1. Page 2 The Gateway Project is a member led project.
Yoga will take place most Mondays between 3.45pm-4.45pm. The class Minutes of the Members Meeting of the Gateway Project on the 6th of
entails stretching exercises, breath work and relaxation. Come along and get September 2010, the Community Room, Mount Drummond Court,
fit. Mount Drummond Avenue, Harold’s Cross, Dublin 6W.
Chair: Michael O’C
An Arts & Crafts class takes place each Thursday 2.30pm-4.30pm. We Meeting Start: 1.30 Time Meeting Finished: 2.15
paint, tie-dye, make 3D models as well as many more excellent artistic
approaches. If you would like to explore your creative side come along on Minutes: The Minutes of the members meeting of the 9th August 2010
Thursday and give it a try!! was passed.
Speaker for October/World Mental Health Day: A discussion took
Aware Lecture—October 2010. All are welcome. place about possible speakers for World Mental Health Day to be
Theme: Recent Research on Depression. celebrated in drop-in on 11th October. A number of speakers
Speaker: Pat McKeon (Aware Founder). were suggested to approach such as Gay Byrne, Fergal Quinn,
Date: Wednesday 13th of October at 7.15pm sharp. Gareth Callaghan, George Hook etc. Action: It was agreed that
Venue: Lecture Theatre, Swift Centre, St Patrick’s Hospital, Dublin 8. Fionn will try to invite a more high profile speaker for the day if
possible.
Gateway Clean Up Social Event for October: It was suggested that Gateway visit the
Thanks to those who helped clean our rooms in Mount Drummond Court on Wax Museum and/or followed by lunch in Temple Bar. A trip to
Tuesday, September 21st. We got to all of those hard to reach places and our City Hall was also suggested. Action: Fionn to investigate group
space is beautiful again. rates before a decision is made due to costs.
Tuesday Meet ups: It was noted that the Tuesday meet ups are not
Intercultural Celebration going ahead at the moment due to poor attendance. It was agreed
On Thursday 14th of October Gateway invites you to attend a celebration of that the day be changed to Wednesday to better accomodate
World Cultures. Bring some nice music from around the globe, dress in vibrant people in line with when people get paid - to meet up at 12 in
coloured clothes and bring a food item or soft drink. Most of all bring yourself Toast. Ger T & Michael D will be responsible for the meet ups
and we will have a party. We will be getting underway at 1.30pm and we will be from 15th September onwards.
found at our usual location. I hope you can attend!! Tools for Wellness: It was noted that two information sessions for the
planned Tools for Wellness programme will take place in Mount
Nutrition Talk with Finn Murray, The Hopsack Tel: (01)4960399. Drummond on Thursday 16th September and Monday 27th
September from 5-6.30pm.
Gateway would like to thank Finn & The Hopsack for taking time out to share See Change Event: A discussion took place about possible events for
some non-chicken nuggets of nutritional wisdom with us last month! Finn See Change. It was suggested and agreed that a radio programme
chatted to members about all aspects of good nutrition and focused on the basic should be worked towards but will take time and planning. Ger
essentials while sharing some tasty foods with us... He explained the easiest way expressed an interest in furthering this with time. It was agreed
of having a more nutritionally balanced diet is to eat a good breakfast everyday that for the mean-time a smaller event could take place in Mount
with the simple addition of some nuts and seeds for extra protein and essential Drummond – this will take the form of a coffee afternoon to raise
fatty acids (Omega 3,6,9) needed for brain and heart health. He also funds and awareness for the campaign. It was agreed a
recommended an Omega 3 supplement (e.g. Eskimo) to be taken daily – committee would plan the event and shall remain open for mem-
especially for those who don’t eat much oily fish - as Omega 3 has been shown bers to get involved. The committee consists of Laura, Jim,
effective in regulating brain, heart and circulatory activities in the body and has Declan & Fionn – newcomers welcome. Action: See Change
also been shown to help improve and maintain mood stability. Event committee to plan and prepare event for late November /
Finn recommends getting back to food basics and gives the following tips: early December to be discussed further at next meeting.
