AWAZ Cumbria News News releases from AWAZ Cumbria AWAZ Cumbria News http://www.equalitycumbria.org/x-files/EQCUM-graphics/AWAZ/ThisSiteLogo.jpg http://www.equalitycumbria.org/news.asp http://www.equalitycumbria.org/news.asp (c) Equality Cumbria Sat, 19 May 2012 13:16:59 GMT Paint The World Event, Carlisle http://www.equalitycumbria.org/news.asp?adv=simple&text=Enter+Words&category=AWAZ+Cumbria&area=All&DateStart=&DateEnd=&list=date&detail=all&items=20&Submit=Submit+Search#News555 http://www.equalitycumbria.org/News555 Paint The World Event, Carlisle

Kids art will light up Olympic torch route in Carlisle

News & Star, Tuesday, 24 April 2012

Young painters could see their handiwork beamed around the world on TV when the Olympic torch relay comes to Carlisle.

Its route will be lined with more than 20 banners, each depicting the countries and cultures of nationalities living within the city.

And groups of six will carry the flags of 30 nations represented in Carlisle.

Multicultural Carlisle and Carlisle City Council ran a ‘Paint the World’ event in English Street on Saturday when anyone could help paint the 3.5-metre-high banners.

Those taking part included five-year-old Marcel Kiss, of Charles Street, Carlisle.

His mum Ildiko, from Hungary, said: "He’s really excited. He loves painting. Hopefully we can be involved in carrying the flags when the torch comes.”

Volunteers laid on entertainment including a fire dance, songs, music, a DJ, face painting and flag making. There was a also a competition to identify 30 world flags, with a Kindle as first prize.

Saj Ghafoor, chairwoman of Multicultural Carlisle, said there was a serious point to the event.

She said: "It’s a way of bringing people together because they often don’t know where to go or how to meet people from different backgrounds. The best way to bring down barriers is to put a face to different nationalities. When people talk to each other, they realise there are not a lot of differences in the way we live our lives.”

Carlisle Youth Zone and several schools are working on the banners including Trinity School, and Brook Street, Norman Street, St Bede’s RC, Stanwix and Houghton primaries.

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"Refusing to be Enemies” Book Talk -

Non Violent Resistance to the Israeli Occupation

Friends Meeting House, Keswick, Free Admission

Wednesday 2 May 2012, 7.30pm

This event has now been held

]]> Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:17:24 GMT AWAZ BME Pathways to Employability Open Day, Carlisle, 8 May, 12.30pm http://www.equalitycumbria.org/news.asp?adv=simple&text=Enter+Words&category=AWAZ+Cumbria&area=All&DateStart=&DateEnd=&list=date&detail=all&items=20&Submit=Submit+Search#News550 http://www.equalitycumbria.org/News550 Pathways to Employability Open Day Work Experience, Apprenticeships, Volunteering, Information and Networking Opportunity Greystone Community Centre, Close Street, Carlisle, CA1 2HA Tuesday 8 May, 12:30 – 3:00 pm This event has now been held ]]> Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:11:55 GMT Resources for Minority Ethnic Social Enterprises & Businesses in Cumbria http://www.equalitycumbria.org/news.asp?adv=simple&text=Enter+Words&category=AWAZ+Cumbria&area=All&DateStart=&DateEnd=&list=date&detail=all&items=20&Submit=Submit+Search#News526 http://www.equalitycumbria.org/News526

Resources for Minority Ethnic Social Enterprises and Businesses in Cumbria

Grants/Funding Information

  1. Community Regeneration Fund
  2. Energy Saving Grants
  3. Rural Development Programme for England
  4. National Apprenticeship Service

Information on Business Development and Management

  1. Starting a new business – Free advice, tools and resources
  2. Business advice for Start-Ups, SMEs and Entrepreneurs
  3. HM Revenue and Customs: Starting in Business
  4. Business Link- Business support, information and advice

If you need further information please contact:

Aftab Khan

Development Officer

AWAZ Cumbria

E-mail: aftab@awaz.info

Tel: 01768-895242

]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:34:51 GMT How to use the NHS in England for new migrants - translated in to various languages http://www.equalitycumbria.org/news.asp?adv=simple&text=Enter+Words&category=AWAZ+Cumbria&area=All&DateStart=&DateEnd=&list=date&detail=all&items=20&Submit=Submit+Search#News531 http://www.equalitycumbria.org/News531 How to use the NHS in England -

for new migrants

Videos available in English, Arabic, Cantonese, Farsi/Dari, French, Kurdish, Mandarin, Polish, Somali, Sylheti and Urdu

Go to your local GP surgery to register, don’t forget you can ask for a translator and get assistance with completing any forms; also how to obtain prescriptions; what to do in emergencies & non-emergencies; how to see a dentist or optician.

Please look at FisherPip channel on You Tube

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