Community Relations Council

Ards Borough

Portaferry Tourist Information and Visitor Centre

Ballywierd and Pladdy Lug

Market House, The Square, Portaferry

Wednesday 28th April

8pm

Contact Portaferry TIC 028 4272 9882

Pat McKay, author of ‘A Dictionary of Ulster Place-Names’ examines the linguistic influence of Irish, Norse, Ulster-Scots and English on the place-names of the Ards Peninsula. This event is sponsored by the ULTACH Trust, a cross-community Irish language organisation.

Armagh Cityand District Council

Launch of Good Relations Community News Sheet entitled ‘CREATE ARMAGH’ (Creating Respect Equality Acceptance and Tolerance for Everyone in Armagh)

Armagh City Hotel

Monday 27th April

9.30am – 2pm

Martin Connell or Mary Toal 028 3752 9600

The launch of the news sheet will highlight Good Relations work taking place within the district, provide information on relevant issues and increase community networking. 

Armagh Cityand District Council

Launch of Good Relations Strategy

Armagh City Hotel

Monday 27th April

9am – 2pm

Martin Connell or Mary Toal

028 3752 9600

Statutory, voluntary and community groups will attend the launch of the Council’s Good Relation Strategy for 2009 – 2011. This will raise awareness of planned Good Relations work and how local communities will play a central role.

Southern Regional College (SRC) and Trademark

Launch of Report on Travellers’ Needs in the SRC Area

Armagh Campus Boardroom

Tuesday 28th April

10am

Fiona Bloomer 028 9033 1053

Launch of a research report of the Traveller communities, commissioned by Southern Regional College, funded by the Department of Employment and Learning and conducted by Trademark.

Armagh Unemployed Group

ArmaghTogether

Market Place Theatre

Wednesday 29th April
7pm – 9pm

Frank Mallon 028 3752 3963

An insight into the work of The Armagh Together Project which was set up to promote contact between communities in Armagh. Over 40 people have been involved in a wide range of reconciliation issues, learning about each others’ shared and different traditions, history and cultures.

Armagh Cityand District Council

Cultural Awareness Day

Cathedral Road Recreational Centre

Thursday 30th April

9am – 2pm

Martin Connell or Mary Toal 028 3752 9600

This event will give people from the area an opportunity to experience the music, arts and traditions representing the many different cultures in today’s society.

Armagh Cityand District Council

PASS Youth Event

Promoting Acceptance in Society through Sport

ArmaghCouncil Offices,

The Palace Demesne

Thursday 30th April

7pm – 9pm

Martin Connell or Mary Toal 028 3752 9600

A celebration event for local young people to highlight the work they have done through the PASS Youth Project to improve community relations within the district.

Armagh Cityand District Council

OCN Level 2 Training in Good Relations

Place of Event TBC

Friday 1st May – Sunday 3rd May

9am – 5pm

Martin Connell or Mary Toal 028 3752 9600

This joint initiative with Craigavon Borough Council and Banbridge Council for community representatives. The course addresses cultural diversity and its importance, understanding the influences of identity and current legislation on equality.

Armagh Visitor Education Centre (AVEC)

Armagh, A Centre of Learning Through the Ages

St Patrick’s Trian

Date TBC

9.30am – 3pm

Mark Bailey 028 3752 2928

This is the fourth annual Armagh Heritage Day and will be devoted to promoting the

wealth of its written and archival heritage.

Ballymena Borough

Ballymena Inter-Ethnic Forum and Inter-Agency Ethnic Support Group

Workshop, Bringing Our Community Together

Adair Arms Hotel

Tuesday 28th April

10.30am - 2pm

IvyRidge028 2564 8822

This community outreach workshop will  focus on understanding diversity and encouraging communication, in a creative and innovative way.

Ballymoney Borough

Ballymoney Borough Council

Launch of Good Relations Strategy 

and Resources   

Place of event, date and time TBC 

Claire Crawford 028 2766 0230     

The event will launch a number of resources aimed at highlighting and promoting the importance of community relations to the Borough. This will include a cultural diversity resource for primary schools, a publication on Shared Space within the Borough and the Council's two year Good Relations Strategy and Action Plan.

Banbridge District 

Banbridge District Council

Multi Agency Good Relations Event

Place of Event TBC

Thursday 3Oth April

Time TBC

Dolores Donnelly 028 4066 0605

This event will include a discussion on the issues surrounding Good Relations, while providing information on the relevant services that are available through the ‘Welcome to Banbridge’ packs, and creating awareness of the cultural diversity of the District.

