Peacebuilding a shared Northern Irish society
‘Nothing for the likes of us to be afraid of’: Me Oul Segocia reviewby Allan LEONARD13 November 2024 “We’re quiet, decent folk. There’s nothing for the likes of us to be afraid of,” says Danny, who wants to assure his fiancée Eileen that the increasingly deteriorating security situation in their neighbourhood won’t seriously affect them... 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 →
Art in Trouble: Expressing Shankill’s story through creative participation by Allan LEONARD 28 March 2019 Billed as part of the Imagine! Festival, the Spectrum Centre hosted a European Arts Education Platform session, “Art in Trouble”, on how the people of the Shankill neighbourhood of Belfast have told their stories more recently, through a variety of... Continue Reading →
Glad @alaninbelfast covered this #peacebuilding #theatre performance. Powerful and outstanding by all accounts. https://x.com/alaninbelfast/status/1070745797749280775
(St) Patrick deported by citizen jury by Allan LEONARD for Shared Future News 19 March 2016 A public jury of citizens of Ireland voted to deport (Saint) Patrick, after hearing testimony in a staged hearing of his immigration application for the right to remain, at a “provocation” event by Kabosh Theatre Company at the Oh... Continue Reading →
Red Red Shoes Project #theatre #art #belfast #sarajevo #northernireland #i @ Queens University Film Theatre http://t.co/rwLe2Ech
Red Red Shoes Project by Allan LEONARD for Shared Future News 23 March 2012 At the Brian Friel Theatre (Queen's Film Theatre) was an arts conference hosted by The Playhouse ICAN Project and the School of Creative Arts at Queen's University. "Nine Tenths Under: Performing the Peace" explores how the arts can cast light on... Continue Reading →