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5/11/2008 Quote Welcome to Manchester - but in KentThe
heatwave appeared to get the better of RnB star Usher when opened Radio
1's Big Weekend in Maidstone, Kent - he told fans of his delight at
being in Manchester. The American singer made the blunder as he
performed in sizzling temperatures in the event's main tent, which is
the largest of its type in Europe with a capacity for up to 12,000
people. About 20,000 people were let through the gates as the
two-day event opened at midday. Revellers made the most of the hot
weather and basked in the sunshine as they watched acts including
Robyn, The Feeling and Vampire Weekend perform in Mote Park. Manchester
band the Tings Tings, who were the first act to perform on the second
stage drew a large audience, and their energetic set soon had the crowd
singing along to recent singles Great DJ and That's Not My Name. Afterwards
the duo said they were "shocked" by the audience's warm reaction as
they were unused to playing to such large crowds of people. They joked
that they needed to start rehearsing in festival conditions as it was
so hot on stage. Demand for tickets to this year's Big Weekend
was the highest in the event's history, which has been taking place in
its present format at venues across the country for the past three
years. More than 500,000 people applied for the 30,000 tickets on
offer, with tickets being allocated through a lottery system, although
a large proportion were given to residents of Maidstone and the wider
area. Radio 1 DJ Edith Bowman said she was "really happy" to be attending the event. The
Scottish presenter, who is eight months pregnant with her first child,
said: "There's a really nice atmosphere around the place. You can't ask
for better weather. It's phenomenal."Other acts performing
across the event's four stages today include Scouting for Girls, The
Futureheads and Editors, with Madonna headlining the main stage in the
evening
10/3/2007 Soca Aerobics and Dance Workshps Half Term Sessions
Soca Aerobics and Dance Workshops Half Term Sessions
HELLO FRIENDS OF UNIVERSAL CONNECTION
Learn Caribbean dancing and get fit at the same time! Dancing is the most expressive and stressless form of exercise.
Become inspired, discover new ways to incorporate SOCA dance and FITNESS into your daily routines.
Half Term Sessions
Soca Aerobic Dance Exercise
@
Moss Side Millennium Power House,
140 Raby Street,
Moss Side,
Manchester,
M14 4ST
0161 226 4335
Tuesday 23rd & Wednesday 24th October 2007
Time: 2pm - 3pm
Cost: FREE!
Mix class
To avoid disappointment arrive early and sign in.
Please wear comfortable clothing and foot wear. Bring a bottle of water
These sessions are FUNDED by the Power House
Universal Connection
07931 779 025 8/14/2007
Jamaican Jerk Chicken Wings
Ingredients
For the marinade
1 onion, chopped
2/3 cup finely chopped scallion
2 garlic cloves
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup minced pickled jalapeño pepper, or to taste (wear rubber gloves)
1 teaspoon black pepper
6 drops of Tabasco, or to taste
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1/4 cup vegetable oil
18 chicken wings (about 3 1/4 pounds), the wing tips cut off and reserved for another use
Preparation
Make the marinade:
In a food processor or blender purée the onion, the scallion, the garlic, the thyme, the salt, the allspice, the nutmeg, the cinnamon, the jalapeño, the black pepper, the Tabasco, the soy sauce, and the oil.
In a large shallow dish arrange the wings in one layer and spoon the marinade over them, rubbing it in (wear rubber gloves). Let the wings marinate, covered and chilled, turning them once, for at least 1 hour or, preferably, overnight.
Arrange the wings in one layer on an oiled rack set over a foil-lined roasting pan, spoon the marinade over
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7/29/2007 Grandma's pork chops!
Simple yet effective!
ingredientsSix to eight 1-inch-thick loin pork chops (3 to 4 pounds)
3 tablespoons Dry Rub, homemade or store-bought
Juice of 3 oranges
Juice of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
2 cloves garlic, smashed
Canola or other vegetable oil
preparation1. Rub both sides of the chops with the dry rub, coating them generously. Place them in a deep baking dish, overlapping if necessary. Stir the citrus juices, vinegar, and garlic together in a bowl until blended. Pour over the chops and massage into them.