South Down Action for Healing Wounds

Quiz Night

16a Downpatrick Street, Rathfriland

Friday 1st May

8pm

Pauline Kirkland 028 4063 1259

The quiz night, which is open to all, will help showcase the services provided by South Down Action for Healing Wounds. Promotional material available. Refreshments served.

Banbridge District Council

OCN Level 2 Training in Good Relations

Place of Event TBC

Friday 1st – Sunday 3rd May

9am – 5pm

Martin Connell or Mary Toal 028 3752 9600

See Armagh listing.

Belfast City

Opening Spaces Belfast

A Learning Exchange for Open Space Practitioners

Connswater Community Centre

Friday 24th – Sunday 26th April

Fri  2pm - 7pm, Sat 9.30am - 7pm, Sun 9.30am -1pm

Alex Craig openingspacesbelfast@googlemail.com

The Learning Exchange training course, delivered by Jo Toepfer an experienced trainer from Germany, is aimed at people engaged in community work who have had previous contact with Open Space as a method. Booking essential.

Linfield Ladies’ Football Club

Football Weekend with Celtic and Rangers

Farset International and East Belfast Stadium

Friday 24th – Sunday 26th April

Time TBC

Alfie McCrory 078 4914 4387

A ladies under 17 team from across Northern Ireland will be hosting a return meeting with under 17 ladies’ teams from Rangers and Celtic Football Clubs. In addition to the football the players will be taking part in anti-sectarianism training sessions run by the IFA’s ‘Football for All’ staff.

Youth Initiatives

Culture Crosslinks Snippets Showdown

The Black Box, Cathedral Quarter

Sunday 26th (Youth Event) – Monday 27th April

7.30pm

Lynda Whinnery 028 9030 1174

This is a showcase of the work young people in the Crosslinks project have produced over the past 14 weeks. The 14-20 year olds from Chinese, Catholic and Protestant communities will perform dances, dramas and songs and display their art projects.

Irish Schoolof Ecumenics

CONNECT meeting on Positive Citizenship

The Long Gallery Stormont

Monday 27th April

10am – 1pm

Eileen Gallagher 028 6632 8210

Participants will have an opportunity to listen to input from Duncan Morrow and Dr. Johnston McMaster on this topic and there will be a question and answer session.

Public Achievement

Away from Violence

Cathcart Room (G13) Queen’s University School of Education

Monday 27th April

10am – 11.30am

Liz Nelson 028 9044 2813 liz@publicachievement.com

This event will highlight the work of Public Achievement’s ‘Away from Violence’ and ‘Breaking the Cycle’ projects (funded by IFI and the Department of Education), and the impact of these projects on young people from across Northern Ireland. 

ElmgrovePrimary School and University of Ulster

Future Projections Elmgrove

Elmgrove Primary School

Beersbridge Road

Monday 27th April – Friday 1st May

Evenings

Davy Bates 078 7775 6987

Future Projections will use art and visual projections, created by participants from Elmgrove Community Group to explore diversity. The artwork will be projected onto the school exterior. 

Belfast Education and Library Board

Community Relations Photographic Exhibition

Finaghy Youth Centre

59-73 Finaghy Road South

Monday 27th - Tuesday 28th April

2 pm – 9 pm

Geraldine McGreevy 028 9056 4059

James McCaughan 028 9061 1532

The exhibition highlights the community relations practice of young people from youth groups across the city, who have participated in community relations programmes since 2008.  

Alliance Party South Belfast

Surgery to promote Community Relations

88 University Street

Monday 27th April – Friday 1st May

9am - 5pm

Catherine or Anna 028 9033 0811

A special week long surgery for those involved in community relations, needing assistance or information from Anna Lo MLA.

Voluntary Service Bureau (VSB)

International Women Photography Exhibition

VSB, 34 Shaftesbury Square

Monday 27th April – Friday 1st May

10am – 4pm

Skye Bompas 078 1559 1173

An exhibition by South African photographer Skye Bompas. In partnership with the Equality Commission Northern Ireland, the exhibition highlights the lives of ten women representing different cultures living in Northern Ireland. www.skyebompas.com

The Community Foundation for NI

Relaunch of One Small Step Grant Fund

Ravenhill Rugby Ground

Tuesday 28th April

11am

Sharon Killen 028 9024 5927

A photocall to relaunch the One Small Step grant fund with invited participants.

