Community Relations Council
Community Relations and Cultural Awareness Week Safe Space: Shared Place 18th - 24th September 2017
#CRWeek17 www.nicrc.org.uk
This is a Together: Building a United Community initiative Community Relations and Cultural Awareness Week 2017 2
Welcome
Welcome to Community Relations and Cultural Awareness Week 2017. Our theme this year is Safe Space, Shared Place. This place is home to so many of us - all different people with such a mix of identities, histories, opinions, interests, skills and talents. Despite our differences, we are bound by a common humanity, and by the hope in all of us that we can be happy in the part of the world we share and call home. Fundamental to that is a sense of safety. As the poet Maya Angelou said: “The ache for home lives in all of us. The safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.”
We have chosen the theme Safe Space, Shared Place to allow us to show how many safe and shared spaces we have here. Not just physical spaces, but space in how we think about ourselves and others; space in our heads and hearts. We want to draw attention to the work that is going on all the time to broaden and deepen our sense of safety and to create even more spaces that are shared by all of us. The week is an opportunity to showcase the ways in which people are making room for each other and getting involved in helping people feel safe to share sport, drama, film, food, arts, culture, music, debate, talks, tours and everything that can make life good here.
This place is not fully shared by everyone yet. We are making progress but we still carve out our own safe territory and we are still questioning each other. There is work to be done; we are not in a completely safe space. We are not home yet.
Jacqueline Irwin Chief Executive Community Relations Council 18th - 24th September 2017 3
CONTENTS CATEGORIES
Introduction 2 Arts and Culture Antrim and Newtownabbey 6 Church-Based Event Ards and North Down 7
Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon 8 Exhibition, Showcase, or Award Belfast City 10 Film Causeway Coast and Glens 20 Food Derry and Strabane District 21
Fermanagh and Omagh 24 Guided Tours Lisburn and Castlereagh 27 Launch Mid and East Antrim 28
Mid Ulster 30 Performance, Drama, Music
Newry, Mourne and Down 31 Sport
Further updated information about events in the Talk, Conference, Debate or Discussion programme can be obtained from the CRC website www.nicrc.org.uk Workshop or Training
Youth-Based Event
Quiz, Competition
Social
Ladies
Some of the events in this programme are by invitation only. We recommend that you contact the event organiser using the details provided in the listings. Community Relations and Cultural Awareness Week 2017 4
Key events and themes:
Urban Villages
The Urban Villages Initiative is proud to support Community Relations and Cultural Awareness Week with a series of events organised throughout Urban Villages areas to promote inclusivity, diversity and to embrace all cultural backgrounds.
Urban Villages is a headline action within the NI Executive’s Together Building a United Community (T:BUC) Strategy. It is designed to improve good relations outcomes and develop thriving places through fostering positive community identities, building community capacity and improving the physical environment.
The initiative supports communities with a history of deprivation and community tension across Belfast and Derry~Londonderry including Colin, West Belfast; EastSide (Lower Newtownards Road); Sandy Row, Donegall Pass and The Markets; Ardoyne, Marrowbone and Greater Ballysillan and the Bogside, Bishop Street and The Fountain area.
European Heritage Open Days
European Heritage Open Days has been running in Northern Ireland for 20 years and has a wide range of events taking place to celebrate this milestone. Over the weekend, many private and public places of historical interest will open their doors free of charge to the public with over 400 events happening across Northern Ireland. More than 50 countries across Europe will take part, opening thousands of historical interest buildings to the public.
The theme for this year’s celebrations is ‘Heritage and Nature: A Landscape of Possibilities.’ For more information on events taking place, visit www.facebook.com/ehod or search European Heritage Open Days 18th - 24th September 2017 5
International Peace Day 2017
Celebrated on 21 September, The International Day of Peace (“Peace Day”) is observed around the world each year since its inception in 1981 by a unanimous United Nations resolution. Peace Day provides a globally shared date for all humanity to commit to Peace above all differences and to contribute to building a Culture of Peace across the globe.
The theme for Peace Day this year is ‘Together for Peace: Respect, Safety and Dignity for All’, which is reflected in the many events taking place as part of Community Relations and Cultural Awareness Week to mark the day.
Look out for a unique series of #ArtsDialogue concerts co-ordinated by Beyond Skin and featuring a host of world-class musicians. Primary school children from across the Mid- Ulster district take to the stage of the Burnavon Theatre in Cookstown for an evening of cultural celebration. In Belfast, the Northern Ireland Inter Faith Forum will mark the day with a lunchtime inter faith event to celebrate the broad range of faiths practising in the city today consisting of readings, songs and reflections.
Libraries NI
Libraries NI has once again put together a full programme of events to celebrate Community Relations and Cultural Awareness Week with activities taking place in many branches across Northern Ireland. Throughout the week, library visitors can enjoy art exhibitions by students from Maghaberry College, dance recitals from Maginn School of Irish Dancing and Closkelt Highland Dancers, storytelling workshops from renowned author Peter Chand and creative writing events to welcome refugees to Northern Ireland.
Libraries NI wants to give members of the public the opportunity to celebrate all aspects of our culture and heritage while promoting cultural diversity in a welcoming, neutral environment. Visitors to libraries across Northern Ireland should feel they are in a safe and shared place and enjoy the broad range of free services they can access within their local library. Community Relations and Cultural Awareness Week 2017 6
ANTRIM & BEYOND SKIN LIBRARIES NI NEWTOWNABBEY BOROUGH #ArtsDialogue Raquel McKee – Rainbow Storytelling LIBRARIES NI The Baron Hall, Antrim Road, and Dramatics Art Exhibition from Newtownabbey Maghaberry Prison Monday 18th September Randalstown Library, New Street, 7.00pm – 9.00pm Randalstown Antrim Library Pamela@ Tuesday 19th September Throughout September, during branch southantrimcommunitynetwork.org 1:00pm – 2.00pm opening hours www.beyondskin.net Private event 028 9446 1942 www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/ An evening of Music & Dialogue with Intercultural storytelling session led by Antrim-Library.aspx special guests from Heartbeat.fm, Mark Raquel McKee who will recite African / Smulian and Gani Tamir. The event Caribbean folk tales to highlight themes Art exhibition in which the work of will encourage young people to share of respecting difference and celebrating inmates from Maghaberry HMP Prison insights and perspectives on issues diversity. Funded by the Jim and Peg will be displayed. The exhibition hopes affecting them most and show how an Armstrong bursary, the event will give an to promote social inclusion for the arts-driven approach to peacebuilding invited audience of local primary school inmates and provides participants the can be just as effective as traditional children the chance to learn more about opportunity to showcase their cultural methods. The evening is supported by social inclusion and respect through the expression in an environment of mutual the Public Health Agency, Community medium of storytelling. respect and understanding. Relations Forum, Arts Council NI and IBIS Belfast Hotel.
