Come along to Crumlin Library for some tea, stories and chat at our special Good Relations Event with guest Martin McDowell from North of Ireland Family History Society.
Event Category: Discussion or Talk
The Living Room
The Living Room is a friendly safe space for conversation, a laugh, a good cry – whatever is needed! Enjoy a cup of tea and biscuits or a cake. We will be reminiscing about our favourite neighbours past and present.
Which Benefits are right for you? Find out in Lisburn City Library
Come along to Lisburn City Library where Carol McCabe from Community Advice Lisburn & Castlereagh will discuss:
Benefit entitlement, Universal Credit, Disability benefits, Contribution based benefits, Housing benefits. All are welcome and booking is desirable.
Youth Link: NI Annual Peacebuilding Lecture
As part of a series of events during Good Relations Week 2023, and to mark the International Day of World Peace, Youth Link: NI are hosting Guest Lecturer, and former colleague, Dr Cathy Bollaert, who will unpack the concept of ‘together’ in the context of Northern Ireland.
Cathy will consider the different approaches that Youth Workers adopt when working together between and across communities, as well as the tensions that can arise. Cathy will draw on her insight from working with youth workers and young people in different contexts including Northern Ireland, South Africa, and other regions impacted by conflict.
If you have an interest in the role of youth work in building reconciliation, we invite you to join us for this Annual Lecture, and to participate in a discussion, sharing ideas on we how we can work better together in the pursuit of the common good.
For further information please contact Joanne Stainsby, Youth Link, joanne@youthlink.org.uk
The closing date for registration is 4pm Friday 15 September 2023
We look forward to welcoming you to Youth Link.
Youth Panel Discussion – Sharing Space on a Shared Island
Youth Link are facilitating a discussion with a panel of young people representing different faith based organisations who are involved with the recently established Shared Island Youth Forum, launched by the Department of the Taoiseach.
It will be an opportunity to hear more about the objectives of the forum, the opportunities it will seek to create, as well as the chance to hear from young people involved about their thoughts on a shared island and how we can live better, together.
The session will commence at 10am and finish at 11.30am. Refreshments will be available from 9.30am
For further information please contact Joanne Stainsby, Youth Link: NI joanne@youthlink.org.uk
If you are interested please complete the registration form by 4pm on Friday 15 September.
We look forward to welcoming you to Youth Link.
Giant Small Worlds Workshop for North Belfast Youth Groups
Ardoyne Youth Enterprise is hosting a giant Small Worlds Workshop for young people in North Belfast on Friday 22 September 23 at Girdwood Community Hub Shared Space, 6pm to 9pm.
Youth groups have been invited to put forward young people and youth workers wishing to participate. There will be food, workshop and time for debrief.
Small Worlds are cafe-style events where you get to meet people from around the world and discuss cultural diversity, migration, asylum, and more, in a safe and supportive environment.
They are facilitated by members of Belfast Friendship Club.
They are fun, moving and unforgettable experiences that bring people closer together and help us cherish our differences and common humanity.
To find out more about how Small Worlds work, follow this link: https://www.belfastfriendshipclub.org/small-worlds/
This event is supported by Belfast City Council and North Belfast Strategic Good Relations Programme.
The St Comgall’s story: from dereliction to transformation
Gerry McConville from Falls Community Council in conversation with William Mitchell from the ACT Initiative.
The event will explore the lessons learned from the long journey of the transformation of St Comgall’s which began with Eileen Howell’s vision over twenty years ago. This is a story of how the derelict school building in Divis Street was transformed into a site of community excellence, acting as a gateway to the city centre and West Belfast and opening up new possibilities for the area. The speakers will discuss the current challenges facing good relations work, against the background of the present testing climate for the sector.
Followed by refreshments and tour for those interested.
Practitioners Meet-Up
Two creative responses to “then and now”, will be presented for a little pondering and discussion, accompanied by tea/coffee and cake. Open to all who work in community in the Lurgan area and beyond.
Vacancies
A film about what we lost and might find , considering the legacy of the Troubles in Ireland.
Paul Hutchinson (writer/director) will be present to introduce the film.
Organised by Corrymeela Community
A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats
A community art piece created by users of the Jethro Centre.
Story, Tea and Chat in Cookstown Library
Join us for a shared reading session for adults where a story will be read aloud and key themes and ideas discussed. This event celebrates the principles of connection and collaboration that are central tenants of Good Relations Week. Booking advisable.
Towards Together…. A personal journey in fostering peace and building community.
Well known and renowned community activist Anne Carr will deliver a talk on her personal experience of peacebuilding in Northern Ireland. Since the 1980s, she has advocated for better community relations through improved dialogue and mutual understanding. She helped develop the first integrated primary school outside of Belfast, and actively participated in cross-community organisations including Women Together, the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition, and Community Dialogue. She has helped train women in mediation and conflict transformation and taught them leadership skills and public speaking, as well as how to build up their confidence. She has lobbied and challenged politicians to take risks for peace.
The talk will be followed by a Q & A session.
This is a FREE event, organised by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council in conjunction with Fermanagh and Omagh Interfaith group.