Peacebuilding a shared Northern Irish society
From tartans to Guinness: Identity in Northern Ireland and beyondby Allan LEONARD21 April 2026 Belfast Exposed photography gallery on Donegall Street hosted "Why Is Identity So Difficult?", a public lecture and discussion delivered by Professor Dominic Bryan of Queen's University Belfast. The event was organised by the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression (OICE) and... Continue Reading →
Images of Incoming: exclusion and belonging in Northern Ireland by Allan LEONARD 8 March 2023 To coincide with International Women’s Day, the Linen Hall Library hosted an event showcasing a Photovoice project that involved over 70 women from Northern Ireland and Canada, expressing their sense of inclusion and exclusion in their new countries. Dr Federica... Continue Reading →
Muslim community and Loyalist flute band creating harmony through musicLoyalist flute bands and the Muslim community are two groups that may appear not to sit well together. There is however at least one thing that they both have in common – due to negative stereotyping they both receive a great deal of hostility.Since the beginning... Continue Reading →
Muslim community and Loyalist flute band creating harmony through musicLoyalist flute bands and the Muslim community are two groups that may appear not to sit well together. There is however at least one thing that they both have in common – due to negative stereotyping they both receive a great deal of hostility.Since the beginning... Continue Reading →
Bassam Aramin is a Palestinian who had been a Fatah Freedom militant and served seven years in prison in Israel. Years later, his 10-year-old daughter, Abir, was killed by an Israeli soldier, but amazingly he chose not to seek revenge. Instead he forgave and went on to co-found Combatants for Peace with Elik Elhanan, an... Continue Reading →
Bassam Aramin is a Palestinian who had been a Fatah Freedom militant and served seven years in prison in Israel. Years later, his 10-year-old daughter, Abir, was killed by an Israeli soldier, but amazingly he chose not to seek revenge. Instead he forgave and went on to co-found Combatants for Peace with Elik Elhanan, an... Continue Reading →
Cultural diversity – who needs it? Community relations – you must be joking. Some people are opposed to mixing and most of us experience some fear, annoyance or hesitation when it comes to change or something different.Meat and two veg, no beans with my fry, traditional routs, ‘no’ to bike and bus routes, who is sitting... Continue Reading →
Cultural diversity – who needs it? Community relations – you must be joking. Some people are opposed to mixing and most of us experience some fear, annoyance or hesitation when it comes to change or something different.Meat and two veg, no beans with my fry, traditional routs, ‘no’ to bike and bus routes, who is sitting... Continue Reading →
You have previously shown a smaller collection of similar works at the Imagine! Festival for Ideas and politics in March. What makes this exhibition different, or is it simply a further exploration of the subject to a wider audience?The response from the works shown at Imagine! was so positive. It seemed like a good idea... Continue Reading →
You have previously shown a smaller collection of similar works at the Imagine! Festival for Ideas and politics in March. What makes this exhibition different, or is it simply a further exploration of the subject to a wider audience?The response from the works shown at Imagine! was so positive. It seemed like a good idea... Continue Reading →
I've just requested my "books" to "read" #LivingLibrary @belfastcc on 17/9/2018. Looking forward to this! #diversity #SharedFuture http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/events/Event-94448.aspx
@Channel4News Creative demonstration of what #diversity looks like. Almost looks like an interactive art installation!