for exhibition in local arts and non-arts venues. Proposals should be for work in any medium that uses technology in its production. Artists should be prepared to open up their practice to the public and for education purposes and should also be willing to collaborate with other artists and students.
Deadline for submissions is 02/08/02. The commission itself is expected to commence in the Autumn. A fee of 4950 plus 2000 for materials is included.
Contact Info:
Corridor Arts, Priory Campus, Pontrefract Road, Barnsley S71 5PN
tel: 01226 771088 email: eng@corridorarts.demon.co.uk web: www.corridorarts.co.uk
Deadline Date - 2nd August 2002
The Discerning Eye Exhibition is billed as being the 'largest exhibition of small works of art in the UK'. Coordinated by Parker Harris, The Discerning Eye is an educational charity, established to encourage a wider understanding and appreciation of the visual arts.
The exhibition has a number of prizes, ranging from 3000 to 500. All works submitted to the exhibition must be for sale, should be handmade and must fit within the size guidelines (2D- 20' x 20' including frame, 3D -20' x 20' x 20' including plinth/stand). Up to six works may be submitted by each artist and there is a submission fee of 8 per work. For entry forms and labels send an SAE to the address below. Deadline Date - 1st September 2002
Contact Info:
The Discerning Eye Competition, Parker Harris Partnership, PO Box 279, Esher,
Surrey KT10 8YZ tel: 01372 462190 email: DEO2@parkerharris.co.uk website: www.parkerharris.co.uk
celebrates its 20th year with music by over 60 artists from 30 countries plus art, storytelling, and drum, music and yoga workshops. http://www.womad.org/reading
from 27 - 28 July provides a free weekend of events including pyronaut water displays, trapeze and acrobatic acts, decorated boats and live music. http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk
from 27 July - 4 August features performances by dancers, dramatists and comedians on the streets and in local venues. Among the line up are Ballet Entredanzas from Spain and the Liverpool Samba School. http://www.brouhaha.uk.com/brouhaha.htm
is produced by the Commercial Property Faculty of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. It offers expert advice on the issues surrounding your business premises. The guide can be downloaded from their website or is available to browse online.
Contact Info: www.rics.org
Education and Learning in Wales (ELWa) has awarded 50,000 from their Skills Development Fund to the Publishing NTO to co-ordinate a project which will identify and address the skill needs of publishers in Wales. The project aims to strategically improve workforce skills by bringing together a wide range of organisations in the publishing sector to share expertise and resources.
For further information, contact Victoria Gill at the Publishing NTO.
Contact Info:
Publishing NTO, Queens House, 55-56 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3LJ
tel: 020 7405 0836 fax: 020 7404 4167 email: victoria.gill@publishingnto.co.uk
website: www.publishingnto.co.uk
These short introductory courses are designed to give students a taste of undergraduate level study in their chosen subject whilst working on skills such as time management and essay writing.
The course Y002: Living Arts will introduce the key elements in the study of arts and humanities.
The Open University aim to run courses from March, May, July and September each year. Applications for the September start are now welcome. The courses last for around 14 weeks although this is very flexible as there are no attendance requirements. Students will need approximately 6-8 hours of study time a week. The course cost is 50 including materials (financial assistance is available).
Visit the online prospectus for more information. Deadline Date - 31st July 2002
Contact Info:
Open University, 24 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9SA
tel: 029 20397911 fax: 029 20227930 email: wales@open.ac.uk
website: www.open.ac.uk
The Crafts Council have produced a 250 page book called Running a Workshop, which provides details on how to start up and run a crafts business. It includes sections on researching the market, tax and national insurance, photographing work, selling, promotions and health and safety. It is available from the Crafts Council, price 7.50 (+2 p&p). You can order it online or contact the Crafts Council direct.
Contact Info:
tel: 020 7806 2559 email: trading@craftscouncil.org.uk website: www.craftscouncil.org.uk
- extensive online dictionary resources for art, literature and music. http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/reference/ Grab a pen and think of travel for BBC Radio 3's The Verb's summer writing competition. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/speech/theverb/competition.shtml
There are lots of issues to bear in mind if your organisation works with
volunteer drivers, safety, insurance, mileage rates and screening are all
important. This paper looks at the requirements for cars, but not for
minibuses - a vehicle with a seating capacity of more than nine is, in law,
a minibus and is not subject to car-sharing legislation. They operate under
a special licence. You can get information about this from the Community
Transport Association (contact details in paper).
It is only ok to pay an honorarium if it is totally unexpected and there is
no precedent surrounding it. However if it can be proved that there was an
expectation that the payment would be made in return for a certain piece of
work, length of service, or on leaving the organisation then the payment
would not be an honorarium but a payment and would therefore, be taxable and
give the volunteer employee status.
It is best to be extremely wary about paying honoraria. As well as the
possibility of creating a contract it may cause other problems. Benefits
Offices generally see honoraria as a payment and may well dock the money off
an individual's benefits. Honoraria can also create bad feeling amongst
other volunteers who do not receive it and can be divisive. Given that you
cannot routinely pay honoraria as a reward for good service without creating
a contract, not all volunteers, even if they are putting in the same level
of work, can receive it and therefore it often creates problems.
Instead of paying out honoraria organisations could make sure volunteers are
able to claim expenses for meals, travel and care costs and that spare money
is invested in making volunteer roles more rewarding. For example, offering
more training, social activities, extra resources, tools to make the
organisation more accessible etc.
looks at Virginia Woolf's 'Orlando'. When Virginia Woolf fell in love with aristocrat Vita Sackville West, she also fell in love with a house and a heritage. With Joely Richardson and Saffron Burrows, Saturday 7:05pm, BBC Two. http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/artthatshook/
Europe's earliest known writing system remained impenetrable to scholars until Michael Ventris, an enthusiastic amateur, cracked the code in 1952. Sunday night 9:30pm, BBC Four.
At 8:45pm, Tuesday, catch the second in a series of poetry events recorded at London's Serpentine Gallery. Featuring readings by Tom Paulin and Linda France.
The Home Office has published short report setting out some initial findings
about active communities from the 2001 Home Office Citizenship Survey. Other
reports to be published later in the year will deal with citizenship, identity,
religion and language, racial prejudice and discrimination, and family networks
and parenting. The Citizenship Survey was carried out for the first time in
2001 and in future will be carried out every two years. It is hoped that it
will provide an evidence base for the Home Office's community policies, which
address issues of social cohesion and civil renewal. It should also provide
a means for assessing the Home Office's performance against targets. Hopefully
it will provide a major contribution
to the continuing debate about social capital, defined as social networks and
the norms of reciprocity and trust, which arise from them. The Citizenship Survey
had a sample of 15,475 people aged sixteen and over in England and Wales and
a minority ethnic booster sample of 5,460. You can read the initial summary
at: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/acu/infindin.pdf
The Health and Safety Executive has produced a free action pack as part of
a new initiative to make people more aware of the issues surrounding
workplace stress. It is available from the HSE's stress action line on
0845-608 1818.
They have also produced Work-related stress: A short guide a booklet
answering some common questions about work-related stress. It explains what
it is, and what you can do about it. The advice is intended specifically for
managers of small firms, or organisations employing up to 50 staff. The
booklet is available from: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/stresspk.htm
The Charted Institute of Library and Information Personnel is running a
course for anyone who needs to set up a library and/or information and
resource centre from scratch, on 9 & 10 October, in London. This workshop
covers all the key issues involved, from information auditing, and
acquisitions policy, to budgeting, specialist classification systems and
evaluating computer packages for the smaller unit.
Kathy Roddy the workshop leader is a qualified librarian and information
manager with over seven year's experience of research and fundraising within
the voluntary sector. This workshop is designed to help beginners with all
the issues involved in setting up small specialist information units, but it
does not deal with library management issues and is not suitable for
experienced librarians.
The course costs:
Personal members: 250 plus VAT (43.75) 293.75
Institutional members: 303 plus VAT (53..02) 356.02
Non members: 350 plus VAT (61.25) 411.25
Student/unwaged members: 50 plus VAT (8.75) 58.75
To book a place or to find out about other events in the professional
development programme call Training & Development on 020 7255 0560,
textphone 020 7255 0505, training@cilip.org.uk
or visit
http://www.cilip.org.uk/training
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland National Lottery Fund is to be temporarily
suspended. The three key programmes are:
Access to the Arts
Audience Development
New Work
Groups must make applications under the above progammes by 31 July 2002 at the
latest. All other programmes will continue to operate as normal.
Please direct any enquiries to the lottery department on:
Telephone: 028 9066 7000
E-mail: lottery@artscouncil-ni.org
Voluntary Arts Ireland is to conduct a major survey of voluntary arts during
August/September. This will include a questionnaire sent to all those on the
ACNI AmArts database and a series of 17 regional roadshows at which we will
be asking you to tell us what is of greatest importance to your art or craft
group. The findings from these sessions, individual interviews and the questionnaire
will be pulled together in a report describing who is doing what in the voluntary
arts and making recommendations for the sector's development. The report will
be presented to Departments, funders and policy makers as part of our campaign
to win increased recognition of and support for voluntary arts.
