🌿 MAKING SPACE FOR COMMUNITY | KATLYNE ARMSTRONG ✨ How can we build stronger communities, create new opportunities, and put people at the heart of change? That’s what Making spACE for Community is all about! We’re thrilled to welcome Katlyne Armstrong, Education Lead at The Bohemian Cooperatives, to the conversation! 🤝⚽️ Katlyne is helping to build a Community Wealth Building ecosystem in Dublin, creating new cooperative pathways and championing the power of education and community participation to drive meaningful change. With a background in anthropology, community development, and social and environmental justice, Katlyne is passionate about empowering people, strengthening communities, and creating opportunities for everyone to shape a fairer future. We can’t wait to hear Katlyne’s insights and explore how we can work together to put communities in the driving seat! Register now at makingspaceforcommunity.even… #MakingSpaceForCommunity #CommunityWealthBuilding #CommunityPower #Cooperatives #CommunityDevelopment

MAKING spACE FOR COMMUNITY 🌿 | LAND - FROM INJUSTICE TO POSSIBILITY WORKSHOP ⛰️ Next up in our workshops for Making spACE for Community is Land – From Injustice to Possibility. Join Davie Philips for an interactive 70-minute workshop exploring land through the lens of justice and stewardship. Using the Three Horizons framework, participants will explore some of the challenges within current land systems, identify emerging possibilities, and consider the policies, practices and forms of action that could support a fairer future. Facilitated by Davie Philips, an experienced facilitator and process designer with over 25 years of work supporting communities, networks and organisations to build resilient, community-led futures, this session will create space for shared reflection and practical action. Be part of the conversation at Making Space for Community: makingspaceforcommunity.even… #MakingSpaceForCommunity #LandJustice #GlobalCitizenshipEducation #CommunityLedChange #Stewardship #SustainableFutures

MAKING spACE FOR COMMUNITY 🌿| 💧 WATER IS LIFE WORKSHOP We have three fantastic workshops to choose from that will take place as part of Making spACE for Community — and first up is Water is Life. What lies beneath the surface of our rivers and streams, and how can we help protect these vital ecosystems? Water is Life is an interactive and reflective workshop exploring our relationship with water and its importance to our lives, communities and the natural world. Facilitated by Dr Suzanne Linnane and Dr Caroline Gilleran Stephens from the Centre for Freshwater and Environmental Studies, this hands-on session will invite participants to discover the hidden world beneath the surface of our waterways, explore the value of freshwater ecosystems, and learn how citizen science can empower individuals and communities to monitor, understand and protect their local rivers and streams. Register now and join Making spACE for Community on November 4th: MakingspACEforCommunity.even… #MakingSpaceForCommunity #WaterIsLife #CitizenScience #Freshwater #Biodiversity #CommunityEngagement #EnvironmentalAwareness #MarinoInstituteOfEducation

We're delighted to announce Jim Clarken as our keynote speaker at Making spACE for Community. As CEO of Oxfam Ireland, Commissioner with the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, and a respected advocate for human rights, equality, and sustainable development, Jim brings a wealth of experience and insight to this important conversation. Through decades of leadership across national and international organisations, Jim has championed social justice, inclusion, gender equality, and community empowerment. Join us for an inspiring keynote as we explore how communities can create more inclusive, connected, and equitable spaces for everyone. Register now at makingspaceforcommunity.even… #MakingSpACEforCommunity #CommunityDevelopment #SocialInclusion #Leadership #HumanRights #OxfamIreland

Get ready to raise your voices with us at Making spACE for Community! ✨🎶 We’re delighted that this wonderful choir, the Mosaic Choir, will be joining us for Making spACE for Community, bringing their voices, energy and joy to the occasion! 💚 Formed in the summer of 2022, the choir began with a beautiful purpose: to help learners develop their English listening, speaking and reading skills through the joy of music — in a fun, welcoming and non-academic way. Since then, the choir has become a permanent feature in LMETB King Street. 🌟 Their message is simple: every voice matters! 🌟 We can’t wait to hear them sing and celebrate the power of music to bring people together. Make sure to join us November 4th: Register here 🎫 makingspaceforcommunity.even… #MakingSpACEForCommunity #Inclusion #community #education #dublinireland #saolta2026 #dublinevents #IrelandEvents #LouthEvents #eventlifedublin #marinoconference

We're thrilled to introduce our final panellist, Peter Dolo from Development Education Network-Liberia. Peter will be attending the conference alongside a cohort of respected community professionals from Liberia through Development Education Network-Liberia as part of the final year of Saolta’s Global SpACEs exchange. The work of Peter and the Development Education Network-Liberia team has brought amazing and powerful community change in Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone while also providing invaluable insight in many European countries such as Ireland. His experience will provide an important perspective into how community development has grown, and continues to grow, globally. Make sure to join us November 4th so you don’t miss out. Register here 📷 makingspaceforcommunity.even…