LIBRARIES NI
Coole Craic
Rathcoole Library Wednesday 20th September 10.30am – 11.30am 028 9085 1157
Reminiscence session to celebrate all aspects of culture and heritage in the Rathcoole area with a particular focus on how music, songs, stories and films can evoke shared memories. 18th - 24th September 2017 7
LIBRARIES NI COMMUNITY RELATIONS FORUM ARDS AND NORTH DOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL Storytelling with Meet your Ballyclare Margaret Cameron Neighbours Ask Andi
Ballyclare Library, School Street Ballyclare Presbyterian Church, Doagh Road Launching Friday 15 September Friday 22nd September Saturday 23rd September 10.00am – 12.00noon 2.30pm – 3.30pm 1.00pm – 3.00pm 07970 847772 028 9335 2269 028 9084 9314 [email protected] www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/ Launch of a mobile app which will provide ballyclare-Library.aspx Local churches and community groups information about community activities in the Ballyclare area will come together taking place across the borough. Local A storytelling performance by Margaret to showcase the wide range of activities residents can use the app to find out what Cameron, Ulster-Scots storyteller and and support services they have on offer is going on near them and become more author which will highlight aspects to encourage residents to become more involved with their local communities. of the Ulster-Scots culture including involved. The event hopes to improve the heritage and writings. By facilitating sense of community in the area and will be the performance, Ballyclare library will supported by local business, PSNI, Peace 4 HOLYWOOD SHARED TOWN encourage people who aren’t familiar and the PCSP. with this culture to come and experience Holywood Culture it in a safe and shared space. ARDS AND NORTH Night DOWN BOROUGH COUNCIL Holywood Main Street COMMUNITY RELATIONS FORUM ARDS AND NORTH DOWN BOROUGH Friday 22nd September COUNCIL 6.00pm – 9.00pm “Come on, on in” [email protected] Launch of Peace www.holywoodculturenight.com The Baron Hall, Antrim Road, Pledges Project Newtownabbey Holywood Culture Night is a volunteer led, Friday 22nd September Programme commences in September local community event that aims to be a 7.30pm – 10.30pm 07970 847772 fun, free, annual celebration of everything 028 9084 9314 [email protected] cultural with something for everyone to The start of a 10-week workshop enjoy. Open invitation to join an evening of between two groups of young people An inclusive intergenerational event, it will music, song and dance at the Baron Hall in who will address hate crime through bring several thousand people together to Newtownabbey. The event will showcase the production of a drama that will be share diverse cultural experiences including the good work that goes on in the area recorded and premiered at Holocaust those that directly reflect local community and in particular, the benefits for all Memorial Day in January 2018. traditions and traditions from around the communities coming together in a shared world. This is a Holywood Shared Town space such as the Baron Hall, to display their initiative, promoting a vision of Holywood culture and traditions, while also learning as a safe and welcoming and flourishing about those of their neighbours. place. Community Relations and Cultural Awareness Week 2017 8
ARMAGH CITY, ARMAGH CITY, BANBRIDGE & LIBRARIES NI CRAIGAVON BOROUGH COUNCIL BANBRIDGE & CRAIGAVON Irish Dance BOROUGH A Cultural Tour of Demonstration by The LIBRARIES NI Portadown Maginn School of Irish Dancing
WheelWorks with Donard Portadown Town Centre, meet at Carleton House in Maghaberry Street Orange Hall Lurgan Library, Carnegie Street Prison Art Exhibition Monday 18th September, 2.00pm – 3.45pm Tuesday 19th September 028 4066 0605 6.30pm -7.30pm Lurgan Library, 1 Carnegie Street, heather.wilson@ 028 3832 3912 www.librariesni.org.uk/ Lurgan, Armagh, BT66 6AS armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk Libraries/Pages/Lurgan-Library.aspx Throughout September, during branch opening hours A tour of the historic buildings in Portadown Established over 30 years ago, The Maginn (028) 3832 3912 www.librariesni.org.uk Town Centre in which participants will School of Irish Dancing is dedicated to the gain a greater understanding of the shared promotion of Irish Dancing and Culture. This exhibition presents a series of history of the town. Spaces limited, booking Come and see the school take to the stage masks created by participants from recommended. in Lurgan Library as they showcase their Maghaberry Prison who are at risk of talents and cultural expression through the self-harm or suicide. The exhibition medium of Irish Dance. explores the benefits of art therapy for the participants of the two-part project, TOMMY MAKEM ARTS & COMMUNITY ARMAGH BANBRIDGE & CRAIGAVON CENTRE BOROUGH COUNCIL both inside and outside, during which time they worked with a community artist to create the masks. Intergenerational Tea Refugee Awareness Dance and Arabic Culture ARMAGH CITY, BANBRIDGE & Information Session CRAIGAVON BOROUGH COUNCIL TMAC Centre, Keady Tuesday 19th September, 2.00pm – 5.00pm Venue TBC Community Fun Day 028 3752 1810 emma.gribben@ Thursday 21st September, 9.30am – 4.00pm armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk 028 3831 3605 Evia.aigbokhae@ Lord Lurgan Community Park, Lurgan armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk Saturday 16th September, 2.00pm – 5.00pm Tea dance for senior citizens, with help Glen.dickson@armaghbanbridgecraigavon. provided by young people in the local area. Training and information day to promote gov.uk The event will help break down barriers cultural diversity and tackle sectarianism between age, race, gender and political and racism in the area. Organisers will Community fun day and council roadshow background as people from all walks of life provide information, learning and training with arts and crafts, children’s activities come together to enjoy an afternoon in a workshops centring on Arabic culture and information about council activities safe and shared place. and refugee awareness. The event aims for local residents. The fun day hopes to promote understanding, respect and to promote community relations and engagement between and amongst creates an opportunity for people from all all sections of our community. Booking backgrounds to come together in a safe and essential, spaces limited. shared place. 18th - 24th September 2017 9
ARMAGH BANBRIDGE & CRAIGAVON TOMMY MAKEM ARTS & ARMAGH BANBRIDGE & CRAIGAVON BOROUGH COUNCIL COMMUNITY CENTRE BOROUGH COUNCIL
Social Networking Event Youth Disco Community Picnic
Ashgrove Community Centre, Portadown Lord Lurgan Community Park, Lurgan Hoys Meadow, Portadown Friday 22nd September, 4.00pm – 6.00pm Saturday 16th September, Saturday 23rd September, 028 3833 1650 David.mayers@ 2.00pm – 5.00pm 11.00am – 4.00pm armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk Glen.dickson@ 028 3831 2492 armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk Four senior citizens groups from across Community picnic including food, the Portadown area will come together Community fun day and council family activities and music celebrating in a shared, safe place to discuss issues roadshow with arts and crafts, children’s the shared community Space of Hoys concerning local residents. By meeting in a activities and information about council Meadow in Portadown. The event shared space, it is hoped participants will activities for local residents. The fun day hopes to reclaim an area which has overcome their divisions and learn more hopes to promote community relations recently been targeted by vandalism as about each other. Local representatives and creates an opportunity for people a safe and shared place for the whole from the PSNI / PCSP will also address the from all backgrounds to come together community. event to tackle any safety concerns the in a safe and shared place. groups may have. LIBRARIES NI WITH TRACEY JOHNSTON ARMAGH BANBRIDGE & CRAIGAVON BOROUGH COUNCIL
ARMAGH BANBRIDGE & CRAIGAVON The Welcome Wall BOROUGH COUNCIL Cultural Fun Day Brownlow Library, Craigavon Outdoor Cinema Event Saturday 23rd September Killicomaine Jubilee Community Centre, 10.30am – 1.00pm Portadown Lord Lurgan Community Park 028 3831 2483 Saturday 23rd September Friday 22nd September 12noon – 3.00pm 7.30pm – 9.30pm Event aimed at children to help them 028 3833 6816 David.mayers@ 028 3831 2419 understand issues refugee children armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk of a similar age face on a daily basis. Members of the council’s Good Relations- Through stories, arts and crafts, children Members of the Kilcomaine Jubilee team will transform this under utilised will learn what it means to leave your Community Centre and wider park into an outdoor cinema for one home and produce a welcome wall, to community will gather in a shared night only. The event hopes to remind be displayed for refugees when they space to celebrate the cultural diversity the local community how valuable local arrive in Northern Ireland. in the town. The family fun day will parks are in promoting community enable members to showcase their own relations and highlight how by coming culture in a safe place and encourage together, everyone can have an participants to learn more about the enjoyable evening in safe, shared place. culture of their neighbours. Community Relations and Cultural Awareness Week 2017 10
BELFAST CITY LIBRARIES NI LIBRARIES NI
