News
Offcom and UTV Franchise consultation ends 2nd May, 2012
29 April 2013
If you wish your feelings on the UTV franchise to be hear, write either to OFFCOM,Stormont minister for Arts & Culture or your local MLA'S immediately by using the letter on the branch website.
My Theatre Matters Campaign
11 April 2013
The key objective of the MY THEATRE MATTERS campaign is to engage with audiences about the threat of funding cuts, particularly from local Councils, which is facing the theatres they love. Equity members are key to delivering that message. It is after all Equity members who audiences come to see perform and that interaction between audiences and performers is the very essence of theatre.
Smaller Equity Council
10 December 2012
Members have voted by three to two in favour of a smaller Equity Council and to give rights to English Area AGMs to send representatives to Equity’s annual conference.
Belfast Branch Macmillan Big Coffee morning
4 October 2012
£200 at last count!
MANY THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED!
New Insurance in the event of an HMRC inspection
4 October 2012
At £59 a year it is a great deal and gives you peace of mind about your tax affairs. Some members have suggested that similar insurance can be had at a lower cost through other providers. This is true but beware; cheaper packages usually exclude people who are self-employed freelancers. Go to -
http://www.equity.org.uk/news-and-events/equity-news/inspection-insurance/
Support the March against Austerity on 20 October
28 September 2012
The NIC ICTU website now has a new campaign section
Lost Arts Needs You
3 September 2012
Have jobs in the creative industries in N. I. been lost over the lst 18 months? Record the losses so this can be taken to government as evidence for the next spending review, 2015
Role Play Survey
3 September 2012
Equity is running an online Role Play survey to find out more about this growing sector
NI branch meeting on 10 September
30 August 2012
The next meeting of the NI General Branch will be on Monday 10th of September and it will take place in The Grand Opera House in Belfast.