Roadshow schedule agreed to date: Details of venues to follow next month:
Sept 4 Dungannon 7pm
Sept 5 Armagh 5.30pm
Sept 9 Carrickfergus 7pm
Sept 10 Downpatrick 7pm
Sept 12 Newtownards 7pm
Sept 16 Strabane 6.30pm
Sept 17 Cookstown 6.30pm
Sept 25 Moyle 7pm
Oct 1 Newry 7pm
Oct 2 Craigavon 7pm
Oct 3 Ballymena 7pm
Oct 8 Belfast 12.30pm and 5.30pm (TBC)
Dates in Sept/Oct will be notified soon for:
Derry, Enniskillen, Omagh, Newtownabbey, Ballymoney
For further information contact Brenda or Amanda at VAI
Tel 028 44 839327 Email info@vaireland.org.
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) is now accepting applications for the Small
Grants Programme. Awards are available for local schemes for up to £5000
which should cover for the major cost of the project. All applications need
to fit within the Foundation's general priorities. These are, the arts and especially
inequality of access and lack of opportunity to experience the arts and enjoy
them, especially for young people. Priority is given to projects concerned with
social exclusion and underachievement amongst young people, including those
'at risk', and young offenders. Closing date 30 September 2002
For information about the work of the Foundation in general, and for application
details and a project Details form, contact:
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation
18 Queen Anne's Gate
London
SW1H 9AA
Telephone: 020 7227 3500
E-mail: information@phf.or.uk
Website: www.phf.org.uk
The Voluntary Activity Unit (VAU) was re-launched as the Voluntary and Community
Unit (VCU) on 20 May 2002. The change of name was a result of a review which
focused on the cross-cutting nature of the work of the VAU, its need to provide
increased support to other departments in the development of effective and consistent
relationships with the voluntary and community sector, and the importance of
ensuring the sustainability of the voluntary and community sector. The name
change also reflects the commitment of the VCU to working with communities and
with community-based organizations in particular, whilst also reflecting their
ongoing support for the voluntary sector.
As a voluntary arts group, this is your sector too! Voluntary Arts Ireland met
with VCU to find ways of linking the sector into "Partners for Change"
and encourage social contributions to be recognized.
The VCU has asked NICVA (the Northern Ireland Council fro Voluntary Action)
to develop a database of core information about voluntary and community organizations
in Northern Ireland. The database will include contact details, a description
of each group's main purpose, beneficiaries and geographical remit. This information
will be used to inform the work of the proposed Task Force on resourcing the
voluntary and community sector.
The first step is to collate all existing databases and information sources.
Consequently, NICAV will take all the information on SectorNet (NICVA's database),
which contains details of approximately 5,000 voluntary and community organisations,
and add further information held by statutory agencies and by network and umbrella
organisations. NICVA will validate this information using a mail-shot to all
organizations. This is known as 'Census Day' and will be on 10 September 2002.
Organisations who return this form will be issued with a Unique Reference Number
(URN). Eventually this URN will be required on any application for Government
Funding. ('Government Funding' means any funding received from statutory sources,
including Health and Social Services Trusts, District Councils, Education and
Library Boards, etc.).
Voluntary Arts Ireland is lobbying to ensure that NICVA does not overlook the
voluntary arts sector when registering groups and issuing URNs.
We will ensure everyone on our own database receives Census information. To
make sure you are on the VAI database please email your name and address to
info@vaireland.org or call the office on 028 44 839327 or come along to one
of our roadshows in September/October.
For further info on the VCU/NICVA census project contact:
Anne Marie Bloomfield
NICVA
61 Duncairn Gardens
Belfast
BT15 2GB
Telephone: 028 9087 7777
E-mail: anne-marie.bloomfield@nicva.org
Art and design education
Museum and gallery education
Museum and galleries (capital projects)
Performing arts education
The performing arts
particularly for children, young people and society's most vulnerable individuals.
Grants made through this programme range in amount from £10,000 to £2.5
(although grants in excess of £100,000 are made only occasionally), and
span capital, project and revenue funding. Applicants whose proposals fall within
the Foundation's defined areas of interest are advised to submit a first-stage
letter application, on no more than two sides of A4. It would be advisable to
obtain more information from the contact before applying.
For further information, contact:
Clore Duffield Foundation
Studio 3 Chelsea Manor Studios
Flood Street
London
SW3 5SR
Telephone: 020 7351 6061
Website: www.cloreduffield.org.uk
NIVT has been awarded £1m by the Millennium Commission for an Awards
Scheme which will be available until March 2004. Three hundred awards will be
available to individuals or from two or more people working together on a project.
Small grants within a range of £1,000 to £2,500 will be awarded
to projects that put their bright ideas into action to benefit themselves and
others. The awards will pay for individuals to undertake a community project
and to gain the necessary skills and experience to help them implement their
project on a voluntary basis. Applicants should be aged 12 years old and over,
priority will be given to individuals and groups from disadvantaged areas.
Amongst the themes identified for the awards are projects with young and older
people and arts and communication. Awards will cover costs for education or
training courses to build an individual's capacity, study visits and associated
travel costs, project activities and small items of equipment/materials.
Although the awards range between £1,000 to £2,500, those individuals
with special needs/requirements may be eligible for a higher award. If you are
interested in finding out about this scheme, please contact NIVT on:
Telephone: 028 9024 5991
E-mail: Imailey@nivt.org
The Camelot Foundation has issued new guidelines covering the period 2002
to 2009. The focus will be on 'bringing marginalized young people (11-25) into
the mainstream of UK life'. This will be of interest to anyone working with
young people in the arts.
For further information, please send an A4 envelope with a 33p stamp to:
Julie Gilson
Grants Manager
Camelot Foundation
11-13 Lower Grosvenor Place
London
SW1X 0EX
Telephone: 020 7828 6085
Fax: 020 7828 6087
info@camelotfoundation.org.uk
www.camelotfoundation.org.uk
The Queen's Golden Jubilee Award is available to voluntary groups to recognise
the time that they give to improve the quality of life of others. For more information;
Telephone: 0845 800 2002
E-mail:gjaward@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
Barnardo's and SCF have recently published a booklet, 'Fairplay', aimed at
parents, guardians and those who work with children in Northern Ireland. This
booklet offers advice on prejudice and discrimination and their effect on children.
Of interest to anyone organizing arts activities with children and young people.
For copies contact: Barnados - 028 90 491081 SCF - 028 90 431123
The department of Psychology in Keele University have recently produced a report which looks at young people and music participation. The project identified factors that affect young people's decisions to engage in music activity. For more information, www.keele.ac.uk/depts/ps/ESRC.htm
Does your organisation have an interest in education? Would you like an expert
in the education field to work with you?
If so, CCEA- the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and
Assessment has introduced its new 'Arts Match' programme. Arts Match is a short
term project managed by Arts & Business who will match 6 volunteers from
CCEA with an arts or heritage organization. Projects are set to commence from
September 2002 until August 2003 and involvement could range from one morning
a fortnight to two hours a month. The closing date for the programme is 26 July
2002.
For details of how to apply, contact:
Tania Carlisle
Arts & Business
53 Malone Road
Belfast
BT9 6RY
Telephone: 028 9066 4736
E-mail: Tania.carlisle@AandB.org.uk
Calling all budding film-makers, artists and performers… Beckoning all bedroom DJ’s and break-dancers... For teenagers who want to get into music, art, dance or film-making a new multi-media BBC initiative called Blast helps them harness their creativity, develop their talents and make their ideas really happen. Ultimately, they’ll be encouraged to stage their own performance or event locally. Then, after showing them how to get their ideas off the ground, the Blast network will help them put together their own event. Their work may even be showcased in a series of programmes on the BBC this autumn.Blast runs throughout summer 2002 and is being developed in partnership with youth and arts organisations around the country.
The BBC’s role is to put young people in touch with a network of organisations, local facilities, contacts and advisers. In support of and by working in close partnership with many of the fantastic youth and arts organisations around the country, this initiative should help make a difference and show teenagers how their interests can be used in many different, inspiring and productive ways.
So, how do young people get in touch? See the info-packed web site at www.bbc.co.uk/blast, call the free helpline on 0800 011011, or visit one of the roadshows taking place across the UK.
www.bbc.co.uk/blast is divided into the four key areas of art, music, dancing and film-making, each providing inspiration, advice and details about training. Users can also find information about local facilities according to their particular area of interest. They can take part in live chats, email in questions to a panel of experts, and bounce ideas around with others who are putting together their own event.
The BBC welcomes ALL UK arts and youth organisations, groups and clubs however large or small to register and be a part of Blast. Those already on-board include NALGAO, UK Youth, Arts Work, The British Film Institute, Regional Arts Councils, Sound Sense, National Foundation For Youth Music, ENGAGE and National Association Of Clubs For Young People Of Great Britain, to name but a few.
To find out more and apply online simply visit www.bbc.co.uk/blast/about.
National organisations can now recruit volunteers free of charge on Channel
4's teletext service. Pages 178 and 179 include volunteering stories, interviews
and news of campaigns and provides a platform for voluntary groups to promote
their volunteering opportunities to a weekly audience of more than 420,000.
