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Cork City PPN Update 22 May 

Hello Everyone, quick update of a Friday evening and perhaps weekend ideas and wishing you a lovely weekend. It is positive that more people are out and more workplaces can open, and there is also lots of conversations happening about we have learned the past weeks. It's an important time. Scroll to consultations to feed your views into Cork City Council new consultation on pedestrianisation  measures during Covid-19 (closes Fri 29 May). 

This week is very special with Volunteer Week Cork  and Cork LGBTI+ Awareness Week (the 1st as a member of the Rainbow Cities Network) and also Biodiversity week all celebrating together. They cross the 3  Pillars of the PPN and everyone involved deserves to be celebrated and credited for their huge contribution, recognising the amazing work that happens from the ground up and acknowledge that there is lots to do and lots of support needed as we move onwards and upwards. 

We take this opportunity to salute and thank all our members, and your teams and supporters and all our partners from all sectors locally and nationally. 
 
Table of Contents 
1. PPN News
2. More News; Events and Updates
4. Consultations and Surveys
More News, Events and Updates


The Cork City PPN is proud to be part of the Cork City Community Response. 

Read more here Cork City Community Response
To sign up for their bi weekly newsletter, email community@corkcity.ie 


Click the links below to read the latest updates from Cork City Community Response:
Issue 1,16 Apr  |  Issue 2, 22 Apr | Issue 3, 24 Apr | Issue 5,  01 May | Issue 6: 06 May | Issue 7 
| Issue 8 | Issue 9 | Issue 10 | Issue 11
 

 

Tea At 3 
Every Saturday at 3pm
Register for FREE Tea-At-3 resources here: http://streetfeast.ie/tea-at-3/


Tea-At-3 - a national weekly event that invites you to (appropriately!) check-in
with your neighbours at 3 pm every Saturday. Tea-At-3 is a physically distant activity
that takes place from your doorstep, in separate gardens, over the phone or across a
video call!




The Wheel Virtual Summit 2020
Wednesday 27 May, 09:30  -11:30 
www.wheel.ie/training/2020/05/wheels-virtual-summit-2020

What does the future holds for the sector — and what we can collectively do to shape that future. 
Join the Virtual Summit to discuss the current situation, the challenges facing our work, and what we can do to shape future policy and embed community values in any imminent change. This is your opportunity to help shape that change.

Also lots of training opportunities at the Wheel Visit: www.wheel.ie/training
Queries to Sinead Vaughan: sinead@wheel.ie



Read Plan B for Bealtaine 
Cork City Library  Newsletter for Bealtaine
Download here>>>





Webinar: BEYOND GDP Governance and Budgeting for Well-being
Friday, 05 June, 11:00 - 13:00
To register, visit www.eventbrite.ie 


Explore ways to transition to Well-being Governance and Budgeting in Ireland and elsewhere.  In Ireland, the current government formation talks include discussions on how best to approach budgeting that will “focus on quality of life rather than economic growth. 

Co-hosted by Cork Environmental Forum (www.cef.ie) and FEASTA - the Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability (www.feasta.org), this event  focuses on what Ireland can learn from other countries who have already put in place a framework of measures for individual and societal well-being and progress. 





Volunteer Leadership Training (via zoom) 
4 morning sessions - June 17; 18; 24; and 25
Discounted rate of €40 as a means to support the sector


For details and to register, email julie@volunteercork.ie  

With society slowly reopening and many organisations looking to re-engage their volunteers, the principles of good volunteer management practice are more important than ever. 

 



Participate in the Backyard Blitz from 22 May - 24 May 
Visit: 
https://biodiversityweek.ie/

Find the pollinator plan and other Information and Citizen Science Initiatives
at
https://pollinators.ie/ andwww.biodiversityireland.ie/
 
 

 
LGBTI+ Awareness Week - Proud to be part of a Rainbow City
(Lesbian; Gay; Bisexual; Transsexual; Intersexual and other Awareness Week
Sunday 17 May - Saturday 23 May


Cork City is celebrating it's 10th LGBTI+ Awareness Week it is the first year as Ireland's only  member of the Rainbow Cities Network - Corcaigh Abú. 

