Voice Our Concern Voice Our Concern Axis, Main Street, Ballymun, Dublin 9 7 - 28 June 2007 Preview Wednesday 6 June, 6 - 8 pm An Amnesty International human rights education programme bringing together young people, teachers and arts practitioners. Featuring artists Rachel Ballagh, Robert Ballagh, Tony Crosbie, Shane Cullen, Emma Finucane, Brian Maguire, Nick Miller, Emer O'Boyle, Vivienne Roche, Dominic Thorpe. In 2003, Amnesty's education team, together with a steering committee particular support from former teachers Roddy Doyle and Maeve Binchy, developed the concept of young people and artists working together to produce creative work that could be incorporated into a transition year unit. This initiative became known as Voice Our Concern; where ten artists visited ten schools each year on December 10th (International Human Rights Day), and beginning with these visits, established a relationship with the students and collaborated with them on creative work which would explore and reflect their concerns around human rights issues. The fourth cycle of Voice Our Concern sees an exciting new collaboration between transition year students and visual artists in 2007. The artist's role will be to listen to young people’s concerns and provide guidance and assistance in expressing these through the production of visual artwork. The finished work is exhibited and subsequently incorporated into transition year materials for use in post-primary schools Visit www.voiceourconcern.org and www.amnesty.ie for further information on Amnesty's human rights education programmes. Participating visual artists and schools 2006-2007 Tony Crosbie worked with students from St Conleth's College, Larkin Community College, Youthreach Transtion Centre Dominick Street Vivienne Roche worked with students from Kinsale Community School and St Brogan's, Cork. Robert Ballagh worked with students from Presentation Secondary School, Warrenmount, Dublin. Dominic Thorpe worked with students from St Mary’s Secondary School, Edenderry, Co Offaly. Pauline Cummins worked with students from Notre Dame Secondary School, Upper Churchtown Road, Dublin. Emma Finucane worked with students from East Glendalough Secondary School, Wicklow Town. Shane Cullen worked with students from Scoil Chonglais, Baltinglass, Co Wicklow. Rachel Ballagh worked with students from Colaiste Treasa, Kanturk, Co Cork. Brian Maguire worked with students from Mercy Secondary School, Ballymahon, Co Longford. Nick Miller worked with students from Colaiste Mhuire, Ballymote, Co Sligo. Emer O’Boyle worked with students from St John of God Day Services, Stillorgan. e Info@breakingground.ie w www.breakingground.ie t 01 8832112 Voice Our Concern www.voiceourconcern.org axis arts centre Mondays to Saturdays, 10 to 5 pm.