November 15, 2005 at St Edmund’s Church. Despite the cold weather a good number of local people and representatives of various agencies came along to hear about CARISMA's activities in 2005. These included reports on:

• PeaceWeek - the Lantern March and Peace Mosaics, the CD of Peace songs made by local children, and work in schools.
• The Peace Tent at the Garden of Delights Festival
• Street Pastors
• Stop and Search consultations
• Future plans and ideas
• Media report
• Financial report

There was a fantastic musical slot from special guest Lyrican. A name you will hear again.

The meeting also voted to support CARISMA's application for charitable staus.

Thanks to St Edmunds for hosting us, and Ira for providing refreshments.

CARISMA 2005

Events organised include:

• PeaceWeek 2005 (Peace by Piece - mosaics & lantern march; I Am What I Am CD; Taken By The Gun exhibition; school Assemblies; Peace Lecture; MP Breakfast and much more)
• Stop & Search Consultations
• Summer football tournament
• Community response to Hulme shooting (with MAV)
• other Community Consultations and meetings
• Council, Church and conference presentations.

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

• BBC Northwest Tonight, Granada Reports, BBC 1 News, Channel M,
• BBC GMR, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5, Piccadilly Radio, Galaxy 102, All-FM, Carnival FM, Pan African radio,
• BBC website,
• The Independent, Manchester Evening News, Metro News, Area News.

Events and Groups participated in:

• Street Pastors (Moss Side and coming soon to Longsight)
• Garden of Delights Festival (Peace Tent)
• Let’s Talk (with Galaxy 102 and The Peace Alliance)
• MMAGS Independent Advisory Group
• GMP Greenheys Independent Advisory Group
• GMP Divisional Independent Advisory Group
• Sedgely Park (GMP Learning & Development) IAG
• Community Network for Manchester
• Home Office Community Panel
• ‘Throne of Weapons’ exhibition - Manchester Museum
• Community Comics UK
• Save the Children ‘Diversity & Dialogue’ project
• Culture Week at West Indian Centre, Longsight
• Summer Holiday clubs for young people
• Manchester coach to Anthony Walker funeral
• Criminal Justice Board Consultation
• Moss Side Family Awareness Day
• GMP Crime Awareness Days in Schools
• Moss Side Carnival
• Prince’s Trust/Fire Brigade Development Project
• Teen Bash fundraising (including Peace & Love DVD)
• MAES/Lifelong learning

“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, & 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 in Word or Acrobat format.

Or would like to find out more first, send us an or phone 227 9776.
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