For further information contact the Media Trust.
Catherine Coate tel: 020 7874 7600 catherinec@mediatrust.org
www.mediatrust.org
Minister Kim Howells, is promising to make it easier and cheaper for pubs
to host live music events by reforming the music licensing laws. At the moment
entertainment licences can cost as much as £20,000 per year. This ought
to provide more opportunities for voluntary music groups to play to a new
audiences.
This conference is being run by the Health Development Agency and will explore how social capital relates to age, gender and ethnicity. It will examine the links between social capital and health and also demonstrate projects which have used a social action approach T: 0870 010 1932 or E-mail: conferences@hda-online.org.uk
The Trust promotes art for public benefit and advances art education in
the community. This is achieved through hands on community work with primary
schools, youth centres and Over-60's craft clubs in London in three main ways:
i. Arts in the Community (a programme of community arts in the Royal Borough
of Kensington and Chelsea to celebrate the Millennium),
ii. Arts Education (classes for all age groups with particular emphasis on
disadvantaged groups in the area)
iii.an Exhibitions Programme (regular exhibitions at the Harrow Club in North
Kensington for new artists and craftspeople, with subsidised cards, no hanging
fees and access to Lyndons' extensive mailing list).
Lyndons educational programme offers excellent training opportunities to
artists and craftspeople. By working initially as assistant tutors on a volunteer
basis, aspiring tutors learn through mentoring and gain hands-on experience
in running classes. In the same way, Lyndons arranges a series of free master
classes in particular arts and crafts techniques, expecting in return that
participating artists will give of their time as volunteers. Lyndons also
offers young artists the opportunity to improve their C.V.'s and exhibit.
The plan is for people to 'move up the scale' based on Lyndons' experience
over the years in building up its Tutor Pool - including a series of textile
dyeing workshops at Suassions Ltd, the well known textile and dyes suppliers
in W1.
Currently, potters, mosaicists, and artists in kiln-fired glass, fabric dyers and sculptors are needed for a new community arts workshop (equipped with two new kilns) based in a North Kensington (W10) primary school. Also, anyone interested in a community project for separate women’s groups to produce eight wedding dresses for a show and public display at Kensington Palace using contemporary art forms; and a new conservation-themed playground in a primary school. 200 hour certificate from the Secretary of State, Department of Education & Skills to add to your C.V.
To find out more and to get involved contact
Mary McGowan (Director) Tel: 020 7792 3265
Looking to raise the profile of your arts organisation and recruit new volunteers?
Then join the UK’s single largest day of volunteering action. MADD encourages
everyone in the UK to give their time for one day for the benefit of their
community. Last year over 50,000 volunteers took part all over the UK: 35%
were new to volunteering, 98% of whom wanted to continue!
It’s a brilliant opportunity to highlight your work: in 2001 65% of activities gained media exposure and the day received £1.3million worth of media coverage.
So why not organise a ‘taster session’ for potential volunteers, or organise an arts and crafts event demonstrating your work? Every registered activity organiser receives a Free Action Pack. For more info or advice call our free hotline on 0800 284 533, check out www.csv.org.uk
The Arts Council of England and the English Regional Arts Boards have now joined together to form a single development organisation for the arts in England. While the new structure is being set up, services continue as usual and contact details are listed below.
On 1 April 2002
**South East Arts and Southern Arts became one Regional Council, known as
Southern and South East Arts
**Cumbria transferred from Northern Arts to North West Arts
High Peak transferred from North West region to East Midlands
On 1 April 2003
**Wiltshire, Swindon, Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch will transfer from
Southern and South East Arts to South West Arts
See a boundaries map and a list of areas within these boundaries as well
as contacts details at http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/neworganisation.html#map
On the 1st April the Criminal Records Bureau and it’s ‘Disclosure Service’ became fully operational. The service aims to provide a one-stop shop for accessing police records, records from the Department of Health and records from the Department for Education and Skills. It is likely to affect artists working with children and vulnerable adults in schools and other educational settings. It is also likely to impact on Ofsted requirements for artists and arts organisations offering out of school clubs, holiday workshops, youth theatres etc. This in turn will affect the way artists and arts organisations are able to offer educational activities.
At the moment there seem to be teething troubles and organisations are still unsure how to access checks. Many are unable to afford the £300 registration fee. They therefore need to access checks through Umbrella Bodies but there are a limited number of Umbrella Bodies in the voluntary sector to can do on this. There is a list of Umbrella Bodies on the CRB website ( http://www.disclosure.gov.uk ) but few of them are national and there are large areas of the country that are not covered. Private companies are setting themselves up as an alternative in some areas.
Although checks for volunteers are free to registered bodies, most Umbrella Bodies are charging - currently from £5 to £15 per disclosure. The CRB charges £12 for checks on staff so organisations accessing disclosures through an Umbrella may find themselves paying up to £27 for a check. It is more cost effective for an organisation with a lot of staff and volunteers to register themselves, as they would fairly quickly recoup the one off £300 fee. However organisations that can't afford to register or who only have short-term volunteer projects may find themselves having to pay quite a lot for volunteer checks.
Even organisations who are registered are encountering problems. Organisations are reporting that there were delays in receiving the necessary forms, that fthere are huge delays in receiving disclosures and that it is impossible to get through to the CRB on the phone.
The Children Act 1989 - Those who work with children and young people need to ensure that they comply with The Children Act 1989, the most significant reform of British Legislation relating to children in the twentieth century to promote the safety and welfare of children.
Childcare organisations regulated by statute (such as social services bodies and organisations registered under the Registered Homes Act, Protection of Children Act or from 1 April 2002 the Care Standards Act) are now required to check potential employees and volunteers against the Protection of Children Act (PoCA) list kept by the Department of Health and List 99, kept by the Department for Education and Skills, if the person will work in a regulated position. Such organisations are also required to refer to the DoH or DfES persons considered unsuitable to work with children. Where relevant, criminal record checks will automatically include details from the PoCA list and List 99, and details of people disqualified from working with children.
Most other organisations that work with children are not obliged to check the lists before offering work or to refer unsuitable persons, but are encouraged to do so.
It is an offence for an individual knowingly to offer work, or allow a person to continue working, in a regulated position if the person is included in the PoCA list, banned from work with children under List 99, or disqualified. This offence applies to individuals, not the employer per se, and applies to all organisations, not only those who are obliged to check the PoCA list and List 99. It is also an offence for a person who is on the PoCA list, banned from work with children under List 99, or disqualified to apply for or offer to do work in a regulated position, or to take up work or continue working in such a position.
The Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 s.36 defines regulated positions.
Unless indicated otherwise, "children" means under 18. Regulated
positions include:
a person who normally works in an establishment exclusively or mainly for
children, such as schools, children's homes and children's hospitals, even
if the person does not have direct access to children;
a person whose normal duties include work on day care premises, unless the
work is carried out when children are not being cared for or is on a completely
separate part of the premises;
a person whose normal duties include caring for, training, supervising or
being in sole charge of children, unless this is done in the course of the
child's employment;
a person whose normal duties involve unsupervised contact with children under
arrangements made by a parent, guardian or other responsible person, but not
including contact with children in the course the of the child's employment;
a person whose normal duties include caring for children under the age of
16 (not 18) in the course of the children's employment;
a person where a substantial part of their normal duties includes supervising
or training children under the age of 16 (not 18) in the course of the children's
employment;
trustees of children's charities (defined as a charity whose workers normally
work in regulated positions), members of the governing body of educational
institutions, and persons in certain local authority and other positions;
persons whose normal duties may not directly involve work with children but
who supervise the day-to-day work of, directly line manage and/or have authority
to dismiss, persons in regulated positions.
Further Information
Department of Health on 020-7972 1332. The guide to the Protection of Children
Act, covering the obligation to check the lists and to refer people considered
unsuitable, is at www.doh.gov.uk/pdfs/childprotect.pdf
Home Office guidance on the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act, covering
disqualification and regulated positions, is at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/cjcs/guidance.pdf
(the above info from www.sandy-a.dircon.co.uk/legal.htm#childrencheck)
Safe from Harm (The Home Office). Even though
this is a voluntary code of practice it has been widely acclaimed by national
voluntary organisations working with young people, and covers all voluntary
activities with children/young people;
Safe from Harm: A Code of Practice for Safeguarding the Welfare of children
in Voluntary Organisations in England and Wales. (The Home Office, 1993).