2. Marinate the chops at room temperature for up to 1 hour or in the refrigerator for up to 1 day.
3. Pour enough oil into a large, heavy skillet to film the bottom. (If necessary, work in batches or use two skillets — if you have them and space on the stove to hold them.) Heat the oil over medium heat until rippling. Remove the chops from the marinade and discard the marinade. Add as many chops as will fit in the pan without touching. Cook until the chops are well browned on the underside, about 6 minutes. Turn the chops and cook until they are firm near the bone when you poke them with a finger, about 8 minutes. Keep warm while cooking the second batch, if necessary. Serve immediately.
Simple yet effective!
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Quick guide: The slave trade
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Who were the slaves?
Millions of Africans, who were forcibly transported overseas over a period of about 450 years from the middle of the 15th Century.
The enslavement of people from west Africa by British, European and African traders, and their mass transportation to the Americas was known as the transatlantic Slave Trade.
A similar slave trade, conducted by Arab and African traders over roughly the same period, saw millions of others transported from the continent's east coast and enslaved in the Arab world.
Slavery had existed for thousands of years, but this period saw the most widespread and systematic form.
How did it begin?
Advances in ship design and navigation enabled European traders to travel reliably to Africa.
The Portuguese were the first to begin capturing Africans and taking them back to Europe as slaves.
Spanish traders took the first African slaves to America in 1503. Over the next century the slave trade developed as a lucrative commercial system.
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Traders used the money to buy raw materials such as sugar, cotton, coffee, metals, and tobacco, which were shipped back and sold in Europe.
By the end of the 18th century Britain had come to dominate the trade, with around 150 slave ships leaving Liverpool, Bristol, and London each year.
How many people were enslaved?
A database compiled in the late 1990s put the figure for the transatlantic slave trade at more than 11 million people, but numbers are still contested.
The total number taken from eastern Africa and enslaved in the Arab world is considered to be between 9.4 and 14 million. The figures are uncertain due to the lack of written records.
More than a million people are thought to have died while in transit across the so-called 'middle passage' of the Atlantic due to the inhuman conditions aboard the slave ships and brutal suppression of any resistance.
Many slaves captured from the African interior died on the long journey to the coast.
On the plantations, life expectancy was short because of poor diet and the back-breaking work. Slaves were branded with hot irons and punishment for trying to run away was whipping or execution.
What was the effect on Africa?
The forced removal of up to 25 million people made Africa's population stagnate or even decline during the slave trade, historians believe.
Some have argued that some African kingdoms were more socially and economically advanced than many European countries before 1500.
In the 14th century, the West African empire of Mali was larger than Western Europe, and reputed to be one of the richest and most powerful states in the world.
Historians continue to debate how and why African kingdoms and traders became so actively involved the slave trade.
Some suggest that the demand for free labour from Europe and the lack of a wider concept of African "identity" at the time allowed slavery to flourish.
Who profited from slavery?
Merchants in Britain, America, Europe and Africa became very rich from the slave trade.
The trade also created, sustained and relied on a large support network of shipping services, ports, and finance and insurance companies, employing thousands of people.
New industries were created processing the raw materials harvested or extracted by slaves in the Americas. Plantation owners profited from the free labour provided by slaves.
The slave trade contributed significantly to the commercial and industrial revolutions of the 18th and 19th Centuries. Cities such as Liverpool and Amsterdam grew wealthy as a result of the trade in humans.
How did it end?
The movement against slavery began in the late 18th Century.
Thomas Clarkson worked against the trade for more than 50 years, travelling Britain to organise meetings and distribute abolitionist literature. He pioneered a string of tactics - including boycotts of goods - which are still employed by campaign groups today.
The publication of "slave narratives" from writers such as Olaudah Equiano helped to change public perceptions of slavery.
British MP William Wilberforce campaigned vociferously against the trade for 35 years and is often given much credit for the parliamentary act banning it in 1807, and the legislation which later freed and gave rights to slaves in British territories in 1833.
While the 1807 act made slave trading illegal on paper, it took a further 60 years of dedicated Foreign Office diplomacy and Royal Navy enforcement to finally eradicate it.
Are there still slaves today?
Although slavery is illegal in every country, it still exists in many parts of the world.
In A Persistent Evil: The Global Problem of Slavery, a report published by the Harvard International Review in 2002, Richard Re suggested: "Conservative estimates indicate that at least 27 million people, in places as diverse as Nigeria, Indonesia, and Brazil, live in conditions of forced bondage"
While this figure is far higher than the total transported during the historical slave trade, it represents a far smaller a proportion of the current global population.