LIBRARIES NI Refugee Sketches – An Hands On with Exhibition Reminiscence Network Art Exhibition from and the Belfast Trust Hydebank Wood College Whiterock Library, Whiterock Road, Belfast Throughout September, during library Suffolk Library, Stewartstown Road, Belfast Newtownbreda Library, Saintfield Road, opening hours Throughout September, during library Belfast 028 9050 9236 www.librariesni.org.uk/ opening hours Throughout September, during library libraries/pages/whiterock-library.aspx 028 9050 9235 www.librariesni.org.uk/ opening hours Libraries/Pages/Suffolk-Library.aspx 028 9070 1620 Sketch artist, Marwan Moussa, exhibits www.librariesni.org.uk/libraries/pages/ emotive pieces inspired by his journey from Cross community art exhibition following newtownbreda-library.aspx Syria, through refugee camps to Northern a collaborative creative reminiscence Ireland. As well as depicting his personal project between Libraries NI, Reminiscence Exhibition of artwork by students of experiences, the exhibition provides a Network Northern Ireland and the Belfast Hydebank College facilitated by Belfast remarkable insight into the difficult journey Trust. To create the ‘Hands On’ exhibition, Metropolitan College. The artwork Marwan and so many others have been sessions were held with people living with showcases personal expression of forced to make in the quest for safety. dementia, to encourage engagement, students from a range of backgrounds learning and participation through which has been influenced by LIBRARIES NI reminiscence programmes and these contemporary artists. memories have now been expressed LIBRARIES NI First Choice with Urban through art. Villages and National The Hackney Collection Museums Northern Ireland LIBRARIES NI Exhubition with National Museums NI Tullycarnet Library, Kinross Avenue, Belfast Facing the Past with Throughout September, during library National Museums Shankill Road Library, Shankill Road, opening hours Northern Ireland Belfast 028 9048 5079 Throughout September, during library www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/ Ormeau Road Library, Belfast opening hours tullycarnet-Library.aspx Throughout September, during library 028 9050 9232 opening hours www.librariesni.org.uk/libraries/Pages/ Groups from each of the five Village areas 028 9050 9228 shankill-road-library.aspx were asked to visit a range of museums and www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/ libraries and choose objects which reflect ormeau-road-Library.aspx This exhibition showcases the work of their cultural identity to be displayed in talented amateur photographer George this photographic exhibition. Funded by ‘Facing the Past’ exhibition is a series of Hackney. The photographs follow each Urban Villages with support from National intimate portraits depicting people in stage of his life from raw recruit to Museums Northern Ireland and Libraries everyday settings. Drawn from a range battle-seasoned veteran. The exhibition NI, visitors to the exhibition will have the of times, places and social classes, the will give visitors the chance to trace the opportunity to celebrate all aspects of exhibition examines things that unite and steps of this young man through his own culture and identity and see how this can divide society today and celebrates our iconic images from the era. promote cultural diversity. cultural history. 18th - 24th September 2017 11
LIBRARIES NI BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE LIBRARIES NI TRUST Confidence Exhibition A Picture Paints a with WheelWorks A Level Playing Field Thousand Words – An Multiple Realities and with PRONI Exhibition with Play Hammer Youth Club Resource Grove Wellbeing Centre, 120 York Road, Grove Wellbeing Centre, 120 York Road, Belfast Cregagh Library, Cregagh Road Belfast Throughout September, during centre Throughout September, during library Throughout September, during centre opening hours opening hours opening hours 028 9050 9244 028 9040 1365 028 9050 9244 www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/ www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/ www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/pages/ Grove-Library.aspx cregagh-Library.aspx Grove-Library.aspx A Level Playing Field is an exhibition held Play Resource will deliver a programme Participants from Hammer Youth Club in partnership with PRONI, which shines of events and creative activities for collaborated with WheelWorks Multiple the spotlight on ‘Women in Sport’ and older people which hopes to reignite the Realities to creatively explore issues close celebrates diversity. participants appreciation for their local to them. Throughout the sessions, young library and the role it plays as a social people were guided by professional LIBRARIES NI hub in local communities. By hosting artists to document their shared learnings the event, Cregagh Library hopes to through a photographic exhibition. My Belfast with Belfast demonstrate the broad range of services The project has been supported by BBC Exposed it offers in a safe and shared place. Children in Need and Belfast Harbour. LIBRARIES NI Colin Glen Library, Stewartstown Road, LIBRARIES NI Dunmurry Living Memory – A Throughout September, during library The Library Men of WW1 Creative Writing Exhibition opening hours with the Commonwealth War 028 9043 1266 Chichester Library, 109 Salisbury Avenue Graves Commission www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/pages/ Throughout September, during library colin-glen-Library.aspx opening hours Falls Road Library 028 9050 9210 Throughout September, during library The ‘My Belfast’ photography project www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/ opening hours provides a new perspective of the city chichester-Library.aspx 028 9050 9212 through the eyes of displaced people. www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/ Together with Belfast Exposed, a group This touring exhibition features the recently Falls-road.library.apsx of Syrian refugees show the world digitised collection of letters written by staff their new city of Belfast through a of Belfast Public Libraries who were enlisted Through creative writing, this project helps photography exhibition. during the First World War. The exhibition communities to discover and explore local marks the contribution and sacrifices that war graves. Inspired by photographs taken the library men made during the war and, at Dundonald Cemetery, a local writing through supporting online resources, group penned a series of poems examining encourages visitors to learn more about this the past which are now being displayed at significant time in our shared history. the Falls Road Library. Community Relations and Cultural Awareness Week 2017 12
LIBRARIES NI TURAS – EAST BELFAST MISSION LINEN HALL LIBRARY
Techno Stitch Gaelic East Belfast Divided Society Exhibition Ardoyne Library, Crumlin Road Short Strand Community Centre Monday 18th September Monday 18th September Linen Hall Library 10.00am – 12noon 7.30pm – 9.00pm Tuesday 19th September Private event 028 9045 8560 9.30am – 5.00pm 028 9032 1707 www.linenhall.com An intergenerational event to encourage Join Linda Ervine and Gordon McCoy to shared skills and learning. Young uncover the largely forgotten, Gaelic history ‘We Lived It – The Social Impact of the people will learn how to knit or crochet and heritage of East Belfast which connects Troubles’ is part of the Linen Hall Library’s while teaching older people all about the Short Strand and Newtownards Road. ‘Divided Society’ digitisation and outreach the digital world. The event hopes This will be an opportunity for Turas staff project. The exhibition explores how to promote social inclusion within a to meet with residents of the Short Strand working and family life was impacted shared community and it is hoped that and to encourage them to come along to by the conflict and also charts the peace in sharing skills, participants will form programmes in the Skainos Centre. process in the 1990s. Community groups friendships across the community. and schools from across Northern Ireland were interviewed as part of the project and explored topics including The Good Friday BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL Agreement and subsequent referendum. CARE TRUST
REMEMBERING SREBRENICA NORTHERN WOMEN’S RESOURCE AND IRELAND Asylum and Refugee DEVELOPMENT AGENCY Awareness Inter Faith Women; Exploring our Board Meeting Cancer Centre, Belfast City Hospital shared history and future Tuesday 19th September of bonfires – Sharing the Northern Ireland Muslim Family 12.45pm – 2.00pm Learning Association 028 9504 6636 veronica.mceneaney@ Monday 18th September, 6.00pm belfasttrust.hscni.net WRDA, 6 Mount Charles, Belfast Tuesday 19th September Remembering Srebrenica Northern The Asylum and Refugee Awareness 10.30am - 12noon Ireland wants to build on its events this session is an interactive workshop which [email protected] year and plan to take forward inter faith offers an introduction to asylum and activities for victims, including memorial refugee issues in Northern Ireland. The Pilot project in which women explored services, walks and activities promoting sessions have a particular focus on the the history, international use and peace and understanding. Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation personal experiences of bonfires. The scheme and give staff the opportunity to groups will now present their learnings learn more about issues experienced by and share recommendations as to refugees and asylum seekers to enable how bonfires and associated events empathy and understanding as well as can become more culturally inclusive providing relevant needs-based services. celebrations in Northern Ireland. 18th - 24th September 2017 13
LIBRARIES NI ONE SMALL STEP COMMUNITY DIALOGUE, TIDES TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY AND 174 TRUST Ababú – Interactive Facebook Live and Storytelling Twitter Q&A Galvanising the Peace Ballyhackamore Library, Eastleigh Drive Tuesday 19th September, 6.30pm Tuesday 19th September Duncairn Centre for Culture and Arts 10.30am – 11.30am Join One Small Step on Facebook and Wednesday 20th September Private Event twitter @onesmallstepni for the launch 10.00am – 1.00pm of an interactive social media campaign. 07540 524186 Interactive storytelling event told through The campaign hopes to promote a shared [email protected] English and Irish which incorporates future and encourage peace building music and theatre for a storytelling and relationship building with the most A series of small group discussions to discuss session children will love. Invited primary marginalised and vulnerable in society. ongoing obstacles to building a united school children will be given the chance to community. The discussions will be based on experience the Irish language in a safe and issues arising from the Galvanising the Peace shared place. SOUTH BELFAST PARTNERSHIP BOARD consultations and report which was carried out between 2015 and 2016 and involved community Horsey Hill Community groups, community practitioners and wider LIBRARIES NI Village Clean-Up society. Community Dialogue, TIDES Training and 174 Trust are now organising a follow-up Welcome Wall Reading Horsey Hill, Holyland, Belfast dialogue event to explore effective responses to Group Wednesday 20th- Sunday 24th September some of the issues raised in the report. [email protected] NATIONAL MUSEUMS NORTHERN IRELAND Suffolk Library, Stewartstown Road, Belfast www.southbelfast.org Tuesday 19th September 4.15pm – 5.15pm Neighbourhood clean-up to create a Conflicting Images 028 9050 9235 shared space where the ethically and Gallery Tour www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/ religiously diverse residents in the Holyland Suffolk-Library.aspx area of South Belfast can meet and Ulster Museum, Botanic Gardens socialise. The space will offer residents Wednesday 20th September Reading group activity aimed at 7-11 year the opportunity to share stories, music 2.00pm – 3.00pm olds which encourages children to think and meals and the chance to take joint [email protected] www.nmni.com about what it is like to live in a different ownership of the forgotten historic area country. Children will produce welcome and adjacent green. The clean-up will Gallery Tour of Conflicting Images messages for refugees coming to Northern make this area a more attractive place photography exhibition by Curator Dr Vivienne Ireland which will be displayed in the for children to play and for neighbours to Pollock. The Conflicting Images exhibition library, which is a safe and shared place gather and learn more about each other’s forms part of the museum’s ‘Collecting the for everyone. cultural traditions. Troubles and Beyond’ programmes which proactively engages with communities to develop the Ulster Museum’s Troubles archive. Those who attend the event will be encouraged to contribute their own personal experiences of the Troubles and how this influenced their lives, right to the present day. Community Relations and Cultural Awareness Week 2017 14
