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2010-08-04
YOUnity peace day events
The International Day of Peace, also known as the World Peace Day, occurs annually on September 21. It is dedicated to peace, or specifically the absence of war, such as might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone. It is observed by many nations, political groups, military groups, and peoples. The first peace day was celebrated was 1981.
Beyond Skin in partnership with Unite Against Hate and Belfast Metropolitan College have developed the first ever YOUnite week as part of the Belfast East creative legacies project.
YOUnite will feature a week activities using art, music and multimedia focused in East Belfast leading up to the International Day of Peace event 21st September at Belfast Metropolitan College, Castlereagh Campus.
Homely Planet radio will play a vital role during the week recording and producing special programmes to link events locally and globally.
2010-08-03
Expo-Nations Belfast
An event on the 14th August at the Europa Business Centre Belfast will showcase arts and crafts of various nations, including traditional dressing, traditional instruments and other items. Those attending the exhibition will be able to look around the stalls of the various nations showcased, ask questions and have a go at using some of the items. The event runs from 1pm to 8pm and Homely Planet radio will be holding two radio Q&A sessions with musicians from India and Uganda.
2010-07-24
Fabrika and new Polish radio programme
This year, Polish Association NI in Association with Czech and Slovak Association NI has sought to broaden the scope and ambition of the festival by joining forces with other eastern European countries to create a larger festival: Fabrika - Festival of Eastern Europe. The countries involved include Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic,. Northern Ireland has welcomed many migrants from these countries over the last number of years - migrants who have come here to work, to study, to play, to live - basically those same things that all humans seek to do whether Irish, British, Estonian or Czech. And so Fabrika aims to celebrate these common traits and aspirations of our fellow humans and our fellow Europeans. And it will do this in a week-long festival of cultural and community-based events celebrating our diversity and commonality as Europeans.
Homely Planet will be recording items from the week to include in the launch of a NEW POLISH RADIO PROGRAMME!
'Kontakt' Program Polskiego Radia, will be a regular radio programme in partnership with Polish Association NI, Polish Abroad and Polish Kameleon Youth Initiative.
The programmes will be mostly broadcasted in the Polish Language and broadcasted weekly as part of Homely Planet's schedule. It is hoped that each programme will be available to download from various Polish websites.
Kontakt will feature articles on the arts, music, spoken word, events, politics and current affairs that relates to the Polish community in Northern Ireland. The programme will also look at global events that would interest the Polish Community. 'Kontakt' will be broadcasting mid-August.
2010-07-16
Project Hubble-Scope
The first in a series of Beyond Skin Global initiatives linking young people in Northern Ireland with youth groups worldwide. Hubble-Scope is a 2010 Newtownabbey Summer scheme in partnership with the Young leaders of Sierra Leone, UNOY and Newtownabbey Borough Council. Young people from both countries will exchange photos and audio to produce a radio programme.
2010-06-30
Switch on the NEW Global Jukebox!
You can now just listen to the great selection of world music on Homely Planet radio through the new 'Global Jukebox' player. Go to the top of the Homely Planet webpage and click the 'global jukebox' link top right.
2010-06-26
Ravenink Festival to bring a world of cultural activities to Ormeau Park
On the 26th June 2010 the Ormeau Park Playing fields Belfast will come alive with live with a variety of cultural activities and performances.
The Ravenlink Festival is a community initiative organised by the Ravenlink Residents Group in partnership with the organisation, Beyond Skin.
Funded by the Unite Against Hate Campaign, Belfast City Council and the Peace and Reconciliation EU Programme for Northern Ireland and the Border Counties of the Republic of Ireland (PEACE III), the festival is part of a series of events and projects through the citywide Creative Legacies programme and the Belfast East project.
This free festival starts at 12pm and runs to 4pm with music from local artists and musicians representing Zimbabwe, India, China, Poland and Portugal, Indian and Chinese lion Dance, an open drum circle, art workshop, bouncy-castles and kids activities and food & craft stalls.
Ravenlink Residents Group previously known as Ravenlink Womans Group piloted the Ravenlink festival last summer in a residential area lower Ravenhill Road. Since then the group have grown and developed capacity to assist more issues within the East Belfast area working with Beyond Skin and other organisations. This year in an aim to reach and provide access for a wider community the Ravenlink festival has been relocated to Ormeau park.
Darren Ferguson from Beyond Skin said, "We are very proud of what the Ravenlink Women have achieved to date and very excited what future positive influences they will have on East Belfast and the wider Northern Ireland community. The festival is a celebration and a true testament to the impact of initiatives like the Creative Legacies project and a visible show of what people with passion and vision for their community can achieve with little resources."
The Festival will be filmed and recorded for a final 'Creative Legacies Belfast East' audio/visual publication.
2010-06-19
Belfast Carnival 2010
On Friday 18th there will be an open workshop in Victoria Square 4-6pm for anyone who would like to come along and make a puppet to bring with them to watch the parade and to join in the puppet picnic. There will be puppets walking around that you can introduce yourself to and from 5.30-6.30pm the Samba band Beat n' Drum will be doing a performance piece. This year the Brazilian band Bongar taking part in the parade. If anyone would like to hear them before that they will be performing at the Black Box Café Hill St from 7.30-8.30pm.
On Saturday 19th in Victoria Square from 10.00-12.00 there will be another open workshop to make puppets for the parade.
The puppet parade will leave Custom House Square at 12.30 and we will dance our way to the City Hall were there will have a huge puppet picnic. There are lots of activities going to be happening in the City Hall ground throughout the afternoon such as Live music from Magwere African band, Interactive world music experience by the Motion Project, Brazilian dance workshop, circus performances and the first ever Raising of the Dragon performance in Northern Ireland.
On Saturday night there will be a Carnival Party in the Mandela Hall, Queen's University featuring more local and international music acts. The weekend will finish with a Puppet Family day in the Black Box on Sunday afternoon.
2010-06-14
Refugee Week
Refugee Week 14 - 20 June 2010 is a series of programmes recorded locally and worldwide, broadcasted here, on Homely Planet Radio.
Downloads
2010-06-11
Belfast Inclusion Festival
The Website is now online for the June 2010 Belfast Inclusion Festival. Homely Planet we be recording for broadcast various events throughout the festival.
2010-05-17
One World Festival 2010 & Africa Day
The new rebranded and even bigger One World Festival Derry returns at the end of May.
Africa Day events from 25th May - 28th May will lead into the main one World Festival festival 28th - 30th May
This free festival will have music, films, dance, food, arts from around the world with some very special guests. Also activities for children and families.
The main activities will be around the stages at the One World Centre, Foyle Street Derry, Guildhall Square and Cafe Del Mondo.
Homely Planet radio will be recording music and chat for a special series of programmes broadcasted at a later date.
So, you are all welcome to shared this world event in this historic city.
2010-05-08
Beyond Skin Global
On World Fair Trade Day 8th May 2010 Beyond Skin launched the new Beyond Skin Global website and brand
Creatively linking Global Development Issues to Race Relations, the website will be a central resource for Beyond Skin global initiatives/programmes and partnership projects and campaigns.
In 2008 Beyond Skin set out to use music as a tool to link global development issues to race relations in a schools programme funded by the Department for International Development (DFID). The programme was very successful and due to Beyond Skin's growing global network (thanks to Homely Planet radio) we have developed a Global Development Education initiative.
This involves a schools' radio and music project funded by DFID, global exchange projects and various global campaign projects (such as Sudan365).
In 2009 Beyond Skin became the first organisation in Ireland to become members of UNOY (United Network of Young Peacebuilders). Beyond Skin aims to develop exchange projects with other global members of UNOY, as well as with youth groups in Northern Ireland using music, arts and media.
The Beyond Skin Global brand will soon be present on all Beyond Skin websites and online networks providing a link to the Beyond Skin Global website.
(Beyond Skin would wish to thank the Centre For Global Education and Alexandra De La Torre for their support and guidance over the past few years that has resulted in this development of the Beyond Skin Global vision; and also a massive thank-you to Sinful Design for the BSG brand and website design)
2010-04-20
Magnetic North
As part of community relations week in Northern Ireland, 26.04.2010 - 02.05.2010, Homely Planet have developed a special radio/broadcast special programme exploring what attracts people to Northern Ireland and what positive aspects of the country indigenous people are proud to share. Each session will have a guest panel of people from different cultures who have chosen to live in Northern Ireland.
A series of Magnetic North radio programme forums will be held in with schools in Bangor, Derry, Lisburn and a public event in Newtownabbey, 29.04.2010, at 19:30 in the Ballyearl Centre.
The recordings from the forums will be edited and broadcasted at a later date.
2010-04-16
Under One Roof celebrates Crescent Opening
Afro-Celt Mini Festival marks the return of the swifts from Africa to Belfast's beautifully restored historic arts centre.
The much anticipated reopening of the Crescent Arts Centre is nearly here. For months, Belfast has been watching the impressive restoration of this Victorian landmark, eagerly waiting the day when we can step inside.
As part of its Opening Celebrations, a mini-festival has been organised jointly by the Crescent Arts Centre, RSPB and the organisation Beyond Skin.
30th, April 2010 will see a full-day festival showcasing the Crescent's environmentally sensitive restoration, its importance as a nesting site for endangered swifts and our links with Africa through these migrating birds. Our global, natural and cultural heritage, under one roof!
The guest list is diversity itself, including architects and other building industry members, biodiversity officers and conservationists, the African community and RSPB members.
To confirm your attendance to the 5pm - 7.30pm sessions:
From 7.30, the centre is open to the public. Come along and enjoy a Multicultural Music Experience!
2010-04-07
One World Festival 2010 Site Online!
The One World Festival, Derry website is now online: www.worldmusicni.com/oneworld.
Now in its 5th year the May Festival has been given a face-lift by the organisers, SEEDS and Beyond Skin.
The logo and new and very attractive website has been developed by the imaginative, left of centre and visionary company, Sinful Design: www.sinful-design.com.
Updates as the festival develops will go online. with progress tweets via Homely Planet twitter network.
