To
mark International Day Against Racism March 21 2005 the National
Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism (NCCRI) and the
Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI) in association with
Poetry Ireland will hold a schools poetry competition on the theme of
anti-racism and / or interculturalism. The competition is open to the
pupils of all secondary schools in Ireland, North and South and it aims
to raise awareness among school goers of the need to combat racism in
all its manifestations. Deadline for receipt of entries is Monday 14th of March 2005.
To Enter Competition
Fill out the enclosed entry form, attach it to your poem and send it to: Schools Against Racism Poetry Competition, c/o Poetry Ireland, 120 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2.
Closing date for receipt of entries is Monday 14 March 2005
Further Information on Racism and Interculturalism
For
further information and an application form for entries please contact
Jacqueline Healy, NCCRI, Third Floor, Jervis House, Jervis Street,
Dublin 1. www.poetryireland.ie/education or visit website www.nccri.ie. Alternatively you can contact Jim Glackin, ECNI at jglackin@equalityni.org or visit website at www.equalityni.org
Schools Against Racism Poetry Competition
Award
- The award is open to any student attending a secondary school
- The winning poems will be chosen from a shortlist
- There will be three winning poems, 1st prize, 2nd prize and 3rd prize
- The first prize will be Eur 300, with 600 to the school towards library
- The second prize will be Eur 200 with 450 to the school towards library
- The third prize will be Eur 150 with 300 to school towards library
All
winning poems will be published in NCCRI publication Spectrum and in
the ECNI publication Equality Focus and on the Poetry Ireland website www.poetryireland.ie/education
Judges
Paula Meehan
was born in Dublin in 1955. Her poetry collections include The Man Who
Was Marked by Winter and Pillow Talk, both of which were shortlisted
for the Irish Times Literature Prize for Poetry. She has written plays
for children and adults. In recent years she was awarded the Marten
Toonder Prize by the Arts Council and the Butler Award for Poetry by
the Irish American Cultural Institute. She lives in Dublin.
Tope Omoniyi
is a Reader in English Language and Linguistics in the School of Arts,
Roehampton University in London where he teaches modules in
sociolinguistics at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has
researched widely in the area of language and identity resulting in
several publications including books and journal articles. In
1997/1998, while affiliated with the Centre for Language and
Communication Studies at Trinity College Dublin, he investigated
language and identity issues in the education of refugee and immigrant
children in Dublin. This research was published in Teanga 19 (2000) by
the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics. In addition to his work
in the Academy, Dr. Omoniyi is also a published poet. His volume
“Farting Presidents and Other Poems” was published
in 2001 by Kraft Books of Ibadan. His poems have also been published in
poetry journals in Singapore, Malaysia, Nigeria, the UK and the USA.
Recently he has published his poetry in several Forward Press (UK)
anthologies as well as the online poetry journal Sentinel Poetry
Online.
Colette Nic Aodha
was born in Mayo and currently lives in Galway. She is a secondary
school teacher in Presentation College, Headford, Co. Galway and has
published three volumes of poetry in Irish; Baill Seirce 1998, Faoi
Chrann Cnó Capall, 2000, Gallúnach
-ar-rópa, 2003, and one volume of short stories, 2004. The
publisher for all four books is Coiscéim, Dublin.
Conditions of Entry
- There is no fee necessary to enter the competition
- Poems can be any length to a maximum of 40 lines
- Each poem must be typed or clearly written on one side of the paper only
- The name of the entrant must not appear on the poems
- Entries must be attached to an entry form
- Poems must not have been
published prior to entering the competition and should not appear in
print or be broadcast in any form before the announcement of
competition results
- No entries can be returned
Eligibility
- Any person resident in the island of Ireland is eligible
- Entries are welcome in Irish or English
- To enter you must be attending a secondary school
The Judging
- Shortlisting will be done and the final selection made by at least two judges
- The judges decision is final and no correspondence can be entered into regarding their decision
- Prizewinners will be notified and awarded in mid to late April 2005
- All prize-winners will be expected to attend the Award Ceremony
Copyright
- Copyright will remain with
the competitor, however Poetry Ireland and NCCRI reserve the right to
arrange the first publication or broadcast of selected poems.
- Submission of a poem implies the competitors acceptance of the conditions set out above
To Enter
Fill out this entry form, attach it to your poem and send it to:
Schools Against Racism Poetry Competition, c/o Poetry Ireland, 120
St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2.
Closing date for receipt of entries is Monday 14 March 2005
Entry Form
Name:___________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________
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Telephone: _____________________________
Fax: ___________________________________
Email: __________________________________
Age: ____________________________________
Class: ___________________________________
School:___________________________________
I enclose the following poem entitled:
Racism and Interculturalism
Racism
is a specific form of discrimination and exclusion faced by Black and
minority ethnic groups. It is based on the false belief that some
‘races’1 are inherently superior to others because
of different skin colour, nationality, ethnic or cultural
background. Interculturalism sees cultural diversity as a
strength that can enrich society. Interculturalism recognises that
racism exists and needs to be challenged. An intercultural approach is
the development of strategies, policies, practices and initiatives that
encourage interaction, understanding, and respect between different
cultures and ethnic groups.
International Day Against Racism March 21 2005
European Week Against Racism March 14 – March 21
The
National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism (NCCRI)
in partnership with the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland ECNI)
and with support from the Irish Government’s ‘Know
Racism’ Programme are working together to coordinate
activities linked to International Day Against Racism and European Week
Against Racism. 2 2005 will mark the fourth consecutive year of the
partnership between ECNI and NCCRI on this annual public awareness
programme.
For
further information about March 21 please contact Jacqueline Healy,
NCCRI, Third Floor, Jervis House, Jervis Street, Dublin 1. jacqueline@nccri.ie or visit website www.nccri.ie or Jim Glackin, ECNI at jglackin@equalityni.org or visit website at www.equalityni.org
About NCCRI
The
National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism (NCCRI)
is an expert advisory body set up to provide advice and develop
initiatives linked to racism and promoting interculturalism. The NCCRI
works from a partnership approach and seeks to bring together
representatives from key government and non-government organisations. www.nccri.ie
About Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
The
Equality Commission for Northern Ireland is an independent public body,
established under the Northern Ireland Act 1998. The Equality
Commission has a statutory remit to work towards the elimination of
discrimination on gender, disability, religious, political and racial
grounds and promote equality. www.equalityni.org
About Poetry Ireland
Poetry Ireland is the national
organisation for poetry in Ireland. It is a public body supported by
the Arts Council and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. www.poetryireland.ie