NORTHERN IRELAND STRATEGIC KABOSH GROUNDWORK NI MIGRATION PARTNERSHIP Quartered – Locally Grown, Global Bridging the Gap Open Forums Flavours
Equality House, Shaftesbury Square, Venue TBC Connswater Street Garden Belfast Wednesday 20th & Thursday 21st Thursday 21st September Wednesday 20th September September, 5.30pm – 6.30pm 10.00am – 2.00pm 2.00pm – 4.30pm 028 9024 3343 [email protected] 028 9022 7500 www.migrationni.org Open forums will be held by Kabosh to Cooking demonstrations of produce One hour film and panel discussion with discover local opinions on the role of grown in the community garden which educators, educationalists and creators of LGBT space in Belfast. The basis of these will incorporate flavours from around the Bridging the Gap documentary. This discussions will then help to inspire an the world. The event will highlight how questioning and challenging documentary upcoming theatre project which will food we eat is heavily influenced by other examines the educational attainment of explore Belfast’s ‘gay quarter’ as a safe and cultures and explain the social and health children whose native language is not shared space within the city for all. benefits associated with this. Participants English and how this can act as a barrier will then have the opportunity to share to educational success. Invited guests will INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION SERVICE & lunch with each other and engage with THE URBAN VILLAGES INITIATIVE then have the opportunity to discuss the people from neighbouring community film and ways in which they can tackle gardening projects. these issues and improve communication ‘How to’ Achieve between pupils, parents and schools. School of Sanctuary Status
Fortwilliam Educational Resource Centre INTEGRATED EDUCATION FUND Thursday 21st September 10.00am – 12noon The Role of Education Education Authority – 028 9448 2210 in a Post-Conflict Society [email protected]
Room 115, Parliament Buildings, Stormont A workshop for school leaders and Wednesday 20th September teachers using the School of Sanctuary 2.30pm – 4.30pm resource booklet which has been 028 9069 4099 [email protected] developed to help schools create a more welcoming environment, to be a safe International expert, Professor Alan place and enhance the intercultural skills Smith will address an invited audience of the whole school. The workshop will of politicians, business and community establish a connection with the Schools of leaders and wider educational Sanctuary Programme and highlight how stakeholders on how best to build and this can help schools welcome new pupils develop good relations within the current in a more positive way. framework of the education system. 18th - 24th September 2017 15
NATIONAL MUSEUMS NORTHERN BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE NORTHERN IRELAND INTER FAITH IRELAND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PEACE TRUST FORUM (IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER PEOPLE COMMUNITY GROUPS)
Health Relations for a Faith in Peace Peace Culture Healthy Future 2 Riddell Hall, Belfast Ulster Museum Girdwood Community Hub Thursday 21st September Thursday 21st September Thursday 21st September 12.30pm – 1.30pm 10.00am – 4.00pm 11.30am – 12.45pm Suggested donation of £3 028 9039 5160 [email protected] 028 9504 6636 veronica.mceneaney@ [email protected] m.magill@ belfasttrust.hscni.net downandconnor.org Children from differing backgrounds www.niinterfaithforum.org are invited to the Ulster Museum to Together with the Housing Executive and celebrate the 2017 International Day of Belfast City Council, Belfast Health and Join the Northern Ireland Inter Faith Forum Peace. Children will learn more about Social Care Trust will host a celebration as they mark the International Day of the work of the Peace People project day to mark Community Relations and Peace 2017 with a lunch-time, inter-faith through exploring the Ulster Museum’s Cultural Awareness Week. The event will event. The inter-denominational service relevant archives and collections. begin with a series of ‘small-worlds’ round will include readings, songs and reflections Games and activities will be organised table discussions where participants will from a variety of the different faiths now to teach children that individuals’ learn more about each other, followed by represented in Northern Ireland and will humanity is more important than ethnic an outline of the Trust’s new good relations focus on the theme for International Peace inheritance, which is Peace People’s key strategy and an art exhibition. Day this year; “Together for Peace; Respect, understanding of peace culture. Safety and Dignity for All.”
SOUTH BELFAST PARTNERSHIP BOARD BELFAST CITY COUNCIL Gather the Spirit of Irish Cultural and South Belfast Culture Night Belfast Linguistic Experience The Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast Throughout Belfast An Culturlann, Falls Road Wednesday 19th September Friday 22nd September Thursday 21st September, 10.00am – 12.30pm – 3.00pm 3.00pm onwards 12.00noon [email protected] www.culturenightbelfast.com [email protected] Members of the South Belfast Partnership Culture Night returns to the streets of Participants not familiar with the Irish Board will gather for a working lunch Belfast for the ninth year with its most language will be shown a traditional to plan a community festival event. The exciting and inclusive cultural celebration Gaeltacht experience through music, food, ‘Gather the Spirit of South Belfast’ will be to date. More than 250 free events will take history and language, highlighting the rich an open and collaborative event designed place across 100 locations in Belfast City heritage of Belfast’s Gaeltacht quarter and to promote good relations and a greater Centre, promoting the city as a safe and promoting linguistic diversity. sense of community within the South shared place for all. Belfast area. #CRWeek17 Safe Space: Shared Place Community Relations and Cultural Awareness Week 2017 18
PRONI ULSTER UNIVERSITY INNATE
Archives Unlocked Peace and Tourism: Peace Trail Walk Advancing Peace Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, through Harnessing the Beginning at St. Anne’s Cathedral, 2 Titanic Boulevard, Belfast Potential of Tourism finishing at Ballynafeigh Community Thursday 21st September Centre 1.00pm – 2.00pm Ulster University, Belfast Campus, York Thursday 21st September [email protected] Street 4.00pm – 6.00pm Thursday 21st September, 1.00pm – 028 9064 7106 [email protected] Free public talk about Prison Archives 2.00pm Booking essential held by the Public Record Office and 028 9036 6667 display of original records. The talk will Guided peace trail beginning at St. shed light on prison records dating from Seminar and networking opportunity, Anne’s Cathedral, tracing some of the mid-nineteenth to late twentieth highlighting development of Ethical Belfast’s history, through the centre century, covering the Crumlin Road Peace Tourism guidelines to inform and finishing up at Ballynafeigh Gaol, Derry Gaol, Armagh Prison, HMP new collaborations and innovative Community Centre. The peacewalk aims Long Kesh and the Maze. The archives community-based approaches to celebrate the often forgotten people reflect the diversity of experience of those to advancing peace. The seminar and places who played a central role in imprisoned, the staff and the impact this will discuss how tourism can be a bringing peace to Northern Ireland and time had on prisoners’ families. transformative platform in local remember the courage and fortitude communities for relationship building, of those involved. Booking essential – CORRYMEELA COMMUNITY WITH promoting understanding and participants must make their own way HEALING THROUGH REMEMBERING & THE ULSTER MUSEUM reducing hostility and examine how home from the trail’s finish. sites of memory, conflict and peace can underpin regeneration and transition. The Choices We Made BALLYMAC FRIENDSHIP TRUST COMMUNITY RELATIONS IN SCHOOLS – Learning from the Legacy of the Past Moving on Up! Every Day Peace Building #BuddyUP Ulster Museum Balllymac Friendship Centre, Frazer Pass, Thursday 21st September Belfast Launches on 21st September at 9am 7.00pm – 9.00pm Wednesday 20th September [email protected] 028 9045 2020 The campaign will raise awareness www.corrymeela.org/crweek [email protected] of the ongoing endeavour to build relationships and trust across the Screening of the film ‘The Choices Launch of the Frazer Pass Public communities of Ardoyne and Shankill. we Made: Bystanding & Conflict in Realm Showcase of the proposed It will raise awareness of the ground- Northern Ireland’, a guided tour of the redevelopment of Pitt Park which will breaking work between Holy Cross Ulster Museum’s ‘Troubles’ exhibition include an Urban Arts platform and Nursery School and Edenderry Nursery and subsequent discussion on how cultural space for the whole community School and celebrate their 20th storytelling can address the legacy of the to use. The event will also see members of anniversary year of working together past and help to support the outworking the Ballymac Young Men’s group receive with CRIS to affect positive social change. of the Stormont House Agreement. their Bronze Youth Achievement awards. 18th - 24th September 2017 19
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Remembering the Peace and Tourism: Welcome Wall Reading Future Advancing Peace Group with English through Harnessing the for Speakers of Other Youth Link, 638 Springfield Road, Belfast Potential of Tourism Languages Friday 22nd September, 10.00am – 4.00pm [email protected] Ulster University, Belfast Campus Woodstock Library, 358 Woodstock York Street Road, Belfast One-day, practice based workshop aimed at Friday 22nd September Friday 22nd September challenging youth workers to consider how 1.00pm – 2.00pm 4.00pm – 5.00pm they can explore the many complexities of 028 9036 6667 028 9050 9239 www.librariesni.org.uk/ the past whilst also encouraging the young Libraries/Pages/woodstock-library.aspx people they work with to shape the future. Seminar and networking opportunity, The event will provide space for youth highlighting development of Ethical Reading event aimed at young people practitioners to test out new youth work Peace Tourism guidelines to inform whose first language is not English. resources, to listen as people from diverse new collaborations and innovative Through books, arts and craft activities, cultures and backgrounds share their community-based approaches the children will explore what it would experiences and enable them to reach out to advancing peace. The seminar be like to live in another country and and make new connections. will discuss how tourism can be a produce welcome messages to display transformative platform in local for refugees when they arrive in Northern communities for relationship building. Ireland.