Contact: Publications Department, T: 020 7273 4000 (ask for Publications)
Safeguarding Children and Young People, is an
excellent information sheet from Community Matters. This explains the Children
Act, outlines which activities must be registered and gives a summary of Safe
from Harm. It also offers a model policy statement on safeguarding children
and young people. Community Matters, T: 020 7226 0189
Safeguarding Children and Young People (The Methodist Church Division of Education and Youth) Written from a churches point of view, but relevant to non-church organisations. Gives practical suggestions on how to comply with the Safe from Harm Guidelines. Methodist Publishing House, T: 01733 332202
South West Arts Education Unit - This Unit is currently carrying out research on a number of child protection issues with the aim of producing a Child Protection Policy which will be distributed to all their funded organisations and projects. It will be available for anyone to access through the Information Service. T 01392 218188
Sound Sense is initialising a mentoring scheme for women musicians. If you have an interest becoming a mentor or mentee as part of this research, or would like further information contact Sound Sense on 01449 673 990 email info@soundsense.org.
was published on the 9th May 2002. The white paper outlines proposals for
the
introduction of elected regional assemblies where people want them. It also
sets out proposals for strengthening accountability and co-ordination
between existing regional bodies and strategies where they do not. Where
people do chose to have an elected assembly in their region the white paper
makes clear that one existing tier of local government (either county or
district) will be lost to create wholly unitary local government across the
region.
The white paper specifically asks for responses on how stakeholders and
their representatives can best be engaged in the systems of the new elected
assemblies. An NCVO briefing explaining the key features of the white
paper is attached. To respond on this and related issues go to our on-line
consultation at
http://www.ncvo-consult.org.uk/survey.asp?s=01185133029249209
If you wish to discuss the briefing, this consultation or our work on the
regional white paper, please email sally.cooke@ncvo-vol.org.uk or phone her
on 020 7520 2412.
Search one of the best reference resources for art, literature and music - now available online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/reference/
July 5, 10.00 - 4.30pm, Aberystwyth Arts Centre. Aimed at anyone interested in exploring in detail how galleries can effectively contribute to the lives of socially excluded young people. The seminar will provide information on new funding schemes in Wales and develop strategies for bringing together galleries, artists and de-motivated or socially excluded young people.
Turner's painting palette, the original ribbon that held the hair of Degas's ballerina and Sickert's mucky overalls are among the one million archived letters, books and objects that are now on display at Millbank in the Tate's new underground Hyman Kreitman Research Centre. http://www.tate.org.uk/home/news/research.htm
- with part one looking at surface and paint's physical properties. Showing how paint's shimmering and textural properties translate to other mediums, contemporary works in paint are shown alongside works in ceramic, glass, glitter, plastic, film and video. From 27 April to 23 June. http://www.arnolfini.demon.co.uk/
include Birmingham's Bromsgrove Festival (27 April-11 May) including the European Union Chamber Orchestra and the Black Dyke Band; the Norfolk and Norwich Festival (1-12 May) featuring music, dance, comedy, literature, film, art and circus plus the Dorchester Festival (2-6 May) with Roger McGough, Jean Binta Breeze and an Asian Mela with Bhangra dancers and a Bollywood Brass Band. http://www.artsfestivals.co.uk/a_z/bromsgrove.html
A recent Arts Council Report compiled in conjunction with regional theatres and the Theatrical Management Association has slammed the lack of representation, opportunities and training in the theatre for black and Asian actors, directors, programmers and production staff. http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/news/index.html
Beyond the Border is an International Storytelling Festival which will take place at St Donats Castle from 5/07/02 to 07/07/02. The festival features stories from Southern Europe, West Africa and Latin America. A range of perfromers including storytellers, authors, musicians, puppeteers and visual artists representing many countries will be appearing. The Festival is also interested in hearing from those interested in volunteering as stewards; in return you will receive a free weekend pass and free camping on the Festival camp site. If you would like to get involved in this way call the festival telephone number below or email: Admin@BeyondtheBorder.com
Contact Info: Beyond the Border 2002, St Donats Arts Centre, St Donats Castle, Vale of Glamorgan CF61 1WF tel: 01446 799100 website: www.beyondtheborder.com
Designed by the Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) in partnership with specialist insurance companies, the Encompass policy offers: Employers and Public Liability insurance and Professional Indemnity cover, Volunteer insurance, Trustees Liability insurance, Legal Expenses cover, Office insurance, Project insurance, Charity Shop insurance Premiums start at 50 plus insurance premium tax. Includes 24 hour access to professional legal advice.
Contact Info: Wales Council for Voluntary Action, Baltic House, Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff CF10 5FH enquiries@wcva.org.uk | www.wcva.org.uk
For advice and premium quotations: Keegan and Pennykid Ltd, 50 Queen Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3NS tel: 0800 731 8030 fax: 0800 731 8448 mail@keegan-pennykid.com website: www.keegan-pennykid.com
The oldest puppet theatre in Britain, the Little Angel in Islington, will go dark next week and may close forever due to accumulating debts and removal of support from Islington Council. The world-famous theatre is less valued in its own country, though it has trained generations of puppeteers including alumni of Spitting Image and the Muppets.
The North Wales School of Art and Design has opened the very first degree course for children's book illustrators, in response to publishers' worries about the overly-conceptual nature of current art training, which makes artists unsuitable for the needs of the book trade.
Credit: 'both the above news items came from"'News from the Nationals' by Catherine Rose first appearance in APe-mail, 30 April 2002, the free fortnightly email published by ArtsProfessional magazine. To subscribe, e:editors@artsprofessional.co.uk'
- both in the UK and internationally. Contact Toynbee Studios, 28 Commercial Street, London E1 6LS, UK T +44 (0) 20 7375 3690 F +44 (0) 20 7377 0298 E info@artscatalyst.org | www.artscatalyst.org
Dance Books has just published 'The Bolero School' by Marina Grut. An illustrated
history of the Bolero, the Seguidillas, and the Escuela Bolero
The Bolero School traces the history of the classical Spanish dance, its regional roots and its connections to flamenco. It is a book for both ballet and Spanish dance enthusiasts, taking the reader on a journey through the history of the fascinating country of Spain, with its vibrant culture and people. The large format 432 page book is richly illustrated. (ISBN: 1 85273 081 1 PRICE: GBP30.00 PUBLISHER: Dance Books Ltd)
Details of this and other new releases at: http://www.dancebooks.co.uk/new.shtml . Orders@dancebooks.co.uk,T: (44) (0) 1420 86138, Dance Books Ltd., The Old Bakery, 4 Lenten Street, Alton, Hampshire GU34 1HG, UK.
If you are a casting director, or are responsible for casting a production you can use the CastNet online searchable database free of charge. Details, including dates of availability, are included for hundreds of trained and experienced UK actors. All CastNet actors are Equity members and have extensive professional experience in film, TV and theatre. You can also contact actors by email and text message via the website free of charge.
Contact Info: CastNet, 99 Windmill Lane, Bushey Heatrh, Herts WD23 1NE tel: 020 8420 4209 fax: 0208 386 6563 admin@castingnetwork.co.uk | www.castingnetwork.co.uk
House of Games 2002 will be running between August 25th. and 31st. As previously, this community drama course will concentrate on the art of facilitation - how to lead a group which has little experience of drama, using games, improvisation and devising strategies. The cost will be 295 and this includes tuition, accommodation and full board. The course will run at Centre Selavy which is an established theatre centre in the heart of southern rural France, near Angouleme. The centre is based on a farm which grows a range of organic vegetables and all meals are made using ingredients from the farm.
The course is run by Chris Johnston, lecturer at Warwick University and director of Fluxx. He's also the author of House of Games on which much of the book is based. Anyone interested in reserving a place, or getting more information, should write to House of Games, Fluxx, 7-15 Greatorex Street, London E1 5NF. Reservations can be secured with a deposit of 50 sent to the above address. Further information can also be obtained by emailing cj@fluxx.co.uk
The British Music Information Centre has been awarded support from the New Opportunities Fund to digitise more than 100,000 pages of musical scores and information. The organisation's online services will also feature sound samples for visitors to the website who are unable to read music. www.bmic.co.uk
Submissions are invited for this open exhibition which offers a prize of £5,000. The festival runs from 29/05/02 to 27/06/02. Further information can be obtained by sending the organisers an SAE. Contact Info: The Shrewsbury Visual Art Festival, Open Event Enquiries, Whitehall Manor, Monkmoor Road, Shrewsbury email: shrewsburyfestival@supanet.com Deadline Date - 1st May 2002
The Association for Community Arts is hosting a day of workshops and discussions which will cover: * Professional Development for Community Artists * Working Internationally * Non-arts Funding for Community Arts * Cultural Diversity * Community Arts and Regeneration * The Business of Community Arts * City of Culture 2008 and the Community Arts Strategy
Delegates travelling more than 10 miles to the conference may be able to receive reimbursement of their travel costs up to £30. Childcare costs of up to £20 per delegate can also be paid. Venue: Llanover Hall, Cardiff. Date: 29/04/02. Cost: £10 per delegate. For booking forms and further details contact the ACA. Contact Info: The Association for Community Artists, c/o Permanent Waves, FREEPOST SWC 370, Cardiff CF5 4GH. Deadline - 29th April 2002
Creative-Search is an online information resource for the UK arts community. It develops, manages and markets a database containing artists' images and contact details for their subscribers, who wish to commission or purchase work. Subscribers can search for artists by creative discipline or geographic region. Online gallery space categories include architecture, crafts, design, fashion, film, TV, theatre, furniture design, painting, drawing, illustrating, photography, print and sculpture. You can also have a link from your Creative-Search page to your own website. Creative- search takes no commission on work sold via this service. www.creative-search.co.uk
http://www.anweb.co.uk/level_01/g0000.htm - This section of Artists Newsletter contains news, information and analysis of artists' practice and the visual arts economy, including national facts and figures and regional profiles.