We are thrilled to introduce our other panellist, Nima Ashour. Nima is a former teacher for UNRWA in Gaza, bringing with her a wealth of knowledge and a critical perspective of the current context for the global community and community education. She has received acclaim for her work with University College Dublin, being selected this year following a competitive selection process to serve the Students as Partners role within University College Dublin Teaching and Learning. Nima also recently completed her MSc in Equality Studies at University College Dublin. After being evacuated from Gaza in 2025 through the Ireland Fellowship Program, Nima has continued to be actively involved in advancing equality, inclusive learning, and meaningful social change in Ireland and globally. We are honoured to welcome her onto our panel on the 4th of November. Get your tickets now so you don’t miss out on her input. Register here 🎫 makingspaceforcommunity.even… #community #education #dublinireland #saolta2026 #dublinevents #IrelandEvents #LouthEvents #eventlifedublin #marinoconference

On #WorldFoodday it is important for Ireland to reflect on the very high % of food import and export. This isn't sustainable and is contributing to the #Climatecrisis globally and food insecurity in Ireland. We addressed this yesterday at our #Foodforthought training in @Sonairte where we explored the need for much more regenerative agriculture.

Say hello to one of our panellist for MakingSpACE, @LarisaSioneriu ! Larisa is an expert in the adult and community educator sector who has done amazing and impactful work with @aontas , National Adult Learning Organisation of Ireland. She has an impressive background with European Projects and worked at a national level to help shape Adult Learning. She’s worked closely with Saolta in the past and most recently led a workshop on AONTAS's and Development Perspectives’s resource “Community Education Against Disinformation Workbook”. Join us on November 4th at the Marino Institute of Education to hear her valuable insight on community education. Register here makingspaceforcommunity.even… #community #education #dublinireland #saolta2026 #dublinevents #IrelandEvents #LouthEvents #eventlifedublin #marinoconference

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We are thrilled to welcome Kevin McParland as the moderator of our panel! From his work in Sri Lanka at the Shining Life's Child Trust to his current role as a lecturer in Global Youth Work and Community Development for Dundalk Institute of Technology @DkIT_ie , Kevin has an extensive and impactful history working with community development that will create an enriching panel you don't want to miss. Get your tickets now so you don't miss out on learning from him and our other panellists this 4th of November Register here: MakingspACEforCommunity.even…

Meet one of our speakers at MAKING spACE FOR COMMUNITY! We’re delighted to welcome Niall Tierney, Director of the Global Programmes Unit at Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, to our event on 4 November! 🇮🇪 🌎 With extensive experience in international development, humanitarian response and global cooperation, Niall brings a wealth of insight into Ireland’s role in tackling global challenges and advancing the Sustainable Development Goals. 🌱🤝 If you’re working in Adult and Community Education in Ireland and want to explore how Global Citizenship Education (GCE) can inspire learning, spark critical conversations and empower people to take action for a fairer world, this event is for you! 📅 4 November 🎟️ Tickets are on sale NOW! 👉 Book your ticket today: makingspaceforcommunity.even… #makingspaceforcommunity #InclusiveEducation #community #education #dublinireland #saolta2026 #dublinevents #IrelandEvents #LouthEvents #eventlifedublin #marinoconference

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🌱FOOD FOR THOUGHT – LAYTOWN 🍅🌽🥬 Join us for Food for Thought to explore regenerative, sustainable & equitable agriculture in Ireland and the Global South, and the potential for shared learning & action. 🌾🤝 📅 Thursday, October 15th 🕐 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM 📍 Sonairte, Laytown Expect thought-provoking discussions around food, farming, sustainability and how we can work together. 🌱 👉 Scan the QR code on the poster to register or go to foodforthought-laytown.event…

💡🧡 DROGHEDA, FULL OF IDEAS! The Festival of IDEAS brought energy, creativity and inspiring conversations to Drogheda, exploring how we can reimagine our town and shape a brighter future together. From urban renewal and community-led ideas to art, architecture, sustainability and the future of our shared spaces, the festival celebrated the people and possibilities that make Drogheda special. ✨ 🎬 WATCH THE VIDEO AND RELIVE THE HIGHLIGHTS! A huge thank you to everyone who took part, shared their ideas and helped make the festival a celebration of creativity, collaboration and community. 🧡 The festival may be over for this year, but the ideas live on. Let's keep imagining, creating and building a better future for Drogheda — together! ▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/-ATrCoSABQM #FestivalOfIdeas #Drogheda #Community #UrbanRenewal #FutureOfDrogheda #CreativeCommunities

Check out this fantastic upcoming event on Thursday in the @Droichead_Arts Centre at 8pm. Reduce. Rewind. F*ck it. Reboot! Join Anthony Kinahan and Ceara Carney as they collide in a comedic cabaret of chaos to dismantle the capitalist systems that have created this current global mess. They then pick up the pieces and play with the world that we could have instead… Directed by Chris Moran, Reboot! is a contemporary comedy sketch show you won't want to miss! Developed and produced in partnership with Droichead Arts Centre. Get your tickets: droichead.com/show-detail/?i… If you can't make the Drogheda it will also be on in The New Theatre, Dublin on October 17th as part of @AnTaisce's Climate Action Week.