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Safer Streets Initiative W5 Science Magic Show
Saints Youth Club/ Fullerton Park Belfast Central Library, Royal Avenue Dunmurry Friday 22nd September Friday 22nd September – Time TBC 4.00pm – 4.45pm [email protected] 028 9050 9150 www.librariesni.org.uk/ Libraries/Pages/belfast-central-Library. To reduce community tensions among aspx local teenagers, Colin Neighbourhood Partnership has provided alternative Interactive demonstration for young activities for them over the summer people to bring fun and learning months. This scheme has encouraged together for everyone. The event hopes young people living in the area to form to promote libraries as a safe and friendships with one another and help shared place for all children in the local build a better, more inclusive community. community. By coming to this event, The group will come together one final parents and children alike will discover time to present their learnings and the wide range of services they can shared experiences. access in their local library. Community Relations and Cultural Awareness Week 2017 20
CAUSEWAY COAST & GLENS BOROUGH CORRYMEELA CAUSEWAY COAST & COUNCIL GLENS BOROUGH Primary School Shared CAUSEWAY COAST & GLENS BOROUGH Launch of Causeway Education Open Day COUNCIL Prejudice Challenge Corrymeela Centre, Ballycastle Ballymoney Model Throughout the borough Monday 18th September, 10.00am – School Exhibition 028 2766 0294 3.30pm Jonny.donaghy@ [email protected] Ballymoney Museum, 1 Townhead causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk Street, Ballymoney Inviting primary school teachers and Friday 1st September – Saturday 28th The Causeway Prejudice Challenge will children working in shared education October, 9.00am – 5.00pm provide opportunities for Council staff, partnerships across NI, this open day 028 2764 9487 Helen.perry@ elected representatives, community includes activities focusing on identity, causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk representatives and the wider conflict resolution, transformative community to become more proactive leadership, resilience through transition, Celebrating its unique history and in promoting and developing towns and global inequalities and communication subsequent change to a controlled villages as safe and welcoming for all. and problem solving. integrated school, this exhibition showcases photographs and artefacts of classroom and playground life through CAUSEWAY COAST & GLENS BOROUGH BEYOND SKIN COUNCIL the years encouraging all members of the local community to come together #ArtsDialogue Peace and reminisce about their experiences. Sanskriti Exhibition Day at the Library
CAUSEWAY COAST & GLENS BOROUGH Roe Valley Arts & Culture Centre Ballycastle Library, 5 Leyland Road, COUNCIL Thursday 14th September, 7.30pm Ballycastle 028 2764 9484 Thursday 21st September Have Your Say on nic.wright@causewaycoastandglens. 1.30pm – 3.30pm Good Relations gov.uk 07877 756987 www.beyondskin.net
Ballymoney Museum, 1 Townhead This event celebrates the existing Schools in the Ballycastle area will Street, Ballymoney diversity within the Causeway be invited along to this ‘Music is the Saturday 16th September – Saturday community. The evening will create an Dialogue’ event with special guests 23rd September, 9.00am – 5.00pm open forum to showcase Indian culture Mark Smulian and Gani Tamir from 028 7776 0304 Patricia.cameron@ through art, movement, smell, and Heartbeat.fm. Supported by Libraries causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk taste, to make it accessible for everyone NI, Arts Council NI, Comic Relief, IBIS to experience regardless of their own Belfast Hotel, CRC and Causeway Coast Tackling sectarianism, racism and background or abilities. The event marks & Glens Borough Council, the event will other forms of intolerance, residents of the end of an engagement programme highlight how an arts-driven approach the Causeway Coast & Glens Borough which explored the practical and cultural to peacebuilding can be just as effective Council area are encouraged to feed into aspects of Indian visual arts. as traditional methods and equally the consultation for the Council’s new engaging for young people. Good Relations strategy. 18th - 24th September 2017 21
BEYOND SKIN DERRY CITY & STRABANE DISTRICT EDUCATION AUTHORITY COUNCIL NORTHERN IRELAND #ArtsDialogue Peace Day Event History from Labelling Headstones Sheskburn House, Ballycastle Lisnafin Community Centre, Strabane Thursday 21st September Derry City Cemetery, Top entrance of Monday 18th September, time TBC 7.30pm – 9.30pm Iniscarn Crescent of St. Mary’s Chapel [email protected] 07877 756987 www.beyondskin.net Monday 18th , Wednesday 20th , Friday 22nd September, 1.00pm Facilitated workshop for young people, Evening of music and dialogue from 028 7125 3253 challenging their preconceived ideas a diverse range of artists including about recent bonfires in the town and guest performances by Israel/Palestine A shared resting place for both how people involved with these events organisation Heartbeat.fm. The event communities since 1853, this tour – were labelled as a result. The event hopes aims to advance the understanding guided by both Catholic and Protestant to encourage understanding of other and impact of Arts Dialogue for young tour guides – will inform participants cultural traditions while overcoming people raised in post conflict-affected about its shared history and connections prejudices and stereotypes. communities. The evening is supported with the ‘Troubles’. by Arts Council NI, Comic Relief, IBIS Belfast Hotel, CRC and Causeway Coast & Glens Borough Council. RURAL AREA PARTNERSHIP IN DERRY DERRY CITY & STRABANE DISTRICT COUNCIL
DERRY CITY & Rural Connections STRABANE DISTRICT Good Relations Cumber House, Claudy Training for LIBRARIES NI Monday 18th September Faughan Area 11.00am – 2.30pm Make Them Visible – 028 7133 7149 RAPID Offices, Forglen Oxfam exhibition Tuesday 19th September, 10.00am Bringing together older rural dwellers 028 7133 7149 Strabane Library, Railway Street and members of black and minority Throughout September, during library ethnic communities in the Derry- Aimed at promoting greater respect and opening hours Londonderry area to explore and mutual understanding of other cultures 028 7188 3686 celebrate cultural diversity through and traditions, this training session will www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/ music, discussion, dance and food. equip the community sector within the Strabane-Library.aspx Faughan and surrounding areas to deal with good relations issues. Oxfam exhibition featuring images from South Sudan and people who have had to flee this country. The exhibition hopes to make ‘these invisible people’ visible by highlighting the situation of South Sudanese refugees and raise awareness of the challenges they often face. Community Relations and Cultural Awareness Week 2017 22
