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International Play Association: Promoting the Child’s Right to
Play 2014: June
Play Notes The Newsletter for IPA Members Worldwide
3 June 2014
Postcard from the President
Dear IPA friends, The IPA World Conferences are always precious
to our members and ‘Access to Play’ in Turkey recently was no
different. With play advocates gathering from around the world we
were able to share in a richly rewarding cultural, sunny and
playful experience. We were deeply saddened to be in Istanbul just
days after the mining disaster struck in nearby Soma; it heightened
our sense of urgency to focus attention on the importance of play
for children in difficult circumstances. ‘Access to Play in Crisis’
was our first experiment with a ‘special workshop’ within a
conference and the theme imbued the conference with special
meaning. Our colleagues in the Active Living Association, our
conference partners, have proved firm friends and launched not just
a conference but also a movement for play in Turkey that will be
part of the lasting legacy of IPA World Conference 2014. My
memories of Istanbul 2014 will be of solidarity, friendship, hard
work and amazing examples of initiatives to ensure all children can
exercise their right to play. Playful IPA greetings, Theresa
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What Is Ahead?
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Istanbul Conference Edition
23 June 2014
Deadline for article 31 video translations
September 2017 20th IPA Triennial World Conference in Calgary,
Canada
www.IPAworld.org
October 2014 PlayRights Magazine – Conference Issue
Deadline for all members to verify mailing address on Wild
Apricot for PlayRights mailing
31 August 2014
September 2014
Quarterly Play Notes Newsletter
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New IPA Branch Representatives are welcomed with loud cheers and
applause: (l-r) IPA Turkey, IPA New Zealand, IPA Nepal, IPA
Netherlands, IPA Russia.
Membership news At the World Conference in Istanbul we were
delighted to announce the formation of five new IPA Branches. We
also welcomed 69 new members who signed up at the IPA Desk during
the conference – and welcomed back those who renewed! As IPA is an
association of members with a common purpose, we are very pleased
indeed that the network continues to grow. The formation of the
five new Branches was celebrated at the Presidents’ Reception in
the lovely University Courtyard: welcome to IPA Turkey, IPA New
Zealand, IPA Netherlands, IPA Russia and IPA Nepal. Branches each
elect a National Representative to the IPA Council so formation of
a Branch is a very significant step. To have five new Branches –
and a number of prospective Branches – is a sign of the health and
vigour of IPA. News from the General Meeting The Board for 2014- 17
was elected with some familiar faces: Theresa Casey (President),
Robyn Monro-Miller (Vice President), David Yearley (Treasurer),
Margaret Westwood (Secretary), Cynthia Gentry (Communications
Officer), Mike Greenaway (Membership Officer) and Kathy Wong
(Development Officer). It is great to have such an experienced
Board, however one of our key goals for this term is to find and
support the Board members of the future.
IPA Executive Board
Theresa Casey, President [email protected] Robyn
Monro-Miller, Vice President VicePresident @ipaworld.org Margaret
Westwood, Secretary [email protected] David Yearley, Treasurer
[email protected] Cynthia Gentry, Communications Officer
[email protected] Mike Greenaway, Membership Officer
[email protected] Kathy Wong Kin-ho, Development Officer
[email protected]
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Congratulations to Marilena Flores Martins of IPA Brazil, on
becoming an Honorary Life Member of the International Play
Association: Promoting the Child’s Right to Play. All members at
the General Meeting, Istanbul, 2014 whole-heartedly approved the
nomination in recognition of Marilena’s considerable achievements
for children’s play and outstanding contribution to the
association.
Three wonderful projects were awarded "IPA Right to Play Awards"
at the IPA Triennial Conference. These were the Halabja Community
Play Project (Iraq), the Playful Gardens project - Promeny
Foundation (Czech Republic) and the Beit Issie Shapiro Playground
(Israel). Twenty-one nominations from twelve countries were
received for the awards - a record in the history of IPA. For more
information on the awardees please take a look at the IPA World
website in the coming weeks!
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Brazil’s Marilena Flores Martins Named IPA Honorary Life
Member
(Martins in Geneva while working on the General Comment on
article 31.)
IPA Right to Play Awards
More news from
(L: Theresa Casey talks with Halabja team; R: the Mayor of
Halabja, Iraq.)