2010-04-03
Sudan 365 Beat for Peace
The 2nd open drum session for this global campaign will take place on 10th April, 1pm at the Craft Village in Derry. The event will be lead by multicultural fusion band, Harmonicity. For more info, check out:
2010-03-20
A Taste of The World
Ballymena Inter Ethnic Forum is hosting an International Food and Music Festival 'A Taste of the World' at the Braid Arts Centre, Ballymena on March 27th, 2010 from 5pm to 8pm. Admission is free and includes an opportunity to taste a variety of foods from around the world. The event will also feature a musical performance by The Motion Project, a Belfast-based multicultural music and arts group as well as a touring exhibition.
This event, which is organised in conjunction with the Mid-Antrim Museums Service, is part of the Cultural Connections project and is funded under the European Union's PEACE III programme managed for the Special EU Programmes Body by the North East PEACE III Partnership.
The event is also supported through Ballymena Borough Council's Good relations Unit and the Racial Equality and Community Relations Unit, OFMDFM, Ballymena Arts Festival and Community Relations Council.
On offer will be culinary delights from around the world namely, Spain, India, China, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Japan, France and Northern Ireland. In addition to the delicious array of cuisines, the Cultural Connections touring exhibition, You Say Potato, I Say Wapato will also be on display for all to enjoy. This exhibition traces the history of one of Ireland's most famous foods, the potato, from its origins in South America to the present day.
Musicians within Northern Ireland's largest multicultural music collective, 'the Motion Project', will be giving people a taste of world music with performances from musicians representing India, Uganda, Poland, China, Ireland and Zimbabwe. The day will also include special 'fusion' performances. The event will be recorded for Homely Planet radio for a later broadcast.
For more details on event please contact Ballymena Inter Ethnic Forum on 028 2564 8822.
2010-03-15
Action Week Against Racism!
As part of the European-Wide Action Week against Racism 13-21 March 2010, Elmgrove Primary School in East Belfast will be hosting a music performance and Homely Planet radio forum with pupils from Knockloughrim Primary School.
In 2009 P6 and 7 pupils from Knockloughrim embarked on a song-writing project. Together, they explored structure of songs and reason for writing. They discovered that music can be a powerful medium for expressing our feelings and thoughts about important issues.
At the time of the project, two soldiers and one policeman were shot in Northern Ireland. Pupils were baffled by these events and confused as to what was happening. They then decided to write a song about it that would clearly put across the message that we do not want to go back to the troubles that our parents experienced in the past.
They wanted to show that despite religion and background, we all need to learn how to get along and value each other.
The outcome was the song 'We can't go back'.
The recorded radio programme from the Elmgrove/Knockloughrim session will be available on: www.belfasteast.net and broadcasted on Homely Planet radio from 21st March.
2010-03-10
MMX - Global Xchange radio programme
The Global Xchange programme is a project which gives young people from different countries a unique opportunity to work together, to develop and share valuable skills and to make a practical contribution where it is needed in local communities.
Two young people from Africa, Sylvia and Sbonelo, will be producing radio programmes for Homely Planet based on their visit to Northern Ireland during March/April 2010.
Sylvia is a graduate from St Austin's academy college in Nairobi , Kenya . She is presently working for STAR radio in Freetown Sierra Leone as a presenter. She is also involved in a movie industry called JOHN'S WORD as an actress. JOHN'S WORD is a group organised for youths that are less privileged in the community.
Sbonelo works for Cheerful Sound Entertainment that aims to look for and provide necessary skills to local artists, edu-tainment, Training and Exposure.
The radio programmes will be branded MMX (2010) and will be broadcasted in April 2010
2010-02-22
International Womans Day - Belfast Celebration
IWD occurs annually on the 8th March. This important day of global celebration for the economic, creative & social achievements of women around the world. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, IWD is a national holiday. The first IWD event was run in 1911 - we're only 99 years adrift!
Next year is IWD Global Centenary 1911-2011.
There will be a range of activities at the Ulster Hall and Ormeau Baths Gallery over the course of the day. It's a celebration of the contribution of women from all over to the life of this city.
Homely Planet radio will be hosting a 'connecting cultures' myth busting session with women from various cultures plus onsite recording music and chat.
Timetable - 08.03.2010 @ Ulster Hall
Performers include
Ashiah Cackowska and Anyah Wysoczynska (Ormeau Baths Gallery), Alinne Fernades, Inge Haghighi, Isobel Anderson, Sara Dylan.
2010-02-04
Chinese New Year - Year of the Tiger
Sun 14 Feb, 12-5pm, St. George's Market, Belfast
Get ready for a celebration to welcome the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Calendar!
St George's - a grand Victorian building - will be transformed into a bustling authentic Chinese marketplace, featuring both local and Chinese performers; acrobats, jugglers, martial arts and Chinese arts and crafts.
As part of the Belfast East creative legacies project, children from Nettlefield school have been making and preparing crafts for the event, learning about Chinese culture with their parents.
As it is the year of the Tiger a large tiger mosaic will be created during the event!
So highlight the date in your diaries - Sunday, 14th February.
Homely Planet radio will be recording activities for a later broadcast.
2010-01-13
WCAD 2010 'Closer To The Edit'
World Community Arts Day (WCAD) new music project recorded across three Cities, Brasov, Romania, Belfast and Derry, Northern Ireland.
The project - A Charity in Brasov Romania (FAST) working with children and music collective (Harmonicity) connected with the organisation, SEEDS based in Derry will be recording new music elements that will be remixed in a series of workshops with young people in East Belfast.
The project is part of the Belfast East creative legacies initiative and aims to explore the diversity of our history and heritage enabling the development of the arts that reflects individualistic and united culture within East Belfast, providing a legacy that can benefit the wider community The recorded material from these music sessions will be given to participating East Belfast groups to edit and incorporate with the choir piece. The finished recording will be broadcasted over Homely Planet internet radio, on the 17th February and available thereafter on various websites to download.
Belfast East Creative Legacies - an initiative of Belfast City Council managed by Beyond Skin supported the through EU Peace III programme.
Closer to the Edit Project is in partnership with SEEDS, Foyle Multicultural Forum, Fast Charity (Romania) and Beat N Track.
2010-01-12
Social Networks
Homely Planet radio has started a twitter feed: twitter.com/homelyplanet ».
This feed will contain various news items/events in Northern Ireland within the areas of race, religion, diversity and Beyond Skin (managing charity) related activities.
If you wish your event/activity to be mentioned, email details (max 140 characters) to homelyplanet@gmail.com ».
Homely Planet is also connected through the Caribeworld network caribeworld.org » and myspace myspace.com/homelyplanet ».
2010-01-05
Sudan 365 - Beat For Peace
A global day of action on Sudan will take place on 9 January 2010, marking the fifth year anniversary of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between North and South Sudan and one year out from the referendum that will determine whether the Southern region of Sudan will separate from the North. With many highly contentious issues still to be resolved, with growing violence in the South and unresolved conflict in Darfur, there is a real risk of a return to widespread conflict that could destabilise the entire region and place civilians in grave danger.
On the 9th Jan drummers will gather across the world to call on leaders to take urgent diplomatic action to prevent conflict returning to Sudan. Northern Ireland will be joining this event.
We will be updating the information on the following pdf regularly (we will confirm the amount of time shortly) for you to click and receive the most up to date information
2010-01-01
Happy New Year One and All!
From the entire Homely Planet Team we would like to thank everyone we have been involved with in 2009 and look forward to a prosperous 2010! Your continued support and efforts are greatly welcomed, appreciated and keeps us driving forwards! Happy New Year to all!
2009-12-15
Kaleidoscope Radio Team
Early 2010 will see a new radio team in the Northeast of Northern Ireland to take forward the radio programme 'Kaleidoscope' focusing on cultural activities within the Northwest peace III plan.
The team will consist of people connected with 'The Base' drop in centre, Ballymoney and will aim to cover items in Larne, Moyle, Limavady, Ballymena, Coleraine & Ballymoney areas.
For more information: homelyplanetradio@gmail.com and visit the Northeast Peace III website northeastpeace.com
2009-11-25
Creative Legacies
Beyond Skin will be launching the Belfast East Creative Legacies programme, new Belfast East brand and website on Thursday 10th December 09 @ Belmont Tower 7pm.
Beyond Skin's creative legacies programme will build on our previous and current work in East Belfast also previous and ongoing work carried out by other Arts and Community groups/individuals.
The programme aims to explore the diversity of our history and heritage enabling the development of the arts that reflects individualistic and united culture within East Belfast, providing a legacy that can benefit all inhabitants of Belfast City and the wider community.
This Creative Legacies programme will help to increase the awareness and understandings of different communities, faiths and heritage that exist in the area using music, art, music, digital media and radio (Homely Planet).
The programme is part of a wider Belfast City Council culture and arts initiative funded by the European Peace III programme.
2009-10-19
Northwest - Season 3: "My Born Identity"
Now into the third season of volunteers, the next series of Northwest radio programmes will explore the cultural identity people lose as a process to integrate into society.
Produced by three Italian students from the Foyle Language School, Derry, (Renato, Laura and Simona) with assistance from Homely Planet's journalist/producer Venus McDonnell, from October to December 2009, the Northwest team will be interviewing people from ethnic minorities who are living in the Northwest area to discuss the challenges they face to express their culture in the communities they work and live in.
The team will also be talking with community leaders, politicians and council representatives about the measures that are being developed to assist cultural relations and the integration process.
2009-10-10
Fly Butterfly
Saturday 17th October 12pm - 4pm there will be an outdoor spectacle event for Belfast City Hall reopening where caterpillars transform to butterflies on the City Hall wall and a giant butterfly opens its wings for flight. Make your own caterpillar or butterfly mask in our Family Workshops, join the Caterpillar Parade through the city centre, dance to some music or watch the acrobatic delights of Fly Butterfly aerial display.
Homely Planet and Love Music Hate Racism will be hosting music on the stage at the City Hall.
For information and to book Family Workshops call Beat on 90434767 or email: beat@belfastcarnival.com
2009-10-09
Got Idea For a Short Film?
Blank Slate is a UK wide digital short film scheme supporting the next generation of cutting edge, Black and Asian minority ethnic film making talent. It also acts as a springboard for some of the best talent to progress to features. Now in its 6th year, Blank Slate is part of the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund Digital Shorts Scheme.
Blank Slate is coming to a showcase event at The Chinese Welfare Association, 1 Stranmillis Road, Belfast on Wednesday 14 October 6.30pm.
