WORKING IN DISASTER ZONES:The Nobel prize-winning medical aid agency, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), will hold an information evening tomorrow at 7.30pm in the Carmichael Centre, North Brunswick Street, Dublin. Aid workers, including Dr Simon Collins, will share their personal experiences of working in disaster and conflict zones. Tel: 01-8069804 or log on to www.msf.ie for more details.
SHIATSU WORKSHOP:The Irish School of Shiatsu is holding an introductory workshop on shiatsu on Saturday from 10am to 4pm in the Herbal Clinic, 5 Lower Mount Street, Dublin. Cost €80. Shiatsu, which is sometimes described as acupuncture without needles, is a hands-on body therapy which seeks to balance the energy pathways (meridians) which are linked to all organs and systems of the body. Tel: 086-6034481 or log on to www.shiatsu.ie for more details.
DISABILITY AND ROMANCE:A one-day workshop exploring friendships and romance in the lives of people with an intellectual disability will take place on Friday, November 29th, in the Stillorgan Park Hotel. This workshop is being facilitated by David Pitonyak, a well-known international speaker and facilitator. The cost is €100. The organisers are Rua, part of the Callan Institute, St John of God Hospitaller Services, which was founded to support individuals with intellectual disability in 2003.
Rua says the day is open to men and women with an intellectual disability, their families and staff who work in this area and interested people who want to support individuals to make friends and have relationships. For further details contact Rua at 01-2721030 or e-mail: rua@sjog.ie.
TRAGIC WOMEN REMEMBERED:In Her Shoes is a thought-provoking touring exhibition featuring 135 pairs of shoes representing the number of women murdered in Ireland since 1996. The exhibition opened in Siamsa Tire, Tralee, Co Kerry, yesterday and will tour to Dingle and Waterville in the next few weeks.
Meanwhile, a seminar on domestic and sexual violence against women takes place in Tralee on Friday. Speakers will look at domestic and sexual violence in an Irish and global context. More details from Open Door Network on tel: 066-7185472 or e-mail: opendoor network@eircom.net
Compiled by Sylvia Thompson sthompson@irish-times.ie