The role of common knowledge in achieving collaboration across practices
2013-07-05 13:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Wiserd Offices, Cardiff University, 46 Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3BB, Wiserd Offices, Cardiff University, 46 Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3BB
Free co-pro seminar with ASCC – Developing Evidence Enriched Practice programme
This seminar will outline the practical application of three key processes in effective co-production partnerships with a focus on children’s services.
This seminar will be led by Professor Anne Edwards from Oxford University who has spent many years working with children’s services in England, regarding inter-professional learning and practice development. Much of this learning will be transferrable to integrated working in adults’ services. Here is a summary of the subject to be discussed which is highly relevant to effective co-production: ‘Working across practice boundaries on complex societal problems is now commonplace. Yet we know relatively little about what enables it to happen successfully. One analytic challenge for studies of inter-professional work is to understand what mediates collaboration across the boundaries of practices so that what matters for each practice is still in play in the judgements that are made. The argument in this seminar is that attention should be paid to how what matters for each potentially collaborating practitioner is brought to bear on both interpreting and responding to work problems. Using the analytic resources of cultural–historical theory, three conceptual tools are presented. These tools, relational expertise, relational agency and common knowledge, are the outcome of analyses of inter- professional work in studies in England over the last ten years. They are offered as resources for both the analysis and development of cross-practice collaborations. The seminar will present evidence from three recent studies of creating the conditions for inter-professional collaborations in children’s services to examine the construction and use of common knowledge as a resource for those tasked with service integration. Common knowledge is seen as comprising the motives that take forward each contributing practice. It is woven into continuously contestable organisational narratives. These mediate interactions across practice boundaries and give strategic direction to activities in and across services which are in the process of integration.’ If you would like to know more about this event or book a place, please contact Isobel Birden at

Promoting Dementia Supportive Communities - Community Fayre
2013-07-05 13:00 - 17:00 | Fairwater Leisure Centre, Fairwater Leisure Centre
An event to promote dementia supportive communities – all ages welcome
There will be:
Food and drink
Live music and performances
Tea dance
… and more

Motivational Interviewing training course
2013-07-08 - 2013-07-09 | NewLink Wales, Meridian Court, North Road, Cardiff CF14 3BE, NewLink Wales, Meridian Court, North Road, Cardiff CF14 3BE
By the end of the NewLink Wales course participants should be able to:· Identify the various stages of change · Explain the key principles, spirit and overall approach of motivational interviewing · Analyse the core skills of motivational interviewing · Apply motivational skills when working with families (please note these training can be altered for a variety of service users groups) · Practise motivational interviewing skills in a safe environment

Trainer: Karen Marsh is an accredited motivational interviewing trainer and has taken part in a huge research project carried out by the British Medical Council.
All of the Newlink Wales courses are designed within National Occupational Standards.

For further information or to book, call (029) 2052 9002 or email

C3SC Training: Marketing - Working with the media
2013-07-08 10:00 - 16:00 | C3SC Offices Brunel House,Cardiff, C3SC Offices Brunel House,Cardiff
Content: This course looks at how best to communicate with your members, staﬀ and other Board Members. It will cover diﬀering styles of communication, and when each method is best.
Ideal for: Trustees, staﬀ and volunteers seeking to improve their communication skills.

