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Unit 1, 2 Parker Hill, Rathmines Road, Dublin 6 ( opposite the swimming pool )
E-mail : [email protected] Blog : projectgateway.blogspot.ie
Phone : 085 752 1220 OR 01 4977005 ( Office hours )
Hours : Monday and Thursday 1.00 pm - 5.00 pm JAN
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Hello readers and welcome
to the year of our Lord,two thousand and sixteen, but sure
what’s another year, as that fellow
sang about many years ago.
Anyway we hope that we all got
over the festive season without any
difficulty and went easy on the
mince- pies and Ferrero Rocher. (as
if)..
We appreciate all the articles that
you the members send into us here,
because without them, we would
have 4 blank pages, and howexciting would that be. So thanks
again to all who participate in the
Newsletter. We would also like to
thank all those members who
volunteered to man/woman the
meet-ups over the Christmas, their
efforts were really appreciated.
On a sad note though, we have to
say good- bye to the one and only
John Kelly who is skittling off to
the inner regions of India at the end
of December and will be gone for afew months. We wish him a bon
voyage and look forward to seeing
him again sometime in the future. A
huge thank you to John for all his
enthusiasm and hard work that he
brought to Gateway. Good luck to
you JK... Happy New Year..
The Newsletter Team..
Have you a song in your head?
I have been playing piano for a while, creatively
more than classically, if that matters!
Instruments are great to learn, but you don’t
need to play an instrument to write a song.
Some instruments I started later in my life – the bass
guitar, the electric guitar and the drums. That was the
thing I missed the most when I became unwell. For my
21st birthday party to celebrate getting a bit more well-
er, I got a piano! I lost the old piano which was sad,
and the new one didn’t really suit my style, but it was
great to have it. A few years ago I did a course in
musicianship in Ballyfermot – it was great. It was my
first time to play publicly. I got to write songs and
perform them and play grand piano!
I’ve been writing songs for years, but I’m choosy. This
is beside the point, but I used to walk around Dublin
City singing all the time.
Because I studied music production, I learned how to
use equipment, and my big goal is to invite people to
somehow collaborate to write songs, organise writing
songs or to sing or play. That’s my ambition! Please
please get in touch if you are interested, and please
don’t be afraid to. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t got
any skills, the only thing that matters is that you want
to be involved. Drop an email to
[email protected] or phone or text
Gateway on 085-7521220 and leave a message for
Clodagh. Or talk to me in drop-in if you see me!
PS. I have some instruments for people to play
including a bass, drum-kit, two pianos and slider lead
guitar. Clodagh
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Welcome to First Fortnight 2016
For those unfamiliar with First Fortnight, it is a
volunteer led charity that aims to challenge mental
health stigma through, music, theatre, film , dance,
spoken word and more. The First Fortnight Festival
2016 begins with a Proclamation, an
event in Christ Church Cathedral where they invite
some of Ireland’s best known faces to proclaim their
Vision of how to improve our collective mental
wellbeing as Ireland marks its past by looking to the
future.
Article about 2016
I feel strongly that a major opportunity has been
missed, as we trundle into 2016 , without a world
class show, of the magnitude of the opening of an
Olympics, to showcase Irelands talent in the fields
of Music and Drama, and to honour those of 1916.
I feel the graves of our 1916 leaders, will shakewith anger, as the last bell of 2015 tolls, as an
excuse for a celebration is rolled out. We will
wearily watch this damp squib peter -out in the
murky waters of old civil war politics.
Even an article in the Albions Financial Times
encouraged us to celebrate, what we do best, a
huge spectacle as I mentioned above.
But our Leaders have chosen differently , and a
great opportunity is forever lost. Tom
The experienced John
Laverty made it to his
first final only to come
up against the young
pretender who fought
valiantly against the
defiant John only to be
undone by the finest of margins and unfortunately went
home empty handed . Mark walked home with a skip in
his step holding the paper pool trophy. Congratulations
to Mark and commiserations to John.
The Pool Competition report by our intrepid Pool
reporter Stephen
The Our state of mind campaign is asking you to remind every candidate you meet to make mental health a
priority and to seek five key improvements:
As the General Election draws nearer, it's time to ask candidates to make mental health a priority.
There is one thing that all political parties and candidates agree on – that’s the need to improve our mental
health services. Mental health difficulties touch people of all ages and backgrounds, but services are struggling
and what is needed is effective action.