The programme will start with a screening of Granny's Ghost, a film by writer/director Lab Ky Mo shot in Belfast with a cast of locals, followed by a short introduction to the Blank Slate funding process and ending with informal drinks.
To book a place email info@beyondskin.net
2009-09-29
Arts is to Business as Culture is to Development
Homely Planet radio, an inter(net) cultural broadcast for Northern Ireland launch the radio programme 'A is to B as C is to D' during anti-racism in the workplace week 19th - 24th October 2009.
The series of radio programmes will be in partnership with Arts and Business and the Equality Commission Northern Ireland and will explore with businesses and arts organisations their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) role in Cultural Development.
Each radio programme will focus on a business with an open discussion forum with management, staff and guests to explore successes and challenges regarding their CSR model. The programme will be recorded for a regular radio show on Homely Planet available to download on partner sites.
2009-09-21
Culture Night Belfast
Belfast is set to join the ranks of other great European cities when it shows off its cultured side in a unique event taking place 25th September
Beyond Skin is association with Premier Inns will be hosting an evening of music, poetry, radio and film at the Premier Inn Hotel, Waring St. Belfast 4pm-10pm 21st September.
Highlights will include The Motion Project multicultural music interactive experience, Talking Drum performance & CD launch, Homely Planet radio broadcast, 1 Giant Leap & Living in the Half-Light film screenings and performances from Jonny Nixon, Ashiah Cackowska & Anyah Wysoczynska.
2009-09-10
Kaleidoscope - NorthEast
As part of Beyond Skin's partnership with Mid-Antrim museums and Corrymeela for a North East Peace III project, Kaleidoscope is a radio programme that will be capturing actives in the Northeast cluster.
The North East PEACE III Partnership is the delivery mechanism for Theme 1.1 of Priority 1 of the PEACE III Programme in the council cluster of Coleraine, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Larne, Limavady and Moyle. Theme 1.1 - Building Positive Relations at Local Level aims to challenge attitudes towards sectarianism and racism and to support conflict resolution and mediation at the local level.
2009-09-07
21st Sept 2009 - International Day Of Peace
On the 21st September people worldwide will be organising activities to mark the international day of peace.
Homely Planet radio Northwest and SEEDS (Derry) will be hosting music, poetry and radio interviews at Cafe Del Mondo (Shipquay st, Derry) from 12pm - 5pm
The radio programme will be broadcasted at 8pm on the 21st September as part of the Northwest programme.
More information about the International Day Of Peace can be found at internationaldayofpeace.org and for more about the Cafe Del Mondo event contact roisin@seeds.ie
2009-08-29
First Edition Newsletter!
Yeah, we know, has taken some time but here is the first Homely Planet newsletter. The newsletter will come out at irregular intervals as things develop...
Here is the first! Edition zer01 »
If you would like to be on our mailing list please drop us a line at homelyplanet@gmail.com (please maintain the subject title)
2009-08-22
Belfast Mela
30th August, 12pm-6pm, Botanic Gardens will see the return of Northern Ireland's largest multicultural festival, The Belfast Mela.
Featuring live International Music & Dance / World Food Market / Asian Fashion Show / Eco-Friendly Area / Craft Village / Ethnic Bazaar / Henna / Street Entertainment / Fun Fair / Heritage Tours/ Rickshaw Rides / Bhangra Party.
The Homely Planet radio crew will be roaming the festival site capturing all the chat from guest artists and members of the public.
The radio porgramme will be broadcasted at a later date.
More information about the Mela visit belfastmela.org.uk.
2009-07-16
Into the Northwest
Beyond Skin & SEEDS are developing various initiatives to develop the world music scene and multicultural activities in the Northwest area.
This will include the growth of the Motion Project and the already active role of Homely Planet Northwest in partnership with the Foyle Language School. Beyond Skin have set up an office within the SEEDS One World Centre, Derry and appointed a Regional Manager for the Northwest area.
More updates soon at beyondskin.net, here at homelyplanet.org, worldmusicni.com and a new SEEDS website.
2009-07-04
Belfast 'Welcome' Event
Oh Yeah! Music Centre
15-21 Gordon Street
Belfast, BT1 2LG
Entry by donation
2.00pm - 7.30pm
Family Fun, games, activities, film, music (including DJ Venus Rollergirl, Anthony Toner, Ludwig O Neill, Tracey Dempsey, Jonny Nixon and more) dance, food and more.
8.00pm - 1.00am
Live Music and DJs - including Joe Echo, The Vals, Tin Pot Operation (acoustic), NI Soul Troop, Nakatomi Towers, Afresh + entertainment and more.
2009-07-04
Derry Inter-Dependence Festival 4th - 5th July
One World Centre Courtyard
Sat 4th July
Sun 5th July
LIMITED numbers - best to book early!
07881916809/71-370989
**BBQ Tickets only 10 pounds**
2009-06-29
Love Music, Hate Racism and SEEDS concerts
A Weekend of music and entertainment, celebrating diversity in Northern Ireland organised by a consortium of groups and artists including Love Music, Hate Racism and SEEDS.
Show the world Northern Ireland welcomes diversity. Homely Planet Northwest will be recording the Derry concerts with a special Belfast program capturing interviews about the days events.
2009-06-18
Welcome To The Machine
In light of the recent attacks on the Romanian community in Belfast, Homely Planet radio are hosting a special 'Connecting Cultures' program with ethnic community and media representatives.
The theme of the forum is to address the media's role in cultural social responsibility and will give media representatives a chance to talk with people from ethnic minorities about their personal stories and views they have towards the media. Questions such as "are the media responsible for the rise in racist attacks?" will be addressed.
The forum will form part of a larger music & arts event on the 4th July called 'Welcome' that will be held at the Oh Yeah music centre in Belfast.
The forum will be held prior to the Welcome event and will be recorded by Homely Planet for a later broadcast.
Audio copies will be given to all participants if they wish to include in their own media outlets.
2009-06-09
Belfast Summer Carnival 2009
Saturday 17th June Belfast City centre will see the return of the Summer Carnival spearheaded by the Organisation The Beat.
This year's theme is 'Space' and will feature live music, international dance and food, street performances and circus acts, samba drummers and floats and costumes that will dazzle and amaze. Events start at midday. Homely Planet will be at City Hall along with Love Music, Hate Racism pumping out great tunes with live music.
For more information visit:
Homely Planet's program producers, Juan Matapelo and Luigi Orabidoo have put together a media promo for the carnival.
2009-05-27
One World Festival
On Saturday 30th May, SEEDS (Derry) will host a festival in and around Foyle Street, Derry.
Live music, food, craft-stalls throughout the day in Guildhall Square, Cafe Del Mondo and in the SEEDS building.
Events start at 11am finishing around 5pm.
Homely Planet Northwest will be recording activities for a later broadcast.
2009-05-16
Africa Day Festival
To celebrate Africa Day on the 25th May, a festival will take place in Derry featuring music, dance, food, arts & crafts stalls, storytelling and more. Homely Planet Northwest will be recording activities for a later broadcast.
2009-05-09
Regional Teams Announced
Homely Planet Radio are proud to announce the first of many planned Regional Teams...
Omagh, in association with Omagh South West College and Omagh District Council Derry/Londonderry, in partnership with SEEDS and Foyle Language School.
Both teams will be producing programs exploring culture within their own areas and will provide a service for local communities and councils.
For information about each team: homelyplanet@gmail.com
2009-05-05
Creative Voices Exhibition
Homely Planet in partnership with Caribeworld.org will be broadcasting a special program of audio from the 'Creative Voices' exhibtion from 21st may 2009.
This is a global exhibition of artworks, audio, video and photography developed and hosted by Caribeworld.
For more information visit:
2009-04-20
Homely Planet gets acknowledgement
On Sunday 19 April, Homely Planet received an OFMDFM grant acknowledgement by ministers at the Festival of India.
A proud moment for all the team!
2009-04-08
What About Me?
Following the success of their first double Grammy nominated film & album, What About Me? is the latest offering from 1 Giant Leap.
This visionary project took producers, Jamie Catto and Duncan Bridgeman to over 50 locations as they explore through music, the complexities of human nature on a global scale, and aims to reveal how we are all connected through our creativity and beliefs.
Featuring, to name but a few, Michael Stipe, Eddie Reader, Alanis Morissette, Michael Franti, Maxi Jazz, Carlos Santana and Baaba Maal.
As part of Community Relations week 2009 (27th April - 2nd May), the organisation Beyond Skin (established in 2004 as a result of 1 Giant Leap), will be hosting 'what about me?' film screenings across Northern Ireland. Homely Planet will be dedicating a whole weeks' broadcast to 'what about me?' including interviews, discussions and audio from the film.
For more information visit:
2009-04-07
We Are 1
A year ago 11th April 2008 at 12 noon, Homely Planet started broadcasting. 1 year later our expectations have been blown away by the support and growth of the radio.
Many thanks to all of you who contributed to programs, projects, production, and promotion. To date we have recorded programs with over 50 groups.
A lot of exciting stuff is planned for the future, so stay tuned!
2009-03-29
Connecting Cultures
A radio format in partnership with the organisation "Connecting Cultures" has become a great success, with sessions taking place around the province.
The Connecting Cultures program is a facilitated Q&A session to take away the "mystery" that may surround cultures due to the fact that people may not have the opportunity to ask the questions.
So here is that opportunity; no political correctness, no language skills and no question is stupid. Each session will have at least four people on the panel representing four different countries.
"This has been our greatest program success to date. A simple idea, but one that really is breaking stereotypes and assisting cultural relations"
(Darren Ferguson - project manager)
2009-03-01
World Music in Northern Ireland
World music in Northern Ireland? you may ask. Yes it has been bubbling under the surface and Beyond Skin in the process of working with musicians from different cultures have recognised the need to help develop the world music sector to assist cultural relations.
www.worldmusicni.com is a new website that is an extension of Beyond Skin's social enterprise Motion2Music.
With the added support Homely Planet radio offers combined with the service World Music NI aims to provide, Northern Ireland could prove to be a diamond in the rough within the global world music scene.
2009-01-30
UPDATE: World Community Arts Day 17th Feb 2009
Homely Planet radio in connection with the World Community Arts Day on 17th February will be hosting a creative writing audio exchange to compliment the Waterfront concert and global live Beatles jam broadcast happening on the 17th February.