Engage! Collaborative Working Conference
2013-07-09 | Liberty Stadium, Swansea, Liberty Stadium, Swansea
The third sector is being encouraged more than ever to work in partnership.
That’s why we’re bringing you Engage! – the collaborative working conference. Taking place at Swansea’s Liberty Stadium on Tuesday, 9 July, it will provide an opportunity to tackle new and different ways of working and explore how the third sector can work together and with others to meet the challenges ahead.
Featuring a range of keynote speeches, workshops and discussion sessions, the conference will examine all aspects of collaborative working, discuss the benefits and obstacles of joint working and help you make informed decisions about whether and how to work collaboratively. Successful collaborations will share their experiences and experts will offer guidance about the practical considerations.
Speakers include Rhian Bowen-Davies, Chief Executive of Calan DVS, and winner of the Leading Wales Award in the Voluntary and Not for Profit category. She will be sharing her story of establishing Calan Domestic Violence Services: a merger between Lliw Valley Women’s Aid and Neath Women’s Aid. Rhian will talk about her experiences of seeing a merger through to completion; discuss the reasons for deciding to merge, and explore some of the difficulties that arose during the process and how they were overcome.
Also, Ian Bottrill of CaST Cymru and Derith Powell of Community Development Cymru will share their experience of forming a partnership of six organisations that successfully tendered for a Joseph Rowntree Foundation research project on ‘Ethnicity and Poverty in Wales’.
Other subjects covered include:
• sharing back office services; • developing effective consortia; • replicating good ideas; • and the relationship between the Welsh offices and head offices of UK-wide charities.

Read the full programme here.
Book your place here.

Mental Health First Aid (Wales) 2-day course
2013-07-09 - 2013-07-10 | Newport, Newport
Training course delivered by Diverse CymruWhat is MHFA?
This 12-hour MHFA (Wales) course is part of the national training programme for Wales and its partners include the Welsh Government, Health Challenge Wales and Mind Cymru. Comparisons can be drawn between MHFA and emergency first aid. In both cases members of the public can offer immediate aid and support the person to get appropriate help. MHFA improves mental health literacy and helps people to recognise the signs and symptoms of someone with mental health problems; to respond to various mental health crises, engage with, support and signpost people to appropriate professional help. MHFA aims to help participants: – Preserve life where a person may be a danger to themselves or others. – Provide help to prevent a mental health problem developing into a more serious state. – Promote recovery of good mental health. – Provide comfort to a person experiencing mental health distress.

Find out more and book your place via http://www.diversecymrutraining.org.uk/mental-health-first-aid/

Employment and Support Allowance Work Capability Assessment
2013-07-10 | Swansea, Swansea
Courser Aims: A practical session to give guidance and tips on completing the Work Capability Assessment form
(ESA50) to accurately reflect the difficulties of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) applicants. This Learning Disability Wales course will help delegates understand how to complete the Work Capability Assessment form (ESA50) required for Employment and Support Allowance.
Designed for: Anyone who works with or supports people that need to apply for the ESA.
Download the flyer here (PDF).

Influencing Welsh Legislation
2013-07-10 | Cardiff, Cardiff
The aim of this one-day WCVA training course is to assist staff in the third sector to work with local politicians in order to influence policy decisions and legislation
Assembly Members and Members of Parliament are subject to considerable lobbying but they are generally keen to support causes they believe in, so how can we get them to support the campaigns we believe in? How can we develop the confidence to engage with the political process?
Whether you want to influence Government decisions, Assembly legislation or the manifestos of the main political parties, this course will help you to navigate the political process and make it work for your organisation.
This course will help develop the skills to get your organisation’s objectives higher up their list of priorities.
The course is designed for staff working in any third sector organisation in Wales, board members of voluntary organisations and charities and anyone who wants to have a better understanding of how the sector can be more engaged in the political process.
Book your place via the WCVA website.

Trust Fundraising – Making a Successful Application
2013-07-10 14:00 - 16:00 | Institute of Fundraising Cymru Office, Cardiff CF11 9HA, Institute of Fundraising Cymru Office, Cardiff CF11 9HA
An Institute of Fundraising presentation and Q&A session on the dos and don’ts of Trust Fundraising. · Researching the right prospects for your organisation. · Communicating your case for Support. · Applying using different approaches. · Reporting and maintaining the relationship. £20 Individual Members of Institute of Fundraising / £25 Non-Members To book, contact ceri@institute-of-fundraising.org.uk or call the office on 029 2034 0062.