This year's theme is Proud to be part of a Rainbow City – share in this pride & post a message or video to share through the LGBTI+ InterAgency social media, including your memories and photos.

Follow on Facebook: and Twitter: @CorkLGBTAwarenessWeek 

Visit our members Gay Project https://gayproject.ie/ and LINC www.linc.ie for updates on their activities and initiatives 



Cork Volunteer Week 2020

Share a message acknowledging your volunteers or if you have received support from Volunteers. Especially in the past weeks everyone can appreciate the extent of the volunteering spirit and the community spirit in Ireland and appreciate the contribution all involved make locally and nationally.

Follow online at www.volunteercork.ie and on social media @volunteercork
to see the heartening and inspiring messages that have come in all week

Awards & Funding
Overview Open Funding and Awards
 
Grant/Fund Type Deadline Visit:
Ecclesiastical Insurance – Movement for Good   Nominate a Charity 24 May www.movementforgood.com/
Innovate Together Fund Nominate a Charity 27 May www.socialinnovation.ie/open-for-applications/
Ecclesiastical Insurance – Movement for Good   Nominate a Charity 24 May www.movementforgood.com/
Restart Fund (for enterprise) Business & Enterprise Tel: 021 4924000 https://bit.ly/3e5UpCH
The 2020 Student Bursary Scheme Human Rights / Training opening in May Click here
Age Action and
Red Cross Hardship Fund
Older People    Click here
Community Foundation for Ireland’s Covid-19 Community Fund Grants between €1,000 and €10,000   Covid-19 Response Fund
 
Tuath Housing Community Covid 19 Emergency - One-off up to €1000 Housing – Deadline
Extended
Extended 02 June Download information here>>>
3rd EU Health Programme Health / EU 03-Jun Click here
Horizon 2020 Research / Health 04-Jun Click here
SFI Discover Programme 2020 Research / COVID-19 10-Jun Click here
Culture Ireland Grant Arts / Performance 15-Jun Click here
Sustainable Cities platform – Transformative Action Award     https://sustainablecities.eu/home/

Additional Details 

   

Nominate a Charity
Help to be be eligible to win an award of €1,000

Deadline: Sunday 24 May
Visit: 
www.movementforgood.com/

 

Nominate Dress For Success
in the Ecclesiastical Movement for Good awards

Click here  www.movementforgood.com/#nominateACharity 
Deadline Sunday 24 May 

Click ‘nominate now’ & enter : Dress for Success Cork. Charity number is: 20203865, Charity Type “Community”
 
 
 
Innovate Together Fund
www.socialinnovation.ie/open-for-applications/
Deadline for applications: Wednesday, 27th May
 
The Philanthropy Fund - ‘Innovate Together’ is a collaboration between Government, philanthropists and social innovations, focussing on supporting innovative responses to the Covid-19 crisis. 
 
To be eligible to apply for this fund, your organisation must:
  • be delivering front-line critical services in the Republic of Ireland, before the 1st January 2019. Twenty-Four (24) categories front-line critical services are eligible and include, Youth, Social Housing, Education, support for disadvantaged communities, Social Services, Family Support Services, etc
  • have a projected loss in your 2020 fundraising income and/or traded income of 25% or more as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic.




Tuath Housing Community Covid 19 Emergency Fund - DEADLINE EXTENDED
One-off funding of up to €1000 is available
Deadline for applications, Tuesday 02 June
Download information here>>>


This fund will assist community groups who are providing support to Tuath Housing tenants during the Covid 19 pandemic.  
Anyone wishing to apply or looking for further information can contact info@tuathhousing.ie


 



Restart Fund
For queries contact Cork City Council’s Customer Services Unit at 353 21 4924000
Click this link to apply online https://bit.ly/3e5UpCH

