celebrate your family, Celebrate ALL Families - Family Day Festival

Sunday 17 May 2015 11am–5pm Wolfe Tone Square Dublin 1 www.familyday.ie

celebrate your family, Celebrate ALL Families

hands up for family day!

Family Day Festival MC Brian Daly with Evie (7) and her two year old brother Frank preparing for Family Day last week.

General Info VENUE

TRANSPORT

Wolfe Tone Square is a historic urban park beside the Jervis Centre in Dublin 1. It is easily accessible via Luas, Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann. The Family Day Festival in Wolfe Tone Square is an alcohol-free zone. Parents/Guardians are solely responsible for the safety and well-being of their child/children at all times.

To get to the Family Day Festival, take Luas. The closest stops on the Red Line are Jervis Street which is about 1 minute by foot to Wolfe Tone Square. The closest stop on the Green Line is St. Stephen’s Green which is about 20 minutes by foot to Wolfe Tone Square.

FIRST AID Medical aid at the event is managed by the Irish Red Cross.

For details of operating times and frequency of trams visit: www.luas.ie/times/ Wolfe Tone Square is also serviced by numerous Dublin Bus routes via the quays, Parnell Street and O’Connell Street; and Bus Éireann routes via the quays. There is paid on-street parking in the adjacent city centre area and plenty of car parks within a couple of minutes stroll. There is no parking within Wolfe Tone Square which is a pedestrian only area, and the adjacent Wolfe Tone Street is scheduled to close on Sunday 17 May to facilitate the event.

One Family welcomes you, your family and your friends to our annual Family Day Festival. One Family was founded as Cherish in 1972. Over the decades, we have always worked to combat the stereotypes that can be attached to families that are perceived as non-traditional. We know, and research demonstrates, that it’s not the form a family takes that is most important to a child’s well-being but the quality of relationships at home. We founded the Family Day Festival five years ago so that all families, no matter their make-up, have a day every year to celebrate their family. Family Day is about embracing the wonderful diversity of families in Ireland today. We believe all families matter, and that individuals who feel cared for and supported by those around them – whether families or friends or others in their lives – help to make stronger communities for us all. We like the UN definition of family which refers to two or more people, bound together by mutual consent, birth and/or adoption or placement who together care for each other. We celebrate all types of family on Family Day – one-parent families, step-families, the two-parent married family, adoptive and foster families, blended and extended families, and those with opposite and same sex parents. Family Day is inspired by UN International Day of Families which is held on 15 May annually and was established by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1992.

Family Day has grown to become Ireland’s largest celebration of the diversity of families that make up modern Irish society. The programme offers magic, dance, games, arts and writing workshops, music, storytelling and lots more, and the chance to meet with many family organisations to find out about what they do. Entry and all activities, workshops and entertainment are free. One Family gratefully acknowledges the kind support of Dublin Town and Dublin City Council for Family Day 2015. We are also grateful to Safefood and proud to encourage that we all ‘Bring Back Play’ at Family Day. Thank you also to Fyffes who donated bananas to help give us energy to enjoy all of today’s activities. Thank you to everyone who supports Family Day and to all our wonderful volunteers – the organisations and individuals who contribute in countless ways. And thank you for joining in the celebrations and being a part of it. We hope you have lots of fun. Wishing you a very Happy Family Day!

Main Stage

One Family Talking Tent

Family Day MC, the amazing magician Brian Daly, entertains all ages with comedy and magic and is joined throughout the day by special guests:

11.30am / 12.30pm / 1.30pm / 2.30pm / 3.30pm Story telling with Aideen McBride – pull up a cushion, get comfy and enjoy a mix of traditional Irish yarns and stories from other countries. Stories last for approximately 30 minutes.

11.45am Join the Zumba party! Avenue A Fitness & Aoibheann C Rugman Academy of Dance lead a fun, interactive Zumba experience! 12.45pm Paul Tubb, comic poet-songwriter and humorous Illustrator-cartoonist, entertains with delightfully ridiculous comic verse and wacky tales. 1.45pm Avenue A Fitness & Aoibheann C Rugman Academy of Dance return for another energetic, interactive performance. 2.45pm Dance group Bread and Salt present beautifully evocative folk dances of ancient Thracian, Slavic and Bulgarian tribes. 3.45pm Carron – Acoustic folk pop duo Meabh and Mella Carron combine a traditional Irish music aesthetic with a contemporary sound, giving their music an authentic but unexpected edge. Shows last for approximately 40 minutes.

And have fun all day with face painting, balloon modelling and arts and crafts including the ongoing Little Handprints art project.

Booths Don’t forget to visit with all of the organisations today as they will be offering entertainment, arts and crafts, activities, workshops and information all day. See overleaf for full details. BelongTo Dublin Town Fighting Words Gaiety School of Acting Hotel Westport Humanist Association of Ireland National Print Museum New Communities Partnership One Family Parentline

The Little Handprint Project

Relationships Ireland

For the 5th year running, children can add to the handprint design and the beautiful handprints from previous years will be on display at the One Family Talking Tent.

The Irish Red Cross

Information Booth

The Family Day SELFIE | #FamilyDay

— Lost & Found Children Services – Details on page 8

Take a photo of your family enjoying Family Day. Post it to Facebook and tag One Family (OneFamilyIreland) or post to Twitter and tag One Family (@1FamilyIreland). There’s a prize for the funniest photo! Don’t forget to use the #FamilyDay.

