INTRODUCING STREETFEAST 2018ANDBEYOND - MEATH COUNTY COUNCIL
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Introducing Street Feast 2018 and Beyond
Street Feast is Ireland’s nationwide day of street parties, community celebrations and neighbourhood lunches, which is taking place across the country on Sunday 10th June 2018. Established in 2010, it has grown steadily year on year with over 1,300 Street Feast events held nationwide in 2017 and over 120,000 people taking part. Our goal in 2018 is to engage and strengthen even more communities; growing again to involve a quarter of a million people.
What we do
Street Feast aims to build and strengthen communities through sharing of food and conversation, culture and knowledge. Facilitating social inclusion, multiculturalism and diversity in an age-friendly, all-inclusive environment, Street Feast creates more resilient, safer and healthier communities.
Why Street Feast?
Irish communities are not what they once were. The Future of Ireland
Report conducted in 2015 by Amárach Research finds that isolation
exists in Irish communities with nearly one in ten saying they have no
close friends. One in ten either don’t have relatives or don’t feel close to
the relatives they do have, 30% don’t have a sense of belonging within
their community and only one in four feel completely safe in their
neighbourhoods.
Street Feast addresses these issues by connecting
neighbours, strengthening relationships, giving
people a sense of identity and facilitating a space for
the sharing of knowledge and culture to take place.
How does it work?
The Street Feast organisation supports individuals and community groups in hosting their own celebrations in their neighbourhoods – whether held in a front garden or as a community street party – by providing them with the tools, guidance and support to do so. The celebrations are held in solidarity with communities right across Ireland. It’s a not-for-profit, all-for-fun, do-it-yourself celebration: promoting social inclusion, celebrating diversity and encouraging neighbours to work together.
Those interested in celebrating Street Feast register online at www.streetfeast.ie. We provide free DIY packs with decorations, invites, posters & flyers and offer on-going support to hosts preparing for their feast. The Street Feast organisation provides an online platform for the Street Feast community to organise their celebration. We look after promotion, queries, advice, free packs, manage volunteers and provide a report to sponsors on Street Feast events.
Street Feast does a few good things. It... • Brings the tools for community building ; inspiring neighbourhoods celebrations and providing the support to make it happen; • Promotes social inclusion , multiculturalism and diversity in an age-friendly environment; • Encourages participatory culture, collaborations and mutual aid; • Empowers residents to do things for themselves, fostering more decision makers;
Street Feast also... • Promotes environmental awareness and educates communities on sustainable practices ; • Is the conversation starter from which more community-led projects and ideas are formed; • Provides an online platform for residents to organise their feast; and • Provides a FREE DIY Pack , including decorations invites, flyers and a DIY guide providing the basics to kick-start a Street Feast event, removing the obstacles of organising a get-together.
“All of our public events gain from the widest community participation. We must all by now realise the importance of community, inclusion, creativity and togetherness - all values that require support and a conscious effort of care, protection and solidarity. Initiatives such as Street Feast provide exactly that type of opportunity.” President Michael D. Higgins Patron of Street Feast
Taking the First Step towards Community We’ve discovered that hosting a Street Feast is typically the first participative activity that residents do in their neighbourhood. It’s the first step towards getting to know each other. It’s the first step towards building community. Instigating new business and inspiring ideas Catalysing deeper community involvement, Street Feast has the potential to generate businesses, co-operatives and social ventures, and in turn, employment and income. We’ve seen community gardens, GIY (Grow It Yourself) groups, Men’s Sheds, community festivals, baby-sitting clubs, car pools and other social initiatives start from Street Feast celebrations. The result is more active communities that are environmentally sustainable and socially cohesive.
Target Audience / Demographic
The vast majority of
hosts (80%+) are women aged
between 35 and 55“It was a fantastic initiative for our community. Our attendees ranged from six months to 93 years old and it was truly inclusive, with residents of our local St Michael’s House coming and enjoying it – particularly the music! My daughter has made new friends and we’re both thrilled. You can still feel the afterglow!”