Modern slavery is often more complicated than "chattel slavery" - where one person simply 'owns' another as their material possession.
Practices which amount to slavery include sex trafficking and bonded labour, where a person's work is 'security' for a debt which they can never repay. | 5/7/2007
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Welcome to a special edition of artslist, bringing details of Futuresonic 2007.
Manchester's urban festival of electronic music and arts, now in its 11th year, will once again lead the way with cutting edge international audio and visual work
to challenge the mind and delight the senses...
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Urban Festival of Art, Music & Ideas
300 Artists... 30 Events... 3 Days...
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The main live music programme of the festival. Expect stunning live performances in Manchester's main music venues, numerous diverse events across the city, and low slung live music at the Futuresonic lounge.
HIGHLIGHTS...
Thursday 10 May
TTC + DJ ORGASMIC + KODE 9 + TRAMP! DJS
Friday 11 May
FAUST + THE CHAP + APPARAT + TRANSFORMA + SLEEPARCHIVE + MADE
Saturday 12 May
WOLFGANG FLUR (KRAFTWERK) + HOPPY (UFO CLUB) + JACK HENRY MOORE (UFO CLUB) + CEEPHAX ACID CREW
Futurevisual
Futurevisual celebrates the 40th anniversary of seminal multi-media events that took place in the halcyon year of 1967, with the return of the legendary 1960's club UFO for a Futuresonic exclusive.
Futurevisual brings together legendary figures from the 1960s with some of the most cutting-edge AV artists working in the world today.
HIGHLIGHTS...
...a presentation by legendary underground activist Barry Miles, Semiconductor and Telcosystems perform stunning live audio-visual sets, and screenings and installations can be found in the relaxed setting of the Futurevisual Lounge, with a special champagne cocktail bar for the discerning audio-visual voyager.
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Thirty years after Brian Eno's Music For Airports, Futuresonic presents Art For Shopping Centres, after which you will never look at a shopping centre the same again.
Includes MediaShed with Methods of Movement presenting a freerunning (parkour) installation created with the G3ARBOX free-media video toolkit, staged overnight in the Manchester Arndale shopping centre, filmed using only the inhouse CCTV system, and screened in the shopping centre as a part of the exhibition. Plus new commissioned artworks from Katherine Moriwaki and Graham Harwood.
For more information visit www.futuresonic.com
TICKET INFORMATION
Weekend Wristband - £30
Free access to over 30 Futuresonic events Food & drink discounts during your festival visit (see below) Does not include access to CARBON which is a ticket-only event.
Delegate Pass - £45 (includes £30 Weekender Wristband)
The Delegate Pass gives you access to the Social Technologies Summit, plus all Futuresonic Weekender Wristband events.
Student Delegate Pass - £10 (does not include £30 Weekender Wristband)
20 day passes available each day on a Pay-What-You-Can basis.
Conference places limited - advance booking essential.
For individual EVENT TICKETS and VISITOR INFORMATION click here
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Welcome to Artslist broadcast bringing you a smash hit comedy
of all the up's and down's of being a mum!
Mums The Word
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Monday 14 - Saturday 19 May
Monday - Friday 7.30pm
Saturday 6pm & 8.30pm
The smash hit sell-out comedy starring Bernie Nolan (Brookside / The Bill), pop star Michelle Gayle (Eastenders), Kim Hartman ('Allo 'Allo), Rebecca Wheatley (Casualty) and Daniele Coombe (Acorn Antiques)
portray a passionate illustration of the joys and agonies of parenting.
"Mum's The Word is a no-holds-barred, laugh-a-minute outpouring of all it is to be a mother" Newcastle Evening Chronicle
This is a brutally honest, wickedly funny and exceptionally touching play about parenting, and let's face it, we all put someone through it!
"Providing one of the funniest and most enjoyable girls' nights out currently on offer in Britain" The Scotsman
After four record-breaking UK tours and a West End run and this award-winning, sell-out theatrical phenomenon is back, liberating, enlightening, educating and washing the secret, funny, dirty laundry of motherhood in public.
Suitable for ages 12+
Prices £10 - £20
Concessions & Group Discounts Available
2 tickets for the price of 1 on Opening Night
Bring your mum for free!
