Is tionscadal tábhachtach caomhnaithe cultúrtha é Scéalta Pobail Tóchar agus is cuid ríthábhachtach é de Thionscadal Athchóirithe Thalamh Bogach Lártíre Tóchar. Trí scéalaíocht chomhoibríoch, i gcomhpháirtíocht le pobail ar fud na n-ocht gcontae i gCríoch an Aistrithe Chóir, tá sé mar aidhm aige iniúchadh a dhéanamh ar eispéireas phobail a bhaineann le bogaigh agus é a thaifeadadh, lena n-áirítear turais phearsanta feadh cuar an aistrithe chóir ó eastóscadh go hathchóiriú.
Is cuid d’aistriú sóisialta é athchóiriú an dúlra agus dícharbónú, áit a bhfuil úsáid talún ailínithe le folláine agus le muintearas an phobail. Is focal Gaeilge é tóchar le haghaidh cosán tríd an bportach. Rianóidh Scéalta Pobail Tóchar an turas sin, an t-am atá thart, an lá inniu agus an todhchaí atá beartaithe, agus cinnteoidh siad go mbeidh guth ag na daoine atá ina gcónaí sa réigiún i gcomhdhearadh an aistrithe chun leasa daoine, áiteanna agus an dúlra. Ag obair le grúpaí pobail, tá foireann Scéalta Tóchar ag éascú ceardlanna pobail cruthaitheacha atá deartha chun pobail a nascadh le chéile, tacú lena bhforbairt agus lena n-athléimneacht amach anseo. Is féidir na ceardlanna seo a bheith i bhfoirm ghrianghrafadóireachta, ealaíne nó scéalaíochta fuaime.
Más cuid de ghrúpa thú a bhfuil scéal le roinnt agat agus más mian leat tuilleadh eolais a fháil faoi na ceardlanna seo, déan teagmháil le Helen ag tocharstories@gmail.com nó bí páirteach inár gcomhrá ar Bluesky
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