C3SC Training: Accounting Basics
2013-07-11 10:00 - 16:00 | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
Content: Designed for those with none or little understanding around accounting, this course covers the essentials on running your organisations accounts, including book keeping, charity reporting, and banking. An essential course for new organisations!
Idea for: Treasurers, chief oﬃcers or trustees who are expected to maintain charities accounts.

Mental Health Awareness
2013-07-12 | Cardiff, Cardiff
Training course delivered by Diverse Cymru
This course is suitable anyone working in the private, public or voluntary sectors. It is especially helpful for managers who have responsibility for the well-being of staff and for front line staff providing goods and services to the public. It is also suitable for anyone wanting to increase their awareness with regard to ensuring their own wellbeing or of others.

Aims:
– To provide a basic introduction to mental health and distress – To improve understanding and knowledge of mental health & distress – To reduce stigma and discrimination – What is mental/emotional distress? – Definitions of mental health – Stigma – Depression – Suicide – Anxiety disorders – Self-Harm – Psychotic disorders – Recovery

Content Outline:
This session is highly interactive and involves several group participation exercises and includes examining some case studies and a quiz.

Find out more and book your place via http://www.diversecymrutraining.org.uk/mental-health-awareness/

African Caribbean Elders Society (ACES) Launch and Health Awareness Event
2013-07-12 13:00 - 16:00 | Grangetown Baptist Church, Clive Street, Grangetown, Cardiff CF11 9HP, Grangetown Baptist Church, Clive Street, Grangetown, Cardiff CF11 9HP
Speakers: Helen Jessop (Public Health Wales) and Shameem Nawaz (Marie Curie)Including: a Caribbean lunch and gentle exercise taster.This event is part of Ethnic Minority Cancer Awareness Week. Funding and support has been provided by Cancer Equality & British Heart Foundation and the Butetown, Riverside & Grangetown Communities First Programme.

South East Wales Safeguarding Programme Conference
2013-07-15 | The Village Hotel, 29 Pendwyallt Rd, Cardiff CF14 7EF, The Village Hotel, 29 Pendwyallt Rd, Cardiff CF14 7EF
Advocating for ‘FREDA’: Fairness, Respect, Equality, Dignity, Autonomy – Putting Human Rights into PracticeA conference hosted by Age Concern Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan and their partners
Here is the programme:
Welcoming Address: Baroness Finlay – Patron of Age Concern Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan Policy Context:
9.45-10am: Steven Gear – Head of Safeguarding, Welsh Government
The developments regarding the Social Services (Wales) Bill.
10.00-10.15am: Anna Buchanan – Director of Protection, Scrutiny and Human Rights, Older People’s Commission for Wales
Equality and Human Rights work of the Older People’s Commission for Wales (OPCfW) South East Wales Safeguarding Programme
10.15-10.30am: Jeff Hawkins – Chief Executive, Age Concern Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan
An introduction to the South East Wales Safeguarding Programme
10.30-10.45am: Mark Llewellyn – Senior Fellow, Welsh Institute for Health and Social Care, University of WalesEvaluation of the South East Wales Safeguarding Programme
10.45-11.15am: Break

11.15am – 12.45pm: Discussion Groups Session 1 – Authority and Control – Adults at Risk – Capacity, Decision-making and Advocacy
12.45-1.30pm: Lunch
1.30-3.00pm: Discussion Groups Session 2 – Authority and Control – Adults at Risk – Capacity, Decision-making and Advocacy

3.00pm: Closing remarks / Refreshments / Stands / Networking

A Disability Forum Information Day
2013-07-16 10:00 - 15:00 | Cardiff City Stadium, Leckwith Road, Leckwith, Cardiff CF11 8AZ, Cardiff City Stadium, Leckwith Road, Leckwith, Cardiff CF11 8AZ
Update on policy and practice developments for disabled children, young people and their families in Wales – a Children in Wales event
Policy and practice supporting disabled children young people and their families in Wales across the age range is constantly evolving. This seminar will give you the opportunity to find out how policy is being put into practice in South Wales and will feature the following presentations:

The Early Support Programme
This is a mechanism to improve the quality, consistency and coordination of services for disabled children under the age of five and their families. Children in Wales coordinated Welsh Government contract to deliver Early Support in Wales from April 2010 until March 2013.
Caerphilly County Borough Council have introduced ISCAN – the Integrated Service for Children with Additional Needs a multiagency service where professionals from health, education, children’s services and voluntary agencies work together to provide a service for children and families with additional needs.
Beverly Lane, ISCAN Project Manager and Jane Yendle-Davies, a parent will talk about the development of the project and its implementation.