Offer is one free female with every full paying adult Monday to Thursday performances. Not bookable online. Contact Box Office for terms and conditions.
Only one concession/discount applicable at any one time. Subject to availability and non-retrospective.
To book tickets please call Ticketmaster on 0870 401 3000* or book online at www.LiveNation.co.uk/manchester*
For group bookings of 10+ call freephone on 0800 587 5007
Palace Theatre
Oxford Street
Manchester, M1 6FT
Box Office, open Monday to Thursday 10am-8pm, 6pm non performance days
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Arts About Manchester
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Presenters
Stevie Fly (Host)... with L Dee also... Veronica Taylor and Fatima Abrar
Features
News, views and tune you choose
CCS What’s on Guide - Competitions - The Jazz Break - Favourite3 - Community Bulletins plus Light-hearted ‘Topical Debate’ also the ‘latest Gossip & Stories’ from home and abroad.
Interview
John Summit (Upfront Cafe')
Saturday 12 May sees comedian and producer hosting the third installment of the Upfront Café live showcase of the best in urban comedy, music and poetry talent! John Simmit talks to L Dee about Upfront Café return to their Northern home @ ZION ARTS CENTRE Manchester
Caribbean Kitchen
A variety of recipes from all overthe Caribbean. Experience the exotic tastes of the Antilles.
Send us your comments or Recipe Suggestions
Competittion
We are offering you a chance to win a pair of tickets to
The Upfront Café @ Zion Arts Centre, next Sat 12 May
LINE UP:
COMEDY…
Drew Fraser – US Tv’s Def Jam Comedy Jam,
Leo Muhammed – Edutainer from BBC’s The Real McCoy
MUSIC…
Chan – Manchester soulstress & 2006 winner of the national STAR Award gospel competition
POETRY…
Melted Demerara – all woman: sassy, funny and sensual.
If you know the answer to this question;
Q.What is the name of the Teletubbies character played by John Simmit?" Is it?
A. Twinkletubs
B. Dipsey
C. Shabba
If you know the answer... phone 0161 248 6767...
Or Email: caribbeanconnectionshow@hotmail.co.uk
Email:
caribbeanconnectionshow@hotmail.co.uk
Webspace:
http://caribbean-connection-sho.spaces.live.com/
Listen online:
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Welcome to your Artslist broadcast inviting you to be one of
Manchester's most exciting creative talents.
The closing date for entries for The best of Manchester Awards is soon upon us, so whether you're in fashion, music and visual arts get creating!
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Original modern thinkers in Fashion, Music or Visual Arts:
Are you the best of Manchester 2007?
The Best of Manchester Awards is a new competition designed to celebrate and support the creative energy in our city. It is for original and modern thinkers who are pushing fashion, music and visual arts forwards: creating the symbols of our time.
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ENTER NOW to see your work judged by a panel of inspiring figures from the worlds of fashion, music and visual arts. The shortlist will be given an exclusive exhibition at Urbis this summer, and the winners, who will be presented by Manchester's Creative Director, Peter Saville at an awards evening, will also receive a cash prize, publicity and support from their creative industry. Set to become a major feature on Manchester's cultural calendar, winners will also receive the accolade of being the most exciting creative talent the city has to offer.
The Best of Manchester is not just about young talent, and is not age restrictive. Nor is it about emerging talent, but is simply open to anyone who feels they are pushing boundaries and helping their creative discipline evolve.
The Competition Categories
There are three categories in which the entrants can compete.
Music
This category includes anything to do with music from artists to producers to music photographers. Urbis and Xfm will offer winners a public showcase at Urbis, publicity and vital links with some of the city's most important music industry contacts. You will be judged and, if you win, supported by Clint Boon of Xfm, Tim Thomas of Blueprint Studios, Mark Thomas of Soup Collective, and local music mogul Stuart Lawler.
Fashion
From designers to stylists and make-up artists, this category is for the city's most progressive fashionistas. Winners will judged, promoted and supported by Harvey Nichols, Carharrt, Oi Pollio, Flux Magazine and leader fashion photographer Anthony Crooke.
Visual Arts
If you are innovative, you can enter, and maybe see your work exhibited and publicised in the relevant industry and popular press. Not to mention be aided by the category's supporters: Flux Magazine, Kwong Lee of Castlefield Gallery, Claire Turner of Comme Ca Art and the exciting art collective UHC.
