Dominik’s Radio Times

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Community Chest: Ukraine, Aging, And Migrant Experiences

Programme
Community Chest
Date
8 February 2008
Length
1 h 56 min

About this show

Introduction

In this episode of Community Chest on Future Radio 96.9 FM, Dominik hosts segments on community and cultural diversity. Key moments include Eric Burgess discussing humanitarian aid for orphanages in Ukraine, Kathleen Lane explaining the CAFE project's study on food preparation among older women in Norfolk, and Rosita discussing a migrant arts exhibition at the Saint Gregory Centre for the Arts.

Dominik hosts a series of segments on Future Radio 96.9 FM. Eric Burgess discusses taking teenagers on cultural visits to Ukraine to provide humanitarian aid to orphanages and schools. Kathleen Lane explains the CAFE project, a Norfolk study on the social impact of food preparation among women over 65. Rosita discusses her experience as a migrant in Norwich, including a creative arts exhibition at the Saint Gregory Centre for the Arts and the cultural differences between Lithuania and England. The programme also features a vegan Bramley apple bun recipe from Thordis Riddricksen and a song from the game Portal.

Topics

  • Humanitarian aid and youth cultural exchange in Ukraine
  • The social and community aspects of food preparation among elderly women
  • Multiculturalism and migrant experiences in Norwich
  • Creative arts workshops for migrants
  • The migrant worker experience and creative expression in Norwich
  • Differences between Lithuania and England
  • Cultural differences and social etiquette

Participants

  • Dominik
  • Eric Burgess
  • Kathleen Lane
  • Catherine
  • Rosita
  • Rosita Uzenita
  • Thordis Riddricksen

Names are taken from the archive as written and may include spelling variants.

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Of teenagers, about four or five, which which is enough on a cultural visit, and we we visit children's prisons, schools, orphanages, working with the local churches to try and to try and get humanitarian aid over to where it's needed the most.

Like a bigger garden where you can grow up more vegetables, you know. So England is like bigger garden for me, where where I can try to grow up something nice. And at the moment, I think we are quite successful. And this.

They actually meant it when they actually did smile at you. It was it was a heartfelt smile, whereas here everyone's smiling all the time and doesn't mean it from their heart. Basically, just smiling just to kind of express your you know I mean you know that you're not you don't mean anybody any harm. But but you know back where I come from, you only smile at people that you really know.

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    Why it was chosen since I have some computer news, I wanted to introduce that by playing this little thing