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FOR PEACE EDUCATION AUTHORITY NORTHERN LIBRARIES NI STUDIES (ISPS) IRELAND My City, My Craft Messines Programme Café Culture DVD Showcase Waterside Library, Glendermott Road, Strabane Youth Resource Centre Derry~Londonderry International School for Peace Tuesday 19th September, 6.30pm – Wednesday 20th September Studies, Glendermott Road, Waterside, 9.30pm 10.30am – 11.30am Londonderry, BT47 6BG 028 7138 2096 Private event Tuesday 19 September 11.00 – 12.00 noon Facilitated group discussions for local City scape activity incorporating 07813 641251 teenagers which hopes to promote familiar landmarks such as the Peace greater understanding of cultural Bridge, the River Foyle and the Guildhall Screening a DVD made with a group of differences in a safe and shared place. which will support the learning and participants from different communities Young people will be encouraged to development of pre-school children in Lisburn and Castlereagh, this event challenge prejudices and stereotyping from all corners of the city. The children will showcase the work of ISPS and how and to see cultural diversity as a positive will be encouraged to work positively the programme works toward peace and thing which should be celebrated. together and it is hoped that they can reconciliation. sustain the relationships they forge at DERRY CITY & STRABANE DISTRICT this young age. COUNCIL SHANTALLOW YOUTH CENTRE & OUTER NORTH / AYW
Traveller Culture DERRY CITY & STRABANE DISTRICT My City – Your City Awareness Training COUNCIL – Our City Strabane Syrian Women’s Event Shantallow Youth Centre Wednesday 20th September Racecourse Road 9.00am – 5.00pm Derry~Londonderry Tuesday 19th September (028) 7125 3253 Wednesday 20th September (TBC) 4.00pm – 6.00pm [email protected] 11:00am – 1:00pm 028 7135 3571 028 7125 3253 [email protected] Aiming to dispel myths and increase [email protected] understanding, participants will explore Young people from Outer North and the Traveller culture, increasing awareness Aimed at integrating Syrian and refugee local Chinese community in Derry will and capacity to engage with the women who have recently moved participate in workshops to promote Traveller community. to the city, this event allows women mutual understanding and acceptance from different cultures to interact of each other. The event will provide a and share stories of their experiences, safe and secure environment for these backgrounds, troubles and challenges young people to explore their values and to ultimately improve tolerance, respect beliefs and challenge stereotypes. and celebrate diversity. 18th - 24th September 2017 23
ULSTER UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES NI DERRY CITY & STRABANE DISTRICT COUNCIL Peace and Tourism: Advancing peace Frances Quinn – Irish Political Tour through harnessing the Language Storytelling potential of tourism Belfast Derry Central Library Closed event Ulster University, Magee Campus, Friday 22nd September, Saturday 23rd September Derry~Londonderry 028 7122 9990 www.librariesni.org.uk/ 9:00am – 5:00pm Thursday 21st September, 1:00pm – Libraries/Pages/Derry-Central-Library. [email protected] 2:00pm aspx This tour will take young people Working with local communities to Frances Quinn will perform from from both Protestant and Catholic examine how sites of memory, conflict her extensive repertoire of Irish backgrounds in Castlederg to Belfast, and peace can underpin regeneration and multicultural stories, verse and exposing them to the political division and transition, this seminar and dramatic monologues. The event that exists in the Falls and Shankill areas networking opportunity highlights the has been funded by the ‘Peg and to see and hear from those most visibly development of Ethical Peace Tourism Jim Armstrong Bursary’ and will affected by the ‘Troubles’. guidelines to inform new collaborations help to promote mutual respect and and innovative community-based understanding for the Irish language POLISH ABROAD approaches to advancing peace and as a safe and shared place. shared space. Polish Film Night NATIONAL MUSEUMS NORTHERN GASYARD WALL FÉILE IRELAND Nerve Centre Cinema, 7-8 Magazine Street, Derry~Londonderry, BT48 6HJ Culture Night – On the Saturday 23rd September Access your Art Move 6:00pm – 8:00pm [email protected] Tower Museum, Derry The Bogside, Fountain and Bishop Street, Thursday 21st September, 2:00pm Derry~Londonderry This Polish film screening (inc. English [email protected] Friday 22nd September subtitles) gives all minority and majority 5.30pm – 9.30pm communities a chance to participate Highlighting the activity of Creative 028 7126 2812 in the cultural experience of one of the Community Connections, members of [email protected] largest ethnic minorities in NI. the Creggan Day Centre will unveil their community-curated objects selected Culture Night goes on the move from the Ulster Museum art collection to the historic and culturally rich aimed at enriching the lives of local neighbourhoods of the Bogside, communities through knowledge of art. Fountain and Bishop Street Urban Village area. The event will encourage local residents to partake in the Culture Night celebrations in a safe and shared space. Community Relations and Cultural Awareness Week 2017 24
NORTH WEST PLAY RESOURCE CENTRE FERMANAGH & OMAGH DISTRICT FERMANAGH AND OMAGH DISTRICT (DERRY PLAYHOUSE) COUNCIL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OMAGH COUNCIL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHURCHES’ FORUM RURAL COMMUNITY NETWORK AND LIBRARIES NI The Social Conscience People and Politics: of the Song Engaging with 1917-1918 – On the Front Politicians for the and Here at Home The Playhouse, 5-7 Artillery Street, Common Good Derry, BT48 6RG Omagh Library, 1 Spillars Place, Omagh, Saturday 23rd September Silverbirch Hotel, 5 Gortin Road, Omagh, Tyrone 8:00pm – 9:45pm Tyrone Wednesday 20 September Fee: £8 Monday 18 September, 19:00 – 21:00 9:30am – 12:30pm 028 7126 8027 0300 303 1777 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Examining different perspectives on Focusing on how artistic expression can This facilitated discussion focuses on the legacy of the past, this conference unite communities, this live musical how people and churches can engage examines the key historical events of performance and interactive discussion with politicians to help build a better 1917, both on the battlefields and back will trace the history of songs that society, reflecting on the common home. The conference includes guest became the soundtrack to generations good, equality and a healthy, active speakers as well as showcasing the and causes, including civil rights, the democracy. ‘Postcards of the Great War’ exhibition. ‘Troubles’, anti-war and class struggles.
