Peacebuilding a shared Northern Irish society
Impossible Peace: a conversation with Brian Rowan by Allan LEONARD 5 September 2024 In a room packed with dozens of guests at the newly established Black Mountain Shared Space, journalist Mervyn Jess facilitated a conversation with Brian Rowan about his Impossible Peace project, to marry old cassette tapes with a document archive to mark the... Continue Reading →
I've walked past this fountain in the inner square of Belfast City Hall without realising it was a #memorial of #TheTroubles. Card reads: "In proud and loving memory: Seamus Sullivan; Murdered by UDA/UFF gunman; 3rd September 1991; Springfield Rd Depot; RIP; Co workers B.C.C."
Belfast City Council memorial of the Troubles: "This fountain is dedicated to our employees who were killed or injured at work from 1969 to 1999. It also recognises the contributions of all our staff who continued to deliver public services during a very difficult time. The water and trees symbolise hope, rebirth and a new... Continue Reading →
We were privileged to have Hugh MULHOLLAND @TheMACBelfast give us a curated tour of The Shake exhibit. @PeaceJourn @xhemajl_rexha @BesianBeha @LutaNora @Genntz10 @getamulliqi @LauraLRodrguez1 Go and bring a friend and you can complete the handshake with the display mould. https://x.com/SharedFuture/status/1831265586426286446
@NiallMcDiarmid Stick to the Following tab (and stay away from For You at all costs). I'll keep following you wherever you go.
@AlexKane221b @irish_news Thanks Alex for a fitting article of affection for a brilliant film. I'm excited about seeing #TheThirdMan in the cinema and a forthcoming sewer tour in Vienna!
@Parisbob2001 Agreed. I was amazed that Paris won the bid for the Paralympics. It is the most inaccessible city for people with reduced mobility. Paris Metro, for example, has 0 lifts. No sloped curbs. Most shops with stepped entries. Felt like US in the 1980s.
A selection of images from a working trip to #Kosovo. A kind of homecoming for me from my previous assignments there. Looking forward to returning the favour with their visit to #NorthernIreland soon. @agk_ajk @SharedFuture @UKinKosovo
A selection of images from a working trip to #Kosovo. A kind of homecoming for me from my previous assignments there. Looking forward to returning the favour with their visit to #NorthernIreland soon.
Hopefully I did justice to the long history of Ireland to put #TheTroubles in context. https://x.com/drjuliapaul/status/1821148537737912676
On our way to #Mitrovica, a place fond in my heart, where today I will meet friends and see how this divided city is working for a better future. @cbmitrovica @AGK_AJK @UKinKosovo @SharedFuture @PeaceJourn @valdete_idrizi
Today was a great start for an exciting project for journalists from #NorthernIreland & #Kosovo to meet and begin a journey of shared learning & collaborative working, drawing on their personal & professional experiences in their places of conflict & work towards a better future. https://x.com/AGK_AJK/status/1820500305592885533