You can either write a poem/story for the day that will be emailed to another individual in another part of the world who will record themselves reading it out and email it back to Homely Planet for broadcast. Or...
We can email you text that you can read out and record and email back to us (mp3).
Writers
Send poems/stories etc to homelyplanet@gmail.com (subject title should be 'WCAD exchange') (All material must be your own original work and relate to WCAD).
Readers
Send a request to homelyplanet@gmail.com (subject title should be 'WCAD exchange') for text to be sent for you to record.
This exchange is for WCAD project only so please respect authors ownership.
*All requests/material to be submitted by 15th February
2009-01-19
World Community Arts Day (WCAD)
Homely Planet in association with the Community Arts Forum will be celebrating World Community Arts Day (WCAD) 2009, with a broadcast of activities from the Waterfront Hall, Belfast and organisations across the world. WCAD was started in 2007 by the Craigmillar Festival Society in Scotland, since then the annual event has grown year on year, with organisations from Brazil, Slovenia, Scotland, Australia, USA, Ireland, Mexico and taking part. For more information:
2009-01-07
Untangle the web
Community Arts Forum on the 16th January will be hosting a free informal seminar and 'clinic' looking at easy and inexpensive ways for artists and art organisations to make the most of the internet and digital technology.
The event will include music from The Motion Project and a presentation by Darren Ferguson from Homely Planet talking about how the umbrella charity, 'Beyond Skin', use the latest technologies to their advantage.
There will be an opportunity to talk to the speakers and CAF staff informally about ways to get your organisation or project out there using the best the web has to offer.
2008-12-01
Traveller Focus Week
In association with the Equality Commission Northern Ireland & An Munia Tober, Homely Planet will be recording the debate 'Travellers Can Do', with the members of the travelling community and other community representatives. The program will be broadcasted the week beginning 15th December.
2008-10-24
Six Month Anniversary
Homely Planet have been broadcasting for 6 months and during this time the growth and support for the radio has been overwhelming.
We have recorded and broadcasted large festivals from Belfast Mela to Polish Picnic, developed programs with youth projects and community groups, interviewed the Mayor of Belfast and other government representatives and recorded many musicians and artists. To date 49 radio programs.
Over this time we have learned a great deal and though the ethos of Homely Planet remains - implementation has developed.
We are now offering groups/individuals to broadcast their own radio program at no cost.
Visit get involved for details.
So, many thanks to all of you that have supported us and believed in the vision.
2008-09-26
Polish Picnic
The Polish Association Northern Ireland proudly celebrates the Polish Picnic on Sunday October 19th at St George's Market in Belfast.
The third celebration of Polish Picnic promises be the the biggest and best yet with T'Love, one of Poland's premier rock bands headlining the event.
Everyone is welcome. Kids corner and family entertainment are all on the menu.
For more information visit
Homely Planet in association with the Equality Commission will be providing coverage of the days activities with 'highlights' shows broadcasted in English & Polish being aired the following week.
2008-09-02
Peace Day Campaign
In association with International Peace Day 21st September, Homely Planet will be doing a special 24hr broadcast dedicated to the day.
We are asking people to submit recordings for the broadcast, (poems, music, stories, drama, etc.)
Also as part of the day SpringBoard will be coordinating a concert at the Oh Yeah music centre, Belfast. Homely Planet will be recording elements of this event.
Details:
2008-09-01
Acoustic Café
The first acoustic cafe concert is on Saturday 6th September, 8pm at Ossia Music, Sandown Road, East Belfast.
Featuring acoustic sessions from Donal Scullion & Cara Faye Cowan.
£5 at the door & bring your own refreshments. The sessions will be recorded for Homely Planet.
2008-08-20
Belfast Mela
Northern Ireland's biggest multicultural festival. This year promises to be an even larger dazzling display of international and local talent with a very special focus on Health and Wellbeing aswell as a few hidden surprises thrown in along the way!
With free admission, it's a day not to be missed!
24th August, Botanic Gardens, Belfast
Homely Planet in association with the Equality Commission will be recording the festival for a later broadcast.
2008-08-19
Big River Festival
The Big River Blues and Jazz Festival which takes place from 22nd - 24th August features Blues and Jazz legends such as Phil Guy from Chicago, Reverend Doc & the Congregation from Scotland, Ireland's own Henry McCullough, and the Pat McManus Band.
Homely Planet in will be recording the Black Box event on Sunday 24th for a later broadcast.
2008-08-11
Cultural Forum
The Homely Planet Forum is now online at homelyplanet.co.uk/onevoice.
To launch the forum, Ashiah Cackowska interviews the Mayor of Belfast, Mr Tom Hartley for the program: Futureproof: Race/Religion/Cultural Exchange/World & Roots Music - have your say...
2008-07-08
Barista Social Club
The next BSC forum at Barista Coffee House, Newtownards Road, will take place 8pm 10th July.
This time the forum will be exploring 'The religion of Poland'.
BSC is an open forum each month focusing on a social topic to be recorded for broadcast on Homely Planet Radio.
Everyone is welcome to come and listen or join in the chat over a coffee and cake.
For more details visit:
2008-06-27
Future Proof
Launching in August 08, a program looking at the role of government and political parties in the development of Northern Ireland, socially, culturally and economically.
Future Proof will also see the launch of the Homely Planet forum, allowing people to have their say.
2008-06-26
Version 5th July
A night of classic reggae sounds from:
The Explosion Sound System, Hydrophonic Music, MC kat, MC Krow and guest percussionists.
Recorded for a Homely Planet broadcast week beginning 8th July.
Empire Music Hall, Belfast.
Doors: 21.30
Admission: £7
Details: hydroponicmusic.com
2008-06-04
Transmission Youth
The Youth Council in Northern Ireland have funded a 'Transmission Youth' program to give young people the opportunity to record and produce their own radio shows. Part of the project will work in connection with the 'Belfast. East' program funded through Belfast City Council.
Download the information pdf
For Belfast East program details, visit:
2008-05-23
The Tibet Story
Coming soon a program to explore both sides to the perceptions, myths and history of Tibet.
2008-04-28
Barista Social Club
The next BSC forum at Barista Coffee House, Newtownards Road, will take place 8pm 22nd May.
This time the forum will have representatives from Oxfam on the subject "Poverty - with or without you?"
BSC is an open forum each month focusing on a social topic to be recorded for broadcast on Homely Planet Radio.
Everyone is welcome to come and listen or join in the chat over a coffee and cake.
For more details:
2008-04-23
A Leap Year!
Plans are in motion regarding screenings and events surrounding the new 1 Giant Leap film "what about me?"
Following the success of their first double Grammy nominated film and album, What About Me? is the latest offering from 1 Giant Leap. This visionary project took Jamie Catto and Duncan Bridgeman to over 50 locations as they explore through music, the complexities of human nature on a global scale, and aims to reveal how we are all connected through our creativity and beliefs, but most of all through our madness.
What About Me? features an incredibly diverse collection of collaborators from Noam Chomsky to Will Young, Maxi Jazz to Tim Robbins, Billy Connolly to Michael Stipe, Eckhart Tolle to Baaba Mal, among many others.
For information and details about 1 Giant Leap in Northern Ireland 2008 visit
2008-04-18
Community Relations Week
Community Relations Week is part of a commitment to the long haul and the hard core of peace-building. Across Northern Ireland hundreds of people will be participating in events, organised by public, voluntary and community organisations, which showcase real change, engage local people in opportunities to take small and large steps and address issues which go to the most difficult issues still remaining. This is work in progress. The real prize is still ahead of us.
The week runs 26 April - 3 May.
For more detail:
Homely planet will be recording for broadcast some the programs as part of the week events.
2008-04-18
Community Relations Week
Community Relations Week is part of a commitment to the long haul and the hard core of peace-building. Across Northern Ireland hundreds of people will be participating in events, organised by public, voluntary and community organisations, which showcase real change, engage local people in opportunities to take small and large steps and address issues which go to the most difficult issues still remaining. This is work in progress. The real prize is still ahead of us.
The week runs 26 April - 3 May.
For more detail:
Homely planet will be recording for broadcast some the programs as part of the week events.
2008-04-11
The Homely Planet Radio Launch
As from 12pm 11th April 2008, Homely Planet was officially launched and we are now broadcasting.
An event to mark the launch was held at Equality House Belfast on the morning of the 11thn with representatives from council units, faith, community and ethnic minority groups, artists, musicians and arts & community relations organisations. Guest speakers included Stuart Bailie from OH Yeah and BBC Radio Ulster, and representatives from the partner organisations, The Equality Commission, Arts & Business, Ossia Music and Culture NI.
Music came from Johnathan Stephenson, TingTing He and Talking Drum.
2008-04-07
Intercultural Week
Intercultural week runs between 7th - 14th April and is co-ordinated by the Equality Commission of Northern Ireland.
Homely Planet as part of this week will be recording a series of programs to be broadcasted from 11th April.
Details about intercultural week can be found at www.equalityni.org
YOUnity peace day events
The International Day of Peace, also known as the World Peace Day, occurs annually on September 21. It is dedicated to peace, or specifically the absence of war, such as might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone. It is observed by many nations, political groups, military groups, and peoples. The first peace day was celebrated was 1981.
- More details: www.peaceoneday.org
- www.internationaldayofpeace.org
Beyond Skin in partnership with Unite Against Hate and Belfast Metropolitan College have developed the first ever YOUnite week as part of the Belfast East creative legacies project.
YOUnite will feature a week activities using art, music and multimedia focused in East Belfast leading up to the International Day of Peace event 21st September at Belfast Metropolitan College, Castlereagh Campus.
- More details visit www.belfasteast.net
Homely Planet radio will play a vital role during the week recording and producing special programmes to link events locally and globally.
2010-08-03
Expo-Nations Belfast
An event on the 14th August at the Europa Business Centre Belfast will showcase arts and crafts of various nations, including traditional dressing, traditional instruments and other items. Those attending the exhibition will be able to look around the stalls of the various nations showcased, ask questions and have a go at using some of the items. The event runs from 1pm to 8pm and Homely Planet radio will be holding two radio Q&A sessions with musicians from India and Uganda.