20/22 September, Edinburgh Conference Centre. Contact: Making Music, 7-15 Rosebery Ave, London, EC1R 4SP. T: 0870 872 3300 F: 0870 872 3400 E: stuart@makingmusic.org.uk W: www.makingmusic.org.uk
The Education Unit at South West Arts is currently carrying out research on a number of child protection issues. They aim to bring out a Child Protection Policy by the end of April which will be available for anyone to access through the Information Service. (source of info http://www.swa.co.uk/newsletter/edutrain.htm)
SWA (see above) is also investigating Ofsted requirements for artists and arts organisations offering out of school clubs, holiday workshops, youth theatres etc. This is also likely to have a great impact on the way artists and arts organisations are able to offer educational activities. We hope to bring you more news about this in the next issue of the Education and Training Newsletter. (see below)
This service is being marketed as a one-stop shop for accessing police records, records from the Department of Health and records from the Department for Education and Skills. It is likely to affect artists working with children and vulnerable adults in schools and other educational settings.
The CRB - an executive agency of the Home Office - is set up to help organisations make safer recruitment decisions. By providing wider access to criminal record information, the CRB will help employers in the public, private and voluntary sectors identify candidates who may be unsuitable for certain work, especially that involving contact with children or other vulnerable members of society.
The CRB aims to help protect the public through a new service called Disclosure. For further information on this new service visit the Disclosure Website : www.disclosure.gov.uk
The Community Channel is the first charity television and internet channel. Watch it every day on Sky Digital, channel 663, from 10.30am to 7.30pm. View the week's programme schedule You can also watch nearly two hundred charity videos right now, here on your computer screen at the website or watch online. Simply select a Charity and watch their programmes. They also offer a wide selection of volunteering opportunities. To take advantage of these services contact The Community Channel, 3-7 Euston Centre, Regent's Place, London NW1 3JG Email: info@communitychannel.org Tel: 020 7874 7626 Fax: 020 7874 7644 Website: www.communitychannel.org
A major celebration of trees, woodland and wildlife presented through four visual arts exhibitions, a conference and supporting events. The project has been created by Annette Ratuszniak for Salisbury Festival, which is programming over 50 events from 24 May 9 June. In Praise of Trees is also supported by English Nature, Salisbury District Council and Southern Arts. For further information about In Praise of Trees please access the website: www.inpraiseoftrees.co.uk The full Salisbury Festival Programme is available from the Festival office -tel. 01722-332241 or access the website: www.salisburyfestival.co.uk
Katie Pickard is a British Oil Painter living and working on the island of Poros, Greece, which she describes as a beautiful and inspirational setting for artists. Katie is working with a hotel to create a programme that caters for groups of artists who would like a painting holiday on the island. Anyone interested should e-mail kategallery@funkybus.co.uk, telephone (00301) 89 44 146 or write to her at: PO Box 70283, Glyfada 16610, Athens, Greece.
Following the successful first 'leg' of this exchange, five Bengali painters will show their work as part of ARTSPACE 2002, the Oxfordshire Artweeks event held at Barn Galleries, Henley on Thames. There will be one seminar where the artists will discuss their work and explore the differences between Indian and British painting traditions. The seminar will be led by Ramachandran, one of India's leading painters.
The seminar will be held on Thursday 16 May 7pm Barn Galleries, Henley On Thames Admission free (donations invited). To book a place, send an email or call Bridget Fraser on 01491 577786, email: bridgetfraser@barngalleries.com
1. Alternate Thursdays from June 6th to July 4th, 10:00
4:00pm, University of Sussex
People work in arts and cultural settings for a variety of reasons, including
earning money. The diversity of their motivations to be involved and their expectations
present quite unique management issues which will be explored in this course.
Arts and cultural organisations, projects and networks often have two particular
features; shared management and a mixture of people who may include salaried
staff, volunteers or fee-paid specialists. The course will explore the implications
of these features, looking at understanding and managing the range of relationships
and ways of ensuring good communication and practice. Cost £50.
Contact: Arts and Cultural Management Studies Unit at Sussex University, j.summerton@sussex.ac.uk
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2.Alternate Thursdays from May 30th to July 11th, 10:00
4:00, University of Sussex
In our fast changing and uncertain world, managers are increasingly encouraged
to develop their creativity and mental agility. This could be considered an
invitation to managers to become more artful or art-like. This course will examine
some of the theory and current practices and explains how understanding arts
processes and practices can contribute to the art of management in any setting.
It will refer to the work of major management writers, artists who write about
their work and commentators on both creativity and artistic processes. Cost
£50. Contact: Arts and Cultural Management Studies Unit at Sussex University,
j.summerton@sussex.ac.uk |
Kyra Hicks is keen to meet people who quilt, patchwork, embroider, crochet, knit, make cloth dolls or do other needlecrafts. Kyra is especially interested in learning about the quilts and other needlecrafts of Women of Colour. Anyone interested in corresponding should write to Kyra Hicks, 3037 S. Buchanan Street, Arlington, Virginia 22206-1512, khicks1@prodigy.net
Involvement in the arts and humanities can be a positive benefit, and improve both quality of life and well-being. ( Sir Kenneth Calman, former Chief Medical Officer UK; Chairman Executive Board World Health Organisation) go to http://www.arts.org.uk and scroll to the strategy briefings
a phone booking service for registered UK Charities. Registration costs 15, then users can use discounted saver tickets in peak periods without the normal restrictions. Contact Charity Line, PO Box 6006162, Edinburgh EH11 3YS Tel: 0845 30 50 350
The Competition is open to youth clubs, schools and organisations. Age range is 4 to 18. Help is given with chalks, prizes and posters. Profit is shared equally between the local organiser and YPAC. The theme is "The Riverbank". All coloured photographs of First Prize Drawings of each age group go into the second stage of the Competition. Members of the Tate Gallery and the Royal Academy of Arts choose the national Young Pavement Artist of the Year who receives £200 and a trophy. The three runners-up will each receive £100 and an inscribed plate. The awards will be presented by a celebrity at the Tate Gallery, London on 12th July 2002. Enrolment forms must be returned by 1 May 2002. For information and enrolment form contact (ASAP) Mrs Barbara Bate, Young Pavement Artists Competition, Vine Farm House, Lower Street, Tilmanstone, Nr Deal, Kent CT14 0JD Tel: 01304611428 bbate@nypac.freeserve.co.uk | www.youngpavementartist.co.uk
Plans to make it easier for groups to get access to National Lottery funds
were put forward by Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell. She also announced a target
of reducing the £3.5bn of unspent funds by half in the next two years.
Ms Jowell said it can take too long to apply for a grant, and it can be too
difficult to even know which body to apply to. She challenged the organisations
which distribute funding to bring the lottery closer to communities by: -
setting up local community chests which can easily give out grants of up to
500;
- introducing one-stop shops where people can apply for grants;
- encouraging people who use Lottery-funded services or facilities to get involved
in their design;
- cutting administration costs;
- helping areas which have missed out on funds in the past.
The publics trust is vital to the continued health of the Lottery, she said,
and a consultation on its future will be published in the summer: "Rigid demarcations
between distributors don't help people who need the cash and there may be a
need to explore whether having 15 distributing bodies is the right way to administer
Lottery funds. "Bureaucratic niceties should not stall the Lottery's purpose
- spending money on good cause projects. We shall not be gambling with the future
of the National Lottery because the Lottery is special, and quite unlike other
forms of gambling in two ways - most people play it; and everyone benefits from
it, whether or not they win a prize."
Waterfall Productions are leaders in the field of charity videos. Over the years they have developed a talent producing effective charity productions with a very strong message to target audiences and this year (2002) they won the IVCA's prestigious Gold Award for a follow-up film for Barnardo's entitled 'No Son of Mine!' . Contact Waterfall Productions, 2 Silver Road, Wood Lane, London W12 7SG Tel: 020 8746 2000 ben@waterfall-studios.com | www.waterfall-studios.com
Accurately capturing the addresses of donors and potential donors allows charities to target those most likely to donate and can also reduce postage costs by ensuring that mailings qualify for the maximum mailsort discount. However - address management technology is usually expensive.
Address management software works by verifying addresses against the Royal Mail PAF database of over 27 million UK addresses. The software can be used to auto-complete address information in an online donation form, for example, and to accurately capture information into a database (but not telephone numbers, addressees names from addresses or email addresses).
UK Fundraising and Postcode Anywhere are offeing an address management package for minimal cost. This will allow any charity to capture the most up-to-date UK addresses quickly and cost effectively within a website and also in most Windows applications. There is no licence fee and no fee based on a per user basis. Websites: www.fundraising.co.uk & www.postcodeanywhere.co.uk
A significant number of local authorities are withdrawing funding or not supporting local Volunteer Bureaux and Councils of Voluntary Service and other voluntary and community organisations. However, the Government has recently announced an emergency £500,000 grant to help save voluntary groups.
