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The ICC participated in the citizenship day celebration in the Friend's School in Lisburn. the Good Relations Officer, was present on the 26th and 27th of February in the school to facilitate many groups of young people in raising awareness about Indians in Northern Ireland. Many other communities from the ethnic minority background also participated in this event.
The ICC celebrated diversity through various events all through February. We held a three day workshop on 'Discovering your Inner-self' and 'the Art of Mehndi, Head Massage and Face Painting' on the 15th, 16th and 17th of February. On the last day of the workshops the Lord Mayor came to the ICC. The same day was a Hawan and we held the flag hoisting ceremony for the Republic Day of India with the Lord Mayor. The Lord Mayor also presented the awards and trophies won by the cricketers of the Belfast International Sports Club.
ICC is holding a free taster course of Indian dance. The classes are being held every Thursday at 6.30 p.m. Join in to learn the basics of the three forms of dancing in India – classical, folk and Bollywood. Indian dance has the history of 2000 years. This is an opportunity to know about the most graceful postures and the most expressive styles of dancing in the world.
To register yourself, please call the ICC office at 028 90249746 . Get your body the perfect moves for every rhythm.
The Indian Community Centre celebrated the annual Republic Day of India on the 30th of Jan 08, with an all day conference. The conference was named as ‘India Awareness Day’. The aim of this event was to highlight the deeper aspects of Indian culture, other than Indian food or Bollywood music. India is the emblem of tolerance, mutual respect and unity in diversity. India is the oldest surviving civilisation, having gone through ages of inter mingling of diverse cultures. This is the biggest message that India has to give to the world. Therefore, the day was begun with the study of history of India. Later in the day there were many other discussions dealt by wonderful speakers from Belfast and London.
The day was opened by Honourable Junior Minister Gerry Kelly, who began with offering homage to Mahatma Gandhi, as the day happened to be the death anniversary of the Mahatma. The event was further honoured with the presence of Lady Bloomfield, who actively participated and enjoyed the entire morning session.
However, there can be no escape from food or music when it comes to India. The conference began with a dance performance and ended with dance and drum presentation. There was also a small exhibition where the guests could read and take with them some interesting stories of India and a book of Indian recipes. This event has highly facilitated the profile and development of good relations of the ICC and the entire Indian community in Northern Ireland.The Indian Community Centre celebrated ‘Diwali’ - the festival of lights – on the 11th of November ’07. The event covered a wide range of cultural activities, enriched with Indian dance, music, drama, with a taste of Indian fashion. Delicious Indian food was served at the end. The event was inaugurated by the Lord Mayor of Belfast. Other dignitaries like Sir Ken Bloomfield and Lady Bloomfield, MP Allistair Macdonald were also present to honour this occasion. The audience was full of people joining in from all communities present in Northern Ireland. This event happened to be the biggest occasion of the coming together of different cultures and uniting in the spirit of Diwali (moving from the dark towards Light).