- For more information visit: www.expo-nations.org.uk
2010-07-24
Fabrika and new Polish radio programme
This year, Polish Association NI in Association with Czech and Slovak Association NI has sought to broaden the scope and ambition of the festival by joining forces with other eastern European countries to create a larger festival: Fabrika - Festival of Eastern Europe. The countries involved include Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic,. Northern Ireland has welcomed many migrants from these countries over the last number of years - migrants who have come here to work, to study, to play, to live - basically those same things that all humans seek to do whether Irish, British, Estonian or Czech. And so Fabrika aims to celebrate these common traits and aspirations of our fellow humans and our fellow Europeans. And it will do this in a week-long festival of cultural and community-based events celebrating our diversity and commonality as Europeans.
Homely Planet will be recording items from the week to include in the launch of a NEW POLISH RADIO PROGRAMME!
'Kontakt' Program Polskiego Radia, will be a regular radio programme in partnership with Polish Association NI, Polish Abroad and Polish Kameleon Youth Initiative.
The programmes will be mostly broadcasted in the Polish Language and broadcasted weekly as part of Homely Planet's schedule. It is hoped that each programme will be available to download from various Polish websites.
Kontakt will feature articles on the arts, music, spoken word, events, politics and current affairs that relates to the Polish community in Northern Ireland. The programme will also look at global events that would interest the Polish Community. 'Kontakt' will be broadcasting mid-August.
2010-07-16
Project Hubble-Scope
The first in a series of Beyond Skin Global initiatives linking young people in Northern Ireland with youth groups worldwide. Hubble-Scope is a 2010 Newtownabbey Summer scheme in partnership with the Young leaders of Sierra Leone, UNOY and Newtownabbey Borough Council. Young people from both countries will exchange photos and audio to produce a radio programme.
- More details: go to the Beyond Skin Global Hubble-Scope Project page »
- Download the Hubble-Scope Project flyer »
2010-06-30
Switch on the NEW Global Jukebox!
You can now just listen to the great selection of world music on Homely Planet radio through the new 'Global Jukebox' player. Go to the top of the Homely Planet webpage and click the 'global jukebox' link top right.
2010-06-26
Ravenink Festival to bring a world of cultural activities to Ormeau Park
On the 26th June 2010 the Ormeau Park Playing fields Belfast will come alive with live with a variety of cultural activities and performances.
The Ravenlink Festival is a community initiative organised by the Ravenlink Residents Group in partnership with the organisation, Beyond Skin.
Funded by the Unite Against Hate Campaign, Belfast City Council and the Peace and Reconciliation EU Programme for Northern Ireland and the Border Counties of the Republic of Ireland (PEACE III), the festival is part of a series of events and projects through the citywide Creative Legacies programme and the Belfast East project.
This free festival starts at 12pm and runs to 4pm with music from local artists and musicians representing Zimbabwe, India, China, Poland and Portugal, Indian and Chinese lion Dance, an open drum circle, art workshop, bouncy-castles and kids activities and food & craft stalls.
Ravenlink Residents Group previously known as Ravenlink Womans Group piloted the Ravenlink festival last summer in a residential area lower Ravenhill Road. Since then the group have grown and developed capacity to assist more issues within the East Belfast area working with Beyond Skin and other organisations. This year in an aim to reach and provide access for a wider community the Ravenlink festival has been relocated to Ormeau park.
Darren Ferguson from Beyond Skin said, "We are very proud of what the Ravenlink Women have achieved to date and very excited what future positive influences they will have on East Belfast and the wider Northern Ireland community. The festival is a celebration and a true testament to the impact of initiatives like the Creative Legacies project and a visible show of what people with passion and vision for their community can achieve with little resources."
The Festival will be filmed and recorded for a final 'Creative Legacies Belfast East' audio/visual publication.
- For more details about the Belfast East project & the Ravenlink Festival can be found here: belfasteast.net/ravenlinkfestival »
2010-06-19
Belfast Carnival 2010
On Friday 18th there will be an open workshop in Victoria Square 4-6pm for anyone who would like to come along and make a puppet to bring with them to watch the parade and to join in the puppet picnic. There will be puppets walking around that you can introduce yourself to and from 5.30-6.30pm the Samba band Beat n' Drum will be doing a performance piece. This year the Brazilian band Bongar taking part in the parade. If anyone would like to hear them before that they will be performing at the Black Box Café Hill St from 7.30-8.30pm.
On Saturday 19th in Victoria Square from 10.00-12.00 there will be another open workshop to make puppets for the parade.
The puppet parade will leave Custom House Square at 12.30 and we will dance our way to the City Hall were there will have a huge puppet picnic. There are lots of activities going to be happening in the City Hall ground throughout the afternoon such as Live music from Magwere African band, Interactive world music experience by the Motion Project, Brazilian dance workshop, circus performances and the first ever Raising of the Dragon performance in Northern Ireland.
On Saturday night there will be a Carnival Party in the Mandela Hall, Queen's University featuring more local and international music acts. The weekend will finish with a Puppet Family day in the Black Box on Sunday afternoon.
- Full event details at: beatcarnival.com »
- Alternatively, tel: 028 90 434 767
2010-06-14
Refugee Week
Refugee Week 14 - 20 June 2010 is a series of programmes recorded locally and worldwide, broadcasted here, on Homely Planet Radio.
Downloads
2010-06-11
Belfast Inclusion Festival
The Website is now online for the June 2010 Belfast Inclusion Festival. Homely Planet we be recording for broadcast various events throughout the festival.
- Visit the site: belfastinclusionfestival.org »
2010-05-17
One World Festival 2010 & Africa Day
The new rebranded and even bigger One World Festival Derry returns at the end of May.
Africa Day events from 25th May - 28th May will lead into the main one World Festival festival 28th - 30th May
This free festival will have music, films, dance, food, arts from around the world with some very special guests. Also activities for children and families.
The main activities will be around the stages at the One World Centre, Foyle Street Derry, Guildhall Square and Cafe Del Mondo.
Homely Planet radio will be recording music and chat for a special series of programmes broadcasted at a later date.
So, you are all welcome to shared this world event in this historic city.
- Updates and info: worldmusicni.com/oneworld
- For information on Africa Day contact: africadayderry@yahoo.co.uk
2010-05-08
Beyond Skin Global
On World Fair Trade Day 8th May 2010 Beyond Skin launched the new Beyond Skin Global website and brand
Creatively linking Global Development Issues to Race Relations, the website will be a central resource for Beyond Skin global initiatives/programmes and partnership projects and campaigns.
In 2008 Beyond Skin set out to use music as a tool to link global development issues to race relations in a schools programme funded by the Department for International Development (DFID). The programme was very successful and due to Beyond Skin's growing global network (thanks to Homely Planet radio) we have developed a Global Development Education initiative.
This involves a schools' radio and music project funded by DFID, global exchange projects and various global campaign projects (such as Sudan365).
In 2009 Beyond Skin became the first organisation in Ireland to become members of UNOY (United Network of Young Peacebuilders). Beyond Skin aims to develop exchange projects with other global members of UNOY, as well as with youth groups in Northern Ireland using music, arts and media.
The Beyond Skin Global brand will soon be present on all Beyond Skin websites and online networks providing a link to the Beyond Skin Global website.
(Beyond Skin would wish to thank the Centre For Global Education and Alexandra De La Torre for their support and guidance over the past few years that has resulted in this development of the Beyond Skin Global vision; and also a massive thank-you to Sinful Design for the BSG brand and website design)
- beyondskin.net/global
- For more information e: Maurice Macartney (global development/communications officer) - beyondskinglobal@gmail.com
2010-04-20
Magnetic North
As part of community relations week in Northern Ireland, 26.04.2010 - 02.05.2010, Homely Planet have developed a special radio/broadcast special programme exploring what attracts people to Northern Ireland and what positive aspects of the country indigenous people are proud to share. Each session will have a guest panel of people from different cultures who have chosen to live in Northern Ireland.
A series of Magnetic North radio programme forums will be held in with schools in Bangor, Derry, Lisburn and a public event in Newtownabbey, 29.04.2010, at 19:30 in the Ballyearl Centre.
The recordings from the forums will be edited and broadcasted at a later date.
- More details: nicrc.org.uk »
- Download Magnetic North pdf »
2010-04-16
Under One Roof celebrates Crescent Opening
Afro-Celt Mini Festival marks the return of the swifts from Africa to Belfast's beautifully restored historic arts centre.
The much anticipated reopening of the Crescent Arts Centre is nearly here. For months, Belfast has been watching the impressive restoration of this Victorian landmark, eagerly waiting the day when we can step inside.
As part of its Opening Celebrations, a mini-festival has been organised jointly by the Crescent Arts Centre, RSPB and the organisation Beyond Skin.
30th, April 2010 will see a full-day festival showcasing the Crescent's environmentally sensitive restoration, its importance as a nesting site for endangered swifts and our links with Africa through these migrating birds. Our global, natural and cultural heritage, under one roof!
The guest list is diversity itself, including architects and other building industry members, biodiversity officers and conservationists, the African community and RSPB members.
To confirm your attendance to the 5pm - 7.30pm sessions:
- E: Stephanie.Sim@rspb.org.uk »
- T: 028 9024 2338
From 7.30, the centre is open to the public. Come along and enjoy a Multicultural Music Experience!
2010-04-07
One World Festival 2010 Site Online!
The One World Festival, Derry website is now online: www.worldmusicni.com/oneworld.
Now in its 5th year the May Festival has been given a face-lift by the organisers, SEEDS and Beyond Skin.
The logo and new and very attractive website has been developed by the imaginative, left of centre and visionary company, Sinful Design: www.sinful-design.com.
Updates as the festival develops will go online. with progress tweets via Homely Planet twitter network.
2010-04-03
Sudan 365 Beat for Peace
The 2nd open drum session for this global campaign will take place on 10th April, 1pm at the Craft Village in Derry. The event will be lead by multicultural fusion band, Harmonicity. For more info, check out:
2010-03-20
A Taste of The World
Ballymena Inter Ethnic Forum is hosting an International Food and Music Festival 'A Taste of the World' at the Braid Arts Centre, Ballymena on March 27th, 2010 from 5pm to 8pm. Admission is free and includes an opportunity to taste a variety of foods from around the world. The event will also feature a musical performance by The Motion Project, a Belfast-based multicultural music and arts group as well as a touring exhibition.
This event, which is organised in conjunction with the Mid-Antrim Museums Service, is part of the Cultural Connections project and is funded under the European Union's PEACE III programme managed for the Special EU Programmes Body by the North East PEACE III Partnership.