Statutory Reform and the Individual Development Plan
The Welsh Government are planning to replace the statutory framework for the assessment and planning of provision for children and young people with SEN with a simpler, more person centred and integrated system for children and young people with additional needs (AN). Central to the proposals of Statutory Reform is the development of an Individual Development Plan (IDP) for each child which is proposed to replace the existing statements of SEN.
Torfaen County Borough Council have been involved with the development of the Individual Development Plan – a web based tool that facilitates multi agency working and supports the integrated planning and assessment process.
Jayne Dunn, Project Manager – Future of Statements will give a presentation of the developments so far.

Transition to Adulthood for Disabled Young People
Transition to adulthood can be a difficult time for any young person. Disabled young people and those with complex needs, may face additional challenges in coping with multiple changes in the services they rely on. Transition key working aims to provide a named person to work with the young person and, where appropriate, his or her family to help prepare for, and successfully move through transition.
Monmouthshire County Borough Council have been involved with the provision of the transition key working for many years and have supported many young disabled people and their families through the process.
Mike Logan – Transition Cooperative Lead for Monmouthshire County Council will give a presentation on what has been achieved so far.

Participation for Young Disabled People
Ensuring the voice of the disabled child/young disabled person is heard can be challenging for professionals. ‘Together 4 Rights’ (formerly known as the ‘Young Disabled Person’s Network’) is an all-Wales group of young disabled people aged 11-19, facilitated by Children in Wales. The purpose of the group is to bring young disabled people from across Wales together to meet new people, learn about their rights, improve their self-confidence, learn new skills and ensure their voice as young disabled people is heard.
Andrea Storer – Coordinator of the Young Disabled Person’s Network will give an overview of the networks activities in the last few years and will be supported in this by young disabled people who are members of the Network.

Extra Bits
As well as listening to the above presentations, each of which will be followed by a question and answer session, an opportunity will be provided for an information exchange, which is your opportunity to share any news from your organisation with those present. This can include celebrating a success or highlighting a barrier or just talking generally about an issue relevant to disabled children and their families. This day is for you – make it yours!

COST:
Members: £55 Non-members: £75

Please email

C3SC Training: From Planning to Delivery
2013-07-16 10:00 - 16:00 | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
Content: Covering basic project management skills, this course looks at setting out a clear framework for establishing and delivering eﬀective projects.
Ideal for: All staﬀ, volunteers and Board Members involved in the planning of their organisations business plan

Introduction to Sexual Violence and Abuse
2013-07-16 13:00 - 16:30 | Newport, Newport
This New Pathways course is aimed at anybody who works with people who have been affected by sexual abuse, either as an adult or as a child.
The content includes:
– Facts and myths – Definitions – The law – The work of Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs)
Cost: £50.00

Find out more about New Pathways at www.newpathways.org.uk

Cathays Social Media Surgery
2013-07-16 18:00 - 20:00 | 152-158 Cathays Terrace, Cardiff CF24 4HS, 152-158 Cathays Terrace, Cardiff CF24 4HS
A social media surgery is a pretty informal gathering of people who want to learn how to use the web to communicate, campaign or collaborate. They are deliberately relaxed. You will get to sit alongside someone who understands good ways to use the internet and they’ll show you useful free tools. If you like what you see they can also help you set up your blog, or Facebook page or Twitter account. Most social media surgeries have an event every few weeks, so you can keep coming back for help. You canfind out more at www.socialmediasurgery.com
For more details, please visit http://socialmediasurgery.com/surgeries/cathays

Delivering Better Services for People with Learning Disabilities
2013-07-18 | Port Talbot, Port Talbot
This Learning Disability Wales course will help you improve the lives of the people you provide services to. It will look at how valuing people with a learning disability is key to delivering better services and how this can be achieved while achieving value for money, thereby resulting in positive outcomes for all.