Who is involved in Street Feast?
1,350+ 31 Street Feast Champions
Street Feast Hosts The Street Feast organisation recruit and train a local Street
Feast Champions for each county. This role has been designed
Hosts include residents, community groups, sporting clubs,
to engage the local community and offer support with
schools and more. With over 1,300 people volunteering
registrations, preparations and enquiries. This individual works
their time to host celebrations in their neighbourhoods last
in close collaboration with the Street Feast organisation.
year, we expect this number increase again in 2018.
31 County Councils
120,000+ Many of the county councils partner with Street Feast by covering
Street Feast Attendees the costs of the DIY Packs. They promote Street Feast to their
residents. However, we are finding access to funding within councils
The critical mass; the neighbours, the helpers, increasingly difficult each year. With a very small but dedicated
the munchers and music makers, their team, we simply do not have the capacity to apply for small grants
numbers growing exponentially every year. every year and this process is quickly becoming unsustainable.PPN Networks ChangeX
The Street Feast organisation links with the PPN (Public This Dublin based social-solutions platform is a valuable
Participation Network) in each county to promote Street supporter of Street Feast, while providing the registration
Feast and engage the local community. software for Street Feast.
The Street Feast organisation
FoodCloud
We provide free DIY packs with bunting, balloons, invites,
The Irish tech company helps redistribute surplus food posters & flyers and offer on-going supporting to hosts pre-
from supermarkets to those in need. We will link interested paring for their feast. We provide an online platform for the
charities and community groups to FoodCloud to assist in Street Feast community to organise their celebration and we
supplying food for their Street Feast events. will look after promotion, queries, advice, manage volunteers
and provide a report to sponsors on Street Feast events.
Other Supporting Partners:
Volunteer Ireland, Scouting Ireland, Irish Mens Sheds Organisation, GIY Ireland,
Happenings, Tidy Towns, Irish Country Woman’s Association, Alone.Street Feast Team
Sam Bishop Mel Drew Dave Dunn Kiri Bishop John Lambert
Director of Operations & Accounts Community Web Design
Street Feast Partnerships & Finance, Manager
Company
SecretaryPartnership Opportunities
Join us! We’re looking for strategic partners. Street Feast has a radical impact on Irish communities, and we know that meaningful partnerships make all the difference. We are looking for organisations to partner with who share our values and want to strengthen and support Irish communities. This is a unique opportunity to build stronger community ties, promote your business in the process and be intimately associated with one of the most exciting campaigns taking place in Ireland this year.
Value for money
90 people
Street Feast is a high impact, low cost opportunity. On average, attend one
Street Feast event. With over 1,300 events nationwide last year we estimate approximately
120,000 people participated. When you think of this in terms of participation,
it is an extremely cost effective way to engage the local community and encourage a healthy
participatory culture.“It was an amazing way to get to know people in my community. I got such a buzz from organising it – it provided the space to talk to neighbours I had never had a conversation with. The night of Street Feast I went to bed feeling more connected to my community than ever.” se coming and enjoying it – particularly the music! My daughter has made new friends and we’re both thrilled.”
Streat Feast International Having spent 9 years testing and developing Street Feast Ireland, we now believe the time is right to grow the initiative further afield. The issue of loneliness and isolation do not just affect Ireland; they are a global phenomenon. In 2018 we are kick-starting Street Feast in the US with a trial in Minnesota and in February 2019 Street Feast Australia will take place for the first time. We are seeking financial support for this development. See www.streetfeast.org for more details (coming soon)
Thank you
Thank you for your time and consideration. If you have any further questions or any ideas you would like to dis-
cuss, we would love to hear from you, so please do not hesitate to contact us via the details below.
Sam Bishop
Director
Street Feast
E: Samuel@streetfeast.ie
Ph: +353 86 212 1492
Patron: Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland
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