The event is also supported through Ballymena Borough Council's Good relations Unit and the Racial Equality and Community Relations Unit, OFMDFM, Ballymena Arts Festival and Community Relations Council.
On offer will be culinary delights from around the world namely, Spain, India, China, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Japan, France and Northern Ireland. In addition to the delicious array of cuisines, the Cultural Connections touring exhibition, You Say Potato, I Say Wapato will also be on display for all to enjoy. This exhibition traces the history of one of Ireland's most famous foods, the potato, from its origins in South America to the present day.
Musicians within Northern Ireland's largest multicultural music collective, 'the Motion Project', will be giving people a taste of world music with performances from musicians representing India, Uganda, Poland, China, Ireland and Zimbabwe. The day will also include special 'fusion' performances. The event will be recorded for Homely Planet radio for a later broadcast.
For more details on event please contact Ballymena Inter Ethnic Forum on 028 2564 8822.
2010-03-15
Action Week Against Racism!
As part of the European-Wide Action Week against Racism 13-21 March 2010, Elmgrove Primary School in East Belfast will be hosting a music performance and Homely Planet radio forum with pupils from Knockloughrim Primary School.
In 2009 P6 and 7 pupils from Knockloughrim embarked on a song-writing project. Together, they explored structure of songs and reason for writing. They discovered that music can be a powerful medium for expressing our feelings and thoughts about important issues.
At the time of the project, two soldiers and one policeman were shot in Northern Ireland. Pupils were baffled by these events and confused as to what was happening. They then decided to write a song about it that would clearly put across the message that we do not want to go back to the troubles that our parents experienced in the past.
They wanted to show that despite religion and background, we all need to learn how to get along and value each other.
The outcome was the song 'We can't go back'.
The recorded radio programme from the Elmgrove/Knockloughrim session will be available on: www.belfasteast.net and broadcasted on Homely Planet radio from 21st March.
2010-03-10
MMX - Global Xchange radio programme
The Global Xchange programme is a project which gives young people from different countries a unique opportunity to work together, to develop and share valuable skills and to make a practical contribution where it is needed in local communities.
Two young people from Africa, Sylvia and Sbonelo, will be producing radio programmes for Homely Planet based on their visit to Northern Ireland during March/April 2010.
Sylvia is a graduate from St Austin's academy college in Nairobi , Kenya . She is presently working for STAR radio in Freetown Sierra Leone as a presenter. She is also involved in a movie industry called JOHN'S WORD as an actress. JOHN'S WORD is a group organised for youths that are less privileged in the community.
Sbonelo works for Cheerful Sound Entertainment that aims to look for and provide necessary skills to local artists, edu-tainment, Training and Exposure.
The radio programmes will be branded MMX (2010) and will be broadcasted in April 2010
2010-02-22
International Womans Day - Belfast Celebration
IWD occurs annually on the 8th March. This important day of global celebration for the economic, creative & social achievements of women around the world. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, IWD is a national holiday. The first IWD event was run in 1911 - we're only 99 years adrift!
Next year is IWD Global Centenary 1911-2011.
There will be a range of activities at the Ulster Hall and Ormeau Baths Gallery over the course of the day. It's a celebration of the contribution of women from all over to the life of this city.
Homely Planet radio will be hosting a 'connecting cultures' myth busting session with women from various cultures plus onsite recording music and chat.
Timetable - 08.03.2010 @ Ulster Hall
- 10:30 - 12:00 | Martisor - Cafe Foyer
- 10:00 - 11:30 | Women into business seminar - Group Space
- 12:00 - 13:00 | Myth Busting forum with Homely Planet radio
- 12:00 - 14:00 | Foyer Music - Cafe Foyer
- 14:00 - 15:00 | Three Women - A play by Sylvia Plath - Group Space
- 15:15 - 16:00 | Q & A facilitated by the Women's Support Network - Group Space
- 16:15 - 17:45 | Workshop by Textile Artists from University of Ulster - Group Space
- 18:00 - 20:00 | Launch of photographic exhibition in association with Ormeau Baths Gallery - Group Space
- 14:00 - 18:00 | FREE alternative therapies including Indian Head Massage and Reflexology - Meeting Rooms 1 and 2
Performers include
Ashiah Cackowska and Anyah Wysoczynska (Ormeau Baths Gallery), Alinne Fernades, Inge Haghighi, Isobel Anderson, Sara Dylan.
2010-02-04
Chinese New Year - Year of the Tiger
Sun 14 Feb, 12-5pm, St. George's Market, Belfast
Get ready for a celebration to welcome the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese Calendar!
St George's - a grand Victorian building - will be transformed into a bustling authentic Chinese marketplace, featuring both local and Chinese performers; acrobats, jugglers, martial arts and Chinese arts and crafts.
As part of the Belfast East creative legacies project, children from Nettlefield school have been making and preparing crafts for the event, learning about Chinese culture with their parents.
As it is the year of the Tiger a large tiger mosaic will be created during the event!
So highlight the date in your diaries - Sunday, 14th February.
- Chinese New Year - find out more: www.cwa-ni.org »
- Download the poster »
Homely Planet radio will be recording activities for a later broadcast.
2010-01-13
WCAD 2010 'Closer To The Edit'
World Community Arts Day (WCAD) new music project recorded across three Cities, Brasov, Romania, Belfast and Derry, Northern Ireland.
The project - A Charity in Brasov Romania (FAST) working with children and music collective (Harmonicity) connected with the organisation, SEEDS based in Derry will be recording new music elements that will be remixed in a series of workshops with young people in East Belfast.
The project is part of the Belfast East creative legacies initiative and aims to explore the diversity of our history and heritage enabling the development of the arts that reflects individualistic and united culture within East Belfast, providing a legacy that can benefit the wider community The recorded material from these music sessions will be given to participating East Belfast groups to edit and incorporate with the choir piece. The finished recording will be broadcasted over Homely Planet internet radio, on the 17th February and available thereafter on various websites to download.
Belfast East Creative Legacies - an initiative of Belfast City Council managed by Beyond Skin supported the through EU Peace III programme.
Closer to the Edit Project is in partnership with SEEDS, Foyle Multicultural Forum, Fast Charity (Romania) and Beat N Track.
- Download artwork
- Download info
- WCAD website: communiversity.org.uk/worldcommunityartsday.htm
- denis@beyondskin.net
2010-01-12
Social Networks
Homely Planet radio has started a twitter feed: twitter.com/homelyplanet ».
This feed will contain various news items/events in Northern Ireland within the areas of race, religion, diversity and Beyond Skin (managing charity) related activities.
If you wish your event/activity to be mentioned, email details (max 140 characters) to homelyplanet@gmail.com ».
Homely Planet is also connected through the Caribeworld network caribeworld.org » and myspace myspace.com/homelyplanet ».
2010-01-05
Sudan 365 - Beat For Peace
A global day of action on Sudan will take place on 9 January 2010, marking the fifth year anniversary of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between North and South Sudan and one year out from the referendum that will determine whether the Southern region of Sudan will separate from the North. With many highly contentious issues still to be resolved, with growing violence in the South and unresolved conflict in Darfur, there is a real risk of a return to widespread conflict that could destabilise the entire region and place civilians in grave danger.
On the 9th Jan drummers will gather across the world to call on leaders to take urgent diplomatic action to prevent conflict returning to Sudan. Northern Ireland will be joining this event.
We will be updating the information on the following pdf regularly (we will confirm the amount of time shortly) for you to click and receive the most up to date information
- Get the updated information pdf here
- Download the poster here
- For more information, visit: sudan365.org
2010-01-01
Happy New Year One and All!
From the entire Homely Planet Team we would like to thank everyone we have been involved with in 2009 and look forward to a prosperous 2010! Your continued support and efforts are greatly welcomed, appreciated and keeps us driving forwards! Happy New Year to all!
2009-12-15
Kaleidoscope Radio Team
Early 2010 will see a new radio team in the Northeast of Northern Ireland to take forward the radio programme 'Kaleidoscope' focusing on cultural activities within the Northwest peace III plan.
The team will consist of people connected with 'The Base' drop in centre, Ballymoney and will aim to cover items in Larne, Moyle, Limavady, Ballymena, Coleraine & Ballymoney areas.
For more information: homelyplanetradio@gmail.com and visit the Northeast Peace III website northeastpeace.com
2009-11-25
Creative Legacies
Beyond Skin will be launching the Belfast East Creative Legacies programme, new Belfast East brand and website on Thursday 10th December 09 @ Belmont Tower 7pm.
Beyond Skin's creative legacies programme will build on our previous and current work in East Belfast also previous and ongoing work carried out by other Arts and Community groups/individuals.
The programme aims to explore the diversity of our history and heritage enabling the development of the arts that reflects individualistic and united culture within East Belfast, providing a legacy that can benefit all inhabitants of Belfast City and the wider community.
This Creative Legacies programme will help to increase the awareness and understandings of different communities, faiths and heritage that exist in the area using music, art, music, digital media and radio (Homely Planet).
The programme is part of a wider Belfast City Council culture and arts initiative funded by the European Peace III programme.
2009-10-19
Northwest - Season 3: "My Born Identity"
Now into the third season of volunteers, the next series of Northwest radio programmes will explore the cultural identity people lose as a process to integrate into society.
Produced by three Italian students from the Foyle Language School, Derry, (Renato, Laura and Simona) with assistance from Homely Planet's journalist/producer Venus McDonnell, from October to December 2009, the Northwest team will be interviewing people from ethnic minorities who are living in the Northwest area to discuss the challenges they face to express their culture in the communities they work and live in.
The team will also be talking with community leaders, politicians and council representatives about the measures that are being developed to assist cultural relations and the integration process.
2009-10-10
Fly Butterfly
Saturday 17th October 12pm - 4pm there will be an outdoor spectacle event for Belfast City Hall reopening where caterpillars transform to butterflies on the City Hall wall and a giant butterfly opens its wings for flight. Make your own caterpillar or butterfly mask in our Family Workshops, join the Caterpillar Parade through the city centre, dance to some music or watch the acrobatic delights of Fly Butterfly aerial display.
Homely Planet and Love Music Hate Racism will be hosting music on the stage at the City Hall.
