Don’t forget the deadlines for Cork City Council Grants for Community Development & Placemaking & Sports Capital is Mon 02 Mar & Fri 06 Mar

There is a consultation open until this Fri 28 Feb on Sustainable Mobility and Active Travel (incl. walking) As this impacts all of us, your opinion matters. More here 

Thank you to those who could make last Wednesday’s Plenary meeting in UCC. Inside you’ll find a short update including 

• a request from the PPN Secretariat for experience in Law, HR and Accountancy
• invite to members to identify items for the monthly Cork City Council LCDC meetings
• Some training dates on items that may be interesting to members
• Overview of the PPN Wellbeing consultations and Cork City PPN Wellbeing Statement
• Over the coming weeks and months the Cork City PPN will work to improve information sharing amongst Representatives and members and expand the website www.corkcityppn.ie  with more resources, and updates from committees which the PPN is represented on.

Please let us know if there is anything you would like to be added to the newsletter and any feedback – always appreciated.

Thank you for reading. 

Table of Contents

1. PPN News
2. Calender Overview Events,training, consultations and funding
3. Events 
4. Training
5. Consultations
6. Open Funding 
7. Resources incl Welllbeing Consultations and Statement and 2. Presentations from Climate Change and Biodiversity Workshop

Thank you very much  for coming out to last Wednesday’s member’s Plenary meeting in UCC and thank you to UCC for hosting us.

Read the main outcomes below, including:

• a request from the PPN Secretariat for experience in Law, HR and Accountancy
• invite to members to identify items for the monthly Cork City Council LCDC meetings
• upcoming member and Representative training dates 
• Overview of the PPN Wellbeing consultations and Cork City PPN Wellbeing Statement
• Over the coming weeks and months the Cork City PPN will work to improve information sharing amongst Representatives and members and expand the website www.corkcityppn.ie  with more resources, and updates from committees which the PPN is represented on.

Eoin Nash from the Cope Foundation – Suisha Inclusive Arts presented on behalf of the Secretariat and they are looking for people with experience in law, HR and accountancy, to join the Secretariat in an advisory capacity. For details contact Darren at coordinator@corkcityppn.ie or Tel: 086 142 2747

Over the coming months the Cork City PPN is planning a number of public consultations on Communitiy Wellbeing with communities in the expanded area of Cork City and Cork city centre, and additionally with new communities to Cork City and with Youth.

Read the current PPN Wellbeing Statement Click here to read online and please email info@corkcity.com for a printout

The purpose is to capture an updated vision of Wellbeing and more specifically to identify prioirities to feed into local and national consultations, concerning the future development of the City and country from a community perspective. This includes the upcoming Cork City Development Plan and the Cork City Council Local Economic and Community Plan – LECP

To carry out the consultations we will need a number of facilitators at each meeting – approx 6 and would appreciate help and support. We will be organising a PPN Welllbeing Consultation – Facilitator’s Meeting at the end of March and the first consultations will take place in Glanmire – Dates and details to follow in the coming weeks. 

Events 
 

  
Training 
 

 
Available Funding and Deadlines 

Consultations and Surveys
 

Resources

• PPN Wellbeing Consultations Process and PPN Wellbeing Statement 2018 
• Environment Pillar Biodiversity Resources 

The first She Is Sustainable Cork Bite Size Event for 2020 on the future of mobility and travel in Cork, with a great line up of speakers, including Orla Burke from Pedestrian Cork, Cuidiú Cork and PPN Secretariat member.

The meeting is facilitated by Tara Shine & Madeleine Murray from Change by Degrees.

To see the line-up of speakers and to register: visit www.eventbrite.ie

An Equal world is an enabled world is the theme for International Women’s Day 2020. We can all choose to be #EachforEqual. 

The event include networking & a broad discussion of the training and support needs of nonprofits. Find out about supports and resources to support compliance with the new Charities Governance Code.

Social Entrepreneurs Ireland, are looking for people across the country with innovative ideas to solve social problems.

Speakers include: 

• Virginia O’Gara and Molly Garvey – Cork Urban Soil Project (CUSP)
• Madeleine Murray – Change by Degrees

Call for application for the Social Entrepreneurs Fund 2020 open on 20 March

For details and to register, visit: www.eventbrite.ie

• Saturday Feb 29, 14:30 – 15:30, Cork City Library Grand Parade – Showcase Conversation Cafe  
• Thurs Mar 19, 14:30 – Theme Cultural Celebrations, Kinsale Road Accomodation Centre 14.30 click for map

Pedestrian Cork want to hear your experience as a pedestrian in Cork City or County. 
Please click this link for more information and to complete the survey: PedestrianCorkSurvey2020

Visit https://consult.corkcity.ie/en/consultation/horgan%E2%80%99s-quay-improvement-scheme

Foroige are looking for people who are interested to get involved, especially male volunteers. The next training will be held on Saturday the 7th of March!

For queries, contact (021) 430 8915. 

The Begin Together fund will support new and existing project-based activities with grants of up to €5,000 (or the sterling equivalent) for local, not for profit groups working to improve the financial physical and/or mental wellbeing of the communities they serve across all counties on the island of Ireland.

Applications are welcome from charities and not-for-profit community groups working in communities that address one or more of the strands of wellbeing as outlined in the fund criteria which can be found here.

Visit www.communityfoundation.ie/grants/types-of-grants/bank-of-ireland-begin-together-fund-2020
 

Developing a Vision for Wellbeing within the PPN network – www.communitywellbeing.ie/wp/

Community Wellbeing – PPN Consultation Process – http://bit.ly/2T17q9b

PPN Community Wellbeing – Facilitator’s Briefing – http://bit.ly/2w0Q4A2

Community Wellbeing – FAQ – http://bit.ly/2VjkWGq
 

There are useful presentations for learning and action from a December 2019 Workshop on Climate and Biodiversity Action.

You will find all presentations on the Environment Pillar You Tube channel – www.youtube.com/channel/UCwxjtsHsG_lGssSYX3I7zvw

Presentations from:

1) Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss – The closely linked nature of the 2 emergencies – Anja Murray, Ecologist, Policy Analyst and Broadcaster – Anja Murray – View and download the presentation here. 

 2) The Biodiversity Emergency – Padraic Fogarty, Ecologist and Author. https://youtu.be/FBTyGDChZ-s

 3) Local Authorities and Biodiversity – Bernie Guest, Heritage Officer – Bernie Guest – View and download the presentation here. 

4) Getting Real on Climate Crisis – Local Leadership on Climate Action – Tara Shine, Environmental Scientist, Change by Degrees – Tara Shine – View and download the presentation here. 
 

Cork City Public Participation Network, PPN, 13 North Main Street, T12 Y6W0, Cork

Contacts:      

• Darren McAdam O’Connell at coordinator@corkcityppn.ie  Tel: 086 1422747
• Carol Doyle, Support Worker, info@corkcityppn.ie Tel: 021 2397390

Click here to see your PPN Representatives: www.corkcityppn.ie/meet-the-new-ppn-representatives-in-cork-city/