Holocaust Memorial Day 27th January 2012
Holocaust Memorial Day 27th January 2012
Learn about how the Polish hero Janus Korczak ran a democratic orphanage based on children’s rights.
How did the children create justice when they were surrounded by the poverty, death and brutality of the Warsaw Ghetto?
It is a hundred years since Korczak opened his orphanage.
It is 70 years since he and the children were killed at Treblinka.
Find out about this hero and how we can learn from what his children did.
See our pages of video clips and activities. Click here
“the child has the right to a Children’s Court where he can judge and be judged by his peers.” Korczak
A circle meeting in which the children and staff democratically made decisions.
Homemade Dance Festival
Up coming event... Homemade Dance Festival Chisenhale Dance Space
On 26-27th November, 2011 we welcome you in from the cold to enjoy a warm slice of Chisenhale fun. Supported by London Borough of Tower Hamlets Council, our third annual dance festival, Homemade, has a programme jam packed to get those feet tapping, teeth nattering and jaws dropping.
The event will run from 3 till 5 pm on the Saturday and 2 till 7pm on the Sunday and will be located at Chisenhale Dance Space, 64-84 Chisenhale Road, London, E3 5QZ.
Please book in advance to guarantee a place via phone (020 8980 9323) or at Chisenhale (64-84 Chisenhale Road, London, E3 5QZ though limited tickets will also be available on the door.
Tower Hamlets Youth Orchestra
THAMES are now recruiting young musicians to join this very exciting orchestra in East London . To join the orchestra, young musicians need to:
• be aged 10-18
• play an orchestral instrument to approximately Grade 4 standard*
• The standard will vary for particular instruments. If you are unsure please contact THAMES for clarification.
• have weekly instrumental lessons
• attend all the rehearsals and the final concert
• send in their application by Monday 14th November.
Energy Saving Week 24-28 October 2011
Its time to encourage everyone to save energy at school, work and at home.
It’s the little things that make all the difference – like filling the kettle with just enough water for a cuppa. There are dozens of little things we can all do at work this week to support Energy Saving Week. To find out how you can make a difference this week, visit the Energy Saving Trust website for more ideas. www.energysavingtrust.org.uk
A computer left on overnight for a year creates enough CO2 to fill a double-decker bus. Switch it off and you’ll make all the difference. For more ways to help combat climate change at work visit www.carbontrust.co.uk
Black History month in Tower Hamlets
Once again in 2011, the council’s Arts and Events have produced a brochure to help publicise the programme of events to celebrate Black History Month this October. An important part of the annual calendar, it provides a forum to highlight the contributions made by the black and ethnic minority community to British life and explores and celebrates black history, experience and culture. ...click here to read more
Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Battle Of Cable Street and Mural Restoration
The Cable Street Group celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street on Sunday 2 October 2011 at Wilton's Music Hall, Grace's Alley E1 8JB from 12noon to 10pm. Admission Free.
Get out and about with Summer Fun
Every summer, Tower Hamlets hosts a range of activities for children, young people and families and this year will be no exception.
Kicking off on July 25, the council’s ‘Summer Fun’ programme is back for 2011 and is just as action-packed as ever.
Throughout the summer, activities ranging from web design and music production to family films and teen book clubs will be running from Idea Stores and community venues across the borough.
Activity listings for the first two weeks are now available to download here:
Tower Hamlets kids smash world hopscotch record
Children from four Tower Hamlets primary schools – Marion Richardson, Manorfield, Kobi Nazrul and Our Lady’s – set a new Guinness World Record for the most people playing hopscotch simultaneously at Greenwich’s O2 arena on Monday.
