World Down Syndrome Day 21 March 2023
#World #Down #Syndrome #Day #WDSD 21 March, is a #global #awareness day which has been officially observed by the #United #Nations since 2012. World Down Syndrome Day 2023, the #global #network of people with Down Syndrome calls for a #commitment to… With Us Not For Us – The #ethos and #principle of ‘with us not for us’ is a #fundamental part of our #approach to #living and #working #together in #Camphill #Community #Mourne #Grange and we would like to join…
International Social Work Day 21 March 2023
#World #Social #Work #Day takes place on 21 March 2023. This year’s theme is ‘Respecting #diversity through joint social action’. It stems from the People’s #Charter for a #New #Eco #Social #World and recognises that change happens locally through our diverse leaderful communities. #WSWD2023 provides an #opportunity to #acknowledge how #communities can make #powerful #actions that lead to #inclusive social transformation. There are now many examples on the #IFSW website that highlight social work’s role in working with communities in…
International Day of Happiness 20th March 2023
It’s a #day to be #happy, of course! Since 2013, the #United #Nations has celebrated the #International Day of #Happiness as a way to #recognise the #importance of happiness in the #lives of #people around the #world. Happiness is a #fundamental #human goal. The United Nations #General #Assembly recognizes this goal and calls for “a more #inclusive, #equitable and #balanced approach to #economic #growth that promotes the happiness and well-being of all peoples.” In 2015, the #UN launched the 17…
The National Learning Disabilities & Autism Awards… We have a FINALIST
Hi everyone, we want to share the news that our #registered #manager, #Lizzy #Dixon, is one of the 8 #Finalists in the #Manager #Category in #Northern #Ireland for The #National #Learning #Disabilities & #Autism #Awards. Lizzy was #nominated by the community in #appreciation and #recognition of her tireless work not only with us in #Camphill #Community #Mourne #Grange but at a #regional and #national level on behalf of those who have a Learning Disability.
Making New Connections
#Camphill #Community #Mourne #Grange is delighted to establish a #new #connection to #promote and #sell the #beautiful things we make in our #workshops. We have just agreed an order of 50 #pens to be sold to #Northeast #Arc is a non-profit north of #Boston, MA that supports over 15,000 people with #disabilities or #autism each year. They have recently opened up a #gift #store, #parcels, that #exclusively sells items made by, or through #businesses owned by #people with disabilities or…
Peer Networking
We also want to #celebrate the strength that we create through #peer #networking with other #organizations for example #ARC (#Association for #Real #Change). ARC supports many organization like #Camphill #Community #Mourne #Grange to come together and share about a whole range of issues. One example of this is supporting all of the #Safeguarding #Champions from across the region to share and learn from each other to ensure that we are all working together to support everyone to be safe. Camphill…
Learning Disability Week
This year #Learning #Disability #Week is from the 14th to the 21 of #June and as always we are delighted to get involved and share with all of the other people and services in #Northern #Ireland. It is important to #celebrate the #contributions that people with learning disabilities make to everyone’s lives, and #communities. In #Camphill #Community #Mourne #Grange we are very lucky to have a range of #wonderful work areas were everyone irrespective of level of ability is able…
Lecturing at Rosenheim Technical University of Applied Sciences
Our #manager, #Lizzy #Dixon, was delighted to be invited to present as a #guest #lecturer to a group of #social #work #students and staff at the #Rosenheim #Technical #University of #Applied #Sciences, based near to #Bavaria in #Germany. On the 2nd of June Lizzy was able to connect with the group of students and staff at Rosenheim and share about the history of #Camphill and also of #Mourne #Grange and how the role of the social worker connects with the…
Mental Health Awareness Week 10th to 16th May 2021
We should all take time to contribute and share about how we can support ourselves and each other with our emotional #wellbeing and #mental #health. The past year has involved living with the impact of the #COVID-19 global #pandemic and this has been a particularly challenging time as we have all had to manage significant changes to our way of life and how we connect with others. The theme for Mental Health #Awareness week this year is how we connect…
