Source by martin@cultivate.ie (Martin Giannini)
Collaborative Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Learning – Systems Thinking
A Weekend Workshop for Change Makers
Saturday & Sunday 22nd – 23rd January 2011 | 09.30 – 17.00 |
€175 / Early Bird €150 ends 14th Jan | Book Online Here | The Greenhouse, 17 St Andrew St, Dublin 2 | Map | PDF Invite
In these challenging times how can we use collaborative forms of leadership, innovation, fundraising and community building to strengthen our entrepreneurial and change projects?
This workshop introduces:
* The U-process, offering a set of principles and practices for collectively creating the future that wants to emerge; a breakthrough methodology for collaborative innovation and accessing deeper wisdom
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The Economics of Happiness
Wednesday, 2nd February 2011 | 19:30 | €5 | Sugar Club, Lower Lesson Street, Dublin 2
Cultivate, in association with FEASTA, Grow It Yourself, Transition Towns Ireland and Northern Ireland, Slow Food Ireland, Happenings, Green Works and the International Society for Ecology and Culture present…
A special Dublin screening of The Economics of Happiness. The film will be followed by a panel discussion with the director and special guests including economist Richard Douthwaite of FEASTA, journalist and founder of GIY Mick Kelly, educator Suzie Cahn from Transition Ireland and Northern Ireland and networker Sarah Fleming, Slow Food International. Davie Philip, the Community Resilience coordinator from Cultivate, will chair the discussion.
Information from each of the organisations involved (listed above) will be available and the evening will act as an informal social and networking opportunity for those active in building the local economy.
What is Second Republic?
Second Republic is a movement of people who are organising to campaign for the establishment of a National Convention in Ireland. That convention, like one currently running in Iceland, will re-examine every facet of how we organise ourselves as a State.
The current crisis leaves no doubt that our State, as it is currently established, is unfit to properly manage our affairs. A state that becomes as indebted as Ireland is clearly in need of reform. We want to take this moment and see it not as a time of despair but as an opportunity to rebuild.
Our campaign is one that seeks to put the question of Ireland’s future in the people’s hands. And you can join in too!
Setting the agenda for reform
Second Republic is about setting an agenda, not pushing a particular vision of Ireland. We want to place genuine political reform at the forefront of a national debate and see the People of Ireland decide the shape a reborn Ireland should take.
UpStart Creativity & Elections
UpStart is a non-profit arts collective (view an intro video)which aims to put creativity at the centre of public consciousness during the Irish General Election Campaign in 2011. We plan to do this by reinterpreting the spaces commonly used for displaying election campaign posters in Dublin City and are calling on all artists to submit work for this exhibition.
The objectives of UpStart are to encourage a debate on the role of the arts in this state. We hope to highlight the importance of creativity and ingenuity when society is in need of direction and solutions, and to emphasize the value of the arts to public life. We believe that the future development of the country requires a healthy cultivation of the Arts.
We are asking for submissions to this project from the full range of artistic disciplines. Our aim is to receive 500 submissions from writers and visual artists, photographers, painters and graphic designers. These works will be duplicated and 1000 pieces will be printed as election size posters and be erected throughout Dublin city. We are also accepting works from musicians and film makers which will be hosted and exhibited through our website which will be launched on the day of the electoral poster campaign.
UpStart comprises artists and writers from Ireland and abroad and are non-aligned to any political party. UpStart respects and follows Dublin City Council litter regulations and operates within the requirements of Irish law.
Green Works – Upskill for the Green Economy
Learning – Green Works
Free training for jobseekers | green-works.ie Green Works
Interested? Please fill-in an Expression of Interest Form | Dublin Hub: Cultivate, The Greenhouse, St Andrew St, Dublin 2 (map)
Green Works offers courses at Cultivate, both in Dublin and the Eco Village in Cloughjordan, Tipperary, and at our partner hubs in Cork and Sligo (with other locations coming on line soon). The training is aimed at educating and upskilling the workforce, preparing students for growing opportunities within Ireland’s green economy. Students will benefit from a wide variety of themed courses, FETAC certificates, workshops, work placements, lectures, networking and more.
Cultivate Members’ Meetings
Join us for our monthly meetings where we share ideas, watch films, set challenges, and discuss current issues all within the framework of living sustainably and understanding sustainability locally and globally. Our meetings have been running for over three years and bring the Cultivate community together for a bit of mutual appreciation . So do come along!
Mark your calendars…
The future dates of members’ meetings are:
20 December 2010 – 7pm | 24 Jan 2011 – 7pm | 21 Feb 2011 – 7pm | 28 March 2011 – 7pm | 18 April 2011 – 7pm | 30 May 2011 – 7pm | 20 June 2011 – 7pm
All meetings are at The Greenhouse, 17 St Andrew St, Dublin 2 (map)