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SOUTH EAST FERMANAGH FOUNDATION Liz Weir – One Land, Youth Forum (SEFF) Many Voices Community Relations Workshop SEFF Community Omagh Library, Irishtown Road, Omagh Allotments Networking Tuesday 19th September Lisnaskea Youth Centre Event 1.30pm – 2.30pm Wednesday 20th September Private event 7.00pm – 9.00pm SEFF Community Allotment Site, Lisnaskea 028 6772 3378 Saturday 16th September Libraries NI resident storyteller Liz Weir [email protected] 12.00noon – 3.00pm tells stories from around the world to an 028 6772 3884 [email protected] invited audience of local school children. The Fermanagh East Youth Forum will The event has been funded by the ‘Peg deliver a community relations workshop Promoting good relations within and Jim Armstrong Bursary’ which was to a group of 20 young people from communities in the local area, this open set up to promote the art of storytelling Roslea youth club. The event will focus day and BBQ at the SEFF Community and recognise the role storytelling can on improving community relations Allotments will feature a short play in promoting cultural diversity. between young people from various presentation on the loss of life during the religious and political backgrounds and ‘Troubles’ . promote mutual understanding. 18th - 24th September 2017 25
OMAGH FORUM FOR RURAL FERMANAGH CHURCHES FORUM IN FERMANAGH UNDERAGE ASSOCIATIONS ASSOCIATION WITH IRISH SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT LIFE (FUEL) OF ECUMENICS AND FERMANAGH & OMAGH DISTRICT COUNCIL Shared Space, The Traveller Community Segregated Space Civil Society Through the Lens Engaging with Politics Drumnakilly Hall, Omagh, The Hangout/FIND Centre, 2 Quay Lane, Wednesday 20th September Killyhevlin Hotel, Dublin Road, Enniskillen, BT74 6AG 7.00pm – 9.30pm Enniskillen Thursday 21 September 028 8225 1559 Thursday 21 September 5:00pm – 8:00pm www.omaghforum.org 10:00am – 4:00pm (028) 6632 5559 [email protected] [email protected] Incorporating community relations into www.fermanaghchurchesforum.org rural community development, this www.ecumenics.ie An exhibition of photographs taken by facilitated discussion will engage local members of the Traveller community in community activists and guest speakers This conference will explore, through Fermanagh, this exhibition showcases exploring good practice around rural input and interactive discussion, the the heritage and culture of the Traveller shared spaces. ideas of common good, equality and community living in the modern world. democracy as the key to the flourishing and wellbeing of all the people of EDUCATION AUTHORITY NORTHERN Northern Ireland. IRELAND
SUBTERRANEAN FILM CLUB Cultural Awareness and FERMANAGH UNDERAGE Diversity Development ENTERTAINMENT LIFE (FUEL) Moonlight
Omagh Boys and Girls Club Promoting Diversity The Basement, Omagh Community Wednesday 20th September Through the Medium of House, Market Street, Omagh 7.00pm – 9.00pm Dance Thursday 21 September, 20:00pm 028 8224 3772 078355 87855 [email protected] Enniskillen Presbyterian Church, East [email protected] Bridge Street, Enniskillen, Fermanagh Information evening for local young Thursday 21 September Using film as a medium to promote people interested in becoming Peer 11:00am – 1:00pm community relations, diversity and Educators and promoting good 028 6632 5559 tackling social barriers, this screening relations within their schools and [email protected] of Moonlight, which depicts the communities. The event is particularly struggles of black men in marginalised aimed at young people who are new This interactive workshop will introduce communities, is an inspection of identity to the town and who have English as a members of the Traveller community to as a whole. second language. the Asian community to share cultural experiences through the medium of dance and food. Community Relations and Cultural Awareness Week 2017 26
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Coffee Morning Meet and Greet Our Town
Omagh Community House, 2 Drumragh Fermanagh House, Broadmeadow Omagh Youth Centre Avenue, Omagh, BT78 1DP Place, Enniskillen, Fermanagh, BT74 7HR Friday 22nd September, 7.00pm – Friday 22nd September Friday 22 September, 6:30pm – 8:30pm 8.30pm 11:00am – 1:00pm 07881347716 028 8224 9349 028 8224 9750 [email protected] Promoting stronger links between Gathering over food and a game of minority ethnic communities and the Facilitated arts and crafts sessions bingo, this coffee morning will bring larger local community in the local for young people in which they will people from different cultural and area, this meet and greet will provide an explore the different flags, cultures and ethnic backgrounds together with the opportunity to meet people of different traditions of local communities. The local community in a friendly, socially- nationalities living in the area and learn session will inspire an art installation inclusive environment to support the about the Goodwill Gifts Support Group. which will then be displayed in the development of relationships and links centre for the wider town to see. between Omagh-based communities. AN CREAGÁN FERMANAGH & OMAGH DISTRICT COUNCIL
EDUCATION AUTHORITY NORTHERN Celebration of Cultures IRELAND Féach: Bearblann agus An Creagán, 186 Barony Road, Creggan, Bóthar Iarainn T:BUC Camps Omagh, BT79 9AB Celebration Event Friday 22nd September Headhunters Barbershop and Railway 6:30pm – 8:30pm Museum, 5 Darling Street, Enniskillen Owenkillew Activity Centre, Omagh 028 8076 1112 Saturday 23rd September Friday 22nd September www.ancreagan.com 11:00am – 12:00pm 5.30pm – 10.30pm 0300 303 1777 028 7138 2096 A multicultural celebration, the celebration of cultures at An Creagán A bilingual tour of Headhunters Celebration event for young people invites participants, artists and the Barbershop and Railway Museum, who have successfully participated in public to unite and educate on local this event explores the use of Irish the T:BUC Camps programme where cultural diversity through arts, crafts in conjunction with life in the past they will receive their certificates and and music. promoting respect, understanding of the take part in a debrief workshop. The Irish language and celebrating the depth young people will learn how they can of shared history with the language. continue to be ambassadors for peace in their local communities and sustain the friendships they have formed throughout the camps. 18th - 24th September 2017 27
EDUCATION AUTHORITY NORTHERN EDUCATION AUTHORITY NORTHERN LIBRARIES NI IRELAND IRELAND A Storytelling T:BUC Basecamp, Post Youth Activity Day Performance by Camp Workshops International Storyteller Owenkillew Activity Centre Peter Chand Residential Centre, Gartan Saturday 23rd September, 1.30pm – Saturday 23rd September 4.30pm Dundonald Library, Church Road [email protected] 028 7138 2096 Thursday, 21st September, 10.30am – 11.30am Young people from across the 20 teenagers from both sides of Private event Fermanagh and Omagh council area Northern Ireland’s political divide will will travel to Donegal to take part spend a day engaging with each other Renowned storyteller Peter Chand will in a series of community relations in a series of facilitated workshops. open this year’s Tullycarnet Yarnspinners workshops, exploring topics such as The group will have the opportunity programme with his unique style of sectarianism, diversity and acceptance. to get to know one another, challenge storytelling which draws on his own The event will give these young prejudices and explore cultural personal experience of growing up in people who are largely segregated, differences in a safe and shared place. Britain with Indian heritage. The event, the opportunity to come together which is funded by the Peg and Jim and form friendships and a mutual LISBURN & Armstorng Bursary, will give an invited understanding of each other. CASTLEREAGH CITY audience of local school children, the opportunity to learn more about the benefits of cultural integration. EDUCATION AUTHORITY NORTHERN LISBURN & CASTLEREAGH CITY COUNCIL IRELAND Shared Cultural T:BUC Residential Heritage
Gortin Outdoor Activity Centre 18th – 24th September, time TBC Saturday 23rd September 028 9266 2496 028 8224 3772 [email protected] [email protected] An invited audience made up of local Residential event for young people who youth groups will explore their shared will take part in workshops focusing on cultural heritage by creating a work of the legacy of the Troubles and conflict art together, inspired by the names of in Northern Ireland. It is hoped that townlands in their locale. The event will through spending time together, these promote respect and tolerance while traditionally separated young people encouraging participants to learn more will form friendships and grow to have a about good relations work in Lisburn. better understanding of one another. Community Relations and Cultural Awareness Week 2017 28
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A Storytelling A Storytelling Talk and Discussion Performance by Performance by with Historian International Storyteller International Storyteller Philip Orr Peter Chand Peter Chand