 
A €250 million Restart Fund has been created nationally by the Minister for Business, Enterprise, and Innovation to help micro and small enterprises with the costs of reopening during Covid-19. Companies can apply to their local authority for a grant of an amount equivalent to no more than their 2019 rates bill. There will be a cap of €10,000. The grant can be used to pay ongoing fixed costs, for replenishing stock and for measures needed to ensure employee and customer safety.
Cork City Council
  •  
  • Have an annual turnover of less than €5 million and employ between 1 to 50 people
  • Have closed or suffered a projected 25% or more loss in turnover to the end June 2020
  • Commit to remain open or to reopen if it was closed
  • Declare the intention to retaining employees that are on the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme and to reemploy staff on the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment where applicable
 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on the grant scheme are also available on www.corkcity.ie 
 



Transformative Action Award
Visit: https://sustainablecities.eu/home/


The competition is open to any local or regional authority, or civil society organisation located in an EU Member State, EEA country or EU candidate or accession country that has endorsed the Basque Declaration. For more information about the Basque Declaration and how to endorse it, click here. Awards include €10.000 to kick-start a Transformative Action in your city, region or municipality and a chance to showcase on the Sustainable Cities Platform 

The actions taken are local or regional contributions to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Climate Agreement.




The 2020 Super Value Tidy Towns competition has been cancelled, however on 20 May, Minister Michael Ring TD, Minister for Rural and Community Development, confirmed that funding which he allocated to support the TidyTowns groups, will still be available to them, to assist with activities they might undertake as the COVID-19 restrictions are eased, or in preparing for the 2021 competition.”

 
Don't Forget


Young Social Innovators - open Call to Teenagers 
Share your ideas here: https://bit.ly/YSIOpenCall by 31 May
All idea will be submitted to a weekly draw for €50


YSI are asking for young people’s ideas about how to tackle the problems in our communities as a result of #coronavirus. This is an anxious and challenging time,but many young people are hopeful for the future,post-COVID-19 and are optimistic that society will change for the better.

This project supports young people to be part of this change. Follow on social media @YSIOpenCall 

 


Latest edition of Cork CIty PPN Funding Point
Click here to read:  CorkCityPPNFundingDigestMay_June2020
Consultations and Submissions and Surveys

Cork City Council seeks your views on pedestrianisation measures during Covid 19
Deadline: Friday 29 May
Visit: https://consult.corkcity.ie/

The consultation forms part of a programme of measures being prepared by Cork City Council to facilitate the awakening of the local economy and to support both residents and the public in safely returning to work and commercial life in the city and town centres. With phase one of the re-opening of Cork underway since Monday 18 May, Cork City Council have temporarily pedestrianised the historic Marina riverside amenity and popular retail street Oliver Plunkett Street and have also been conducting a deep clean of the city centre and Glanmire, Blarney, Douglas and Ballincollig.

Submissions are invited from the public, stakeholders and interested parties on proposed temporary road closures.

 
 
 

Impact COVID-19 on local food systems
Cork Food Policy Questionaire 
Click here>>> to access short questionaire https://letsfoodideas.com/en/questionnaire-covid-19/  
 


Public Consultation on the Significant Water Management Issues
for the third cycle River Basin Management Plan for Ireland 2022-2027
Deadline: Friday, June 26, 2020 Opened Dec 20, 2019


Click here>>> Visit: www.housing.gov.ie/water/water-quality/water-framework-directive/public-consultation-significant-water-management

 

Survey: UCC Social Research -Disruption to Work During the COVID-19 Crisis Research
For further information please contact the researchers at: workandwelfare@ucc.ie
 
Events and Campaigns and Reminders from last newsletter
Member's actions and campaigns you can get involved in  www.corkcityppn.ie/getinvolved/cpc/
 
Campaigns & Projects are an important way for the PPN and its members to raise awareness of issues and take action to improve the city. Whether PPN or member-led, this section shines a light on current campaigns & projects going on around Cork.
 