The Home Office is working on a strategy to bring greater stability and sustainability
into the sector but in the meantime the Home Secretary has agreed a £500,000
emergency fund to prevent a number of organisations collapsing. The Home Secretary
and Secretary of State for the Department of Transport, Local Government and
the Regions (DTLR), will be writing to the relevant local authorities to make
clear that this is a one-off contribution and that they expect them to play
a proper part in supporting the work of voluntary and community organisations
in the future. For more information look at website: http://213.219.10.30/n_story.asp?item_id=25
Home Office, Customer Information Service, 7th floor, 50, Queen Annes Gate,
London SW1H 9AT Tel: 0870 0001585 9am-5pm for General Enquiries Textphone: 020
7273 3476 9am-5pm phone for the hard of hearing public.enquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
This new fund from Visiting Arts aims to support creative collaborations between composers and music creators from the UK and overseas through a residency programme. Residencies will take place in the UK and aim to enable foreign composers to work intensively with UK-based composers and musicians. Residencies should support the creation and performance of new music and diversify the range of musical experience available to UK musicians. The should also celebrate cultural diversity. Six awards up to a value of £6,500 are available for projects taking place between December 2001 and April 2003. There is no deadline for submissions but applications should be made at least 4 months before the residency is planned to start. Contact Info: Nansi O'Connor, Arts Projects Manager, Visiting Arts, 11 Portland Place, London W1b 1EJ. tel: 020 789 3019 email: nansi.oconnor@britishcouncil.org
including: Charity Information Bureau's new website **The Tubney Charitable Trust ** The National Trust ** The Chase Charity Writers' Grants * * UNESCO ASCHBERG Bursaries for artists 2002 ** ACW Production and Audience Development Funding ** ACW Professional Development Training ** The Performing Right Society Foundation (re-advert) ** Arts Counciof England grants schemes COLLABORATIVE UK ** Bridge House Golden Jubilee Grants for those in London ** Global Grants for Yorkshire and Humberside (Other areas contact your regional Government Office to enquire about schemes in your area.)
What's happening in your area?
For background behind this year see:
http://www.unesco.org/bpi/eng/unescopress/2001/01-120e.shtml
(if the link doesnt work please copy the URL into your browser. Some databse
driven sites with files such as these don't always load)
(summary as follows:)
UNESCO proclaims the following principles and adopts the present Declaration: IDENTITY, DIVERSITY AND PLURALISM
Article 1 – Cultural diversity: the common heritage of
humanity Culture takes diverse forms across time and space. This diversity
is embodied in the uniqueness and plurality of the identities of the groups
and societies making up humankind....
Article 2 – From cultural diversity to cultural pluralism. In our increasingly diverse societies, it is essential to ensure harmonious interaction among people and groups with plural, varied and dynamic cultural identities as well as their willingness to live together. Policies for the inclusion and participation of all citizens are guarantees of social cohesion, the vitality of civil society and peace...
Article 3 – Cultural diversity as a factor in development. Cultural diversity widens the range of options open to everyone; it is one of the roots of development, understood not simply in terms of economic growth, but also as a means to achieve a more satisfactory intellectual, emotional, moral and spiritual existence.
Article 4 – Human rights as guarantees of cultural diversity The defence of cultural diversity is an ethical imperative, inseparable from respect for human dignity. It implies a commitment to human rights and fundamental freedoms, in particular the rights of persons belonging to minorities and those of indigenous peoples. No one may invoke cultural diversity to infringe upon human rights guaranteed by international law, nor to limit their scope.
Article 5 – Cultural rights as an enabling environment for cultural diversity. Cultural rights are an integral part of human rights, which are universal, indivisible and interdependent...
Article 6 – Towards access for all to cultural diversity. While ensuring the free flow of ideas by word and image care should be exercised that all cultures can express themselves and make themselves known...
Article 7 – Cultural heritage as the wellspring of creativity. Creation draws on the roots of cultural tradition, but flourishes in contact with other cultures...
Article 8 – Cultural goods and services: commodities of a unique kind. In the face of present-day economic and technological change, opening up vast prospects for creation and innovation, particular attention must be paid to the diversity of the supply of creative work....
Article 9 – Cultural policies as catalysts of creativity. While ensuring the free circulation of ideas and works, cultural policies must create conditions conducive to the production and dissemination of diversified cultural goods and services through cultural industries that have the means to assert themselves at the local and global level....
Article 10 – Strengthening capacities for creation and dissemination worldwide. In the face of current imbalances in flows and exchanges of cultural goods and services at the global level, it is necessary to reinforce international cooperation and solidarity aimed at enabling all countries, especially developing countries and countries in transition, to establish cultural industries that are viable and competitive at national and international level.
Article 11 – Building partnerships between the public sector, the private sector and civil society Market forces alone cannot guarantee the preservation and promotion of cultural diversity, which is the key to sustainable human development. From this perspective, the pre-eminence of public policy, in partnership with the private sector and civil society, must be reaffirmed.
Millennium Volunteers - 'Lyndons' is running a two year programme for volunteers, aimed at undergraduates and postgraduates from art schools to gain experience in their chosen Art Form.
*Hands on community work with primary schools, youth centres and Over-60's craft clubs. London based.
*Potters, mosaicists, and artists in kiln-fired glass, Fabric dyers an sculptors are needed for a new community arts workshop (equipped with two new kilns) based in a North Kensington (W10) primary school
*Also, anyone interested in a community project for separate womens groups to produce eight wedding dresses for a show and public display at Kensington Palace using contemporary art forms; and
*A new conservation-themed playground in a primary school
Lyndons offers young artists the opportunity to improve their C.V.'s and exhibit. 200 hour certificate from the Secretary of State, Department of Education & Skills to add to your C.V.
Tel: Mary McGowan (Director) 020 7792 3265
Deadline for submissions for Volvo Practical Environmental Projects grants
is Tuesday April 30th 2002. If you think that a group in your district may be
able to take advantage of a Volvo grant this
year Volvo would welcome your application. First prize $10,000, second prize
$6,000 and third prize $4,000.
* The Volvo Practical Environmental Projects Scheme (UK only)
* The Volvo Young Environmentalists Awards (Global scheme)
Volvo Practical Environmental Projects Scheme - The Volvo Practical Environmental Projects Scheme makes grants of between £250 and £1,000 available for young people aged between 5 and 18, to undertake practical activities that help them to address local environmental issues. Projects might tackle issues relating to water, energy, biodiversity, consumption, or transport. Projects with other themes will also be considered.
Volvo Young Environmentalists Awards - These new
international awards have been established by Volvo in recognition of the environmental
ambitions of young people from different cultural
backgrounds.
Groups of between 2 and 5 young people aged, between 10 and 16 years inclusive). Each group must also have an adult group leader - a teacher, or someone from a youth club, environment club or other out-of-school group to oversee the local project. The project work should be carried out by the young people. Any number of groups from the same organisation can make grant applications.
The Awards are for projects created by teams of young people that demonstrate
evidence of them having:
* researched an environmental issue and thereby increased their own awareness
of the issue in their school or local community
* sought solutions to local environmental problems that they have identified
* created a practical action plan, which they can implement themselves, to tackle
the environmental issue they have researched.
Follow this link for instructions for young people:
www.volvooceanadventure.org/article.php/az_1_com_06_ea.html
and this link for further guidelines for teachers and youth/environment group
leaders.
www.volvooceanadventure.org/article.php/tp_3_glp.html
Making an Application - All applications for
PEP grants in 2001/2002 will be considered for a Young
Volvo Young Environmentalists Award. Applications for both the PEP scheme and
the Young Environmentalist Awards can take the form of an on-line presentation
created using the simple web
page making application available to all registered users on the Volvo Ocean
Adventure website. You can register your group by logging onto
www.volvooceanadventure.org/article.php/tp_3_glp.html,
alternatively UK groups can submit their project work on disk in Microsoft Word
(for PC only) together with a one page application. An application form and
application notes can be obtained from Isabel Mera by emailing marpep@volvocars.com.
A pack of paper based information about PEP and the Volvo Young Environmentalists
Awards can also be obtained from Isabel. If you would like any jpeg images to
accompany this information or if you
have any queries please contact Isabel Mera on 001628 477977.
This information also appras on the FUNDING PAGE
Present your orgnsaition to those interested in training and learning opportunities. Take part as a stallholder in the second All Ways Learning Learning Fair. The Learning Fair has proved to be a popular day and will be attended by many within arts organisations. Best of all, it's FREE to be a stallholder.
It will take place on 13 June 2002 at The Centre, Farnham Road, Slough from 10am to 5.30pm.
The themes of the day are MANAGING YOURSELF, MANAGING OTHERS, and MANAGING
YOUR BUSINESS. These will be supported by a range of seminars and stalls offering
training and advice for people involved with organising and managing arts and
cultural projects, events and organisations, whether artist or arts manager.
Keynote sessions and short workshops will be run by experts from the All Ways Learning programme partnerships; stalls will represent the broadest cross-section of training and learning advice and opportunities.
Entry is FREE, but there will be a charge to attend some of the seminars. To
reserve your place, please contact me on the number below, or if you wish you
can e-mail me. Remember, this is a popular day and there will be many advantages
of running a stall at the Fair so please don't delay in
booking your space.