For information and to book Family Workshops call Beat on 90434767 or email: beat@belfastcarnival.com
2009-10-09
Got Idea For a Short Film?
Blank Slate is a UK wide digital short film scheme supporting the next generation of cutting edge, Black and Asian minority ethnic film making talent. It also acts as a springboard for some of the best talent to progress to features. Now in its 6th year, Blank Slate is part of the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund Digital Shorts Scheme.
Blank Slate is coming to a showcase event at The Chinese Welfare Association, 1 Stranmillis Road, Belfast on Wednesday 14 October 6.30pm.
The programme will start with a screening of Granny's Ghost, a film by writer/director Lab Ky Mo shot in Belfast with a cast of locals, followed by a short introduction to the Blank Slate funding process and ending with informal drinks.
To book a place email info@beyondskin.net
2009-09-29
Arts is to Business as Culture is to Development
Homely Planet radio, an inter(net) cultural broadcast for Northern Ireland launch the radio programme 'A is to B as C is to D' during anti-racism in the workplace week 19th - 24th October 2009.
The series of radio programmes will be in partnership with Arts and Business and the Equality Commission Northern Ireland and will explore with businesses and arts organisations their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) role in Cultural Development.
Each radio programme will focus on a business with an open discussion forum with management, staff and guests to explore successes and challenges regarding their CSR model. The programme will be recorded for a regular radio show on Homely Planet available to download on partner sites.2009-09-21
Culture Night Belfast
Belfast is set to join the ranks of other great European cities when it shows off its cultured side in a unique event taking place 25th September
Beyond Skin is association with Premier Inns will be hosting an evening of music, poetry, radio and film at the Premier Inn Hotel, Waring St. Belfast 4pm-10pm 21st September.
Highlights will include The Motion Project multicultural music interactive experience, Talking Drum performance & CD launch, Homely Planet radio broadcast, 1 Giant Leap & Living in the Half-Light film screenings and performances from Jonny Nixon, Ashiah Cackowska & Anyah Wysoczynska.
2009-09-10
Kaleidoscope - NorthEast
As part of Beyond Skin's partnership with Mid-Antrim museums and Corrymeela for a North East Peace III project, Kaleidoscope is a radio programme that will be capturing actives in the Northeast cluster.
The North East PEACE III Partnership is the delivery mechanism for Theme 1.1 of Priority 1 of the PEACE III Programme in the council cluster of Coleraine, Ballymena, Ballymoney, Larne, Limavady and Moyle. Theme 1.1 - Building Positive Relations at Local Level aims to challenge attitudes towards sectarianism and racism and to support conflict resolution and mediation at the local level.
- For more information, go to the website northeastpeace.com
- Download the Kaleidoscope information pdf
2009-09-07
21st Sept 2009 - International Day Of Peace
On the 21st September people worldwide will be organising activities to mark the international day of peace.
Homely Planet radio Northwest and SEEDS (Derry) will be hosting music, poetry and radio interviews at Cafe Del Mondo (Shipquay st, Derry) from 12pm - 5pm
The radio programme will be broadcasted at 8pm on the 21st September as part of the Northwest programme.
More information about the International Day Of Peace can be found at internationaldayofpeace.org and for more about the Cafe Del Mondo event contact roisin@seeds.ie
2009-08-29
First Edition Newsletter!
Yeah, we know, has taken some time but here is the first Homely Planet newsletter. The newsletter will come out at irregular intervals as things develop...
Here is the first! Edition zer01 »
If you would like to be on our mailing list please drop us a line at homelyplanet@gmail.com (please maintain the subject title)
2009-08-22
Belfast Mela
30th August, 12pm-6pm, Botanic Gardens will see the return of Northern Ireland's largest multicultural festival, The Belfast Mela.
Featuring live International Music & Dance / World Food Market / Asian Fashion Show / Eco-Friendly Area / Craft Village / Ethnic Bazaar / Henna / Street Entertainment / Fun Fair / Heritage Tours/ Rickshaw Rides / Bhangra Party.
The Homely Planet radio crew will be roaming the festival site capturing all the chat from guest artists and members of the public.
The radio porgramme will be broadcasted at a later date.
More information about the Mela visit belfastmela.org.uk.
2009-07-16
Into the Northwest
Beyond Skin & SEEDS are developing various initiatives to develop the world music scene and multicultural activities in the Northwest area.
This will include the growth of the Motion Project and the already active role of Homely Planet Northwest in partnership with the Foyle Language School. Beyond Skin have set up an office within the SEEDS One World Centre, Derry and appointed a Regional Manager for the Northwest area.
More updates soon at beyondskin.net, here at homelyplanet.org, worldmusicni.com and a new SEEDS website.
2009-07-04
Belfast 'Welcome' Event
Oh Yeah! Music Centre
15-21 Gordon Street
Belfast, BT1 2LG
Entry by donation
2.00pm - 7.30pm
Family Fun, games, activities, film, music (including DJ Venus Rollergirl, Anthony Toner, Ludwig O Neill, Tracey Dempsey, Jonny Nixon and more) dance, food and more.
8.00pm - 1.00am
Live Music and DJs - including Joe Echo, The Vals, Tin Pot Operation (acoustic), NI Soul Troop, Nakatomi Towers, Afresh + entertainment and more.
2009-07-04
Derry Inter-Dependence Festival 4th - 5th July
One World Centre Courtyard
Sat 4th July
- The Electric Sessions
- Our Krypton Son
- Future Chaser
- Chipzel
- Inexistence
- Connor Kelly
- The Free Radicals
- Under Stars and Gutters
- Sullem Voe
- DJ Stephen McCauley & Dee Dee McAuley
- DJ Singh Bangla & DJ Elly
Sun 5th July
- Andrew Ferris
- Jonny Black (LaFaro)
- Skruff
- Junior Johnson
- Tin Pot Operation
- Jonny Nixon
- Paddy Nash
- Christopher Norby
- DJs Kwame & Danny McGeady
- Plus poets & spoken word
LIMITED numbers - best to book early!
07881916809/71-370989
**BBQ Tickets only 10 pounds**
2009-06-29
Love Music, Hate Racism and SEEDS concerts
A Weekend of music and entertainment, celebrating diversity in Northern Ireland organised by a consortium of groups and artists including Love Music, Hate Racism and SEEDS.
Show the world Northern Ireland welcomes diversity. Homely Planet Northwest will be recording the Derry concerts with a special Belfast program capturing interviews about the days events.
2009-06-18
Welcome To The Machine
In light of the recent attacks on the Romanian community in Belfast, Homely Planet radio are hosting a special 'Connecting Cultures' program with ethnic community and media representatives.
The theme of the forum is to address the media's role in cultural social responsibility and will give media representatives a chance to talk with people from ethnic minorities about their personal stories and views they have towards the media. Questions such as "are the media responsible for the rise in racist attacks?" will be addressed.
The forum will form part of a larger music & arts event on the 4th July called 'Welcome' that will be held at the Oh Yeah music centre in Belfast.
The forum will be held prior to the Welcome event and will be recorded by Homely Planet for a later broadcast.
Audio copies will be given to all participants if they wish to include in their own media outlets.
2009-06-09
Belfast Summer Carnival 2009
Saturday 17th June Belfast City centre will see the return of the Summer Carnival spearheaded by the Organisation The Beat.
This year's theme is 'Space' and will feature live music, international dance and food, street performances and circus acts, samba drummers and floats and costumes that will dazzle and amaze. Events start at midday. Homely Planet will be at City Hall along with Love Music, Hate Racism pumping out great tunes with live music.
For more information visit:
Homely Planet's program producers, Juan Matapelo and Luigi Orabidoo have put together a media promo for the carnival.
2009-05-27
One World Festival
On Saturday 30th May, SEEDS (Derry) will host a festival in and around Foyle Street, Derry.
Live music, food, craft-stalls throughout the day in Guildhall Square, Cafe Del Mondo and in the SEEDS building.
Events start at 11am finishing around 5pm.
Homely Planet Northwest will be recording activities for a later broadcast.
2009-05-16
Africa Day Festival
To celebrate Africa Day on the 25th May, a festival will take place in Derry featuring music, dance, food, arts & crafts stalls, storytelling and more. Homely Planet Northwest will be recording activities for a later broadcast.
2009-05-09
Regional Teams Announced
Homely Planet Radio are proud to announce the first of many planned Regional Teams...
Omagh, in association with Omagh South West College and Omagh District Council Derry/Londonderry, in partnership with SEEDS and Foyle Language School.
Both teams will be producing programs exploring culture within their own areas and will provide a service for local communities and councils.
For information about each team: homelyplanet@gmail.com
2009-05-05
Creative Voices Exhibition
Homely Planet in partnership with Caribeworld.org will be broadcasting a special program of audio from the 'Creative Voices' exhibtion from 21st may 2009.
This is a global exhibition of artworks, audio, video and photography developed and hosted by Caribeworld.
For more information visit:
2009-04-20
Homely Planet gets acknowledgement
On Sunday 19 April, Homely Planet received an OFMDFM grant acknowledgement by ministers at the Festival of India.
A proud moment for all the team!
2009-04-08
What About Me?
Following the success of their first double Grammy nominated film & album, What About Me? is the latest offering from 1 Giant Leap.
This visionary project took producers, Jamie Catto and Duncan Bridgeman to over 50 locations as they explore through music, the complexities of human nature on a global scale, and aims to reveal how we are all connected through our creativity and beliefs.
Featuring, to name but a few, Michael Stipe, Eddie Reader, Alanis Morissette, Michael Franti, Maxi Jazz, Carlos Santana and Baaba Maal.
As part of Community Relations week 2009 (27th April - 2nd May), the organisation Beyond Skin (established in 2004 as a result of 1 Giant Leap), will be hosting 'what about me?' film screenings across Northern Ireland. Homely Planet will be dedicating a whole weeks' broadcast to 'what about me?' including interviews, discussions and audio from the film.
For more information visit:
2009-04-07
We Are 1
A year ago 11th April 2008 at 12 noon, Homely Planet started broadcasting. 1 year later our expectations have been blown away by the support and growth of the radio.
Many thanks to all of you who contributed to programs, projects, production, and promotion. To date we have recorded programs with over 50 groups.
A lot of exciting stuff is planned for the future, so stay tuned!
2009-03-29
Connecting Cultures
A radio format in partnership with the organisation "Connecting Cultures" has become a great success, with sessions taking place around the province.
