Past Events

Outings

‘Scotland’s outdoor spaces are powerful playgrounds that can be utilised for recreational, health, social and educational development for the local Black & Minority Ethnic (BME) communities’.

Visit to Redhall Walled Garden

Thanks to funding from the Forestry Commission Scotland and support from our partners in the Working With Difference Programme (WWDP), CORE is organising a number of outings to woodlands and country parks as follows:

Tuesday 8th June 2010 (10am – 2pm)
Redhall Walled Garden
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Sunday 4th July 2010 (10am – 3.30pm)
Pentland Hills
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Saturday 17th July 2010 (10am – 3.30pm)
Currie Wood
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Monday 26th July (10am – 2.00pm)
Annual Summer Trip
Dalkeith Country Park
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Saturday 7th August 2010 (10am – 4.00pm)
Strathclyde Country Park

If you are interested in taking part in these outings, or need more details, please contact Adil Ibrahim on 0131 467 7990
or email adil@community-organisation-for-race-equality.org.uk

Community Organisation for Race Equality Family Networking Group
Welcomes you to its annual

Refugee Week CULTURAL Exchange Day

On

Tuesday 22nd June 2010

11.30noon – 2.30pm

At North Edinburgh Arts Centre
5a Pennywell Court , Edinburgh EH4 4TZ

The Cultural Exchange Day will include stalls displaying artifacts and information on participant's home country, henna hand painting, origami, multicultural food, live music, dance and much more.

- PLUS ACTIVITIES TO MARK REFUGEE WEEK 2010 –

AN OPPORTUNITY NOT TO BE MISSED – PLEASE COME ALONG AND JOIN US – THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN FOR EVERY ONE IN THE COMMUNITY

!! EVERYONE WELCOME !!

Finance Matters

Support and information service for Black and Minority Ethnic people who are aged 50 years and over.

The purpose of this project is to assist BME people who are over 50 years old to access advice, support, guidance and training on managiing finances, debt and benefits.

We aim to do this by organising one to one support session where we will provide free, confidential and up to date information and training on financial matters.

One to one appointments

One to one appointments are available at CORE's office on the following dates:

Friday 12th February 10am – 12 noon
Thursday 4th March 5 – 7pm
Wednesday 17th March 5 – 7pm
Friday 9th April 10am – 12 noon
Thursday 22nd April 5-7pm

Group Training Sessions

We will also be running group training sessions on the following dates:

Tue 11th May 2009 5-7pm
Thursday 27th May 2009 10am – 12 noon

If you would like to make an appointment or find out more about Finance Matters please contact Adil on 0131 467 7990.

North Edinburgh Chinese New Year Celebration

North Edinburgh Arts Centre
15a Pennywell Court
Edinburgh EH4 4TZ
Tuesday 16th February 2010
2.30 - 5.00pm
2 FREE WORKSHOPS
Lantern-Making
Origami
(Please contact CORE to register)

5.30 - 8.00pm
EVENING CELEBRATION OF CHINESE CULTURES
Live Music, artefacts, Multicultural Food, Singing Dancing & Networking

‘fun event open to everyone in our community’

Cooking Classes

For BME people who are aged 35 years and over
Every Monday
5.30pm - 7.30pm
(Starting Monday 26th October 2009 - for a period of six weeks)

At

Pilton Community Health Project
73 Boswall Parkway, Edinburgh, EH5 2PW

The aims of these 6-week cooking classes are to encourage healthy eating and improve cooking skills by introducing participants to new ingredients and cooking methods. The classes will also allow participants to access up to date healthy eating information and share experiences with people from different cultural backgrounds.

For more details or to register, please contact
Adil Ibrahim on 0131 467 7990
Or email adil@bcdp.org.uk

- Crèche available -

World Cafe

Friday 30th October
Ticket price £5 adults and £2.50 kids
Venue: North Edinburgh Arts Centre
Time: 5.30pm to 7pm
Booking: It is advisable to book or you can just drop by on the night.
Contact BCDP on 0131 467 7990 or email bcdpworldcafe@hotmail.com

Multicultural Football Tournament

‘Racism is something created and anything that has been created can be undone’ Samuel Eto'o

7-a-side

Multicultural Football Tournament

Saturday 31st October 2009

4.30pm - 8.30pm

At
Spartans Community Football Academy
Ainslie Park, 94 Pilton Drive, Edinburgh EH5 2HF

‘Football has the ability unseen in most areas of human activity to bring together people from very different communities and cultures. In doing so it is a very valuable tool for developing social inclusion and common understanding’. Please come along and help raise awareness about ‘Fortnight of Action’.

