Mythbusting Seminar: Navigating Northern Ireland’s Constitutional Conversations
Join us for an insightful ‘mythbusting’ seminar featuring Orna Young from FactCheck NI, who will address the challenges and importance of discussing the Northern Ireland constitutional issue with honesty and accuracy. This session is part of our Future Relationship Conversations project.
Aligned with this year’s theme of ‘OpportUNiTY’, this seminar offers a valuable opportunity to engage with accurate and accessible information about constitutional matters in Northern Ireland. By promoting clear and truthful dialogue, we create opportunities for informed decision-making and constructive conversations that are essential for a well-informed community.
Through this seminar, we aim to empower individuals with the knowledge needed to navigate complex constitutional discussions, fostering greater understanding and collaborative engagement within our society.
The induction event is part of a wider week-long programme running from the 16th to the 22nd of September 2024, to celebrate our belief in the power of good relations through sports. These sessions are designed to equip coaches with the tools and knowledge necessary to foster unity and understanding among young people from diverse backgrounds. By integrating the principles of peacebuilding into sports, we aim to demonstrate how athletic activities can be a powerful medium for breaking down barriers and building lasting connections in communities that have been historically divided.
The training sessions will not only enhance the skills of our coaches but also deepen their understanding of how sports can be used as a vehicle for promoting good relations. Through these sessions, we are reinforcing our commitment to creating safe and inclusive spaces where young people can come together, regardless of their cultural or religious backgrounds. By aligning these training opportunities with Good Relations Week, we are highlighting the significant role that sports play in our broader efforts to build peace and foster positive relationships across Northern Ireland.
If you’d like to learn more and are interested in becoming a Coach or a Lead Coach with PeacePlayers, you can attend our PeacePlayers Induction Day where you will get to know our mission, meet our committed team, and learn how you can contribute to our vital work.
If you would like to attend, please email Paula at pmccurdy@peaceplayers.org for more details.
For this Good Relations Week, join the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (HMDT) in this workshop session to learn about and plan for Holocaust Memorial Day 2025.
Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) – the international day on 27 January to remember the 6 million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, alongside the millions of other people killed under Nazi persecution of other groups and during more recent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. It is a time to come together and remember those who were murdered, and those who survived and work together to build a better future free from identity-based persecution.
This workshop will introduce the theme for HMD 2025: for a better future, and provide support, resources and ideas for you to mark HMD in an engaging and meaningful way.
HMD is a time for unity and togetherness – only by embracing inclusivity and diversity can we create the better world we look for.
**Due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to cancel this session. If you would like us to contact you if/when we can reschedule this, please contact us via the details below**
Please note so we can keep track of how many spaces we have you must register in advance for this event by emailing us at Youth1@forthspring.com
This session, run by Cara Friend and hosted by Forthspring Inter-Community Group is an introductory session for parents and the wider community to learn about our vibrant and diverse LGBTQIA+ community in Belfast and beyond.
The session, which will run from 12pm to 2.30pm with a 15 minute break, will focus on the basics of LGBTQIA+ Identities and terminology to help those not in the know, to gain a better understanding of our LGBTQIA+ community.
Forthspring Inter-Community Group is a cross community organisation established in 1997 which is located at 373-375 Springfield Road, Belfast. Our event space is fully accessible, and this event is open to all members of the community who wish to learn more about the LGBTQIA+ Community in Belfast and Beyond.
Communities are changing, there are many challenges & opportunities facing us all, come along to our workshop where we will share some mediative tools that we have developed from our 20+ yrs work locally, nationally & internationally! This will be an evening online event that will be interactive, we aim to ensure that the session is practically useful, enjoyable & will help develop communities that are more together!
When we work together to share resources, tackle issues, deliver services etc while the outcomes can be fabulous there can also be many challenges along the way. We want to share tools that will help prevent issues, manage relationships & transform any broken or challenging relationships.
As part of Good Relations Week 2023, Rural Community Network (RCN) is delivering an online course in Trauma Informed Practice – Level 1 Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Awareness. This course is ideally suited for individuals and organisation’s who are interested in gaining an initial understanding of ACEs, their long term impacts, how they affect behaviours, how we can better respond to people affected by ACEs (including ourselves), and who can support us.
This workshop is part of RCN’s ongoing participation in, and commitment to, the regional strategy to embed ACES Awareness and Trauma Informed knowledge and practice at community and statutory levels. Delivery will be provided by RCN staff who have been trained by Safeguarding Board NI (SBNI). All resources used to deliver the workshop have been developed by SBNI.
To reserve a place at this workshop please click below alternatively contact the RCN Offices on 0288766670 or kelly@ruralcommunitynetwork.org.
Carbon Literacy Programmes provide community-group and youth-group leaders with confidence, knowledge and skills to engage with the climate emergency, including an introduction to the key topics of climate science, climate justice and carbon footprints.
Upon completion of the course, you will receive accreditation and free teaching and learning resources that initiate important conversations that can help assuage feelings of climate anxiety in group members.
With its combination of self-study and online Zoom meetings with colleagues, this FREE one-day programme is best suited to those who are short on time.
Please note: this date will run between 10am-4pm.
Carbon Literacy Programmes provide community-group and youth-group leaders with confidence, knowledge and skills to engage with the climate emergency, including an introduction to the key topics of climate science, climate justice and carbon footprints.
Upon completion of the course, you will receive accreditation and free teaching and learning resources that initiate important conversations that can help assuage feelings of climate anxiety in group members.
With its combination of self-study and online Zoom meetings with colleagues, this FREE modular programme is best suited to those who enjoy a more relaxed learning pace.
Please note: each module with last approximately one hour and 30 minutes.
The Carbon Smart Communities programme provides youth-group workers and community-group members with confidence, knowledge and skills to engage with the climate emergency, including an introduction to the key topics of climate science, climate justice and carbon footprints.
Upon completion of the course, you will receive accreditation and free teaching and learning resources that initiate important conversations that can help assuage feelings of climate anxiety in group members.
With its combination of self-study and online Zoom meetings with colleagues, this FREE one-day programme is best suited to those who are short on time.
Please note: this date will run between 10am-4pm.
Carbon Literacy Programmes provide post-primary teachers with confidence, knowledge and skills to engage with the climate emergency, including an introduction to the key topics of climate science, climate justice and carbon footprints.
Upon completion of the course, you will receive accreditation and free teaching and learning resources that initiate important conversations that can help assuage feelings of climate anxiety in young people through leaving them feeling more empowered.
With its combination of self-study and online Zoom meetings with colleagues, this FREE one-day programme is best suited to those who are short on time.
Please note: this date will run between 10am-4pm.
