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News from BZH New York (Association of Bretons in New York):

St Patrick 2015

A l’occasion de la Saint Patrick, BZH NY a le plaisir d’accueillir le Bagad Bro Landerne et le Cercle Celtique Eskell an Elorn de Landerneau du 14 au 21 mars 2015.

Pour cet événement tout à fait exceptionnel, BZH NY appelle à tous les volontaires à nous rejoindre pour l’organisation de ce beau projet.

Le programme culturel comprend :

A celebration of contemporary and traditional Celtic music from the lands of Brittany, Ireland, Wales, Galicia, Scotland, Cornwall and Isle of Man. Plougastel-Daoulas, Friday, March 6, 2015. The Celtic Social Club will perform at the Espace Avel Vor starting at 20:30. Celtic Social Club promotional video as seen on the Breton website 7SEIZH

Price: is 20 Euros. 17 Euros where reductions apply

“Contrary to popular perception, the total number of people who can speak Irish in this country has increased slightly in recent years, with a 7% increase in number of speakers between the two most recent censuses in 2006 and 2011.”

In late 2011 Alasdair Allan, Scottish Government Minister for Learning, Science and Scotland's Languages visited Cape Breton in Nova Scotia. Minister Allan’s visit to the heartland of the Gaelic language beachhead in North America included an announcement on the start of a scholarship program funding Gaelic speakers in Cape Breton to visit Scotland and study Gaelic at the expense of Edinburgh. 

Press Release from Culture Vannin: Launch of Manx History App for Secondary Schools

Culture Vannn are pleased to announce the release of a new app that has been developed to encourage students in secondary schools to find out more about our unique history.

An interesting item on the Scottish website ‘Wings Over Scotland’ about the Scottish Labour Party. It seems Labour can’t ditch the idea of being Scottish or having any loyalty to the nation of Scotland quick enough. This truth comes out after they tried to pretend to the Scottish voters at the time of the referendum on independence that they were very loyal and proud Scots! However, at the time they were stabbing Scotland in the back by opposing a free and independent Scotland.

This news published by the Celtic League:

League Query Manx Government on Licence Fee

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE

The Celtic League has addressed a number of queries to the Isle of Man Chief Minister with reference to the levy of a broadcasting licence in the Isle of Man:

The correspondence covers revenues raised and expended, methods of collection and ‘double taxation’ and is self explanatory. The full text is set out below:

“The Chief Minister
Allan Bell MHK
Government Buildings
Douglas
Isle of Man

27th January 2015

This news published by the Celtic League:

First Steps Taken Towards Establishing Commemorations Body

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE

Members of the Mannin branch of the Celtic League met with colleagues from Mec Vannin earlier this week and agreed to progress an initiative to establish a National Commemorations Organisation.

The principles outlined for the new group were as follows:

Object: to set up an independent organisation to promote the memory of significant contributors to Manx Nationalism and Culture.

This news published by the Celtic League:

Prosperity Participation and Fairness Focus for New First Minister

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE

“Making sure that everyone can do better in life will help make Scotland a fairer place to live and work, but it will also make it a more prosperous place too.”

That was the positive message from Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, in a letter responding to congratulations sent to her following her election from the Mannin Branch of the Celtic League.

This published by the Celtic League:

CPT Uses Anniversary to Highlight Juvenile Justice Issues

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE

Recalling recent matters that the Celtic League raised in relation to juvenile justice it is interesting to note that the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment has highlighted the issue in its annual report just released.