MarketSocial Education ProjectApril – June 2017Working Class Communities like the Market are central to powering the economy. Despite this centrality, they are prevented from fully benefitting from the wealth they produce.

The Social Education Project aims to:

• Encourageourcommunitytothinkcriticallyaboutsociety

• Developabetterunderstandingoftheeconomyamongthepeoplewhopowerit

• Examineandencourageotherwaysoforganisingtheeconomyforthecommongood

LAUNCH NIGHT:

The Village Against the World: The Story of Marinaleda

For over four decades the little village of Marinaleda has been struggling for dignity in the face of poverty and government indifference. Against all the odds, they’re winning – this is their story

Guest Speakers:

Dan Hancox, Journalist and Author of ‘The Village Against the World’Dr Stevie Nolan, Trademark

Week 1: Tuesday 2n May 2017 MarketCommunityCentre–DiscussiononChapter1

Week 2: Tuesday 16th May 2017 MarketCommunityCentre–DiscussiononChapter2&3

Week 3: Tuesday 30th May 2017 MarketCommunityCentre–DiscussiononChapter4&5

Week 4:Tuesday 13th June 2017 MarketCommunityCentre–DiscussiononChapter6,7&8

The little village of Marinaleda in Spain suffered decades of brutality, neglect and poverty until, one day, they decided to stand up. After 10 years of struggle to secure a disused farm on their doorstep, Marinaleda is on the up. That farm is now ran as a cooperative for the benefit of the whole community, as are several other businesses in the town. Marinaleda is also one of the few places in Spain without unemployment, without a housing crisis, without widespread poverty. This is their story.

‘The Village Against the World: TheStoryofMarinaleda’

WORKSHOP 1: Taking on the Fat Cats - CommunitiesandtheEconomy:HowtoEffectChangeSpeaker: Máirtín Ó Muilleoir MLA, SF. Tuesday 6th June 7pm Market Community Centre

WORKSHOP 2: Who Makes the Wealth and who gets it - IntroducingPoliticalEconomy:What it is and why it matters

Speaker: Dr John Barry, QUB. Tuesday23rdMay7pm Market Community Centre

WORKSHOP 3: A Business without Bosses - Worker Cooperatives: AnAlternativeEconomics

Speaker: Dr Stevie Nolan, Trademark. Tuesday9thMay7pmMarket Community Centre

WORKSHOP 4: A Woman’s Place is not at Home – GenderBudgeting,WomenandtheEconomySpeaker: Kellie Turtle, Women’s Resource and Development Agency. Tuesday20thJune7pmMarket Community Centre

COURSE: WHY YOU’RE SKINT: AnIntroductiontoPoliticalEconomyFri9thandSat10thJune20179:30am – 4pm Market Community Centre

A two day course delivered by Trademark Belfast Covering:• The Rise of Capitalism• Competing Economic Theories• Nature and Causes of

Economic Crisis• Alternative Economics

DISCUSSION NIGHT: BUILDING A NEW ECONOMYTuesday27thJune7pmMarket Community CentreBringing project participants and guest speakers together for a night of discussion on how communities can take back control and build a new economy.Speakers:Kellie Turtle, WRDADr Stevie Nolan, Trademark BelfastDr John Barry, QUB

TUES 4TH JULY 2017 | 7PM

Belfast based filmmaker Sean Murray will take you through the processes of film-making on a small budget. Showing a selection of short films he will explain how to best utilise a small production crew with limited resources by offering an alternative and innovative approach to film-making. The class will cover:

• ThePoliticsofFilm• FilmingTechniques• Equipment

SATURDAY 17TH JUNE 9:30am – 4pm Market Community Centre

Join PPR, whose participatory approach to human rights campaigning has been recognised by the United Nations as a good practice example of how communities can claim their rights. The Tools for Action training day is your opportunity to learn more about this work and will cover:

• CommunityOrganising• Campaigningforchange• Humanrightsandchange

MDA:The Market Development Association (MDA) was established in December 1995 to promote the well-being of all residents living in the Market area of South Belfast. It aims to develop the Market community into one where people want to live, work and socialise. The MDA seeks to advocate on behalf of the Market community on socio-economic issues which impact on the residents by adopting a community development approach. The MDA engages with statutory agencies, government departments, political representatives, the private sector and other stakeholders in order to advance the development of the Market area into a vibrant and sustainable inner city working class community. The MDA aims to empower the local community through the promotion of active citizenship within the community and in the wider city of Belfast. The MDA strives for equality, and

promotes a rights based approach when dealing with the many socio-economic issues that impact on the Market community. The organisation works on the following core objectives:

1. Housing2. Children and Youth3. Health4. Community Cohesion,

Community Relations and Community Safety

5. Strategic Planning, Community Infrastructure and Sustainability

6. Education, Training, and Employment

Pangur Bán:Pangur Bán was established in April 2014 to promote independent learning, communal solidarity and social pride in the Market through book clubs, lectures, debates and concerts and drama.

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