Events Autumn 2006

George Reid unveils garden mosaic ...

A group of students from CTDU were very proud to have George Reid MSP visit our centre's garden on 18th August 2006.

Mr Reid came to unveil a very special garden mosaic, which students made themselves with the assistance of Community Artist Tansy Lee Moir. The mosaic illustrates what it is about CTDU that students most value; the values of fair trade, equality, the garden project, and friendship. The mosaic work was funded by the workers on the Forties Bravo Oil Rig who collected the money through their own charity.

Over the last 3 years students have successfully attracted funding to develop our garden from the Falkirk Environment Trust, BP Grangemouth, the Co-op Community Dividend Fund, Forth Valley Food Links, and the workers on Brent Alpha and Forties Bravo Oil Rigs. They have built, planted and maintained raised beds, built drystane dykes and a willow fence and last year, students won the Falkirk Council 'Best Newcomers' prize in the Council's Garden Competition.

GIANTS ..... Disabled People Reaching for Equality

CTDU Students visited a major photographic exhibition charting the journey of disabled people and their struggle for equality in Edinburgh on 9th September 2006

12 larger-than-life portraits of disabled and deaf people at its centrepiece. It is not simply about the portraits being big. It is the vision that we, the viewers, have of disabled people once we have seen them as Giants.

Giants explores visually and in words how disabled and deaf people have been medicalised, marginalized and incarcerated.

Giants challenges our perception of disabled people once we start seeing images larger than life encouraging us to accept a larger role for disabled people in society.

Giants was photographed by David Hevey, designed by Helena Roden, produced by Shape, Shapearts and funded by the Disability Rights Commission and supported by the Mayor of London. Giants was commissioned to celebrate the European Year of Disabled People in 2003.

Giants is available to be booked by local organisations of disabled people, local authorities and interested groups. For more information on the Giants, or to enquire about bringing this exhibition to your venue Telephone 0207 619 6169 or email Shapearts

 

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