Culture, Politics and Community

Democracy and Active Citizenship
This group will explore what being an active citizen means to them and some of the skills needed to help put your learning into action more course details
*** Monday evening 7.15-9.15pm. For more details contact Colin or Stan at ALP.


The Welcoming
This project brings together refugees, asylum seekers and people from Scottish and local minority ethnic communities. The aim is to welcome newcomers, learn together and improve English language and literacy skills. There is lunch with music and arts from different cultures. The project supports new migrants to get to know the local culture through outings, music, drama, visual arts and talks. There are visits from service providers in law, housing, employment and education more project details
*** Wednesdays 11am-4 pm, Methodist Central Hall, 2 West Tollcross.
*** Fridays 4.30-6pm, Drop-in English Conversation, Tollcross Community Centre.

The Welcoming Art Group
*** Tuesdays, Thursdays 12.30 to 5pm
The Welcoming Cinema Club
*** Thursdays 6 to 9pm

A varied programme of activities also runs on different days during the week at Tollcross Community Centre and there are regular parties and events at the weekends. Commencing 3 Sept.
*** For more information phone Jon, Susan or Sheda on 0131 221 9756 or e-mail: thewelcoming2006@hotmail.co.uk


A Small World: A Multi-cultural Learning Circle
This is a new way of studying culture; rather than reading descriptions of other countries, we invite you to exchange your own experiences of culture and community with people from different places. From first hand experience we will find out about the issues and strengths of each other’s way of life. We want to find people from a wide range of cultures to become regular contributors to this learning circle. We will help you make presentations about your culture and community through the Internet. We have contributors from Scotland, Kashmir, Russia, Moldova, Portugal, Bosnia and the Middle East and will include more as the project advances.
*** Mondays 5.15 to 7pm, fortnightly. Dates: 22 Sept, 6 Oct, 20 Oct, 3 Nov 1 Dec and 15 Dec.


Paulo Freire Reading Circle
This self-programming group will meet to make sense of the work of one of the 20th Century’s most influential educationalists. We will use a close reading decoding technique to get inside the main ideas and work out ways to develop our adult education practice, whether as a participant, activist, teacher, community learning worker or organiser.

*** Wednesday evenings, monthly. Dates to be confirmed. For more details contact ALP.

Spanish and Catalan Language and Culture
With exchanges being developed with Barcelona and Nicaragua, we are offering free language and culture classes for ALP Association members taught by native speaking volunteers.
• Mondays 7 to 9pm

Scotland for Newcomers
Geography, history, languages, music and culture. Find out more and share your own culture in a friendly group.
*** Wednesdays 2.30 to 4pm.

ESOL
Drop-in English class for post beginners.
*** Thursdays 4.15 to 6.15pm.

Well Being and ESOL
Practice your English while sharing health living and wellness with the other students.
Bring a lunch to share.
*** Thursdays 12.15 to 2.15pm.