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In Flames

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Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge
A film screening of In Flames written and directed by Zarrar Kahn. In the film, Mariam's precarious existence is ripped apart when her father passes. Living in a deep-rooted and toxic patriarchy, Mariam and her mother must find the strength to survive the malevolent forces that threaten to swallow them. This film screening is bringing more underrepresented stories to audiences with the support of the BFI Audience Projects Fund, awarding National Lottery funding. In Flames is in Urdu with subtitles. The film is presented in associated with Access Cinema.
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The Bealtaine Gathering

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Project Arts Centre
This year’s Gathering will focus on the theme of Solidarity and we invite you, the Bealtaine community of organisers, artists, partners, local authorities and supporters, to join us to look at different issues relevant to our work. We hope to provide inspiration for events and information on planning for Bealtaine Festival’s upcoming 30th anniversary.
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Seift: Bi-lingual Drama Workshops

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Roscommon Arts Centre
A series of three accessible bi-lingual drama workshops, conducted in English and Irish,  looking to explore the arts and creativity and ways to incorporate the Irish language into artistic practices.  The three workshops are conducted by theatre-maker, playwright and drama facilitator Cian Ó Náraigh with participants invited to attend a rehearsed reading of a new play ‘Seift’ with Cian and his company Scaoilte Theatre, in collaboration and partnership with Roscommon Arts Centre and Creative Communities Roscommon.
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Anti-SLAPP Conference

Royal Irish Academy
A one-day conference featuring campaigners, academics, journalists, lawyers and politicians discussing SLAPPs in an Irish context. Strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) are abusive legal threats and actions brought by powerful and wealthy people against public watchdogs with the aim of silencing them. The conference takes place at the Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2 on Thursday 24 October from 8.3am to 5pm. The event is organised by Index on Censorship in association with the Digital Repository of Ireland, TCD Law School, the Council of Europe's Safety of Journalists' Platform, the Coalition against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE), and the UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition.
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The Sceptical Suffragette

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The Dock, Leitrim
A deeply dramatic play with moments of great laughter — Splódar Theatre Company presents The Sceptical Suffragette at The Dock in Leitrim. Politics, family feuding and violence all feature in this historical drama that tells the fascinating story of the activist life of Sylvia Pankhurst.
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The Sceptical Suffragette

Event Category:
The Dock, Leitrim
A deeply dramatic play with moments of great laughter — Splódar Theatre Company presents The Sceptical Suffragette at The Dock in Leitrim. Politics, family feuding and violence all feature in this historical drama that tells the fascinating story of the activist life of Sylvia Pankhurst.
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Seift: Bi-lingual Drama Workshops

Event Category:
Roscommon Arts Centre
A series of three accessible bi-lingual drama workshops, conducted in English and Irish,  looking to explore the arts and creativity and ways to incorporate the Irish language into artistic practices.  The three workshops are conducted by theatre-maker, playwright and drama facilitator Cian Ó Náraigh with participants invited to attend a rehearsed reading of a new play ‘Seift’ with Cian and his company Scaoilte Theatre, in collaboration and partnership with Roscommon Arts Centre and Creative Communities Roscommon.
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Smashing Times and Theatre in Palm Digital Coffee Talks

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Online
Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality is an award-winning organisation dedicated to the promotion, study and practice of the arts, human rights, climate justice and gender equality. The company are delighted to be involved in Theatre in Palm, a three-year project running from June 2022 to May 2025 with twelve partners funded by Creative Europe. The project supports emerging artists and cultural performers to co-create and co-promote their work across borders, supporting the mobility of artists through networking and the provision of international opportunities for artists. In addition to hosting life performances and a ten day Artist Residency programme for five artists working on the Dublin Arts and Human Rights festival, Smashing Times are delighted to host two digital coffee talks to support artists working in equality, human rights and diversity with a minimum attendance of fifteen at each talk. The Theatre in Palm and Smashing Times Digital Coffee Talk takes place on 27 September 2024 on the theme of Theatre and Inter-disciplinary Arts practice for Equality and Human Rights. The second Theatre in Palm and Smashing Times Digital Coffee Talk takes place on 1 November 2024 on the theme of The Art of Theatre: Telling stories of people in resistance from WWII.
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Seift: Bi-lingual Drama Workshops

Event Category:
Roscommon Arts Centre
A series of three accessible bi-lingual drama workshops, conducted in English and Irish,  looking to explore the arts and creativity and ways to incorporate the Irish language into artistic practices.  The three workshops are conducted by theatre-maker, playwright and drama facilitator Cian Ó Náraigh with participants invited to attend a rehearsed reading of a new play ‘Seift’ with Cian and his company Scaoilte Theatre, in collaboration and partnership with Roscommon Arts Centre and Creative Communities Roscommon.