Designed for
Anyone who has a role in supporting or caring for someone with a learning disability, individuals delivering support or care services to people with learning disabilities and those commissioning support or care services for people with learning disabilities.

Gift Aid registration surgery
2013-07-18 | Wales Council for Voluntary Action – Baltic House, Cardiff Bay, Wales Council for Voluntary Action - Baltic House, Cardiff Bay
‘Does your organisation receive donations from individuals?
If you do and you are not already claiming Gift Aid – or are not sure that you are claiming everything that you are entitled to – then come along to our Gift Aid registration surgery and find out how to turn every £1 donated to your organisation into £1.25′
The aim of this WCVA course is to provide practical information for participants so that they are able to understand the benefits of income they could generate from Gift Aid and the process of registration.
Content: Gift Aid enables charities and community amateur sports club to reclaim the tax paid on donations from individuals – for every pound your organisation is given you can claim an additional 25 pence from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). By building this option into your fundraising strategy you can generate higher levels of unrestricted funding for your organisation. This session will look at the process of registering for and claiming Gift Aid in five simple steps, and it will also cover the changes to the process following on from the budget.

Learning outcomes: By attending this session you will understand how to:
– Register with HMRC to claim Gift Aid – Encourage your donors to complete Gift Aid declarations – Maintain appropriate records – Make a claim for Gift Aid – Promote Gift Aid – Ensure your organisation complies with relevant legislation and best practice – Know where to go for further information, help and advice

Who are these surgeries for? These sessions are aimed at those not already registered with HMRC to claim Gift Aid, but may also be useful to those already registered but who want to ensure that they are claiming on everything to which they are entitled.

Price: £10

Book via the WCVA website.

Health and Housing Conference
2013-07-18 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff City Stadium
Community Housing Cymru, Care & Repair Cymru and Cymorth Cymru are pleased to announce their joint Health & Housing Conference. The main speakers include:

– Dr Mark Drakeford, The Health Minister – Sarah Rochira , Older Person’s Commissioner for Wales – Nick Bennett, Chief Executive, Community Housing Cymru Group – Chris Jones, Managing Director, Care & Repair Cymru – Ewan Hilton, Chair of Cymorth Cymru – Antonia Forte, Chief Executive, Cynon Taf Housing – Ceri Breeze, Head of Housing, Welsh Government (invited) – Ruth Hussey, Chief Medical Officer for Wales (invited).

The event will engage health, housing and social care professionals in exploring best practice, identifying barriers and discussing opportunities for increased joint-working. We are pleased to note the positive progress to date that has already been made by members to engage with Health and Social Care and hope this event will celebrate that success, laying the groundwork to replicate this across Wales.
The event will be a lively and informative day and we look forward to gaining your support in making this event a great success.
You can book via the CHC website.

C3SC Training: Charity Annual Accounts
2013-07-18 10:00 - 16:00 | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
Content: Covering the basics required for charitable account keeping, developing a better understanding of the requirements of charity annual accounts, as well as exploring the Charity
Commission best practice for the reporting process.

Ideal for: Small and medium sized organisations, Treasurers, Trustees and Chief Oﬃcers.

