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Shadow Secretary for Communities and Local Government visits SLIG
16th April 2010
We were happy to welcome Caroline Speldman MP to the office on Wednesday morning. Caroline was in town with Bill Manwaring, the Ulster Unionist and Conservative candidate for West Belfast, and they were visiting a number of community projects in the area. I met her with Jean Brown and Renee Crawford… Read More »
Lisa's AMBIT Blog: Renaissance Newark
15th March 2010
I really, really like Newark. This is not something you hear a lot of people saying. But frankly I don't care. There is something in the air in this small New Jersey city that's hard to define at first. I think it's a sense of potential and change and expectation.… Read More »
Lisa's AMBIT Blog: Philly by Numbers
11th March 2010
Fifty There is a 50% school dropout rate in Philadelphia. Only about 20% of young people go to college. I know this because every single project I have visited in the last two days has told me. To say there is a sense of purpose about fixing this problem would… Read More »
SLYC Needs You!
2nd March 2010
Suffolk Lenadoon Youth Council (SLYC) SLYC is a group of 14-18 year olds from Suffolk and Lenadoon who are interested in speaking up for young people in the area and the issues that affect them. SLYC wants to create a safe and friendly environment for young people in the area… Read More »
First meeting of residents panel is success.
2nd February 2010
29th – 30th January saw 31 people from Suffolk and Lenadoon travel to the Derrynoid Centre in Draperstown to explore the possibility of setting up a Suffolk and Lenadoon resident’s panel. The resident’s panel would be; Representative of Suffolk and Lenadoon residents, regularly engaged to assess public opinions, concerns, issues… Read More »
SLIG Recieves Community Relations Award
23rd June 2009
SLIG is delighted to announce that two of our founding members, Jean Brown and Renee Crawford, have been presented with the Community Relations Council's Practitioner of the Year Award. Jean and Renee were invited to attend CRC's annual conference in April 09, and to their surprise were presented with the… Read More »