First Afri Famine Walk in Germany
Friends from around Stuttgart in South Germany joined Afri’s Famine Walk in 2018 and 2019 in county Mayo in the West of Ireland and due to the pandemic, they joined the walk online in 2020 and 2021. At the end of the 2021 online event, Joe Murray, the coordinator of Afri, suggested that people should…Continue reading First Afri Famine Walk in Germany
Virtual Famine Walk 2021 – Talks, Music and Poetry
Afri presents the Annual Famine Walk 2021 in association with Trócaire. The Famine Walk normally takes place in the Doolough Valley in County Mayo and has been attended by hundreds of people every year since 1988.
Launch of Afri’s Global Citizenship Resources
On April 23rd, Afri will host the online launch of three excellent educational resources. Teachers and other interested parties are welcome to attend this free event, which is supported by WorldWise Global Schools. To register, please email admin@afri.ie
Féile Bríde Gathering 2021
This year’s Féile Bríde notice comes to you with the unsurprising news that we will not be able to gather this February in the lovely surrounds of Solas Bhríde in Kildare. …Continue reading Féile Bríde Gathering 2021
Afri Hedge School 2020
Organised in partnership with third-year students from the Community and Youth Development course in TU Dublin – Blanchardstown, this year’s online conference will centre around such issues as racism, conflict and sustainability….Continue reading Afri Hedge School 2020
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY
FOOD FOR THOUGHT – SEEDS OF CHANGE
September 11th, 12 noon to 2pm
A lunchtime on-line gathering and discussion on topics such as food, seeds and loss of social space in the context of the Covid pandemic….Continue reading DATE FOR YOUR DIARY
Reflections from Afri’s First-Ever “Virtual Famine Walk”
“Since we can’t do the Famine Walk this year…could we do a virtual famine walk, instead?”…Continue reading Reflections from Afri’s First-Ever “Virtual Famine Walk”
Virtual Famine Walk – Forum, Conversation and Music
On May 16th – the day on which the annual Doolough Famine Walk was due to take place, Afri will host a virtual Famine Walk Forum with distinguished guest speakers, great conversation and live music…Continue reading Virtual Famine Walk – Forum, Conversation and Music
Guardians… Not Gardeners
At Afri’s 2020 Féile Bríde gathering, former Chelsea flower show winner, Mary Reynolds, issued an urgent call to all to become guardians of our planet and of all living species….Continue reading Guardians… Not Gardeners
Reflections from Féile Bríde 2020
Afri’s Feile Bride event for 2020 was entitled ‘Rekindling; Revitalising; Rewilding and Restoring’ and was set in the context of the need for urgent action on climate change. Over recent years, many people, of all ages, are getting actively involved in fighting for change….Continue reading Reflections from Féile Bríde 2020