Sexual Violence and Substance Use
2013-07-22 - 2013-07-23 | Newport, Newport
This New Pathways course is aimed at anyone who works with people who have been affected by sexual violence, who use substances. This may include health and social care workers; substance misuse workers; criminal justice workers and workers from the domestic abuse sector.
The content includes:
– Forms of sexual violence, myths and statistics – Categories of substances and their effects – Patterns and methods of substance use – The relationship between sexual violence and substance use – The impact of trauma and the use of substances – Dealing with disclosures – Supporting survivors of sexual violence who use substances
Cost: £150.00
Find out more about New Pathways at www.newpathways.org.uk

Talking Points: A Personal Outcomes Approach Seminar
2013-07-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Committee Rooms 1 & 2, Glamorgan Building, Cardiff University, Committee Rooms 1 & 2, Glamorgan Building, Cardiff University
WCVA is pleased to invite you to Talking Points: A Personal Outcomes Approach Seminar, which aims to inform the development of Wales’s Social Services National Outcomes Framework.
Who: Bringing academic rigour, researchers Ailsa Cook and Emma Miller have been working with the Scottish Government to develop Talking Points: A Personal Outcomes Approach combining user and carer involvement with an outcomes approach to planning, delivering, evaluating and improving services. http://www.jitscotland.org.uk/action-areas/talking-points-user-and-carer-involvement/
Why: Wales is at a crucial point with its own National Outcomes Framework – we can usefully learn from Scotland about how they have created a robust outcomes approach that brings people, their families and carers, service providers and service commissioners together.
What: For Wales:
– How do we create a usable approach that works for all stakeholders? – How do we avoid reverting to performance measures/KPIs and missing personal outcomes? – Does the Talking Points Personal Outcomes Approach work with Results Based Accountability (RBA)? – What does Wales need to do next?

Background information:
· A four page briefing on Talking Points http://www.jitscotland.org.uk/downloads/1340881923-Talking%20Points%20-%20Summary%20Briefing%20-%2021%20June%202012.pdf
· A detailed practical guide
http://www.jitscotland.org.uk/downloads/1340881891-Talking%20Points%20-%20Practical%20Guide%20-%2021%20June%202012.pdf

Directions – Please see attached or please click on the
following link Glamorgan building

C3SC Training: Networks, Consortia and Alliance
2013-07-23 10:00 - 16:00 | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
Content: This course explores looking at getting the most from the many Networks and planning groups in the area, and how best to work in consortia. Essential study for those looking to explore tendering consortia.

Ideal for: Any organisation wishing to explore greater partnership working.

All in This Together
2013-07-24 15:00 - 17:00 | Cardiff County Hall, Atlantic Wharf, Meeting room D, Cardiff County Hall, Atlantic Wharf, Meeting room D
Putting co-production at the heart of public services in Wales
Chris Vanstone will share insights from his work at the Australian Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI) where he leads a team developing new peer-to-peer solutions and new approaches to social problem solving with families, older people and indigenous Australians.
He’ll be talking about the development of solutions for carers and about Family by Family, an award winning solution developed with and for families which keeps kids from care and saves $7 dollars for every $1 invested. They also have the best co-designed web-site in the universe!
Chris will also talk about co-design – the hybrid methodology behind these solutions a blend of design, realist programme theory and business model innovation.
Bookings via Eventbrite (limited places available).

Energy Management 2013
2013-07-25 09:00 - 13:00 | Wales Audit Office, 24 Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF11 9LJ, Wales Audit Office, 24 Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF11 9LJ
Energy costs have increased by an average of 246% for businesses over the past seven years.* This upward trend is having a profound impact on the ability of the public sector to continually deliver services within a tight budget. This seminar will share how public sector organisations are addressing the need for better energy management – to do more with less.

Benefits of attending The Wales Audit Office, WLGA and Good Practice Wales are holding a free, interactive seminar to bring together the most up-to-date practices from across Wales and beyond. Delegates will share and learn different approaches to energy management. By the end of the seminar, delegates will be able to select from and adapt approaches to suit their own energy management needs, enabling them to achieve more with less.

