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The Carisma Annual Meeting for 2006 was held on December 11 at The Saltshaker, Moss Side. Report and photo here.

September 28: Carisma orgnised a breakfast-time consultation meeting with Stephen Timms MP. Stephen (second from the right in the photo) is a cabinet minister as Chief Secretary to the Treasury - Gordon Brown's #2, and iis conducting a 'Comprehensive Spending Review', which will include looking at how local community and voluntary projects are funded.

A number of activists from Moss Side attended and we had a positive discussion - even though a lot of it was about problems small organisations or individuals have in accessing funding and the short-term nature of most funding schemes.

June 15: Carisma Chair Erinma Bell and husband Raymond are invited to the Queen's 80th celebrations in London - a service at St Paul's Cathedral, followed by lunch at Buckingham Palace.

Claire is now Mrs Trivino!
Congratulations to Claire and Antony who got married on May 29.

Peace Week 2006 took place from March 19-26. PeaceFM radio station, Good Riddance Weapons-Hand-In, Burn The Bad bonfire, lots more.

Report and photos here.