Members of the local community along with local Councillors, representatives of the Police, Fire Service and Faith Groups joined together on November 4th, 2004 to hear about and celebrate what Carisma has achieved since it began in January 2003.

Different members of the Core Group shared about the various aspects of Carisma's activities and events we have organised, including Peace Week, the Memorial Service, Community Consultations, Street Pastors and networking and media work.

We also heard from members of the Street Pastors team and looked ahead to our next PeaceWeek.

Guest speaker Rev Nims Obunge told us aboutThe Peace Alliance in London and encouraged us to build on what has been achieved so far.

"We are all Carisma!" Eight members of the original Carisma Core Group will continue and an invitation was made for new members to join them. More..

Manchester Evening News article.
Erinma Bell, Chair of Carisma.
Special Guest Rev Nims Obunge.

The Story so far... Carisma's first 2 years

Events organised include:

  • PeaceWeek 2003 (Manchester Cathedral Memorial Service, Generating Peace)
  • Lorna Stanley, Operation Restoration Trenchtown
  • MAV Conference
  • Street Pastors
  • Community Consultation with Michael Howard
  • PeaceWeek 2004 (Why Peace?, Balloon Release, Community Awareness Day, Generating Peace, School Assemblies & Workshops)
  • Community Consultation with James Paice MP
  • other Community Consultations and meetings
  • Council, Church and conference presentations.

Events and Groups participated in:

  • MMAGS Independent Advisory Group
  • GMP Greenheys Independent Advisory Group
  • Community Network for Manchester
  • Criminal Justice Board Consultation
  • Moss Side Family Awareness Day
  • Summer Events ‘04 brochure
  • GMP Crime Awareness Days
  • GMP Xcalibre Launch
  • Prince’s Trust/Fire Brigade Development Project
  • Manchester Young Lives Moss Side
  • MAES/Lifelong learning
Carisma Support Worker, Claire Barlow with Street Pastors Mark and Valerie

Nims Obunge also met with a group of Church and faith group leaders at lunchtime and challenged them to be "Community Pastors" and to care for people who may never come to their places of worship.

Press & Media: interviews, articles, letters, including...

  • BBC Northwest Tonight, Granada Reports, BBC 2 Newsnight, BBC News 24, BBC GMR, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5, Sky News, Radio Piccadilly, Galaxy 102, All-FM, Refresh FM, Carnival FM, SureStart Radio, Manchester Evening News, Metro News, Area News.

STOP PRESS: Nims is returning to Manchester for Friday and Saturday of PeaceWeek 2005.

“We are all CARISMA!”

It is important to get new people involved on the Core Group of CARISMA bringing fresh ideas and energy and to make sure the group represents all of the community as far as possible.

There is a commitment involved - monthly meetings, plus work to be done in between, and other events and activities to attend to represent the community through CARISMA. And then there is PeaceWeek to be organised...!

If you’re up for it, download a nomination form from the links on the right or get one from the Carisma Office, c/o The Saltshaker, 16 Bedwell Street, Moss Side, M16 7LN. You will need to find people to nominate you. Return the form to the Carisma Office.

There are four places available on the Core Group. Up to four new members can be co-opted by the present Core Group as agreed at the meeting on November 4.

Download a nomination form in Word or Acrobat format.

For more information or phone the Carisma Office: 227 9776
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