1. A nationwide school programme to build good
mental health
2. Easy access to counselling
3. Access to 24/7 crisis supports
4. A right to advocacy support
5. A right to make one’s own decisions about mental health
What you can do
1. Give a Mental Note to candidates and canvassers when they call to your door as a reminder to prioritise
mental health reform. You can order your Mental Note pack from Mental Health Reform.
2. Tell candidates and canvassers why mental health matters to you. Talk about the one Mental Health
Reform recommendation that means the most to you.
3. Share the campaign with every candidate in your constituency. Share it on your own social media using the
hashtag #Ourstateofmind
4. Come to our candidates' debates on mental health in Dublin on 13th January 6.30-8.30pm at City Council
Civic Office, Wood Quay, to have your say and to hear what the various parties' plans are for mental health, if
elected.
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Film and leadership course 2015
Gateway is currently
running a Film and leadership course on Tuesdays and
Wednesdays. This is the first time that such a course
has been held in Gateway. Over the 8 weeks,
participants have learnt how to use a camera, plan
scenes, negotiate, improvise and have fun.
At the completion of the course, it is hoped that a short
film of about 3 minutes in duration, will be ready to
provide an informative overview about what the
Gateway Project is all about. Thanks to Gateway,
Dublin Bus (who funded this course), Amy and Tim
(our tutors), the course participants and to all the
members of Gateway who
agreed to be part of this
initiative.
We will inform you when the
finished film is ready to be
viewed..Stay tuned...Richard..
The 3 wise women
Oh Holy Night !!!!!!
Loads of goodies for the Goodies….
It’s good to have a shoulder to lean on...
Waiting patiently for Santa..
Wondering whether we were good or bad….. On Yer Bike Emmet….
Part of the Peace Process….
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These are a few of my favourite things . Deirdre S.
Pastime : Watching movies
Smell : Cut grass
Food : Duck in orange sauce
Person : Barack Obama
Season : Springtime
Clothes : Casual
Colour : Blue
Song : Walk the Line
Sound: Music
Thanks and appreciation to all our supporters MY MIND in Ranelagh is offering discounted
counselling services. Vouchers are available to
Gateway members at €10 per session for 5
sessions. Contact Gateway on 01-4977005. Thank you to
the ESB for supporting this service.
That Special Child
Although I’m only nine years old, I hate to let it out,
These adults of mine, They rant and rage, and tell us
not to shout.
Sometimes I get frustrated, And jump and run about,
And when I do, the adults leave me out.
They tell me I am silly too, this gives me such a
shock
I know I’m not silly, I know I’m really not.
So how do I get around the kids?
Do any of you know?
Because I need the help of kids,
Because adults cannot grow.
Just take a quick look at them and see, it’s really
quite a shock,
They say they’ll sort out everything, with the
recession I know they’ll not,
They say if you have a problem, to come and talk to
God, But when we do they say it’s time for tea.
So how do we get around the kids?
Do any of you know?
I need the help of the kid’s because the adults cannot
grow, make a show, don’t know
And go, go, go,
I’m like grandma and granddad,
Slow, slow, slow. Siobhan Walsh
Important Dates to keep in mind
Educating Gateway Workshop part 2: Tuesday
January 12th. Time 2-5pm
Music in Mind – vocal workshops to reconvene with
Amy in January 13th
Creative writing: Reconvening on January 15th…
spaces open.
Film & Leadership to conclude in January [Dates
TBC]
Voter Awareness workshop/doorstep priorities talk
with Lara Kelly. [Date TBC]
Outreach Workshop [Date TBC}
Guidelines for member led activities Workshop [DateTBC]
The Gateway Express
I
n November a group of us started singing
classes. On the first day, we all introducedourselves and most people said they didn’t have
much experience of singing. We did a quick
warm-up and then started singing.
I had been unsure about joining the group because in
the school choir I had been told to mime instead of
singing. However I found myself singing along with
the group. We started off with some well known songs
and then moved on to African songs.
Everybody seemed to be enjoying it, and I was happy
to have the opportunity to sing again in a group.
We have called ourselves The Gateway Express andwill be singing Christmas carols at the Christmas
party.
We’d like to thank our wonderful teacher Amy Ryan.
Abbie..
Doctor, doctor, No one believes a
word I say.
Tell me the truth now, what's your
REAL problem?