Amplify
Northern Ireland
1-5pm Monday 22 June
Ulster Museum
“If we change the story we tell ourselves then 4 Hours it leaves everything open to possibilities” Charity worker, Derry-Londonderry 24 Innovations
8 stories of a better NI @AmplifyNI One movement for change www.facebook.com/groups/amplifyni
BOOK YOUR FREE PLACE BY 14 JUNE AT www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/17054800367 Explore, create, network, support…
Northern Ireland is brimming with creative, passionate people committed to building a stronger, more prosperous society. But how can we harness that creativity to grow a movement for change?
Book your place at this FREE event on Monday 22 June to help answer that question. You will be joining over 150 people from every walk of life across Northern Ireland including major funders, public agencies and leading experts in social innovation.
We will also be launching our major report on narratives of social transformation across Northern Ireland.
This event is the culmination of the first seven months of work through the Amplify Northern Ireland programme, delivered by the Young Foundation and funded by the Building Change Trust.
2 The Programme
13:00 Registration and intro to the day
13:00 Get creative and help create an exhibition of a better NI
13:40 Our first four Big Ideas talks on new ways to achieve social change in NI
14:20 Browse the marketplace of innovations and back those you would like to help succeed
15:20 Our final four Big Ideas talks on new ways to achieve change at scale in NI
16:00 Make your last pledges of support to the innovations
16:20 Our panel of speakers reflects on what’s needed next to support social innovation in NI
17:00 CLOSE Refreshments available throughout the afternoon
BOOK YOUR FREE PLACE BY 14 JUNE AT www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/17054800367 The Plan
Registration
Exhibition: Get creative and help us produce an exhibition of a better NI
Big Ideas: 8 eight-minute talks on new ways to achieve social change in NI
Innovation Marketplace: Explore the 24 emerging social innovations
BOOK YOUR FREE PLACE BY 14 JUNE AT www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/17054800367 The Exhibition
Explore the narratives of inequality in NI and help create an exhibition to show the future
Over four hours we will be creating an exhibition to show how Northern Ireland can be transformed for the better.
Be inspired by the eight narratives of life, inequality and change that have emerged from the hundreds of conversations we have had with people across Belfast, Derry-Londonderry and Enniskillen.
Then roll up your sleeves and get creative to help produce an exhibition that maps out how we can build on these narratives to transform Northern Ireland for the better.
Dip in for half an hour or bring your favourite creative tools and spend the whole afternoon helping to create visions of a better NI.
BOOK YOUR FREE PLACE BY 14 JUNE AT www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/17054800367 The Speakers
Gorka Espiau, Director of Cities and Regions, The Young Foundation
Suzanne Wylie, Chief Executive, Belfast City Council
John McMullan, CEO, Bryson Group
Maeve Monaghan, Director, Building Change Trust and Chief Executive, The Now Project
Carlos Barandiaran, Director LKS-Mondragon Corporation
Michael Donnelly, Head of Voluntary and Community Unit, Department of Social Development
John Peto, Director of Building Change Trust and Director of Education, The Nerve Centre
Brendan Murtagh, The Institute of Spatial and Environmental Planning, Queen's University Belfast
Michael Bambrick, Managing Director, Energenius
Jon Abaitua, Mondragon Team Academy With more to be confirmed…
BOOK YOUR FREE PLACE BY 14 JUNE AT www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/17054800367 The Innovation Marketplace Explore the marketplace to meet the 24 teams who have been working with Amplify to make their new ideas happen and choose who you will give your support to
Active Citizenship Programme Pebble in the Pond Afterthoughts NI PLACE AGORA Quiltmakers - Galliagh Women's Group Ardoyne Youth Club R CITY Art for ME Scouts Upskilling Bee Friends THRIVE NI BKN Tell It In Colour Breaking The Cycle The Junction EnerGenius The Social Arts Unlimited Healthy Living, Healthy Families, Healthy Community Young People Leading Change H.A.N.D - Healthy Ageing Network Derry Zone International Human Library Let’s Get Arty
BOOK YOUR FREE PLACE BY 14 JUNE AT www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/17054800367 Getting There
Ulster Museum is situated in Belfast’s Botanic Gardens, right in the heart of the University Area of South Belfast.
Address: Ulster Museum, Botanic Gardens, Belfast BT9 5AB
By foot: The museum is a leisurely 20-30 minute walk from Belfast City Centre; follow signs for Queens University or Botanic Gardens.
Parking: Local on-street parking is available but limited.
By rail: Botanic Station is only 10 minutes walk from the museum. Botanic is located on the Bangor to Portadown rail line. Connections to the Larne and Derry lines as well as the cross-border service to Dublin can be made in Belfast Central.
By bus: Metro 8 Malone Road departs from Belfast city centre, Donegall Square East every 10 mins. Bus stop located at the side of the museum building. Adult tickets cost £1.60 and child tickets are £0.80. There is unlimited Metro Day Travel for £2.70 after 9.30am.
Translink: Contact Translink on +44 (0) 28 9066 6630 or visit www.translink.co.uk for up-to-date timetable information. Ulster Museum is at stop #17 on the Belfast City Sightseeing tour route, just outside Queen's University Belfast Student Union. From there it's only a 4 minute walk through Botanic Gardens to the Museum.
By air: Belfast has two airports: Belfast International and Belfast City. City is just a 5-minute taxi ride to the museum. Find flights at: www.skyscanner.net Amplify
Northern Ireland
1-5pm Monday 22 June
Ulster Museum
Book your FREE place by 14 June at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/17054800367
Or to find out more email [email protected]
www.facebook.com/groups/amplifyni @ AmplifyNI