To Enter
Visit www.urbis.org.uk/thebestofmanchester and choose the category you wish to enter, upload examples of work together with a 200 word summary of how your work responds to Best of Manchester concept (think original and modern). Entries are limited to one per category. Entry criteria and more details about the project and its supporters are available on the site.
Closing date for entries is Mon 7 May.
We are sorry but undergraduate students are not eligible for the Best of Manchester.
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| Revealing Histories : Remembering Slavery
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Welcome to a special edition of Artslist, remembering the 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act in Britain. Join us in the discovery and engagement of
Revealing Histories in Greater Manchester.
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March 25th 2007 marks two hundred years since the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act. The history of slavery and its abolition is a shared history and one that is relevant to Britain's past and present.
![[image]](http://aam.mail-out.net/pictures/image1(1).jpg) Eight museums and galleries across Greater Manchester are joining together to commemorate the lasting legacy of the transatlantic slave trade for the very first time. Revealing Histories takes a fresh look at our collections, re-engaging with the objects and the buildings they live in, revealing hidden histories of the regions involvement in the transatlantic slave trade. We will also question slavery's contemporary legacy and its relevance today.
Visit www.revealinghistories.orguk to find out more and to voice your own opinions and stories.
The Manchester Museum
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Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 March, 1-4pm
Manchester Museum
Open weekend with workshops, performance and hands-on activities organised by The Manchester Museum Community Advisory Panel. Find out about the Revealing Histories project and input into the plans for the rest of 2007.
Suitable for all ages
FREE
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Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 March
Saturday 31 March
Sunday 1 & Monday 2 April
12noon, 1.30pm, 3pm
A powerful promenade performance around the Museum looking into the transatlantic slave trade, through the eyes of the people who were there. The performance explores issues as seen by abolitionists and traders, slavers and slaves, revealing histories of both artefacts and individuals.
Suitable for ages 8+
FREE but booking is essential, call 0161 275 2648
For more information please call 0161 275 2648 or go online at www.manchester.ac.uk/museum
The Manchester Museum
The University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester, M13 9PL
Bolton Museum
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Opens Saturday 24 March
Bolton will be launching their Remembering Slavery exhibition of objects that explore the impact and legacy of slavery in Bolton.
There will also be an opportunity to meet the curator (10am - 4pm) who will be on hand to answer any questions about the objects and the history of the slave trade.
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Samuel Crompton's spinning mule is probably the most important object in the Bolton Museum collections. This is the only surviving mule made by its inventor, and it dates from around 1802.
The anniversary of the Act is a chance to consider the impact slavery had on Bolton's economy, society and culture.
As well as Bolton Musuem's Remembering Slavery exhibition, the bicentenary will also be marked by a number of other events in Bolton:
Set All Free
Saturday 24 March, 2pm-4pm
Victoria Square
This drama and story-telling event, organised by Bolton faith organisations, will recount historical and contemporary stories of slavery. A mock slave auction will stress the disruption and fear caused by the slave trade.
The Dark Secrets Walk
Saturday 24 March, 11am, 12pm, 2pm & 3.30pm
Starting from Victoria Square
Find out more about Bolton's buildings, which have links to the slave trade, on this guided one hour walk.
Freedom Day
Sunday 25 March, 11.45am-1.30pm
Victoria Square
Singing and worship event in the town centre.
For more information please call 01204 332211
Bolton Museum and Archive Service
Le Mans Crescent
Bolton
BL1 1SE
Touchstones Rochdale
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A Local Story
Saturday 24 March, 2pm- 4pm
As part of the Revealing Histories project launch, we will be displaying a portrait of a Rochdale woman which has recently revealed a hidden history of black people in Rochdale 350 years ago.
We will also be showing the flour barrel sent to the people of Rochdale from the 'Free States' of the USA to thank them for their support in the fight to end slavery during the American Civil War.
A curator will be available to discuss these objects with visitors and to talk about how people can help with our forthcoming exhibition
'The Fight to End Slavery: A Local Story'.
We will also be offering free badge making and craft activities for children.
For more information please call 01706 641085
Touchstones Rochdale
The Esplanade
Rochdale
OL16 1AQ
Manchester Art Gallery
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Gallery Trail
Starts Sunday 25 March
Add your voice to our collection of objects linked to the transatlantic slave trade. No need to book, just pick up a map of the trail in the gallery atrium.