Current Actions:: 

 
Impact COVID-19 on local food systems
Cork Food Policy Questionaire 

Click here to access the questionaire>>>   
 

 
Safer Streets after Covid19 Restrictions Ease
Open Letter to Cork City and County Council
Click here to read the letter>>> 

Click here for more information >>> 
To be added to the list of signatories, please email tmfcork@gmail.com

 




Add your voice to the Cork Folklore Project’s COVID-19 Chronicles

Online survey: https://forms.gle/ifov9id9qvcG2VLs9
Printable version of the form is available here

Follow on FaceBook or keep a diary and share photographs - email  covid19chronicles@corkfolklore.org 
 


 
Creative Call - Calling All Children in Cork City
to submit a creative work about their experience of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Email Submissions by Friday 29 May to creativecall@corkcity.ie
 
Create a work of art, music, dance, writing, performance - whatever you want to do do
Email it to creativecall@corkcity.ie by 29 May
For more details, visit www.artsforall.ie or contact communications@corkcity.ie
 


 
Navigating healthy relationships during the COVID-19
Latest Campaign from the Sexual Health Centre
Click here to download the guide and toolkit>>>
 
 
Virtual Solo Bike Rides
Earn rewards while you cycle on your own - in a 5km radius
Visit: 
www.axacommunitybikerides.com

 
Connect Call - Free confidential Phone Service
to support Cork's Migrant Community - Multi languages
To access contact:: Cork Migrant Centre on 086 824 6087
 


Don't forget to add Input and agenda items for the Cork City Council LCDC (Local Community Development Committee)

Email Yvonne at coordinator@Corkcityppn.ie

 



 
Age & Opportunity’s Bealtaine Festival
Ireland’s national celebration of the arts and creativity as we age.

Visit Bealtaine.ie and follow on social media; Facebook: www.facebook.com/Bealtainefestival
 and Twitter @Bealtainefest 

 

6 week online parenting course via Zoom
Thursdays 14 May  -18 June, 20:30-21:30

Join in any time
Click here for details and to register Free online parenting course 
 

                                                                   

Free online Polish Language Counselling & Psychotherapy 
Click here to register>>>

For questions, tel 021 4395588 (Mon 9am-6pm, Wed 9am-6pm, Thurs 10am-5pm)
NOTE: This is not a crisis service - People in need of immediate help should contact their local A&E, GP or call 999

 



Story writing competition
‘Stories from the Waterside’ / ‘Scéalta Ó Thaobh An Uisce’
Deadline for entries Sunday 31 May
Visit:  http://watersandcommunities.ie/stories-from-the-waterside/
For queries, contact: cseale@lawaters.ie




Upcoming Workshop Cork Gay Project : "Men In The Middle"
Expressions of Interest Are being Sought  

To register and for details, contact: Michael O Donnell, michael@gayproject.ie Tel: 0873647901  www.corkcityppn.ie/workshop_men-in-the-middle/

‘Healthy Food Made Easy’ course (HFME)
6 Session Programme Seeking expressions of Interest from anyone over 16 
For details & application, email WellCommActive@CorkSports.ie  021 434 7096 
Visit www.corksports.ie/index.cfm/page/healthy-food-made-easy 

 


Age & Opportunity
Opportunities for older people to be more active; more visible; more creative; more connected

Visit  https://ageandopportunity.ie/  Contact 01 8057709
www.facebook.com/AgeandOpportunity 
For Active DVDs & exercise leaflets by post, email your details to gfl@ageandopportunity.ie

 



Return to Work Safely Protocol

Covid-19 Specific National Protocol for Employers and Workers 
Visit: https://dbei.gov.ie/en/Publications/Return-to-Work-Safely-Protocol.html

Additional Reading and Resources
       





Download the extensive overview of resources and links relating to health; mental health, Supports Older People; Community information sources; Education; culture, Art and Creativity. It is by no means exhaustive and please share links as we continue to update.
Click the following link to download: Covid-19 Community Resources Overview

 
Thank You for Reading
Please stay in contact. We are here to support and connect. Tag us on social media @CorkCityPPN. Forward on resources, and info to update the network. Contact: 
  • Yvonne Murphy, Coordinator  coordinator@corkcityppn.ie  Tel: 086 1422 747
Cork City Public Participation Network, PPN, 13 North Main Street, T12 Y6W0, Cork 
Our offices are currently closed due to COVID-19. We are available on mobile, email and social media. 


Click here to see your PPN Representatives: www.corkcityppn.ie/meet-the-new-ppn-representatives-in-cork-city/
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