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The IPA Council have accepted IPA Canada's bid to host the 20th
IPA Triennial World Conference 2017 in the city of Calgary. At the
Istanbul conference closing ceremony representatives from Calgary
presented Theresa Casey with a white Stetson in a traditional White
Hat Ceremony, inviting IPA members to join Canada in "Unleashing
the Power of Play". The exciting conference plans for September
2017 in this stunning location near the foothills of the Canadian
Rockies are well under way, and more news will be available
shortly.
It’s Calgary!! IPA Canada Selected to host 20th IPA Triennial
World Conference in 2017
Watch Calgary’s video on hosting the 20th IPA World Conference
in 2017.
http://bit.ly/1prqh8B
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Memories
The main auditorium at the The Children in Crisis workshop team.
Istanbul Technical University Taşkışla Campus
The IPA Board celebrates with the wonderful team from The Play
Day is underway! ALA who organized and hosted the conference.
A team from the Children in Crisis workshop. The IPA Board still
working after the conference is done.
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Opening morning keynotes and dignitaries. Council meeting.
IPA Australia’s Barb Champion. Council meeting with new member
from Brazil, Belisa Pereira.
IPA Canada’s Pierre Harrison Recording the action. IPA USA’s
Dorothy Sluss and Board Member, Is responsible for the 2017
conference Kathy Wong from Hong Kong.
The welcome area of the conference. IPA Board members welcome
IPA Russia.
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Every country marked with a red dot in the world map above has
an IPA presence. We are approaching 50 countries, which is
remarkable for an all volunteer association, but there is still
more to do. It has been said that “IPA has always been about what
happens at the country level”. In the coming year we will make sure
that what happens in your country gets heard and seen around the
world.
There is, at long last, a new website under development for
IPAworld.org. One of the capabilities of the new site will be the
ability for you to click on your country and bring up contact
information, country reporting on the CRC, and news from your IPA
Branch (if you have one). We want you to be able to share your good
works and your good ideas!
We want to provide an international forum on the child’s right
to play and your IPAworld.org website will soon help the
organization do that very thing.
Perry Else Passes Away We were greatly saddened to hear that
Perry Else, National representative for IPA England, Wales and
Northern Ireland passed away on 1 June 2014. Our deepest sympathy
is extended to his family, friends, colleagues at Sheffield Hallam
University and at IPA EWNI.
Perry will be remembered as a passionate play advocate and for
challenging the way we think about play, particularly his work on
Psycholudic play theory.
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IPA: Play Notes 2013: August
The popular IPA video “This Is Me” about Article 31 of the CRC,
the General Comment and a child’s right to play is being translated
into many languages, including: Spanish, Russian, Turkish, French,
Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Hebrew, Welsh, German and Swedish.
Is your language missing? We are eager to have the video translated
into as many languages as possible. If you can translate English
into Arabic, Nepali, Dutch, or any other language please contact
Cynthia Gentry at [email protected] as soon as possible.
It is a very short script so it should be a very quick job. Thank
you!
Last chance to have IPA video translated into YOUR language Is
YOUR Language Included?
English Swedish Spanish German French Welsh Russian Hebrew
Turkish Japanese Portuguese Chinese
What Is Wild Apricot? IPA's new membership database, called Wild
Apricot, enables us to manage our membership information more
easily and more effectively than before. It also allows members to
update their own profiles, including address information, and view
a directory of members. If you have not already done so, take a
look at http://ipaworld.wildapricot.org/ You can log in using your
email address. If you have not previously logged in you can prompt
the system to send you your logon details, including a new
password. Please check your details (especially your mailing
address) to ensure they are accurate – we wouldn't want you to miss
out on the next PlayRights Magazine coming out in October.
You may now also renew your IPA membership online at
www.IPAworld.wildapricot.org/joinus.
(Note that the site is in British Pounds. The currency is
converted for you through the website.)
The video is at http://article31.ipaworld.org
If you would like to download the wonderful children’s versions
of article 31 in your own language, please contact Cynthia Gentry
at [email protected].
We will send you the script for translating and then use your
translation to create a version of the posters that will be
meaningful to your children.
We would like for ALL children to have a solid understanding of
their right to play. Please help us with the translations! Thank
you.