The importance of music to people & communities By Siân Brown MA MT NMT – Date: 16/12/2020 Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp The innate musicality of human beings and the healing power of music has been written about and documented from as far back as the writings of Aristotle and Plato! […]
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If you create something unique, then you’re the only expert By Maureen McLaughlin Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp One of the many things I loved about Ireland when I began visiting from Canada in 2007 was the pub culture — the small rooms, the music, the craic with the regulars. Even
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I am not “westernized”, I’m just breaking the patriarchy By Imasha Costa Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp I guess you are not unaware of the idea where women tear down other women. Well, neither is the South Asian culture, where it is one of the main “goals” within the community. Growing
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Youth and the Sustainable Development Goals By Fiona Agnew Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp Six years on, this article by Fiona Agnew about youth, solidarity and action will resonate deeply with young social justice activists of 2021. Sitting at the Irish Aid event, launching the UN Youth Delegate programme for Ireland in May
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Nature is a mirror by Niamh Geoghegan Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp Photo by Niamh Geoghegan I started Humanature in 2019, with the intention to offer a variety of nature based programmes and experiences to people of all ages. This came about after many years creatively and personally exploring the idea
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Kinsale-based Audrey Cantillon plays numerous roles in life: artist, wife, mum and business owner. We asked Audrey if women can have it all and how does she keep going. Can women have it all ? It’s tricky to say outright that women can have it all. When I was about to have my second baby,
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Pádraig Rice is a UCC law student, parliamentary assistant in Dáil Eireann and an LGBT advocate. In this piece, he shares some lessons he has learnt over two decades of activism and awareness-raising. Advocacy and activism comes in all shapes and sizes. From small scale community changes to national legislative reform. Although the scale of
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Orla Burke, is a Cork-based community activist and a mum to two little girls. Orla writes a letter to her younger self. Dear Self, I love story. I love everything about it. I was one of those kids reading years ahead of my age. I do improvisation with an amazing bunch of people, The Bold
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Finding community in the fight for a better future by Maaike Mijland Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp Maaike Mijland. Photo credit: Willemien van der Bent I love living in county Cork. I love the friendliness of the people, the community spirit, and the sense of humour, that embraces the dark side
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Things happen for a Reason by Gillian Hennessy Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on whatsapp Gillian Hennessy 6th Jan 2021 I’m one of those people who took a while to figure out what they wanted to do or be when they grew up. Teaching was suggested a lot, both while I was in
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