Protein & essential fatty acids are very important to our diets and need to
be varied – excellent sources are nuts & seeds, eggs, oily and non-oily Next Members Meeting 23rd September 2010.
fish (even tinned fish is good for you, try “Fish for All” brand), fresh
lean meats but in moderation, soya, tofu, beans and pulses etc.
eat plenty of fresh veggies and fruit – even dried fruit like figs are great for Minutes of Members Meeting (23-9-2010)
breakfast (& constipation!) Chairperson: Dennis Q Minutes: Richard M
wholegrain versions of rice & pasta & cereals (like porridge) are a simple
switch to make and taste good too, though will often need a bit of • Chairperson welcomed those present.
extra cooking time. • Members meetings help resolve issues, allows everyone to voice
Always eat a protein food with a carbohydrate for maximum meal their opinion and empowers people.
satisfaction i.e. Don’t just eat toast, put some almond butter on it and
you’ll feel fuller, and happier, for longer J • Read minutes of previous members meeting (6-9-2010).
Beans, pulses & legumes: precooked tinned versions are great as they store • Those present agreed that we will revert back to 1 member’s
well and are packed with nutrients – keep a few tins handy for salads meeting a month from October 2010.
& curries. • It was suggested that we could visit The Pearse Museum in
Try to have a few meat-free dinners or lunches every week e.g. Vegetarian Rathfarnham during November. Action: Enda M will get further
curries are quick and tasty – throw in a tin of precooked mixed beans, information about the venue.
serve with rice and you’ve got a nutritious dinner that’s kind on the
kidneys & the pocket! • Those present agreed to the future visits of “Threshold Training”
A good multivitamin is important if you worry your diet is lacking in and “Roslyn Park College” to Gateway. Dates to be arranged!
variety and nutrition and with the winter coming on – just remember • A brief discussion took place about what it means to be a Gateway
to take a month’s break from them every now and again. member in a member led project. These included empowerment,
For more information and specialist one to one free advice, please call into The responsibility and sharing.
Hopsack in the Swan Centre, Rathmines – they will be more than happy to help! • Thanks to those who were involved with the clean-up of the drop-in
Fionn space on 21st September.
You can also post your If any of your contact details change • A.O.B: a short explanation occurred about what a member-led
contributions to: please inform us a.s.a.p so we can project meant.
Gateway Newsletter, update our records. Thanks. • Dates to be noted for late September were read.
C/O Rathmines Pembroke • There will be one members meeting from next month.
Community Partnership, There will be an informal guided
11 Wynnefield Road, meditation session at 1.30pm on
Rathmines, Dublin 6 Monday 18th of October.
Tel: (01) 4965558 Come along and hopefully we
Tel: (085)7521220 can relax and learn together. Please note that the Gateway Mobile Phone (085)7521220 is only
E-mail: switched on during drop-in hours or on group outings. You can phone
richardgatewayp@gmail.com (01)4965558, Monday-Friday otherwise.

2. October 2010
GATEWAY PROJECT Issue 38
MOUNT DRUMMOND COURT The views expressed or otherwise
MOUNT DRUMMOND AVENUE stated in this newsletter are the
HAROLD’S CROSS, D6W. views of the contributors and are
not necessarily the views of the
WWW.PROJECTGATEWAY.BLOGSPOT.COM Gateway Project.
Please note that Creative Writing Classes will Trip to The Wax Museum Gateway Funding Sub Committee
recommence on Friday 1st of October 2010 for 11 Our monthly social event for October 2010 During the strategic planning for Gateway it was
weeks with a week mid-term break on 22nd of will be to The National Wax Museum. found that the project needs long term funding to
October. This class is free and will take place on When & Where: Tuesday 19th of October continue to become a stronger community based
Friday between 2pm-4pm in The Community Room, 2010 at 11.30am in Starbucks Cafe, 2 Dame member led project.
Mount Drummond Court, Mount Drummond Avenue, Street, Dublin 2. At the 20th of July Advisory Committee (which is
Harold's Cross, D6w. If interested please sign up at the drop-in or made up of members and professionals with an
give us a call on (085)7521220. interest in mental health) it was decided that a
Please note that Gateway Drop-In will be Bring a camera if you have one. Also bring a Funding Sub Committee be formed to work on
closed on Monday 25th of October due to a lunch or money to buy a snack. securing funding for the project, it was also
Bank Holiday. I hope you can attend! decided that Gateway members should be in on
this sub committee.
A Place of Silence and Rest in the City. Rathmines Pembroke Intercultural Group If you have an interest in funding or in learning
‘The Living Room’ is a place of silence, a quiet room Rathmines Pembroke Intercultural Group is an about funding and would like to be involved in
in this noisy city of ours on the corner of inclusive voluntary group promoting diversity, this sub committee please contact Martha on (01)
Clarendon Street and Coppinger Row (only a street social inclusion and anti-racism in the 4965558. The second meeting will take place
behind Grafton Street). A large room with wooden Rathmines/Pembroke area. We celebrate sometime during October. If interested in being
crates for seats and potted palm trees for shadow, it is a interculturalism as an enrichment of our involved please contact Martha at (01)4965558
public space where people can share silence from community and aim to facilitate integration, for date and venue!!
