09 Helsinki Human Rights is taking part in the EDUCA fair in Helsinki Messukeskus on Friday 01/27/2012 at 10-18, and Saturday 01/28/2012 at 10-17. EDUCA is Finland’s most important event in the Education Field and organized by the trade union of Education in Finland (OAJ). The event is aimed at teaching and educating professionals and is designed to provide practical tips and networking opportunities. The theme for this year is ‘The future in education’. There are more than 250 exhibitors alongside free seminars, lectures and PSAs. The event is free to visitors who can either register online at www.educamessut.fi or at the place in the fair centre.

You are welcomed to visit the 09 Helsinki Human Rights Foundation’s stall and meet our staff. You can find us in Hall 1 place 1b33.

This is certainly an interesting and thought provoking event, so don’t miss it!

The last clubs were held on week 50 of 2011. and will begin again next year as follows: Dance Clubs and Pihlajisto basketball club will begin in weeks 2 and other basketball clubs on week 3

A new feature for next year Dance for social chance project will be to start an open practice session at Kotula nuorisotalo Luuppi. The club is a free and begins on Monday 9.1 from 15- 17 and continues throughout the spring and the beginning of June. Open Practice clubs are open to everyone. The aim is to give children and young people the opportunity to go to dance freely and practice things they like. There will be always dance teachers and professionals at the club to give advices to younger dancers. Everybody is welcome to practice!

The club schedules can be found here.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.

Week 47 was the weekly dance activities for social change in the project. American Junious Brickhouse aka House from Urban Artisry Foundation was our guest for the whole week. House is the founder of Urban Artisrty (UA) based in the United States and a partner of  09HHR’s dance for social change. UA runs  multicultural dance programs and activities for children at risk. At the same time, it equips children and young adults with social skills and values ​​in life. More information about the Urban Artistry Foundation can be found here.

During the week, House was actively involved in 09hhr activities. He directed the weekly dance clubs, provided  trained 09hhr staff and support groups and attended ‘The Jam’ a dance event held on 23.11. The visit was a unique experience and House was enthusiastically received. In addition, House participated in a multicultural training program for coaches and teachers dealing with multicultural groups.  He was able to share his experience with the group and also answered a number of questions on mentorship and how to handle multicultural groups.

At the Jam dance event, the mood was upbeat as young people and adults participated in free dance instructions and competitions. The winners were given gifts sponsored by Popot shop. Free tickets to a Locking Jam were also given to the wininers. That even twas held on Saturday 26.11 and it allowed the children to learn new moves and also follow in the footsteps of the adults. Some of the children even participated in the dance ring which showed their enthusiasm. Great!

Antti and Sara from 09hhr with Erhan, Aaron, Rasmus and Jakov who participated successfully in dancing competition in The Jam.

The whole week was a success. House was able to inspire and bring new perspectives and ideas for club members as well as staff and support team. House’s long-term work experience and multi-cultural background was a much needed addition and his excellent tips and advice was crucial in helping us continue our efforts to promote tolerance and multiculturalism through dance.

Antti Olkinuora on valittu 09 Helsinki Human Rights –säätiön uudeksi toiminnanjohtajaksi. Hän aloittaa työnsä vuoden vaihteessa. Olkinuora on juuri valmistumassa sosionomiksi Diakonia-ammattikorkeakoulusta. Hänellä on pitkä kokemus urheiluseuratyöstä ja lasten ja nuorten koripallovalmennuksesta, viimeisimpänä Karhun Pojat ry:n toiminnanjohtajana ja nuorimpien ikäluokkien valmentajana. Monikulttuurisuustyöstä hänellä on koemusta muun muassa ruotsalaisessa 08 Stockholm Human Rights –järjestöstä aluevastaavana.

The basketball tournament was a HUGE success and fun for all 72 participants. For the first time in it’s history, the 09hhr tournament ran smoothly and on time and most importantly, did not have any fights! Our system of making participants play in new teams, with players they’ve never met or seen before worked extremely well.

The 2 buses collected all the participants and dropped them off at Herttoniemenranan Urheiluhalli. They went straight to the lockers, changed and were directed to their designated courts.  The coaches then divided them in four groups (young boys, young girls, big boys & big girls). Each group had 4 teams and they all played for their own championship. In our observation, the young groups (boys and girls) immediately started working together as a team where as the older group looked hesitant for the first game…perhaps not wanting to pass, but finding out there is no other option.