For more details or to register a team, please contact
Adil Ibrahim at the BCDP on 0131 467 7990 or email adil@bcdp.org.uk

Come & Meet The Equality & Human Rights Commission Legal Team

Date: 22nd May, 2009
Venue: West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre,
19 West Pilton Grove, Edinburgh, EH4 4BY.
Time: 10:00-12:00

Who should come: These events are for advice giving organisations, as well as frontline representatives of voluntary, community and educational organisations who give advice or assistance directly to the public.

For more information and a booking form please contact Jacqueline McWilliams on 0131 467 7990, jacqueline@bcdp.org.uk

Cross Cultural Winter Festival

Saturday 6th December, 2008
North Edinburgh Arts Centre

Free event, all welcome. Free tickets are available from the BCDP office and North Edinburgh Arts Cenre

Afternoon Workshops:

11am - 1pm Festive Celebration Decorations
1.30pm - 3pm Jewellery Making from Junk
1.30pm - 3pm Christmas Card Making
3.30pm - 4.30pm Henna Hand Painting
4.30pm - 5.30pm Calligraphy/Origami

Evening Social Event: Food, Multi Cultural Music & Dancing

For more details, please contact CORE on 0131 467 7990 or North Edinburgh Arts Centre on 0131 315 2151.

World Cafe 1st Anniversary

Friday 28th November, 2008
It is the World Cafe's first anniversary and to celebrate tickets will cost the reduce price of £5 adults and £2.50 kids
There will also be live entertainment to enjoy while you eat and socialise.
Venue: North Edinburgh Arts Centre
Time: 6.30pm to 9pm
Booking: It is advisable to book or you can just drop by on the night.

Men's Group Meeting

The Black Community Development Project would like to invite all local BME men to a Black & Minority Ethnic (BME) Group Meeting on 24th October 2008. The meeting will take place at Craigroyston Community Centre from 6:30pm to 9pm and an evening meal will be provided.

The initial meeting will be for you to decide what the Men's Group should be about and how we can all work together to develop it. Please come along and air your views.

For more details please contact Adil Ibrahim on 0131 467 7990.

Annual General Meeting

BCDP are holding their AGM on Monday 13th October 2008 from 6 to 9pm at Craigroyston Community High School. Our guest speaker for the evening is Ms Margaret Smith. There will be a creche service and refreshments will be served. To find out more or to confirm your attendance on the night please phone BCDP on 0131 467 7990.

BCDP at the Edinburgh Mela

Come and visit us on our stall at this year's Edinburgh Mela on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st August, 2008. This year the Edinburgh Mela is going to be bigger and better with a new venue and a whole week of activities.

Monday 25th to Sunday 31st August, 2008, beside Ocean Terminal, Leith

"A carnival atmosphere with a vibrant and exciting mix of theatre, dance
and music, The Edinburgh Mela Festival is a lively event for all the family."

For a full programme of events and directions on how to get to the Mela go to the Edinburgh Mela website www.edinburgh-mela.co.uk

BCDP will be hosting an information stall with a few small activities on the side during the weekend of the Mela.

A FREE EVENT BEFORE THE WORLD CAFÉ

Please come along and join us for an evening of Commemoration, Remembrance and Celebration
On
Friday 29th August 2008
5.30pm to 9pm
@
North Edinburgh Arts Centre
15a Pennywell Court, Edinburgh, EH4 4TZ

5.30pm: Slavery Short film and discussion
Guest Speaker: Daniel Onifade
7.30pm World Café buffet meal

An opportunity to:

• Commemorate the lives and deaths of millions of enslaved Africans and their descendants who were central to the rise of Britain as an industrial power.

• Remember that we live the legacy of transatlantic slavery such as racism, discrimination, ongoing inequalities, injustice and exploitation.

• Celebrate the resistance, rebellion and revolution that ended slavery as well as the rise of popular movements for racial justice and social change.

‘It is essential that we learn from the past in order build a better, more harmonious future’
Gee Walker, Mother of Anthony Walker

Please let us know in advance if you would like to attend film & discussion free and World Cafe buffet afterwards.
For further information or to book a place please contact Adil Ibrahim at the BCDP on 0131 467 7990 or email adil@bcdp.org.uk

Cultural Exchange Day

The Family Networking Group held its annual Cultural Exchange Day on Monday 23rd June, 2008 from 11:30am to 2:30pm to Craigroyston Community Centre the day was filled with international music, dance and food.