Clare Watson, ADMINISTRATOR, All Ways Learning
Tel: 01962 857739; Fax: 01962 861186
clare@allwayslearning.org.uk
IETM consists of around 400 subscribing professional performing arts organisations
from more than 40 different countries. They are engaged in innovative, contemporary
work. Whether festival
directors, theatre, cultural or arts centre managers, independent producers,
event organisers, cultural documentation centres, writers or thinkers, they
are all committed to international performance exchange and networking as a
means to generate synergies greater than individual input. Public institutions,
official bodies, arts funding organisations etc. may become Associate Members
of IETM. They have the same rights as ordinary members but their membership
fee includes a support grant to the network. The spirit of IETM membership comes
from a belief in the cultural diversity of Europe, the thousands of opportunities
for co-operation within it, and a desire to voice the needs and importance of
the artist in our changing international societies. The IETM Annual Plenary
Meeting has just been held in Trieste. Results are available soon with our network
reporter Claudia Stemberger at our own pages.
[Contact: stemberger@kulturmanagement.net]
Details: http://www.ietm.org
Art and entertainment constitute America's second-largest export. Most Americans-96
percent, to be exact- are somehow involved in the arts, whether as audience
participants, hobbyists, or via broadcast recording, video, or the Internet.
The contribution of the arts to the U.S. economy is stunning: the nonprofit
arts industry alone contributes over 857 billion dollars per year, and American
artists enjoy world-class status.
Despite its size, quality, and economic impact, the arts community is not articulate
about how to serve the public interest, and few citizens have an appreciation
of the many public policies that influence American arts and culture. Joni Maya
Cherbo and Margaret Jane Wyszomirski as the editors of this volume argue that
U.S. policy does and should continue to support the arts; as they sere a broad,
not merely an elite, public. Support for the arts and culture is good economic
and trade policy and contributes to the quality of life and community, while
it sustains the creativity of American
artists and organizations.
About the editors - Joni M. Cherbo is an arts sociologist. She has co-authored "American Participation in Opera and Musical Theater" and "Outsider Art: Contesting Boundaries in Contemporary Culture." Margaret J. Wyszomirski is director of the arts policy and administration program at the Ohio State University. She is coeditor and contributor to "Arts, Ideology, and Politics" and "America's Commitment to Culture: Government and the Arts."
Details: http://www.artsmanagement.net/bookstore/cherbo.html
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Has been published by Hotkey Systems. The paper version of the book costs 63 pounds plus postage from the US while a floppy disk costs 16 pounds. A table of contents can be found at the 'download center' at: http://www.wyfiwyg.com
Is available at TechDis, a government-funded online service on technologies improving disabled access to higher education. It has been compiled by Martin Sloan of Glasgow University: http://www.techdis.ac.uk/resources/msloan01.html
at Paddington Recreation Ground. Sunday June 16th 12-4pm. A wide range of activities suitable for all ages will be on offer including performances, demonstrations and workshops of social and recreational dance and exercise styles on a central stage and dance floor. Organisations preferably with Westminster-based affiliations that would like to take part in the event should contact Beth Dale 0207 854 8521, bdale@ccpr.org.uk. The event is a partnership between Westminster City Council and the Central Council of Physical Recreation.
If you or your organisation provides exercise or dance opportunities for older people within what was formerly the Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Health Authority and you would like to be included in their exercise directory please forward details, according to participant ability and instructor training, to x&d.i@ccpr.org.uk
Spread around the outside of London's Imax Cinema, the image has been created
by photographer Rankin and artist Robert Silvers. When viewed from a distance
over 3000 small images of portraits merge to just 15 large images of people's
faces, ranging from age 6 to 92.
http://www.rankin.co.uk
BECTA, the UK government agency in charge of information technology in education, is this month running an online advice service on using technology to improve access to learning.
The panel has already been asked about the education of visually impaired people, with the question: "Where can I find good curriculum activities on the web for blind children?"
Panel member John Liddle from the technology access charity AbilityNet advised
the consideration of consideration of the resources developed by the University
of Birmingham's Visual Impairment Centre
for Teaching And Research unit, VICTAR:
http://www.education.bham.ac.uk/research/victar
To visit the BECTA forum and seek advice see: http://fastlink.headstar.com/becta
Marking UNESCO’s World Theatre Day, the Minister for Culture, Sport and the Welsh Language Jenny Randerson highlighted the Assembly Government’s approach to developing theatre in Wales. UNESCO designated 27 March as World Theatre Day in 1962 as an occasion for people involved in the arts to celebrate the power of the performing arts, particularly theatre.
" World Theatre Day is celebrated in countries all over the world. In Wales I am keen to develop a successful drama culture and to encourage larger, more diverse theatre audiences," said Jenny Randerson. The Minister said that her culture strategy "Creative Future: Cymru Greadigol" identified action needed to help develop theatre in Wales.
" We need to look at all sorts of issues relating to theatre in Wales including production capacity, performance space as well as theatre company resources. We have asked the Arts Council to review the stage capacity in Wales, looking at the condition and standard of theatre buildings and equipment. . These are all issues that form the basis for the actions within Creative Future."
The Minister said that the Arts Council of Wales is developing a new drama strategy in the context of its’ 5 year arts development plan with proposals for widespread access to mainstream professional theatre in both Welsh and English. This is in addition to the development of other forms of theatrical expression and support for grass roots activity.
" As well as developing their drama strategy, the ACW will be considering the outcome of the audit of Theatre in Education as well as proposing new targets for quality and attendance," said Jenny Randerson. "All of these proposals will take time to develop but they are essential to making theatre more accessible to a wider audience. " I welcome the work that Clwyd Theatr Cymru is already undertaking in this respect. They regularly tour a wide range of venues in both England and Wales. In fact, only last week I attended an outstanding performance by Clwyd Theatr Cymru of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.
" In Wales we have a wealth of home grown talent. We need to nurture that talent and also increase the production capacity of companies in Wales in both languages so that audiences can rely on a steady supply of high quality work," she said.
A strong network within the creative industries is essential to promoting a positive image of Wales at home and abroad. That was the message delivered by Minister for Culture, Sport and the Welsh Language, Jenny Randerson at a training day for the cultural heritage sector.
"Creative industries are now a major component of the world economy and they are equally important in Wales," said the Minister. " The turnover of the arts and cultural industries in Wales exceeded £1 billion in 1998, and employed nearly 30,000 people. Today the figures are even higher. I want them to be higher still. We are a long way off from realising the full potential of this sector to contribute to the wealth of our economy, to the quality of our lives and to our profile abroad."
Jenny Randerson said the Welsh Assembly Government supported the WDA and the Arts Council of Wales in their joint initiative to develop the new industry led Economic Forum on the Creative Industries. "Welsh artists and arts based companies have a lot to contribute to our economy and a lot to offer the export market," she added.
"Global trends suggest that cultural events and facilities have a tremendous economic potential." "There is a lot more we can do in the interim. For instance, 2002 is the Year of Wales at the Interceltic Festival at Lorient in Brittany. This festival attracts half a million people and is a major opportunity to showcase Welsh talent. I want Wales to become and to be recognised as a place where creativity is celebrated and creative industries can flourish."
1. Devolution in practice - a handbook for voluntary organisations [Updated]
Part I sets out the main functions, structures
and procedures of the Assembly, and gives comprehensive listings of those appointed
to cabinet posts, and the membership of the Assembly's various committees. There
is also an analysis of the impact of the Assembly's political make up on the
basic structure outlined in the Government of Wales Act 1998.
Part II deals with the Voluntary sector scheme
and its relationship to the Welsh Office/Voluntary Sector Compact. Part III
is devoted to advice and information on how organisations can put the potential
benefits of devolution into practice. It also looks at the role the Voluntary
Sector Assembly Centre.
A guide to devolution in Wales for UK voluntary organisations The establishment
of Assemblies for Wales and Northern Ireland and a Parliament for Scotland has
prompted a number of UK voluntary organisations to review how they operate in
these nations. WCVA has received a considerable number of requests for information
and advice on what devolution will mean for individual organisation and how
they should respond to it. This briefing aper aims to give voluntary organisations
basic information about devolution in Wales and a framework for reviewing their
operations.
