• The Jean Monnet Chair at the University of Malta is holding its second Rights and Remedies Conference on Thursday at the Corinthia Hotel, St George’s Bay, St Julian’s. To view the conference programme and to register visit http://um.edu.mt/laws/notices/rights.and.remedies.conference.2011 or call Elisa Attard or James Bonnici on 2340 2534 or e-mail jm.conference@um.edu.mt. The deadline for registration is tomorrow.
• Hospice Malta is holding a fundraising four-kilometre midnight walk on Friday. Start and finish point is Buġibba piazza. Meeting time is 10.30 p.m. Participants are asked to donate €5 each. Those interested can call Hospice Malta on 2144 0085 or visit www.hospicemalta.org.
• The Association of Lyceum Past Students is leading a cultural tour of Rabat and Mdina on Saturday. The meeting point is Cathedral Square in Mdina at 9.15 a.m. Price is €9 per person (drinks and extra items not included). Bookings and payment must be made by Thursday to Alex Borg, 82 Alson, Naxxar Road, San Ġwann, SGN 9032; call 2138 6812 or 9988 8579.
• As part of the activities to celebrate Mqabba Our Lady of Lilies Musical Society’s centenary year, an event entitled ‘Charity Fun and Walk’ will take place next Sunday. A ‘fun run’ will set off from Mqabba main square at 8 a.m., ending at Dar tal-Providenza in Siġġiewi. People who do wish to run can take part in a walk starting from Siggiewi main square at 8.30 a.m. Participants must give a minimum €5 donation and the final sum, together with the money collected at the Centenary Memorial Match last July, will go to Dar tal-Providenza. For further details call 7985 3044 or visit www.talgilju.com.
• The next MIR prayer meeting will be held on September 20 from 7.30 to 10 p.m. at St Joseph parish church, Msida. This monthly meeting consists of the reciting of the rosary followed by Mass and adoration. Priests will be available to hear confessions. There will be a collection of foodstuffs to donate to Fondazzjoni Suret il-Bniedem, a Franciscan organisation that cares for the homeless. All are welcome to attend.
• Il-Majjistral Nature and History Park has joined the global ‘Clean Up the World’ initiative and will be holding a clean-up on September 24 in conjunction with That’s Rubbish and with the support of the Ministry for Resources and Rural Affairs. The clean –up will take place at Għajn Tuffieħa Barracks from 4 p.m. till sunset. Disposable bags and gloves will be provided. Volunteers should bring their own water, heavy duty gloves and disinfectant wipes/gel. Volunteers can go on a free guided walk in the park during autumn. E-mail info@majjistral.org for more information.
• The Youth Section within the Our Lady of Lilies Musical Society of Mqabba is organising a one night five-a-side football tournament to take place on September 30 from 8.30 p.m. on the synthetic pitch adjacent the Mqabba Football Club in Triq il-Madonna tal-Gilju.
The winning team will be awarded €500. Applications complete with regulations and conditions are available at the Lily Band Club premises in Mqabba Square and are to be filled in and returned by September 26. For further information call 7993 7681 or 99842514, or visit www.talgilju.com.
• Malta University Holding Company Ltd is organising a six-session training course entitled ‘Hidden aspects of caring in professional contexts’, starting on October 12 at the University Residence, Robert Mifsud Bonnici Street, Lija. The course co-ordinator and lecturer is Erika Ferrario from the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy. The course aims to provide training in emotional intelligence skills relating to relationships among educators and children/young people. For further information call 2124 0746, 9982 9244 or e-mail maria.bugeja@muhc.com.mt.
• The Pontifical Missions Office, located at 7 Merchants Street in Valletta, volunteers to help out during events organised to raise missionary awareness. Volunteers are required to help with: delivering materials to schools as from October; transport of equipment to or from event venues; managing food or other stalls at events; providing entertainment or animation for families and the setting up of event venues.
Any volunteers willing to help in the above or interested in organising events to raise awareness or funds can call Mario Scicluna on 2123 6962 or e-mail info@missio.org.mt.
• A missiology course organised by the Pastoral Formation Institute in conjunction with the Pontifical Mission Societies and the Ċentru Animazzjoni Missjunarja will be held between November and May. The course is aimed to those who wish to know more about the missionoray activities of the Catholic Church, in particular those who intend to go on a missionary experience. The course will be held at St Joseph’s Home in St Venera. A certificate will be awarded to the partecipants who successfully complete the course. For further information, call on 2123 6962.
• The Malta branch of the International Al Jolson Society will be holding its annual 'Al Jolson Malta Gathering' on October 16 at the Royal British Legion, 111 Melita Street, Valletta. The gather-ing starts at 4.45 p.m. and will feature one of Al Jolson's film and Jolson related documentaries. Entrance is free and everyone is invited.
For more information,call 21896936 or 99880489 or e-mail vinwilljolsonmalta@gmail.com.