The seminar will consist of two showcase plenary sessions: • Lessons in Carbon-Neutral Building. Diageo • Making the Most of Metering. Carbon Trust Wales, Lee Evans and Paul Manley
And a choice of attending two of the following workshops:1 How to Get Leadership Buy-In. Wrexham County Borough Council, Renia Kotynia 2 Behaviour Change in Energy Usage. Sheffield University, Kim Croasdale 3 Shedding light on LEDs. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Geoff Walsh 4 Managing Water in Any Type of Estate. Dwr Cymru, Andy Blackhall
You’ll find a full description of the Plenary sessions and Workshops here.
Who is the seminar aimed at? This seminar is aimed at public and third sector: • Facilities Management roles; • Energy Management roles; • Environmental roles; • Project Managers with responsibility for energy management; • Sustainable Development roles; and • Performance Monitoring roles.

C3SC Training: Budgeting
2013-07-25 10:00 - 16:00 | C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff, C3SC Offices, Brunel House, Cardiff
Content: This course looks at the requirement for organisations to develop accurate, realistic budgets. It provides attendees with the skills to set annual project costs, how to monitor against those budgets, and to produce project cost reports.

Ideal for: Small and medium sized organisations, Treasurers, Trustees and Chief
Oﬃcers.

• “Very useful for my work”• “Good and enjoyable”

Syria: An Internal and International Catastrophe
2013-07-25 | Temple of Peace, Cardiff, Temple of Peace, Cardiff
The WCIA, Oxfam-Cymru, Cardiff & District UNA & Cardiff University presents ‘Syria: An Internal and International Catastrophe’
Tens of thousands of Syrians have lost their lives. The bloody internal battle has forced over one million to flee across the country’s border and is now threatening to tear the nation apart. The international community has been divided in their response to the conflict. Join the discussion to learn about the way forward for Syria.
With guest speakers:– Dr Sameh Otri, Aid Worker, Cardiff University Chaplain and Co-founder of Wales Solidarity for Syria (WSS)– Camilla Jelbart Mosse, Oxfam GB’s Rights in Crisis Global Campaigns ManagerPrice: £3 voluntary entry fee, proceeds will go to Syria Relief and the Oxfam Syria Crisis Appeal.To register, please email: lorawinfieldyoung@wcia.org.uk or phone (029) 2022 8549.

"Love and forgiveness" Retreat
2013-07-26 - 2013-07-28 | Coleg Trefeca, Brecon Beacons National Park, Coleg Trefeca, Brecon Beacons National Park
Theme: “Addiction – A family disease”
The Welsh Council on Alcohol and Other Drugs is holding their next “Love and forgiveness” Retreat in July at Trefeca in Brecon. It is in association with Living Room, Cardiff (The day-care recovery center for Cardiff and South Wales, http://www.livingroom-cardiff.com).
It is the perfect chance for you to spend a weekend in (the gorgeous!) Welsh countryside, and share with other like-minded people in a safe, loving and non-judgmental environment.
Your recovery is very important and often the stress of work/life can wear you down and take away some of that “in the moment” time, that you personally need to rest and reflect. This weekend will give you a chance to take some of that time back in a meaningful and beneficial way.
Price: £150 – this includes accommodation, all meals, tea and coffee throughout the weekend and study resource material.
A deposit is welcomed and they kindly ask that full payment is made by the end of the weekend.

Streets Alive
2013-07-27 12:30 - 17:30 | Adamsdown and Splott, Adamsdown and Splott
NoFit State Circus and Rubicon Dance are coming together to present something special this summer on the streets of Adamsdown and Splott. For anyone who’s ever dreamed of running away with the circus, or dancing through the streets, Streets Alive invites you to get involved, try something new and see something great. Keep your eyes open for popup performances and spectacle between Nora street and Clifton Street from 22nd July and enjoy a day of professional and community performance, workshops, circus stunts, dance, and live music on Saturday 27th July.
Get ready to celebrate our community and our streets in an explosion of circus and dance. Bring your friends, bring your family and bring a deck chair.For more information, contact Clare Fitzsimons on (029) 2022 1330 or email clare@nofitstate.com
