• Disability Wales dinner, annual seminar and AGM

    Wrexham Wrexham

    Join Disability Wales as they continue their 40th anniversary celebrations. - On the evening of 17 October, there will be a 70s themed anniversary and disco - Annual Seminar on 18 October: expert speakers and depate on forty years of campaigning for disabled people's rights - AGM and Election of Board Members

  • Deafblind Cymru Awareness Training

    The Cardiff Story, The Old Library The Hayes, Cardiff CF10 1BH The Cardiff Story, The Old Library The Hayes, Cardiff CF10 1BH

    This FREE training will give participants a greater awareness of what life is like for people with dual sensory impairments.The morning session will be repeated in the afternoon from 2-3.30pm.

  • Introduction to Person Centred Planning in Transition

    Cardiff Cardiff

    This half-day Learning Disability Wales course serves as an introduction to PCP in transition and looks at how transition can impact young people. It looks to examine how the Real Opportunities Project works with young people, families and professionals to overcome some of the difficulties faced around transition.The course will look forward to the statutory...

  • Introduction to e-participation and new social media

    CAVS, Carmarthen CAVS, Carmarthen

    This Participation Cymru WCVA course will help you explore how to use social media within your own organisation to engage with service users and communities.Target audience:Frontline staff and managers looking to develop the use of technology as a method to engage with service users and communities.Content:Participants will explore the use of social media as tools...

  • Black History Month Celebration

    Cardiff Central Library Cardiff Central Library

    Cardiff Central Library, in partnership with Black Voluntary Sector Network Wales (BVSNW), presents Black History Month Celebration - with inspirational community champions: Betty Campbell, Glenn Jordan, Steve Khaireh and Sheila Hendrickson-Brown.FREE admission.

  • NewLink Wales Annual General Meeting

    NewLink Wales, Meridian Court, North Road, Cardiff CF14 3BE NewLink Wales, Meridian Court, North Road, Cardiff CF14 3BE

    NewLink Wales invites you to their AGM.Speakers include Dr Josie Smith, Public Health Wales; Mark Erica, G4S; and Charlotte Hopkins, NewLink Wales.Refreshments will be provided.

  • Can the third sector lead the way in delivering citizen-centred care?

    The Future Inn, Cardiff The Future Inn, Cardiff

    This is a Cymorth Cymru event.Plenaries: - Launching a strategic partnership to support not for profit care providers in Wales – Joy Kent, Cymorth Cymru and Des Kelly, National Care Forum - What do not for profit providers want from a representative organisation? – Hugh Irwin, Cymorth Cymru Board Member - What sets the third...

  • Black History Celebration Day

    National Waterfront Museum, Swansea National Waterfront Museum, Swansea

    FREE and for all the familyA day packed with arts, crafts and performances from around the world, school and community exhibitions plus historical talks and workshops.  The day has been put together by the African Partnership Group made up of over 15 grass root organisations that aim to break down barriers, challenge perceptions and enable cross...

  • Apple Day

    Clare Gardens, Riverside (Opposite Despenser Gardens) Clare Gardens, Riverside (Opposite Despenser Gardens)

    Come along and get stuck in to all things 'appley'. Competitions, games, art, identification, Apple Doctor and juice making. It's been a rough season and lots of people have poor crops, but if you have some apples and want to put them to good use, now's your chance.

  • ‘Keeping The Art of Braiding Alive’ Exhibition Launch

    The Cardiff Story Museum, The Hayes, Cardiff The Cardiff Story Museum, The Hayes, Cardiff

    To celebrate the opening of the ‘Keeping The Art of Braiding Alive’ exhibition, there will be a launch involving members of the project demonstrating braiding and talking about their experience of being involved in the project.  Members of the public will get the opportunity to learn about the art of braiding and have a go...

  • Introduction to Carribean Dance

    RUBICON DANCE, 13 NORA STREET, ADAMSDOWN, CARDIFF CF24 1ND RUBICON DANCE, 13 NORA STREET, ADAMSDOWN, CARDIFF CF24 1ND

    Celebrating Black History MonthThis workshop will allow you to explore the basic language of specific Trinidadian folk dances that fall into these categories, including the Bele Pique, Bongo and Limbo, and carnival dance.ADEOLA, is a Trinidadian artist, dancer and researcher. Adeola has been a Caribbean Dance Workshop leader and performer for several events, including BVSNW...

  • Making the Link between Substance Misuse and Cultural Awareness

    NewLink Wales, Meridian Court, North Road, Cardiff CF14 3BE NewLink Wales, Meridian Court, North Road, Cardiff CF14 3BE

    Are you working with black and minority ethnic communities? Would you like to improve your understanding about cultural and religious sensitivities?This NewLink Wales course is aimed at people with little or no knowledge in different cultures. It aims to bring a broad understanding about the different cultures and the impact that substance misuse has on...