As part of Good Relations Week 2024 #GRW24, NICMA are offering a series of free workshops to members, promoting equality, inclusion and diversity in the home based childcare setting. Contact your Development & Engagement Officer for more information!
Event Category: Online Event
Online GRW Quiz
As part of our Good Relations Week, TIDES will host an online fun quiz for up to 60 participants on the Peace + funded Youthscape Plus programme.
Young people from Omagh, Dungannon, Cookstown, Enniskillen, Letterkenny and Ballybofey will be brought together online to take part in a fun and informative competition which will include general knowledge, music, sport, and good relations issues. Groups will be hosted by four South West College campuses and two Donegal Youth Service centres who are piloting the new Youthscape Plus programme which will see young people from different backgrounds working together in a six month long programme of education, exploration, and dialogue.
Glebe House Singing Circle performs ‘Harbour’ by Anna Tabbush
The Glebe House Singing Circle, which meets weekly, will video-record on Wednesday 18 September a performance of the song ‘Harbour’ by Anna Tabbush. ‘Harbour’ is an expression of empathy, welcoming refugees, offering safety, shelter, warmth, rest, peace and healing, as anyone could be the person who may need the compassion of strangers. The recording will be posted on the Facebook page of Glebe House / Harmony Community Trust, which has 1k followers and 985 likes, and we will ask our followers to share the video.
Carrickfergus Grab a Grand
Carrickfergus Grab a Grand – Your Community, Your Ideas, Your Choice
Do you have a project that will benefit your community? Connswater, Clanmill, and the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council are offering ten projects in Carrickfergus and the surrounding 5-mile radius the chance to win £1,000.
- Project Launch: Monday, 16th September
- Closing Date for Bids: Friday, 18th October
- Voting Day: Thursday, 7th November 2024, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
For any queries, please contact Tammy Rountree at t.rountree@connswater.org.uk.
Japanese Folktales For Children
In celebration of Good Relations Week, Libraries NI is delighted to present Japanese Folktales for Children, featuring Masako Carey from The Armstrong Storytelling Trust. This special event, held via Zoom for an invited audience, will bring ancient Japanese folktales to life, offering a unique opportunity to explore and appreciate the rich cultural heritage of Japan.
Reflecting the theme of ‘OpportUNiTY’, this storytelling session underscores the power of cultural exchange and shared narratives in fostering mutual understanding and unity. By immersing young audiences in these timeless stories, we open doors to new cultural perspectives and celebrate the diversity that enriches our global community.
Although the live event is for an invited audience, the recording will be available on the Libraries NI YouTube channel, ensuring that this opportunity to engage with Japanese folklore can be enjoyed by all.
All Ireland Online Interfaith Gathering
In celebration of Good Relations Week 2024 and its theme of ‘OpportUNITY,’ join us for the All Ireland Online Interfaith Gathering, marking International Peace Day. Facilitated by the NI Inter-Faith Forum and the Dublin City Interfaith Forum, this virtual event will bring together interfaith activists from across Ireland to connect, share, and promote peace and understanding. This gathering highlights the week’s focus on unity and collaborative efforts to foster positive relations and mutual respect among diverse faith communities.
From Reporting the Troubles to the Troubles in Classrooms
Deric Henderson and Ivan Little are very experienced journalists who reported on the Northern Ireland conflict for most of its duration. Subsequently, their two highly acclaimed compilations of reporting from the time have made an important contribution to public understanding of the period from the insider perspective of those who recorded those turbulent and horrific years.
In more recent times, journalism has been openly critical of the role of schools, and history teachers, in failing to adequately provide young people with a grounded understanding of the nature of the conflict and its continuing impact on Ireland in the present.
This online session brings together the journalists, Deric Henderson, Brian Rowan and Freya McClements, of the Irish Times, history teachers and interested others, first to listen to Deric and Brian’s experiences of reporting the Troubles, then to consider the validity of criticisms of current history teaching practice and discuss the contribution that the journalistic legacy might make to enhancing the teaching of the Troubles in classrooms.
A Word From NIFHA CEO, Seamus Leheny
Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations, CEO Seamus Leheny outlines the important role of housing associations in delivering positive good relations work in Northern Ireland. Housing for All & shared schemes help break down barriers & tackle social issues.
Ards and North Down Borough Council – Good Relations Week 2023 – Shared History
The Ards and North Down Borough Council’s Good Relation’s Shared history programme –
A shared history programme exploring the history of Londonderry/Derry. Four cross community trips to “The Siege Museum” and the “Museum of Free Derry”.
Participants learn about both the Siege of Londonderry/Derry, the formation of the Apprentice Boys and Bloody Sunday, formation of The Bloody Sunday Trust and the ongoing search for justice with a facilitated tour and seminar.
Between the visits to the Museums, we will have two online seminars from the facilitators of the Museums, allowing participants to gain more knowledge and ask questions.
Seminars are delivered on Zoom @ 7pm
Tuesday 19th September – William Moore – Past Governor and current General Secretary of the Apprentice Boys
Wednesday 20th September – John Kelly – Relation, campaigner and facilitator for The Bloody Sunday Trust.
Online Quiz Night
Join Reclaim the Agenda and Here NI for an online quiz night.
No team needed, join in from your sofa and get your brain in gear! A mixture of general knowledge questions and some themed around good relations and ‘together’. Prizes to be won.
Email Danielle for the link to join on danielle@reclaimtheagenda.org.