The Arts Council of England and the English Regional Arts Boards have joined together to form a single development organisation for the arts in England. The objective is to build a national force for the arts, with the main changes being: South East Arts and Southern Arts became one Regional Council, known as Southern and South East Arts Cumbria transferred from Northern Arts to North West Arts High Peak transferred from North West region to East Midlands http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/neworganisation.html
The helpdesk, which provides info and advice to artists, arts organizations and members of the public is extending its opening hours to 9-5 Mondays to Fridays. It is also reducing the cost to callers by introducing a local rate line T: 0845 603 6000. The RNID Typetalk will also be available by prefixing the number with 18001
This resource for teachers and educational groups looking for info about galleries and arts museums' education services has been upgraded. It is now possible to add info to a searchable database and update entries online : www.art-works.org.uk
This guide, written by Duncan MacInnes, called 'Don't Panic', is available FREE of charge from SAC T: 0131 240 2443/4 or help.desk@scottisharts.org.uk
BTA is inviting arts organizations to submit details of any special promotions they are offering this year, to become part of the searchable database for its 'Million Visitr Campaign'. The Campaign aims to encourage overseas visitors to travel to Britain. T: 020 8563 3311 www.visitbritain.com
US based National Arts Marketing Project has launched a new website containing practical marketing info aimed at voluntary/not-for-profit/charity organizations as well as resources for teachers and students of arts management www.artsmarketing.org
The Charities Aid Foundation is overhauling its grant making procedures to focus on improving finances, governance and infrastructure of small to medium-sized charities. From May, there will be a fast track fund for training with a 10 day decision timetable, a consultancy fund offering up to 100% funding of projects, email application forms and a redesigned and enhanced website. Anyone wanting to receive more information on the new programme should contact grants@CAFonline.org or tel: (01732) 520 334.
This code is specifically aimed at supporting small business in their relationships with banks, but it could be useful for any organisation with more than the simplest banking arrangements to check out the details. See the press release at http://www.bba.org.uk/public/newsroom/pressreleases/47073 or look at the code in a PDF File: http://www.bba.org.uk/memberspdf/47169.
Over the next 2 years, the RNIB under the next phase of its 'See it Right' campaign will offer the free audits to around 50 organizations a year, funded by Standard Life. Anyone is free to apply, but organizations will be selected to represent a cross-section of sectors including charities. They have already audited sites like Tesco, Marks & Spencer, the British Library and the UK government's web portal UK Online. The RNIB estimate that the cost of making the average site accessible is between one or two percent of the original design costs. More details visit http://www.rnib.org.uk/digital/siraccess/welcome.htm
The Home Office scheme to help fund community groups working to support refugees
has been continued for another three years. The Refugee Community Development
Fund will offer support to organisations with new ideas for helping refugees
play a full part in the economic, cultural and social life of the United Kingdom.
It will focus on groups already working with refugees at grass roots level to
promote and enhance their services. The cash will also provide a vital step
to organisations wanting to branch out in to work with refugees for the first
time. It can typically be used to secure accommodation, purchase equipment,
fund volunteer expenses or pay for training courses to help get groups up and
running. The fund will amount to £350,000 each year for the next three
years and
applications are invited from organisations and groups across the whole of the
United Kingdom.
Contact: Community Development Fund Applications, Refugee Integration Unit, AAPD, 5th Floor, Voyager House, 30 Wellesley Road, Croydon, CRO 2AD for details.
These have been created by national lottery operator, Camelot, to acknowledge those who have made a difference in their communities. The annual event aims to inspire individuals and organisations into action and meaningful change. Recognising campaigners at regional and national level, awards will be split into ten areas. Awards will also be given for those whose campaigns have had an impact beyond their region. Nominations can come from campaigners themselves or others, though people being nominated need to be over 18 and based in the UK. Details are available by visiting www.citizenconnection.net or tel: (0845) 9100 000. Entries must be in by 30 April 2002.
Was launched in March 2000 and is the largest independent funding body for
the support of new music. The aim of the Foundation is to encourage, promote
and sustain music creation and its performance, of all genres, at all levels
of activity. It does this through a range of different funding schemes which
each have their own application forms and deadlines staggered throughout the
year.
Schemes include general awards to organisations, ensembles, festivals and promoters
whose main activity is the promotion and furtherance of new music and specific
schemes such as a new works scheme for commissioning and a capital scheme for
the purchase of tangible resources. Foundation awards are for registered charities
or non-profit making organisations, educational establishments and performance
groups, but not individuals.
Deadline for composers in education, new works awards, scholarships, awards
to promoters and festivals is 24 April; deadline for capital awards, live connections,
music creators in residence and festivals is 16 August; deadline for special
projects awards, awards to festivals is 25 October.
For further information contact The Foundation Administrator, The Performing
Right Society Foundation, 29/33 Berners Street, London W1P 4AA; tel: (020) 7580
5544; fax 020 7306 4350. Information and downloadable application forms on www.prsf.co.uk
places still available
Beginning in April 2002 and finishing Friday 28 March 2003 is the 5th UK programme
of the SSE. It is practical rather than academic; designed to help people to
develop capacity for entrepreneurship for public benefit, usually through a
project of their choice. The 2002 Programme, splits the eight study weeks between
Edinburgh, London and Chester. The School still has 2 places for students living
in Scotland, and is seeking to recruit individuals who possess energy, ideas
and enthusiasm. Successful candidates will show real potential for social entrepreneurship
and will be chosen on their potential to both benefit from and add to the programme.
Cost: Though all students will make an initial contribution to the course fees,
they will assume joint responsibility throughout the year with SSE staff, to
raise the full cost of their studies. (Full cost £5,000 for individuals,
£8,000 for students coming from organisations)
For more details of the course and commitment contact: the programme co-ordinator
Eileen Inglis at the Senscot office 54 Manor Place, Edinburgh EH3 7EH; tel:
0131 220 4104; email: mail@senscot.net
A unique BBC initiative offering opportunities for young people to develop their own ideas, find contacts, explore their interest in art, dance, music or film and showcase their own work (independently and possibly with the BBC). It is aimed at 13-19 year olds who have a passion for dance, film, music or art, who need support to translate ideas in reality and will be taking place between April and September 2002.
The young people will be invited to register with the BBC, giving their contact
details via a phoneline (freephone 0800 011011, live in April) or the website
www.bbc.co.uk/blast
so the BBC can keep them updated on Blast as it develops. If you are/you manage
one of the following…Arts venue / Arts organisation / Provider for young
people / Youth group / Youth club / Youth arts club / After school club (for
over 13 year olds) / Arts workshops / Arts classes / Arts agency - you could
promote your club/activities/organisation for free!
Download the application from www.bbc.co.uk/blast/about, or send an email with your full name, postal details and the number of leaflets/posters available that you might want, to: blast@bbc.co.uk where your details will be held for marketing purposes for Blast. Or you can suggest locations/events for the Blast roadshows (perhaps as part of festivals or events already planned for the summer?) Blast are looking for unusual and fashionable venues to stage a roadshow, eg: nightclubs, cinemas, music festivals (not school or colleges, to ensure maximum credibility with this age range!).
The Chancellor announced in last year's Budget that he was going to introduce an interim grant scheme which would return in grant aid the difference between 5% and the actual amount spent on VAT on eligible repairs and maintenance to listed places of worship. This is intended to bridge the gap up to an EU 2003 review which will consider such a reduced rate of VAT. More details of the scheme can be found at www.lpwscheme.org.uk
Details of the opening exhibition at the eagerly anticipated, but slightly later than expected, Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art have been announced and feature a Meccano model of the Tyne Bridge, toilet signs and a man with a loaf of bread strapped to his face. The gallery - which will not house a permanent collections and will act more as a working space for contemporary artists - is based on the Gateshead side of the river Tyne in Northumberland and has been converted from a disused flour mill. The gallery has had a number of delays in launching, but has now announced an imaginative line-up of artworks for it's first show, including Julien Opie (the toilet signs), Japanese artist Tatsumi Orimoto (the man with the loaf of bread) and US artist Chris Burden (who has recreated the Tyne bridge in Meccano). The Baltic will open on July 13 2002. www.balticmill.com/
Belfast - James Glen Wilson: Artist And Traveller. The developing middle classes of the 18th and 19th Centuries demanded that art reflect their changing circumstances and desires. Case in point is James Glen Wilson’s painting of an emigrant ship, featured in this exhibition, embodying Ireland’s economic uncertainty and social upheaval. Watercolour painting showing scenes at home and abroad, from a time when travel was slightly more difficult. 1 JAN 2002 - 30 APR 2002 Ulster Museum Botanic Gardens, Belfast, County Antrim, BT9 5AB. Information Line: 0289038 3000
Belfast - Workshops Collective On Show. Visit the Collective and see the members at work, with an opportunity to talk to artists and purchase their work or discuss individual craft requirements. From 2 JUN 01 To 31 DEC 02 Workshops Collective For Arts & Crafts 1a Lawrence Street, Belfast, County Antrim, BT7 1LE. Information Line: 0289020 0707
Limerick - Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture Collection. 1 JAN 01 - 31 DEC 02 University of Limerick Campus Limerick, Limerick, closed Bank Hols, ends Dec 31 Information Line: 00 353 61213 052
Dublin - Francis Bacon's Studio. 24 MAY 01 - 31 DEC 02 Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery Of Modern Art Charlemont House, Parnell Square, Dublin, Dublin, 1. Information Line: 00 353 1874 1903
Doncaster - Out Of Print. A variety of works demonstrate printmaking techniques. 1 FEB 01 - 30 NOV 02 Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery Chequer Road, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN1 2AE Information Line: 01302734293
Edinburgh - Relief And Revolution: The Saint Andrew's Society of Scotland 1747-1776. Special display exploring the historic society. From 13 JUL 01 To 30 JUN 02 Museum Of Scotland Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Lothian, EH1 1JF. Information Line: 0131247 4219
The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) was introduced in 1995 with the aim