The Connecting Cultures program is a facilitated Q&A session to take away the "mystery" that may surround cultures due to the fact that people may not have the opportunity to ask the questions.
So here is that opportunity; no political correctness, no language skills and no question is stupid. Each session will have at least four people on the panel representing four different countries.
"This has been our greatest program success to date. A simple idea, but one that really is breaking stereotypes and assisting cultural relations"
(Darren Ferguson - project manager)
2009-03-01
World Music in Northern Ireland
World music in Northern Ireland? you may ask. Yes it has been bubbling under the surface and Beyond Skin in the process of working with musicians from different cultures have recognised the need to help develop the world music sector to assist cultural relations.
www.worldmusicni.com is a new website that is an extension of Beyond Skin's social enterprise Motion2Music.
With the added support Homely Planet radio offers combined with the service World Music NI aims to provide, Northern Ireland could prove to be a diamond in the rough within the global world music scene.
2009-01-30
UPDATE: World Community Arts Day 17th Feb 2009
Homely Planet radio in connection with the World Community Arts Day on 17th February will be hosting a creative writing audio exchange to compliment the Waterfront concert and global live Beatles jam broadcast happening on the 17th February.
You can either write a poem/story for the day that will be emailed to another individual in another part of the world who will record themselves reading it out and email it back to Homely Planet for broadcast. Or...
We can email you text that you can read out and record and email back to us (mp3).
Writers
Send poems/stories etc to homelyplanet@gmail.com (subject title should be 'WCAD exchange') (All material must be your own original work and relate to WCAD).
Readers
Send a request to homelyplanet@gmail.com (subject title should be 'WCAD exchange') for text to be sent for you to record.
This exchange is for WCAD project only so please respect authors ownership.
*All requests/material to be submitted by 15th February
2009-01-19
World Community Arts Day (WCAD)
Homely Planet in association with the Community Arts Forum will be celebrating World Community Arts Day (WCAD) 2009, with a broadcast of activities from the Waterfront Hall, Belfast and organisations across the world. WCAD was started in 2007 by the Craigmillar Festival Society in Scotland, since then the annual event has grown year on year, with organisations from Brazil, Slovenia, Scotland, Australia, USA, Ireland, Mexico and taking part. For more information:
2009-01-07
Untangle the web
Community Arts Forum on the 16th January will be hosting a free informal seminar and 'clinic' looking at easy and inexpensive ways for artists and art organisations to make the most of the internet and digital technology.
The event will include music from The Motion Project and a presentation by Darren Ferguson from Homely Planet talking about how the umbrella charity, 'Beyond Skin', use the latest technologies to their advantage.
There will be an opportunity to talk to the speakers and CAF staff informally about ways to get your organisation or project out there using the best the web has to offer.
- Venue: CAF building, 15 Church Street, Belfast, BT1 1PG.
- For a map to CAF offices and registration details go to www.caf.ie
2008-12-01
Traveller Focus Week
In association with the Equality Commission Northern Ireland & An Munia Tober, Homely Planet will be recording the debate 'Travellers Can Do', with the members of the travelling community and other community representatives. The program will be broadcasted the week beginning 15th December.
2008-10-24
Six Month Anniversary
Homely Planet have been broadcasting for 6 months and during this time the growth and support for the radio has been overwhelming.
We have recorded and broadcasted large festivals from Belfast Mela to Polish Picnic, developed programs with youth projects and community groups, interviewed the Mayor of Belfast and other government representatives and recorded many musicians and artists. To date 49 radio programs.
Over this time we have learned a great deal and though the ethos of Homely Planet remains - implementation has developed.
We are now offering groups/individuals to broadcast their own radio program at no cost.
Visit get involved for details.
So, many thanks to all of you that have supported us and believed in the vision.
2008-09-26
Polish Picnic
The Polish Association Northern Ireland proudly celebrates the Polish Picnic on Sunday October 19th at St George's Market in Belfast.
The third celebration of Polish Picnic promises be the the biggest and best yet with T'Love, one of Poland's premier rock bands headlining the event.
Everyone is welcome. Kids corner and family entertainment are all on the menu.
For more information visit
Homely Planet in association with the Equality Commission will be providing coverage of the days activities with 'highlights' shows broadcasted in English & Polish being aired the following week.
2008-09-02
Peace Day Campaign
In association with International Peace Day 21st September, Homely Planet will be doing a special 24hr broadcast dedicated to the day.
We are asking people to submit recordings for the broadcast, (poems, music, stories, drama, etc.)
Also as part of the day SpringBoard will be coordinating a concert at the Oh Yeah music centre, Belfast. Homely Planet will be recording elements of this event.
Details:
2008-09-01
Acoustic Café
The first acoustic cafe concert is on Saturday 6th September, 8pm at Ossia Music, Sandown Road, East Belfast.
Featuring acoustic sessions from Donal Scullion & Cara Faye Cowan.
£5 at the door & bring your own refreshments. The sessions will be recorded for Homely Planet.
2008-08-20
Belfast Mela
Northern Ireland's biggest multicultural festival. This year promises to be an even larger dazzling display of international and local talent with a very special focus on Health and Wellbeing aswell as a few hidden surprises thrown in along the way!
With free admission, it's a day not to be missed!
24th August, Botanic Gardens, Belfast
Homely Planet in association with the Equality Commission will be recording the festival for a later broadcast.
2008-08-19
Big River Festival
The Big River Blues and Jazz Festival which takes place from 22nd - 24th August features Blues and Jazz legends such as Phil Guy from Chicago, Reverend Doc & the Congregation from Scotland, Ireland's own Henry McCullough, and the Pat McManus Band.
Homely Planet in will be recording the Black Box event on Sunday 24th for a later broadcast.
2008-08-11
Cultural Forum
The Homely Planet Forum is now online at homelyplanet.co.uk/onevoice.
To launch the forum, Ashiah Cackowska interviews the Mayor of Belfast, Mr Tom Hartley for the program: Futureproof: Race/Religion/Cultural Exchange/World & Roots Music - have your say...
2008-07-08
Barista Social Club
The next BSC forum at Barista Coffee House, Newtownards Road, will take place 8pm 10th July.
This time the forum will be exploring 'The religion of Poland'.
BSC is an open forum each month focusing on a social topic to be recorded for broadcast on Homely Planet Radio.
Everyone is welcome to come and listen or join in the chat over a coffee and cake.
For more details visit:
2008-06-27
Future Proof
Launching in August 08, a program looking at the role of government and political parties in the development of Northern Ireland, socially, culturally and economically.
Future Proof will also see the launch of the Homely Planet forum, allowing people to have their say.
2008-06-26
Version 5th July
A night of classic reggae sounds from:
The Explosion Sound System, Hydrophonic Music, MC kat, MC Krow and guest percussionists.
Recorded for a Homely Planet broadcast week beginning 8th July.
Empire Music Hall, Belfast.
Doors: 21.30
Admission: £7
Details: hydroponicmusic.com
2008-06-04
Transmission Youth
The Youth Council in Northern Ireland have funded a 'Transmission Youth' program to give young people the opportunity to record and produce their own radio shows. Part of the project will work in connection with the 'Belfast. East' program funded through Belfast City Council.
Download the information pdf
For Belfast East program details, visit:
2008-05-23
The Tibet Story
Coming soon a program to explore both sides to the perceptions, myths and history of Tibet.
2008-04-28
Barista Social Club
The next BSC forum at Barista Coffee House, Newtownards Road, will take place 8pm 22nd May.
This time the forum will have representatives from Oxfam on the subject "Poverty - with or without you?"
BSC is an open forum each month focusing on a social topic to be recorded for broadcast on Homely Planet Radio.
Everyone is welcome to come and listen or join in the chat over a coffee and cake.
For more details:
2008-04-23
A Leap Year!
Plans are in motion regarding screenings and events surrounding the new 1 Giant Leap film "what about me?"
Following the success of their first double Grammy nominated film and album, What About Me? is the latest offering from 1 Giant Leap. This visionary project took Jamie Catto and Duncan Bridgeman to over 50 locations as they explore through music, the complexities of human nature on a global scale, and aims to reveal how we are all connected through our creativity and beliefs, but most of all through our madness.
What About Me? features an incredibly diverse collection of collaborators from Noam Chomsky to Will Young, Maxi Jazz to Tim Robbins, Billy Connolly to Michael Stipe, Eckhart Tolle to Baaba Mal, among many others.
For information and details about 1 Giant Leap in Northern Ireland 2008 visit
2008-04-18
Community Relations Week
Community Relations Week is part of a commitment to the long haul and the hard core of peace-building. Across Northern Ireland hundreds of people will be participating in events, organised by public, voluntary and community organisations, which showcase real change, engage local people in opportunities to take small and large steps and address issues which go to the most difficult issues still remaining. This is work in progress. The real prize is still ahead of us.
The week runs 26 April - 3 May.
For more detail:
Homely planet will be recording for broadcast some the programs as part of the week events.
2008-04-18
Community Relations Week
Community Relations Week is part of a commitment to the long haul and the hard core of peace-building. Across Northern Ireland hundreds of people will be participating in events, organised by public, voluntary and community organisations, which showcase real change, engage local people in opportunities to take small and large steps and address issues which go to the most difficult issues still remaining. This is work in progress. The real prize is still ahead of us.
The week runs 26 April - 3 May.
For more detail:
Homely planet will be recording for broadcast some the programs as part of the week events.
2008-04-11
The Homely Planet Radio Launch
As from 12pm 11th April 2008, Homely Planet was officially launched and we are now broadcasting.
An event to mark the launch was held at Equality House Belfast on the morning of the 11thn with representatives from council units, faith, community and ethnic minority groups, artists, musicians and arts & community relations organisations. Guest speakers included Stuart Bailie from OH Yeah and BBC Radio Ulster, and representatives from the partner organisations, The Equality Commission, Arts & Business, Ossia Music and Culture NI.
Music came from Johnathan Stephenson, TingTing He and Talking Drum.
2008-04-07
Intercultural Week
Intercultural week runs between 7th - 14th April and is co-ordinated by the Equality Commission of Northern Ireland.
Homely Planet as part of this week will be recording a series of programs to be broadcasted from 11th April.
Details about intercultural week can be found at www.equalityni.org
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