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PPN Member Group, All Together in Dignity (ATD) invite you to enjoy their most recent publication, “Creative Pathways to Participation”.  This is a collection of poetry, writing, and art showcasing the importance of creative outlets for finding voice, self-expression, self-recognition, and sharing insights on issues of social justice, equality and inclusion.  You can download the book and find other resources from ATD here.

Please enjoy the ongoing Tram Story section of the Dublin City PPN website here.  There are photographs, historical information and plenty of further reading in this section of the website.

Mental Health Ireland would like to share details of their Campaign, “Hello, how are you?” with the PPN.  You can access their video here.  There are resources for the “Hello, how are you?” campaign here.

Change Clothes would like to offer PPN member groups a Swap Kit.  Swap Shops can bring your community together for some good old fashioned sharing fun, they’re also a great way to raise funds for important causes – access your FREE clothes swap kit here.

The Irish Hospice Foundation invite you to an event called, “When Someone Dies:  a bereavement information evening for the public” on Thursday 23 May 2024, at the Clayton Hotel, Ballsbridge, from 7.00pm – 9.00pm  You can register for this event and find out more here.  The Irish Hospice Foundation also invite artists and healthcare professionals to submit proposals for their 2023 Seed Grant Programme for creative exploration and responses to grief and loss in residential care settings and nursing homes.  You can find out more about that here.

Training

The Wheel would like to share its session on Strategic Planning for Public Participation Networks here.

PPN Events

PPN online Information Event, Thursday 09 May here.

PPN Plenary at the Gresham, 23 May here.

PPN DCU Summer School 27 – 30 May here.

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Update from Kelley Bermingham

Kelley Bermingham is from St Patrick’s Cathedral, which is in the Community and Voluntary pillar of the PPN, and Kelley sits on the PPN Secretariat and on the Local Community …

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General Information Consultant facilitator, Ellenora Lynch has been developing a new five-year strategic plan for Dublin City Public Participation Network (PPN) since the Summer Networking Event, in May 2026.  Ellenora …

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General Information PPN member group, The Gaiety School of Acting, invite PPN member groups to join their ten-week courses for adults and children.  There are courses in drama acting for …

Update from Mike Allen, Housing SPC

Update from Mike Allen The Public Participation Network (PPN) is a collective of almost a thousand groups and organisations, active in the Dublin City area, working to improve the quality …