We also had a shooting competition where the coaches picked the best shooter in the team to compete. Each group had their own shooting competition, done on a knockout basis. The winning gifts were for the whole team, which made participants to cheer for their team mate in the competition.

Lessons learnt:

The staff and/or volunteers who have been in 09hhr for the past 3 years, marveled on the success of this camp and have recommended the same format for future camps.  One other event that played a very important role in this event was the introduction. In the beginning of the camp, the Exective Director of 09hhr Nuran Bedretdin, the Project Manager for basketball for social change at 09hhr Pierre Jallow, and one of the parents Yama Ahmad Osman talked to the kids about the reason why we were there and stressed the importance of getting along, making new friends and not fighting each other. The messages were said in Finnish, English and Somali.

We were very happy to have reached our goal of helping young people from different backgrounds work together. We can all see the demographic change in each country in the world and we are happy to lead the way for young people to start working together peacefully.

09 Helsinki Human Rights säätiö hakee toiminnanjohtajaa toistaiseksi voimassa olevaan työsuhteeseen. Tehtävässä tarvitaan kokemusta ja näkemystä lasten ja nuorten monikulttuurisesta liikuntakasvatuksesta sekä sosiaali- ja terveyspalvelujärjestelmän tuntemusta. Toiminnanjohtaja vastaa osaltaan taloudesta ja halllinnosta. Tarvittaessa hän osallistuu lasten ja nuorten parissa järjestettävään käytännön toimintaan. Koulutusvaatimuksena on vähintään AMK-tasoinen tehtävään soveltuva tutkinto. Säätiön tarkoituksesta ja tehtävistä on lisää nettisivuilla www.09hhr.fi.

Hakemuksia ansioluetteloineen ja palkkatoiveineen pyydetään 22.11.2011 mennessä sähköpostilla hallituksen puheenjohtajalle osoitteeseen timo.mutalahti@gmail.com. Lisätietoja tehtävästä antavat hallituksen jäsenet. Puhelintiedusteluihin vastaavat hallituksen puheenjohtaja Timo Mutalahti, 050 66112 ja toiminnanjohtaja Nuran Bedretdin, 045-1176819.

Lisätietoja työpaikasta löydät täältä.

09 will hold its first dance event in Kontula Nuorisotalo Luuppi on Wednesday 23.11, from 15.00 – 19.00.

The event is free and open to everyone!

Welcome!

The event on Facebook

This Friday, 11.11, 09HHR will be at the RuutiExpo 2011 event. Come and enjoy our basketball and dance activities and help make a difference! You can find us in hall B from 09.00 – 15.00.

HHR is involved in the primary school Halloween celebration on Thursday 11/03/2011 09 in Roihuvuori. Kids are bringing their creepiest Halloween costumes and we are joining in dancing, performances and costume competition. 09 staff and dance teachers Aden, Antti, Sara and Tuomas will take care of the music and entertainment. There will also be a costume contest for the selection of finalists. So be ready!

On Friday, 4.11 09, HHR will welcome a special guest who is a musician, dancer and dance teacher from Sweden. Damon Frost will have a session for school children about his life as an immigrant in Sweden as well as his own experience of dance and music. There will also be discussions on how the students can use their dance experiences positively to influence their own lives. In addition, Damon will visit Kontula dance clubs on Friday.

Great week ahead!

09HHR in partnership with HNMKY, have launched their highly anticipated multicultural training program. The theme of the program is ‘instructing through multicultural education’ and it is aimed at coaches, assistants and helpers within the two organizations. The goal is to better equip participants who work directly with multicultural groups in order to make the most impact. The sessions use structured dialogue, occasional lectures and sharing of best practices.

The program consists of 4 sessions with practical assignments between sessions. The first of those was held September 15th at Hotel Arthur in Helsinki.  We had 14 participants and we started at 9am with a group breakfast, after which we proceeded to the main meeting room to begin the program. We finished at 1pm followed by a group lunch. The main aim of the first session was to build relationships in order to have more fruitful and open discussions. The first session was hosted by Jyrki Eräkorpi,the head of the social side in HNMKY and we had great reviews from all participants.

We look forward to the next session in the end of November with some surprise guest invitees. The theme for the next session is ‘coaches as role models:  how to handle the group and wearing many hats’.