Martin and Pete, the creative mind’s behind Ten Five Design, are based in the DMU Innovation Centre but they decided recently to go back to school. Read their blog about Robert Smythe students meeting Ten Five …..”We’d been pretending to be teachers, turning Robert Smythe School (Market Harborough) art department into our own little art school [...] [...more]
The Community department arranges short introductory taster courses at various locations throughout North West Leicestershire. These courses, aimed at the complete novice, are usually for 2 hours per week for 5 weeks, cover a range of topics and are usually free. If you would like more information on our community work, please contact our community worker Linda, [...] [...more]
Black History Season is an integral part of Leicester’s cultural events, bringing together all the black communities [...] [...more]
Refugee Week is a UK wide programme of events which celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK. Events will be taking place in Leicester & Leicestershire and Citizens Eye will have all the details over the coming months. During Refugee Week hundreds of events exploring refugee experiences take place across the UK. These range from small [...] [...more]
The term ‘citizenship’ has several different meanings: A legal and political status In its simplest meaning, ‘citizenship’ is used to refer to the status of being a citizen – that is, to being a member of a particular political community or state. Citizenship in this sense brings with it certain rights and [...] [...more]
At the Active Citizenship Encouragement Project (ACE) we work in schools, youth and community settings with young people aged 10-13 building their awareness of citizenship issues. We run sessions that deal with: Volunteering and the community Drugs awareness Sex and relationships Environmental issues Identity respect and other people Confidence and assertiveness. We offer a genuinely fun and educational way of introducing young [...] [...more]