Remembering Slavery
Manchester tour
Sunday 25 March & Wednesday 27 June,
1pm - 2.30pm & 3pm - 4.30pm
Discover how Manchester was connected to the slave trade and the abolitionist movement in this tour through the streets with tour guide Jonathan Schofield and poet Tina Tamsho-Thomas. The tour will finish with a look at objects in Manchester Art Gallery's collection with a curator.
Free, but please book on 0161 235 8888 or email magevents@manchester.gov.uk
For more information please call 0161 235 8888 or visit www.manchestergalleries.org
Manchester Art Gallery
Mosley Street
Manchester M2 3JL
Textphone: 0161 235 8899
The Whitworth Art Gallery
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Saturday 16 June - May 2008
This exhibition explores slavery and its impact on trade and empire through objects picked from the gallery's collection. Highlights include a series of 18th century watercolours by Thomas Hearne that portray day to day life in the Leeward islands' major British sugar colonies and contemporary works by Black artists.
Trade and Empire
remembers slavery and its place in decorative arts in the period and beyond.
For more information please call 0161 2757450
The Whitworth Art Gallery
The University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
M15 6ER
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Visit www.revealinghistories.orguk to find out more
and to voice your own opinions and stories.
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Soca Aerobics and Dance Workshps
WILL BE CLOSED FROM THE 12TH - 26TH APRIL 2007
And re-open as normal from the 1st May 2007.
THANK YOU, FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!
Director
Esther Furlonge - Clarke 3/26/2007
The Fellowship of the Wing:
The dove of peace needs two wings to fly. We are looking for people who are willing to be the feathers that, together, form one wing. In fellowship a party of approximately twenty people who represent a faith, age and cultural cross section of Gorton folk are to go on a journey together during 2008. Each member of the party will act as an ambassador for their own family, school, faith, professional ethic. They will each take with them on the journey something which represents an aspect of their personal life and giftedness – poetry, a work of art, a photograph – which they will leave behind at journeys end as a gift to the host community. The wing we become will represent the whole of Gorton. Between us, we will share the story of Gorton and the place of ourselves and the people we represent in that story.
The journey will take us to a distant land. Our charge is to bring lessons, ideas and wisdom from a very different community to our own back to Gorton, in exchange for what we ourselves take to the sharing place. On our return, we will in turn share what we have learned with classmates, work colleagues, friends and family.
Our fellowship may be made up a little like this:
Six adults: - who may be a faith leader; a teacher; a street cleaner; a mother / father; someone out of work; a law enforcement officer; an artist; other or any combination of these …..
Fourteen Young People: - with leadership experience who are confident and mature enough to play an important part as members of a team and who have the enthusiasm and willingness to engage with the purpose of our quest. As well as the schools and communities they are rooted in, they may represent refugee / asylum families; children in or leaving care; British Travellers – a real cross section of Gorton life. From among the young people mentors will be identified who are able to support and encourage their fellow travellers. All the young people can expect to return with the ability and confidence to become mentors and role models to other young people in their own community. For reasons that will emerge, all participants will need to be fit and healthy.
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The Physical Destination:
Our destination will be Mar Musa Syrian Catholic Monastery, which is located at the top of a mountain:
We will stay for about a month, sharing the lives of the monks and nuns, who live in separate parts of the monastery, and the Christian / Muslim community around them. We will discover their passion for conservation, which is translated into practical action, and their commitment to peace and human relations – especially between Christians and Muslims.
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Our quest, which will be supported by Manchester University, arose out of a conversation between myself and Dr. Emma Loosley following a meeting between The Monastery of St. Francis & Gorton Trust, MMU, Mancat and the Learning and Skills Council. Dr. Loosley has spent much time at Mar Musa and carries the place and its people in her heart and mind wherever she goes.
While the language of the community is Arabic and some of the services are held in Syriac, an Aramaic dialect, their second language is English, so there will be little difficulty communicating.
Accommodation and Food will be free in return for a willingness to share in the daily tasks of cooking, cleaning and generally helping out with the work of the community.