Carrickfergus Library Tullycarnet Library, Kings Road, Belfast Tullycarnet Library, Kings Road, Belfast Monday 18th September, 6.30pm - 7.45pm Thursday 21st September, 1.30pm – Thursday 21st September, 8.00pm – 028 9336 2261 www.librariesni.org.uk 2.30pm 9.00pm Private event 028 9048 5079 Historian, lecturer and playwright Philip www.librariesni.org.uk Orr will provide a thought-provoking Renowned storyteller Peter Chand will contribution to how communities look open this year’s Tullycarnet Yarnspinners Renowned storyteller Peter Chand will back at World War One events today, programme with his unique style of open this year’s Tullycarnet Yarnspinners along with an opportunity to examine storytelling which draws on his own programme with his unique style of different attitudes to this historical period. personal experience of growing up in storytelling which draws on his own Britain with Indian heritage. The event, personal experience of growing up in which is funded by the Peg and Jim Britain with Indian heritage. The event, FOR YOUR FREEDOM AND OURS CIC Armstrong Bursary, will give an invited which is funded by the Peg and Jim audience of local school children, the Armstrong Bursary, will give an invited Polish Airforce in WWII opportunity to learn more about the audience of local school children, the benefits of cultural integration. opportunity to learn more about the Carrickfergus Museum & Civic Centre benefits of cultural integration. Monday 18th September, 7.00pm – 9.00pm LIBRARIES NI MID & EAST ANTRIM 07930 476649 BOROUGH [email protected] Lift the Lid – Music DOURY ROAD DEVELOPMENT GROUP from Around the World Providing an introduction to the Everyone’s historical links between Northern Irish Lisburn Library Welcome Here! and Polish communities, this exhibition Saturday 23rd September, 2.00pm – focuses on Polish airmen fighting in the 3.00pm Doury Road Development Group Building, Battle of Britain. 028 9266 9345 Ballymena www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/ Monday 18th September – Thursday 21st Lisburn-City-Library .aspx September, 2.00pm – 4.00pm daily [email protected] Celebrate Community Relations and Cultural Awareness Week at Lisburn City Promoting understanding, respect, and Library with ‘Lift the Lid’ piano sessions. engagement between all sections of the Emerging and experienced musicians community, this series of drop-in sessions will play music from around the world each afternoon will include film, local and introduce local residents to musical stories and talks about crime prevention traditions from other cultures. and safety and mental wellbeing. 18th - 24th September 2017 29
LIBRARIES NI MID & EAST ANTRIM BOROUGH AGENCIES SUPPORTING ETHNIC COUNCIL COMMUNITIES (MID AND EAST ANTRIM) Raquel McKee – Rainbow Storytelling ASEC Quarterly Meeting and Dramatics Safe space, Shared Place? The Braid Ballymena Town Hall, 1-29 Kells and Conor Library, Main Street, Kells Brideg Street, Ballymena, BT43 5EJ Tuesday 19th September, 10.30am – The Braid Ballymena Town Hall, 1-29 Thursday 21st September 11.30am Bridge Street, Ballymena, BT43 5EJ 10:00am – 1:00pm Private Event Wednesday 20th September Invitation only event 7:00pm Intercultural storytelling session led by 028 2563 3141 The quarterly meeting will provide Raquel McKee who will recite African / goodrelations@midandeastantrim. members from statutory, voluntary and Caribbean folk tales to highlight themes gov.uk community sectors the opportunity to of respecting difference and celebrating hear from guest speakers and share diversity. Funded by the Peg and Jim One of three conversations inviting the information and good practice to Armstrong Bursary, the event will give an people of Mid and East Antrim to have support minority ethnic communities in invited audience of local primary school their say on the borough, focusing on Mid and East Antrim. children the chance to learn more about shared and safe spaces and the council’s social inclusion and respect through the role in developing shared space. medium of storytelling. MID & EAST ANTRIM BOROUGH INTER ETHNIC FORUM COUNCIL
MID & EAST ANTRIM BOROUGH Safe Space, COUNCIL Shared Place Safe space, Shared Place? The Braid Ballymena Town Hall, 1-29 Safe space, Bridge Street, Ballymena, BT43 5EJ Shared Place? Carrickfergus Civic Centre, 11 Antrim Thursday 21 September Street, Carrickfergus, BT38 7DG 7:00pm – 8:30pm Larne Town Hall Thursday 21st September, 7:00pm [email protected] Upper Cross Street 028 2563 3141 Tuesday 19 September 3pm goodrelations@midandeastantrim. Working with community groups 028 2563 3141 gov.uk across the Mid and East Antrim area goodrelations@midandeastantrim. to create the installation, join the Inter gov.uk One of three conversations inviting the Ethnic Forum as they unveil a 6-foot people of Mid and East Antrim to have Mandala encapsulating the vibrancy One of three conversations facilitated their say on the borough, focusing on and colourful traditions of the many by broadcaster William Crawley shared and safe spaces and the council’s communities in Mid and East Antrim. inviting the people of Mid and East role in developing shared space. Antrim to have their say on the borough, focusing on shared and safe spaces and the council’s role in developing shared space. Community Relations and Cultural Awareness Week 2017 30
DUNCLUG YOUTH FORUM DU DANCE NI MID ULSTER DISTRICT COUNCIL
Get it Together Soap Box Derby Dungannon International Day of Peace Concert Woodside Road, Ballymena Venue TBC Saturday 23rd September Monday 18th – Friday 22nd September Burnavon Arts and Cultural Centre, Burn 12:00pm – 4:00pm 07790 236130 [email protected] Road, Cookstown, BT80 8DN 07907 533354 Tuesday 19th September A week long performance project 19:30 – 22:00 Promoting community relations with involving workshops for primary (028) 8676 4714 local towns and villages, this great school pupils in the Dungannon area. [email protected] spectator event will see soap boxes The event will celebrate culture and compete in a timed race over a distance heritage and promote diversity while In an evening of music, poetry and from the Woodside Road to Bog Road. inspiring new ideas and encouraging reflection, pupils from 20 primary participants to form new friendships. schools across the Mid Ulster District MID ULSTER DISTRICT Council area, the Mid Ulster Clergy LIBRARIES NI Forum and the Ulster Scots Youth Pipe LIBRARIES NI Band will celebrate the International Browsealoud Taster Day of Peace. Write to Refugee Session Photographic Exhibition with Oxfam Dungannon Library, 36 Market Square, LIBRARIES NI Dungannon, Tyrone, BT70 1JD Dungannon Library, Market Square, Tuesday 19th September Dungannon 2:00pm – 3:00pm Frances Quinn – Irish Throughout September, during library 028 8772 2952 Language Storytelling opening hours www.librariesni.org.uk 028 8772 2952 www.librariesni.org.uk/ Dungiven Library, Main Street, Dungiven Libraries/Pages/dungannon-Library. Designed to help with website browsing Friday 22nd September aspx for those holding English as a second 11.00am – 12 noon language, people with dyslexia, low Private event Writers Glen Patterson, Jan Carson literacy, and those with mild visual and Colin Dardis imagine life as impairments, this taster session Frances Quinn will perform from displaced people around the world in will demonstrate the benefits of the her extensive repertoire of Irish and this new exhibition by Oxfam Ireland. Browsealoud assistive software which multicultural stories, verse and dramatic The exhibition is made up of powerful adds speech, reading and translation monologues. The event has been funded images of refugees taken throughout to websites. by the ‘Peg and Jim Armstrong Bursary’ the world alongside specially and will help to promote mutual respect commissioned written pieces inspired and understanding for the Irish language by each image. Those who view the as a safe and shared place. exhibition will be encouraged to have more empathy for refugees and forge a greater understanding of the challenges they face. 18th - 24th September 2017 31
NEWRY, MOURNE & LIBRARIES NI DOWN COUNTY MUSEUM DOWN DISTRICT Healing with Harmonies ‘The Cost of with Beyond Skin Reconciliation – not LIBRARIES NI peace at any price but love Castlewellan Library, 3 Upper Square at all costs.’ Wrens of HMS Caroline Throughout September, during branch opening hours Down County Museum, The Mall, Newry City Library, 79 Hill Street, Newry, 028 4377 8433 Downpatrick Down, BT34 1DG www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/ Tuesday 19th September, 7.30pm – 9.30pm Throughout September, during branch Castlewellan-Library.aspx 028 4461 5218 opening hours www.downcountymuseum.com (028) 3026 4683 Following on from their trip to Sri www.librariesni.org.uk Lanka, journalist Joseph O’Connor and Reverend David Armstrong will give videographer Paul Loughran document a talk based on his recollections of his This exhibition examines the role and how music has been used to unite experiences as a Presbyterian Minister in experiences of the women of HMS divided communities in this area. The the parish of Limavady 1980 -1985. The Caroline. This event will give members Healing Harmonies exhibition explores lecture will give an account of what it of the public an opportunity to celebrate how music can be an effective platform was like serving the community during all aspects of our culture and heritage. for reconciliation and is in partnership some of the most turbulent days of the Libraries are welcoming neutral venues with Beyond Skin and The Music Project. Troubles and how there are still lessons of which are open to everyone in the reconciliation for everyone to learn. community and by hosting this event, people are able to access a range of free GLENCREE CENTRE FOR PEACE & RECONCILIATION services in this ‘safe and shared place’. NEWRY, MOURNE & DOWN DISTRICT COUNCIL LIBRARIES NI Glencree Peace Walk
Failte Europe Glencree Centre for Peace & Highland Dance Reconciliation, Co. Wicklow Demonstration by Slieve Guillon Court Yard Sunday 24th September, 11.30am – Closkelt Highland Dancers Saturday 23rd September, 11.00am – 5.00pm 5.00pm [email protected] Rathfriland Library 028 3086 1949 Tuesday 19th September, 6.30pm – Sponsored walk to raise funds and 7.30pm Intercultural performances and awareness about the work of the 028 4063 0661 www.librariesni.org.uk/ workshops by Bulgarian, Polish, Glencree Centre. The walk will create LibrariesPages/rathfriland-Library.aspx Russian, Irish, Spanish and Romanian a convivial atmosphere and help artists. The event will celebrate local to connect participants by walking Highland Dance Demonstration by connections with Europe and the many together and sharing their stories in Closkelt Highland Dancers providing an different European traditions present in a rural setting. The walk will help the opportunity for people unfamiliar with the council area today. centre to continue in their efforts for this tradition to come and experience the peace and reconciliation throughout culture in a safe space, such as the library. the whole island of Ireland. Community Relations and Cultural Awareness Week
18th - 24th September 2017 To download this programme www.nicrc.org.uk
All events are included in the programme in good faith. The Community Relations Council cannot be held responsible for the content of events it does not organise. Inclusion of an event in the programme does not constitute an endorsement of the event or its content. An updated version of the programme, with event additions or changes will be maintained at www.nicrc.org.uk Co-ordinated by the Community Relations Council in conjunction with The Executive Office and Department for Communities