Peacebuilding a shared Northern Irish society
Offer of help with truth recovery process at Irish Council of Churches centenary service by Allan LEONARD 22 January 2023 The Irish Council of Churches (ICC) — an all-island body with membership from Protestant, Orthodox, Reformed, and independent church traditions — marked its centenary with a joint service of worship at St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast.... Continue Reading →
‘A Long Night’s Journey into Day’ — distinguishing process and progress of reconciliation in South Africa by Allan LEONARD 4 August 2022 As part of the Feile programme of events, and supported by the Department of Foreign Affair’s Reconciliation Fund, the award-winning documentary film about South Africa’s truth and reconciliation process, A Long Night’s Journey... Continue Reading →
At first glance, the fencing obscured the artwork. Emily replied, "I like the idea that #reconciliation is under construction." A pleasure to meet and catch up. What Emily has to say is important 👇@emilystanton55 https://x.com/SharedFuture/status/1436249093408501760
Considering Grace: An invitation to listen by Allan LEONARD 5 November 2019 Considering Grace, by Gladys Ganiels and Jamie Yohanis, is a new book that explores how Presbyterians responded to the Troubles, through a series of narratives from 120 people who tell their stories of how they coped with trauma and tests of their faith.... Continue Reading →
Lost Lives: Beauty from sorrow by Allan LEONARD 1 October 2019 At Queen’s Film Theatre, Dermot Lavery and Michael Hewitt welcomed guests to a preview screening of Lost Lives, inspired by the acclaimed book of the same name, one which Lavery described as a monumental achievement: “Lost Lives was always at my side when I... Continue Reading →
Bear witness for peace: International Peace Day 2018 by Allan LEONARD 21 September 2018 In support for International Peace Day and in conjunction with Good Relations Week and Culture Night Belfast, Belfast City Council hosted an event that featured a keynote speech by Rev. Trevor Williams, addresses by Councillor Tim Attwood, Susan Picken, Jennifer Skillen,... Continue Reading →
Transforming memories of war into memories of peace: Imagine Peace by Allan LEONARD 18 September 2018 Imagine Peace is a photography exhibition launched at Belfast Exposed as part of Good Relations Week, featuring artists Ingrid Guyon and Antonio Amador with their Colombian peacebuilding subjects. The exhibition is part of a creative peace project called “FUTyoURES”,... Continue Reading →
My write-up of day conference on #NorthernIreland and #Colombia #peace processes. Liked Rev. GOOD "gallons of tea" for #reconciliation remark! https://x.com/SharedFuture/status/1033340349773697030
The need to move to the highest common factor of #reconciliation and a #SharedFuture. "Playing with fire: Brexit and the decay of the Good Friday Agreement" @duncan_morrow http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/2018/08/01/playing-with-fire-brexit-and-the-decay-of-the-good-friday-agreement/
ARTICLE: #Art #peace and #reconciliation: In conversation with Rita DUFFY #sharedfuture #NorthernIreland https://mrulster.org/2017/05/18/art-peace-and-reconciliation-in-conversation-with-rita-duffy/
ARTICLE: Using #art to fill in gaps of our #reconciliation #NorthernIreland #recforum2016 @DFATIrl https://mrulster.org/2016/12/16/using-art-to-fill-in-gaps-of-our-reconciliation-dfatirl/ via @MrUlster
Price of no #reconciliation - #NorthernIreland divided #society costs £834m a year: @UlsterUni report http://ow.ly/ZlRl5