We are looking for sponsorship from local businesses to help pay for flights and other aspects of the journey and are asking local schools to support through projects linked to the journey we will make. We will also be approaching TV documentary makers with a view to making a film record of the adventure that could form part of the feedback to both communities and offer a record of the quest to a wider, international audience.
We welcome enquiries from people who may wish to take part. All adults will need an enhanced CRB check and all participants will be nominated by and enjoy the support of their school, employer, faith, cultural and family members.
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The Spiritual & Community Destination:
For too long, outside influences such as the media have had unwarranted ability to define the reality and world view of local British communities like Gorton. Like Britain itself, we are a community enriched by the diversity of those communities that make up Gorton as a whole. There is much we have learned through our diverse and shared journeys that we may not ourselves recognise as precious, but which may in the sharing place prove to be of great value to other people. Likewise, there will be nuggets of wisdom to be gleaned from the everyday life of Mar Musa that will in return benefit our own communal life.
The Abrahamic faiths – Judaism, Christianity and Islam, have far more in common than some people realise. They share a regard for the ability of the desert places and wilderness moments of life to spiritually nourish people and form eternal character. They also share an emphasis on hospitality, that willingness to welcome the stranger that is a mark of strong communities everywhere.
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At the start, I spoke of the two wings of the dove of peace. While our Gorton group will represent one wing, Mar Musa itself will be the other. Between us, we hope to show that human relationships are able to soar to new heights of interest, insight and mutual regard by bringing what we are to the sharing place ready to listen to each others stories.
www.deirmarmusa.org www.gortonmonastery.co.uk
Pax, Salam, ShalOM.
Rev. David Gray - Community Coordinator,
The Monastery of St. Francis & Gorton Trust,
The Angels,
West Gorton,
Manchester - M18 8BR
Tel: 0161-223 3211 Email: david@theangelsmanchester.com
Chair: Gorton Community Development Trust
Faith Action Northwest Regional Partner - www.faithaction.net
Pax, Salam, ShalOM - FN4M
Gorton Restorative Justice Networker / GMP – IAG
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Chris Osuh
06/03/2007
RIVAL Caribbean carnival organisers have held talks about joining forces to stage one mega-event.
Manchester has had two carnivals since 2004, when Caribbean associations decided to set up an alternative event to Manchester International Caribbean Carnival, (MICC), which has been running since the late nineties.
The newer event, Caribbean Carnival of Manchester, (CCOM), won the financial backing of Manchester council, while funding was pulled from MICC.
But neither event has enjoyed the success of similar events in Leeds and Huddersfield. And earlier this month MICC organisers held a protest march after being told they would have to pay £24,400 for policing - a move they claimed was an attempt to undermine their event.
Now representatives from the council and both groups have now met to discuss putting their differences aside.
Organisers said both sides had already made plans for separate events, but were hopeful of having one carnival by summer next year.
Sonia Stewart, of CCOM, said: "It doesn't serve a purpose to have two carnivals - we need to have unity. All we need to do is lay down some principles on how we can work together effectively. I am very optimistic we can join forces to stage one high-quality event."
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Anthony Brown, of MICC, said: "It's been our position all along that it wasn't necessary to to have two events. It's good news that this situation... more 3/7/2007
CALLALOO STEW
Named after the heart-shaped callaloo leaves from the taro plant, this traditional stew can be made with crab, lobster, and shrimp, or taro root and coconut milk. But all versions of the dish call for okra and, of course, callaloo leaves. Spinach makes a great substitute for the callaloo.
Ingredients:
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1/4 cup sunflower oil or canola oil
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1 cup chopped green onions
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2 garlic cloves, chopped
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1 large fresh thyme sprig
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1/2 Scotch bonnet chile or habanero chile, seeded, minced
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4 cups low-salt chicken broth
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2 cups 3/4-inch cubes seeded peeled sugar pumpkin or butternut squash (about 3/4 pound)
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1/2 pound smoked ham, cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 1 1/2 cups)
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1 1/2 cups 1/2-inch-thick rounds trimmed okra
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1 pound fresh callaloo or 10 ounces spinach, stalks trimmed and discarded, leaves chopped
Preparation:
Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add green onions, garlic, thyme, and chile. Sauté until soft, about 2 minutes. Add broth, pumpkin, ham, and okra. Bring to boil; reduce heat to medium and simmer until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Add callaloo; cook until wilted and leaves are tender, stirring frequently, about 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
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