9.30am- 3.30pm from Monday to Friday. There is no exploration of collective issues, mutual learning
entry charge. Try it out for yourself if you need some and access to information in the community. If Amnesty Report Launch
quiet time. Martha. you or somebody you know would be Recently some Gateway members took part in
research about the experience of discrimination by
interested in being involved you can contact the
Community Development Worker at Rathmines people with mental health problems – this research is
Last call for Tools for Wellness Participants
Pembroke Community Partnership (RPCP) on now being launched:- see below details:-
If you could not make any of the two information
01-4965558. Hear my voice: The experience of discrimination
sessions last month and are still interested in finding
by people with mental health problems in
out about Tools for Wellness Programme please
Just a general reminder to all members. Ireland.
contact Martha or Fionn before the 4th of October
Please note that Gateway Project Workers Prejudicial attitudes are well documented in Ireland,
2010. If you attended the information session and
are not medical professionals or carers and but little is known of the discrimination experienced
would like to take part in the programme please return
that they are former members of the Project. by people with mental health problems. Amnesty
your application form to Martha. It is hoped that we
International Ireland in partnership with Dublin City
have enough interest to go ahead with the group and See Change is Ireland’s new national University School of Nursing has interviewed more
we hope to hold the programme in a hotel in Camden partnership to reduce stigma and challenge than 300 people with mental health problems about
Street. discrimination associated with mental health their personal experience of discrimination in
problems. We are an alliance of organisations Ireland today.
The Rathmines Pembroke Community Partnership working together through the National Stigma Join us: Hear about the report findings; the
11 Wynnefield Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6 provide Reduction Partnership to bring about positive campaign to challenge prejudice and discrimination
a range of services which could be useful to you. change in public attitudes and behaviour to- and what you can do. We each have the power to
These include citizens information, services for the wards people with mental health problems. challenge this situation.
unemployed, enterprise services, community There is information about this campaign at When: Thursday 7 October 2010.10am for tea and
development (such as Gateway) and education & Gateway, in libraries, at www.seechange.ie and coffee reception, 10.30am press conference launch.
training assistance. c/o Shine, 38 Blessington Street, D7. Where: Wood Quay Venue, Dublin City Council
You can visit them at the above address, Civil Offices, Dublin 8. The venue is accessible.
Monday—Friday or phone (01) 4965558. Culture Night 2010
A few members and myself took part in the Please note that October’s Indian Head Massage
Please note that the weekly members meet-up (which Dublin Culture Night 2010 on Friday 24th Session will take place on Monday 1st of Novem-
used to be Tuesday) has now been moved to September. We met in the Irish Film Institute ber as the previous Monday is a Bank Holiday so
Wednesday at 12 noon: meeting in Toast Café, 196 cafe bar which was a nice venue to meet in we are closed .Come along, it’s very relaxing. It
Lower Rathmines Road, Rathmines, D6. If you decide (warm inside and you didn't have to buy a is on a first-come-first-served basis. There won’t
to attend on a day, think about a place to go and then coffee as it is a cinema waiting area). Two be a Yoga class on the 1st of November.
those present can choose what to do. project workers Richard and Fionn came with
us to make sure we met up in the right place.
A massive welcome to all recent new members to From the IFI we chose to go to the Chester In This Issue
the Gateway Project. Beatty Library which I found fascinating. I Creative Writing on Friday
followed several free tours (I cheated and just
Information on Gateway’s recent activities can be joined tours as they came past not having See Change
found at: waited at the start). Afterwards we went our Wax Museum
www.projectgateway.blogspot.com. separate ways some members going off in pairs
to other venues. I went to the Douglas Hyde www.wheel.ie
We are returning to 1 members meeting a month. Gallery and the National Library both of which
For October it will take place on Monday 11th Funding Sub-Committee Meeting
were very engrossing. I strongly recommend
October at 1.30pm. this event to other members to join in next year. Indian Head Massage
It was particularly good to go along with other
There is a contribution box at Gateway. If Clean-up Thank you!
members because you could talk about what
you can afford a small amount of money you you saw with a friend which makes the event Weekly Social Meet-ups
can leave it there. Please note that this is much more enjoyable.
completely voluntary. Any money collected Paul J Culture Night 2010
contributes to Gateway activities such as And much more.
Yoga and Indian Head Massage. World Mental Health Day falls on
Sunday 10th of October 2010. Dtp by Richard and Dennis.