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Comhlámh AGM 2008

June 7th: Dublin

In a change from an earlier announcement, Comhlamh's Board of Directors has decided to separate the AGM and Development Forum, with the AGM taking place on Saturday 7th June from 12.00 midday to 13.15 in the Carmelite Centre, Aungier Street, Dublin 2.

The Comhlamh Development Forum will now be held as a separate event on Saturday 6th September in Kilkenny (more details on this event will be announced in the coming weeks).

We hope these changes will not cause any inconvenience, but they also enable our new Director, Deirdre Murray, to become familiar with Comhlamh's programme of work and to lead the Development Forum's activities in September. Deirdre will be joining us on May 26th. She is returning from Ethiopa, where she has recently been working for GOAL as their Regional Gender Co-ordinator. More information on Deirdre is available elsewhere on this website at: http://www.comhlamh.org/about-us-staff.html.

Below you will find, in PDF format, a registration form for the AGM on June 7th, should you wish to attend, and a nomination form for joining the Board of Comhlamh. The Board consists of ten elected representatives whose key role is to set the strategic direction of Comhlamh and monitor its effectiveness. Whilst Board roles are voluntary, it is possible to fund appropriate expenses and all Board members are given an induction into the organisation and the role in that context. Comhlamh needs your input at many, varied levels and becoming a Board member is another,
tangible way of engaging with the organisation to make a difference. Please note that the closing date for nominations is 5 p.m. on Friday 16th May 2008.

Only current paid-up members, and those currently qualifying for a free 12-months membership for returned development workers and volunteers, are entitled to vote on matters at the AGM.

Attendance is free of charge and refreshments will be available.

We look forward to seeing you at the AGM on June 7th. Your input is vital to the lifeblood of the organisation, so please attend if you can.

Download: AGM Registration Form

Download:   Board Nominations Form.

These can be submitted by email to agm2008@comhlamh.org, by standard mail or by fax to: 01-478 3738. Advance bookings are appreciated, but members are also welcome to register on the day.

Further information from Paul O'Mahony at paul@comhlamh.org or from Paul or Jim Bolton at 01-478 3490.

Comhlamh's Coming Home Weekends

The next CHW for Returned Development Workers is in May in Newry. More at: http://www.comhlamh.org/support-for-development-workers-coming-home.html

Cluster Bombs: Online Petition

Cluster bombs have killed and injured thousands of civilians during the last 40 years and continue to do so today. But now there is a historic opportunity to make them a thing of the past.

The Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC) Ireland is a group of Irish non-governmental organisations working to achieve a new international treaty to ban cluster munitions by the end of 2008. For further information, check out www.stopclusterbombs.ie, or contact Susan at susan@stopclustermunitions.org.

The website also contains an online petition: http://www.stopclusterbombs.ie/petition

Latin America Week 2008: Declaration on Water

The Latin America Week Conference 2008 expresses its solidarity with the people in Europe, Latin America and the rest of the world in their defence of the right to water against attempts to turn it into a commodity, to be traded for profit.

Click here to download the full declaration in PDF format.

Check Out Our Recent Campaign Statements 

Just click this!

Launch of 'Images of the Global South' Flyer

Compass - Development Education in the Primary School (Comhlámh) has just published a free leaflet for teachers, ‘Images of the Global South - Guidelines for primary educators for working with photographs from around the world'.

The leaflet is designed as a guide for primary school educators who wish to enrich the global dimension of their work with children through the use of images.

Photographs are one of the most direct and accessible means of introducing the wider world into the classroom, but images can be contentious and complex.

This resource provides specific criteria on how to go about choosing images of the developing world, suggestions for developing photo-literacy in the classroom, ideas for incorporating image work across the curriculum, and resources and contacts for further reference.

For hard copies of the leaflet contact Lizzie Downes at Comhlámh - tel: 01-478 3490 or email lizzie@comhlamh.org.

Download a copy of 'Images of the Global South...' right here in PDF format.

Stop Climate Chaos: Meeting and Lobbying Your TDs

Thanks to everyone who took part in this action, it was a great success and all of the TDs who attended now know a lot more about the issue and about the level of concern and urgency you expressed. Well done... 

Click here to find out more: www.stopclimatechaos.ie

Fairly-traded Clothes 

Comhlamh member Carol Doyle has a fairly traded clothes online boutique and retail outlet in Dublin! Click this: www.belleetik.com

Stop Climate Chaos March

Thanks to all those who attended the Stop Climate Chaos march in Dublin on December 8th, 2007. We're getting the message across but we'll all keep up the pressure along with our partners in the Stop Climate Choas campaign and their members and supporters. Strength in numbers...

Photo shows Comhlamh members, supporters and friends at the Stop Climate Chaos march in Dublin on December 8, 2007. Photo taken by Comhlamh member and activist Miren-Mailen Samper.

Comhlamh Is Now On The MySpace Global Online Social Networking Platform!

Question: What do the following have in common? Snow Patrol, The Frames, Fionn Regan, Bell X1, Sinead O'Connor, Mundy, Paddy Casey, Damien Dempsey, Tommy Tiernan, Warlords of Pez, Dara O'Briain, The Divine Comedy, Luan Parle...

Answer: They're all 'Friends' of Comhlámh on MySpace.com at www.myspace.com/comhlamh.

Become our 'Friend' in cyberspace! Get news, make comments and suggestions, meet like-minded people in Ireland and internationally through our new internet platform.

Comhlamh's Guyana Film at Your Library's Central City and County Branch

Comhlamh's video documentary, 'Guyana: A Rough Deal', is now available through the public library system nationwide and through selected academic libraries.

The film explores the difficulties resulting from international trade agreements and illustrates the need for Trade Justice and the continuing importance of campaigning on this issue.

The documentary is an initiative of the Comhlamh Action Network in Cork and was produced with funding assistance from the EU.

More information at: http://www.comhlamh.org/resources-downloads.html, where you can also view the documentary. Local libraries: http://www.library.ie/public/