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What it's all about
People with different ethnic background comes together to produce a fair. The fair would be separated into different rooms and these rooms would be designed to represent each country; every time some one walks into a different room they would feel as if they are in another country. These room would contain speciality foods from that country, games, items for sale and also information on the current country and its history. I feel that in orer for the public to go and see every room, there should be a map and every time they visit a room they would get a stamp on the card. If they have all of the stamps then they can place it into a box which then means that they are entered for a prize draw. Towards the end of the fair, there would be a small fashion show in which local schools and centers created and the prize would be announced.
What's needed to make it a reality
In order to get started, I would need to ask for space; either a hall or open area. Go and ask people from different backgrounds if they are interested (ask when the local group is having meeting) and also ask schools if they would be interested. The cost of this project is also an issue as the groups would need ingredients, fabric, and other materials.
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Welcome to Junction49!
Community and cultural awareness are issues that are becoming more and more important to people...and the more events to tackle this the better I reckon!
Community centres usually have space to offer for local events so you shouldn't have too much problem finding one - for example, I see you're in south east london so how about Woolwich Common Community Centre
16 Leslie Smith Square, SE18 4DW
Tel: 020 8855 2437
You might have trouble finding somewhere with lots of different rooms but somewhere where you can have lots of stalls for different groups would work just as well...
Do you have a list of countries/cultures you'd ideally like to be represented at your event?
As for funding check out the Awards for Bridging Cultures. Junction49 is also offering the chance to win some funding - check out the criteria here and add anything you think is relevent here as a comment!
If there's anything else we can help with just ask - Junction49 is here to help you turn your idea into reality...
Cheers,
Zoë Report Abuse
My father was involved in a Cultural Awarness Fair that his office ran - they had one main room where they set out an auditorium and then had the people from the various cultures perform on the stage in front; each culture took it in turns to share something about their culture, they were allowed to portray it in any way they wanted to, for example, a woman from Ghana held a scalf tying competition where she demonstrated the traditional technique and then got members of the audience to attempt the technique themselves.
On the side was a buffet table with food from all the different cultures placed on the same table with information about each item.
The way in which it was presented meant that everyone took part in each others cultures together and thus it braught everyone together much more closely i feel than if everyone was seperated by their own stall or room.
just an idea to aid your plans though, make use of it as you will :-D
good luck, FrankMG Report Abuse
Perhaps instead of different rooms, try grouping the stands together by continent? This may make the event more manageable and also would create a great atmosphere as different countries host their stands next to each other.
Try contacting local community groups to attract the diversity that you want. Think it's a great idea to try to involve schools as would be an interesting way to learn about different cultures outside of the classroom
Maybe you could charge an entrance fee as that would then cover some of your costs. You may find that some of the people you would like to attend already have their own materials and equipment for stands. Report Abuse
I find different cultures fascinating so I'm a huge fan of the idea!
Unfortunately, I can't help much with finding a suitable space for it, but I can help you find people from different countries who may be interested in representing their own - I am myself from Bulgaria and with help from a Bulgarian school in London I could easily get the traditional clothing, prepare some food, posters etc. In the college that I go to there are people from a variety of countries and cultures so if you want I could put some posters up with your phone number & details so they can contact you directly if they're interested.
If the representatives from different countries bring their own decoration etc. I think this will sort of lower the overall costs; for the rent of the rooms we can do some found raising perhaps? I think someone also suggested that we should sell tickets which I think is a good idea as long as they're not too expensive (2-3 pounds?) because after all we want people to actually come to the fair! lol And if we put some posters around the area that will definitely attract some people! Report Abuse
Thank you very much for your really useful comments. It sounds like you've got great ideas to get this idea going. This is a really old idea from 4 years ago and I'm not sure they're still planning on doing it as they've been very quiet on the site.
Do you fancy setting something similar up yourself as it sounds like you already have a clear vision for this event. I can help you to find a venue and applying for funding to cover the costs of food etc... if needed. If you're interested, you can create your own idea on here by pressing the 'Submit your Idea' button on the left hand side. I'll then leave a comment with a bit of advice of next steps.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Sarah Report Abuse
Yes, I saw the date just after I posted my comment and I was quite disappointed; however, I would like to organise something similar but I could do this in the summer as I have exams coming in May and will not be able to take the whole responsibility of organising a bit event. I will still try to scatch a plan in my head and when I'm ready I will post my idea :)
Thank you for your support though! Report Abuse
No problem at all, an event for summer is a good idea and once you've got your exams finished, hopefully you'll have time to be able to be able to plan something.
Feel free to post your idea anytime, there is absolutely no commitment.
Speak to you soon,
Sarah Report Abuse
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