— Merchandise – Don’t miss out on a limited edition Family Day t-shirt | Children €6 / Adult €10 — Information

Yes Equality

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One family talking tent

Visit every organisation to enjoy entertainment and fun workshops and find out more about what they do. One Family Enjoy story-telling, arts and crafts, face painters and balloon modelling all day. Meet our staff and learn more about our services for all members of one-parent families, people sharing parenting, and separating. onefamily.ie BelongTo Children of all ages will have fun dressing up in funny hats and having their photo taken with the national organisation for lesbian, gay, bisexual & trans young people in Ireland. DublinTown Chat with DublinTown Ambassadors about all that this city lovingly referred to as “Town” has to offer. Fighting Words Join Dublin’s creative writing centre for children and young people in a storywriting workshop. Bring your imagination and come write stories! Workshops @ 12pm and 2.30pm. Fire Brigade Climb up into the cab and try on a real fireman’s hat. (Attendance dependent on any need to respond to calls on the day.)

New Communities Partnership Come say hello to the independent national network of 175 migrant led groups which works at empowering and representing ethnic minorities and organisations in Ireland. Relationships Ireland Children can enjoy a variety of board games while adults find out about a range of services to couples and individuals, and the Teen-Between service. The Irish Red Cross Visit to find out about how you could learn to save a life. Yes Equality The Campaign for Civil Marriage Equality is an independent nationwide civic society campaign working to secure a Yes vote in the Marriage Equality Referendum on 22 May. Have fun today with giant games like Twister. And don’t miss the exciting workshops with Boxing in the Community at 12.45pm and 3pm. Plus fun street games, giant Jenga and Connect Four, and much more!

Food A variety of tasty food is available to purchase as Irish Village Markets join us with a selection of their street food stalls to ensure nobody goes away hungry.

The Gaiety School of Acting Pick up a balloon and have a chat, and enjoy fantastically fun and crazily creative drama workshops. Workshops @ 1pm and 2pm. Hotel Westport Visit with the winner of Best Family Hotel in Ireland (Hotel & Catering Review Gold Media Awards 2014). Humanist Association of Ireland Get to know the national organisation that promotes the ideals and values of Humanism. Enjoy facepainting from 11am-3pm and arts and crafts from 3pm-5pm. National Print Museum Step back in time to discover the traditional craft of letterpress printing and the invention of the printed word with a Popup Print Shop!

Thank You To all of participating organisations. To the staff teams of Dublin Town and Dublin City Council (DCC). To all those who donated their skills and time; including Boxing in the Community, the amazing performers, Board and staff members of One Family, and everyone else. To our amazing Family Day volunteers – we couldn’t do it without you.

As part of safefood’s campaign to take on Childhood Obesity, parents and guardians are being urged to ‘Bring Back Play’ as a way to encourage children to be more active every day. The Bring Back Play initiative is about introducing children to the games their parents would have played at their age, like Kerbs, Kick the can and Hopscotch. Getting children to be active is so important and whether it’s playing in the garden or playground, organised sports or active games like hide and seek they all count. It could be 10 minutes skipping, 15 minutes running or kicking a ball it all adds up. Any amount of activity is better than none. Children who get the recommended 60 minutes daily physical activity will likely have healthier sleep and eating habits too.

Why not introduce your children to games you played at their age? Maybe you have your own name for these games or play them a different way. Why not join in yourself? That way you can keep an eye on them and make sure the kids play somewhere safe. Check out the list of games at safefood.eu, you can even vote for your favourite. #bringbackplay For more tips and advice visit safefood.eu

Lost & Found Children Parents/Guardians are solely responsible for the safety and well-being of their child/children at all times. At a busy event, it is important to be aware of your child’s location at all times. Follow the steps below to help ensure your and your child’s wellbeing and enjoyment of the Festival. 1 Collect a free wristband at the Information stand at the One Family tent. Write your own mobile phone number on this clearly and fasten it around your child’s wrist. Do not write any names or other information on the wristband. This will help you and your child to be reunited quickly should s/he be lost. 2 Be vigilant – there are lots of fun activities at the event and it is very easy for a child to become distracted or separated from you within seconds.. Lost Child 1 If you realise your child is missing, stay calm. Check the immediate vicinity and call out to your child. 2 If you cannot find your child, alert the event staff who will help. Go to the Information stand at the One Family tent and notify the staff there or notify a steward wearing a Family Day t-shirt, or one of the security or Red Cross personnel. You will be asked for a description and some basic details. 3 Stewards will help you to locate your child. 4 The entrances are staffed. No child should leave the event alone. 5 When you find your child, remember to notify a member of the event team so the search can be called off.

The Lost & Found Child Service at the Family Day Festival is co-ordinated by experienced One Family staff members.

About One Family One Family, founded in 1972 as Cherish, is Ireland’s leading organisation for one-parent families, providing services to people parenting alone, sharing parenting and going through family transitions. Our policy work is rooted in our extensive family support work over the past four decades. Children are at the centre of our work and we help all the adults in their lives, including mums, dads, grandparents, step-parents, new partners and other siblings, offering a holistic model of specialist family support services. These services include the lo-call askonefamily national helpline on 1890 662 212, counselling, and training opportunities for parents and for professionals. Find out more about how we can help you at onefamily.ie We strive to keep Family Day Festival as a ‘pester-power’ free zone, and there is no charge for any of the entertainment or activities but we ask that, if you can, you consider making a donation to One Family. Let us know about your Family Day Festival experience so we can make it even better next year. Complete a short online survey to enter our prize draw! www.surveymonkey.com/r/FamilyDay15

Found Child 1 If you find a child who is clearly lost, check the immediate vicinity for their family.

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2 Bring the child to the Information stand in the One Family tent and event staff will help.

Please support the Family Day Festival by making a donation to One Family today. Text FAMILY to 50300 to donate €4.

3 If the child does not want to go with you, alert event staff – notify a steward wearing a Family Day t-shirt, one of the security team or the Red Cross personnel. Brochure design by Language www.language.ie

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