Belfast’s Italian community and contribution to the city will be celebrated in the next of our PEACE IV Culture Café events.
Culture Cafés shine a spotlight on our multi-cultural city and promote a respect and understanding of the different cultures in Belfast.
Italians have been migrating to Northern Ireland since the 19th Century and while numbers are smaller than other communities, the Italians have had a massive impact on Belfast from the docks right over to City Hall.
The first wave of immigrants were skilled craftsmen who used marble and stone to produce intricate patterns on flooring and walls of many of the city’s buildings.
Join this virtual event for an insight into the Italian community looking at the Italian settlement in the Sailortown area of the city. There will also been discussions on Italian cuisine with a special performance of Italian Jazz by Luigi.
- History of Italians in Belfast/ Sailortown – Terry McKeown (facilitator)
- Musical performance – Italian Jazz with Luigi
- The Real Italian Cuisine – pasta making workshop
EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM INVITATION PLEASE REGISTER FOR MORE DETAIL
For more info, contact Kathryn Tweedie at Planned Events.
kathryn@ndevents.co.uk
The 3rd in our week of podcasts features the Hamilton Flute Band as they look back to their trips to the Síamsa Sráide Street Festival Swinford in 1995 & 2019.
This podcast features band members Robert McGonigle & Tim Cairns as they look back at their at their trips to Swinford in 1995 and 2019 and how they were pioneers for Northern Ireland marching bands playing in the Republic of Ireland and what it was like to return 25 years later.
Northern Ireland Screen’s Digital Film Archive has created a collection of clips and films from across the years called Brighter Days, reflecting on the role of young people as changemakers in society.
The collection highlights young people’s attitudes and opinions across the years, providing a valuable resource to those working with young people today, particularly with regard to cross-community projects and activities.
NI Hyatt Football Tournament 2021: The initiative was part of the Youth In Action programme, in collaboration with the Rio Ferdinand Foundation and UEFA Foundation with the aim to train and support young people by developing leadership skills and taking a lead in tackling inequality and racism in their own communities in Northern Ireland and Ireland.
15 young people from the Syrian refugee community completed a qualification and worked with the NI Hyatt team, partners and volunteers to deliver a family football and cultural event in Portadown People’s Park.
The short film, funded by the Rio Ferdinand Foundation in collaboration with partners and produced by 906 Film, is being promoted to showcase and celebrate the exceptional work carried out by the group so far. This initiative marks the cornerstone of what is planned to be an ongoing programme of youth led citizenship and social action to create a fairer and more inclusive society.
To find out more, please contact nihyattltd@gmail.com
Free outdoor screening of Gnomeo & Juliet movie (cert U). This comical animated re-boot of Shakespeare’s play takes place in a world of warring garden gnomes but this doesn’t stop Gnomeo & Juliet from falling in love. Will they have a future together?
Also on Saturday 25th September Outdoor terrace, Flowerfield Arts Centre 185 Coleraine Road
For more information, please contact karen.smyth@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk
We want your ideas! Get involved in creating a Good Relations advertising campaign for Causeway Coast and Glens, make it your own!
Participants must be residents of the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area.
Registration to participate in the competition can be made by contacting goodrelations@rumourmillcomms.com.
As part of Good Relations Week 2021, results will be shared from recent NI-wide and local polls on themes related to education and integration that confirm strong support for increased integration across council areas and political viewpoints.
This online event aims to encourage discussion and debate on how we can ensure that children and young people from different backgrounds are educated together as part of building Good Relations and assisting our society’s reconciliation process.
For more information, please contact Jessica@ief.org.uk
Northern Visions delved into recently recorded footage as well as their community archives to highlight community relations practice over the years and bring it to television screens. The documentary “Footsteps to Peace” marked Good Relations Week 2020, which celebrated 30 years of peace building and cultural diversity.
The documentary was screened on NVTV on Wednesday 16 September at 19.50 and repeated during Good Relations Week. NVTV is available on Freeview 7 in the greater Belfast area and on Virgin Media 159 across Northern Ireland. The documentary will also be available to view online at www.nvtv.co.uk
From the Falls and Shankill areas of Belfast. The film explored the similarities that exist between both communities, in particular the young people. What emerged is how much they have in common and how the issue of mental health transcends all borders, boundaries, walls, barriers. In partnership with Divis Youth, Denmark Street Community Centre, St James Swifts and R-City.
Supported by The Executive Office, Good Relations, TBUC: Together Building United Communities
As part of Good Relations Week, we continue to explore the life and work of Richard Hayward. Hayward made a considerable number of cultural history and travel documentaries. Parts of Co Antrim, including Larne, Boneybefore near Carrickfergus and Broughshane, feature in this film made in 1946 by Richard Hayward called ‘Back Home in Ireland’. This is a travel documentary which tells the story of American troops stationed in Northern Ireland during the Second World War who were part of the build-up of soldiers prior to the invasion of Europe. Hayward narrated the film with a fictional American sergeant. The film includes some wonderful traditional music with songs and dances being performed by Ellie Mulligan and the Johnston School of Dancing, while in one sequence Hayward plays the harp.
