Shared Future panel: UUP conference 2010 by Allan LEONARD 4 December 2010 At the annual Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) conference at the Ramada Hotel, Belfast, I attended a panel discussion on shared future policy. The event was facilitated by Councillor Ross Hussey. Panellists were Duncan Morrow, Bill Manwaring, Lesley Macaulay, Kenny Donaldson. The session began … Continue reading Shared Future panel: UUP conference 2010
A Shared Society: SDLP conference 2010 by Allan LEONARD 5 November 2010 At the annual SDLP conference at the Ramada Hotel, Belfast, I attended a panel discussion — A Shared Society — chaired by Conall McDevitt MLA (South Belfast). Panellists were: Prof. Colin Harvey (Head of School of Law, Queen's University of Belfast), Dolores Kelly … Continue reading A Shared Society: SDLP conference 2010
What does 'unite' mean to you? Culture Night Belfast by Allan LEONARD 15 October 2010 As part of Culture Night Belfast, which was supported by the Unite against Hate campaign, Moochin Photoman took some distinctive portrait photographs using a 'Through the Viewfinder' technique. I asked those who were photographed, "What does 'unite' mean to you?" … Continue reading What does ‘unite’ mean to you?
Young people discuss CSI at Stormont by Allan LEONARD 27 September 2010 As part of the Cinemagic International Film & Television Festival for Young People, and in conjunction with the Unite Against Hate campaign, there was a day event at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, home of the Northern Ireland Assembly. In the Press Conference Suite the … Continue reading Young people discuss CSI at Stormont
Tony Macaulay is a respected professional community relations and youth worker based in Belfast. For example, he has written independently, "A discussion paper proposing a five phase process for the removal of 'peace walls' in Northern Ireland". This book is his story of being a 12-year-old paperboy, living in the Shankill area of West … Continue reading Book review – Paperboy (Tony Macaulay)
As part of its 2010 Summer School, Community Dialogue (www.communitydialogue.org) hosted an exhibition of international cartoonists' contributions to The Parents Circle - Families Forum (www.theparentscircle.com), which is a grassroots organisation based in the Middle East. The Parents Circle - Families Forum represents more than 500 families, both Israeli and Palestinian, who have lost a family … Continue reading Cartoons in Conflict
Troubled Images Exhibition 14 June 2010 - 11 September 2010 Location: Vertical Gallery Admission: Free Troubled Images Exhibition EXHIBITION All 70 political posters from our 'Troubled Images' exhibition, documenting the years of the Northern Ireland conflict, have been hung five storeys high in our Vertical Gallery. The exhibition has travelled throughout the world to inform … Continue reading Troubled Images: A personal perspective by Gordon Gillespie
I was once asked if I thought the Northern Ireland conflict was difficult to comprehend. Not really, I replied. What confounded me was that as so many people within Northern Ireland understood the various factors involved, why work towards any resolution took so long. Put another way, I found comprehending the geo-political situation of former … Continue reading Book review – Kosovo: What Everyone Needs to Know (Tim JUDAH)
Transformation and Ongoing Conflict in Contemporary Belfast (BBC Radio Ulster) 31 January 2010 On 20 January, the Institute of Governance at Queen’s University Belfast hosted a workshop organised by the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of St Andrew’s: “Transformation and Ongoing Conflict in Contemporary Belfast”. These two themes — transformation and … Continue reading Transformation and Ongoing Conflict in Contemporary Belfast
