ATD Christmas activities

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS,

WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN THE CHRISTMAS WORKSHOPS and the STREET LIBRARIES TOGETHER WITH THE PEOPLE LIVING IN LOZADA, HILUM, NORTH CEMETERY AND TULAY.

1) Christmas workshops
December 10 to 13, starting at 2pm.

-You want to join one workshop or help in facilitating it.

-You have an idea of activity and would like to run a workshop. Even if you can only come in the morning, we will be able to find space for this.

-You have an idea but cannot come, why not come on a earlier date and share it with us and the facilitators, so that we could learn how to do it and teach the families.

2) Street libraries

In the meantime we still run the street libraries with activities around Christmas and these are the schedules (meeting time at ATD):

Hilum:
Saturday 9am:
November 28, December 5

North Cemetery:
Saturday 1pm:
November 28, December 5

Tulay:
Sunday 1.45pm:
November 29, December 6

Hope to see you soon,

Zabeth, Sarah, Anne-Sylvie

Children from Afar

All Together in Dignity (ATD) Fourth World Philippines in cooperation with Museo Pambata presents a special photo exhibit...

"Children from Afar"

by Francois Phliponeau

November 12, 2009, 9 a.m.
Museo Pambata (Karapatan Hall)


The exhibit features candid photographs taken of children living in Bolivia, Peru, Central Africa, Madagascar and Europe; allowing the viewers to virtually experience the contrast between the very deprived environment of these children and the dignity that comes out from their behavior.

All the photographs were taken in countries where the ATD full time volunteers work hand in hand with families from marginalized communities.

The exhibit will run from November 12 to 24.

Museo Pambata is open daily (except Mondays)
Tuesday – Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday: 1-5p.m.

Museo Pambata is located on Roxas Blvd. corner South Drive, Manila (beside the US Embassy).

Francois Phliphoneau is a full time ATD volunteer and a veteran professional photographer who has chronicled beautiful and touching photographs of ATD's programs and events in various countries. www.efpaix.com

October 17, International Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty

Creative HeARTs

Thank you to friends, volunteers and families who came, shopped, donated artworks & items to make Creative HeARTs a success!

Your contribution will make many families celebrate a Happy Christmas!

Maraming Salamat!

Volunteers: English-Pilipino translators

This November, ATD Fourth World Philippines will welcome two Thai children living in the slum areas of Bangkok. They are delegates to Museo Pambata’s International Children Summit in the Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC)… Kanino ba ang CRC?

It will be the first trip of the children to the Philippines and they will be accompanied by a Thai facilitator who is fluent in English.

We are looking for volunteers to be translators to these two children during the convention.

Requirements:
1. Fluent in English and Pilipino;
2. Loves working with children; and
3. Available on November 17 – 20, 2009


For more information, you can contact us through telephone number 563.9312 or email atdmnl@pldtdsl.net

To those who wish to volunteer, please contact us at the soonest time possible so we can orient you regarding ATD and Museo Pambata and plan the schedule of activities.

Maraming Salamat!

Patricia Heyberger

October 17, International Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty

Dear Friends,

October 17, International Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty, is approaching.

The celebration of this day has been initiated in 1987 on the Human Rights Plaza in Paris by the poorest themselves, through ATD Fourth World, by the laying of a Stone in honor of the victims of poverty. In 1992, the United Nations has recognized it as an International day.

In the Philippines, the Government has declared it a National Day and even National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty from October 17 to 23.

Through the years we must not forget that this day primarily is the one for the voices of the poorest to be heard, and a day for people to learn through and with them how, together, we can build a future of peace and justice for all.

In the world, different events will be held and will gather people from different cultures, faiths, backgrounds who refuse to think poverty as a fatality.

In Manila, through the National Anti Poverty Commission, the Government organizes an official commemoration around the Replica of the Stone in Rizal Park (between the Auditorium and the Japanese garden).

Together with the families of the poor communities we are involved with,we invite you to join us for this Commemoration at 9 AM in Rizal Park.

We hope very much you will be able to come for this day, which is an important one to show our solidarity with the people living in extreme poverty.

However, even if it is not possible for you to be present, wherever you will be, we invite you to pay attention to the lives and hopes of the poorest,

Sincerely yours,
ATD Fourth World Core-Workers

Sarah Ortega, Elisabeth Lavrand and Anne-Sylvie Laurent

Creative HeARTs Oct 24

Due to Typhoon Peping (Parma), Creative HeARTs has been rescheduled to October 24, 2009 (Saturday), 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

US Embassy Bazaar
Booth No. S07
World Trade Center
Buendia Extention corner Diosdado Macapagal
Pasay City