Healing Through Remembering

Day of Private Reflection 2009 Launch

Place of Event TBC

Tuesday 28th April

10:30am

Kate Turner 028 9023 8844

www.dayofreflection.com

An event to launch Healing Through Remembering’s third annual Day of Private Reflection on 21st June 2009.

Edgehill Theological College Reconciliation Programme

Exploring Forgiveness through Drama

Edgehill Theological College

9 Lennoxvale (off Malone Road)

Tuesday 28th April

4.30pm

Scott Boldt 028 9068 6933

This is open to anyone wishing to explore the concept of forgiveness through the use of drama games and general discussion. The event will be adapting ‘Theatre of the Oppressed’ techniques alongside other creative approaches. 

Belfast City Council

Race and Shared Future/Cohesion

Sharing and Integration Seminars

Place of Event TBC

Tuesday 28th, Thursday 30th April

12 noon – 2pm

Anne Deighan 028 9027 0465

An opportunity for staff to hear from minority ethnic communities on living in Belfast (Tuesday) and to hear from Belfast City Councillors on Good Relations issues (Thursday). There will be opportunities for questions. This is an internal event.

Future Voices (follow-on group from the Spirit of Enniskillen)

Future Voices Showcase

The Gordon Wilson Centre,

97 Malone Avenue

Wednesday 29th April

7pm - 9 pm

Roisin Brennan 028 9066 2926

Future Voices brings youth from all backgrounds together to discuss issues relevant to young people growing up in Northern Ireland. At the showcase they will reflect on their work in the past year, discuss what they have learned and take questions.

Education and Library Boards Inter-Board Youth Service

Launch of the Youth Service Community Relations Support Scheme, on Community Relations Education Northern Ireland website

Belfast Castle

Wednesday 29th April

11am – 12.30pm

Geraldine McGreevy 028 9056 4059

The youth service section of the website www.creni.org has been designed to provide youth workers and youth organisations with a wide range of up-to-date information and resources on the development of community relations practice in youth organisations.

Irish Association for Social Cultural and Economic Relations

Seminar to Evaluate NI Assembly Progress in Economic and Social Development

The Long Gallery Stormont

Wednesday 29th April

5pm – 9pm

Professor Pauline Murphy 028 9066 2852

The event will open with a presentation by a panel of politicians from all parties and Irish Association invitees. A question and answer session will follow to evaluate progress in government and joint executive work to achieve shared policies and practices.

Peacelines

(Forgiveness education project)

‘The Shape of our Anger’ A Talk and Exhibition

Irish School of Ecumenics

Wednesday 29th April

1pm - 3pm TBC

Padraig O Tuama 028 9581 3001

Following a talk on anger and forgiveness, which includes a photographic exhibition of clay pieces depicting ‘the shape of our anger’ designed by past participants, people can use clay to shape their own anger. Also on show will be information and art called ‘Forgiveness in the Sacred Text’ by members of Christian and Muslim faith communities.

Northern Light Review

Community Relations and Economic Crisis Opportunity or Threat? 

Place of Event TBC

Wednesday 29th April

12 noon – 2pm

Annika Nestius-Brown 028 4461 5715

A lunchtime panel discussion on the relevance of community relations to business. It includes a mix of people from business, the voluntary sector and politics from inside and outside Northern Ireland.

The Beat

Belfast Carnival Centre Open Day 

11 - 47 Boyd Street

Thursday 30th April 

2pm – 4pm

Eileen Branagh 028 9043 4767

The Belfast Carnival is an inclusive, celebratory art form that brings people together in shared creativity. The open day is an opportunity for individuals and groups to visit the centre and discuss any aspect of Carnival with Beat staff. 

LINC Resource Centre

‘Women in Conflict’

St Kevin’s Hall, North Queen Street

Thursday 30th April

12 noon

Syd Trotter 028 9074 4020

Launch of a report and presentation of findings following work carried out with four women’s groups from Londonderry, Newtownards, Cliftonville/Ardoyne and Greencastle.

Peace Players International

Twinning

Queens PEC

Thursday 30th April

10am - 11:30am

Will Maloney 028 9024 0550

Twinning brings children together from a Catholic and Protestant school, to explore differences, similarities and community relations issues. Sport is incorporated in the programming which serves as a platform for team work and group cohesion. 

Ulster People’s College (UPC)

Race and Ethnicity Training

UPC, 1 Lower Crescent

Thursday 30th April - Friday 1st May

10am – 4pm

Finola Hunt 028 9033 0131

This course is accredited by OCN at level 2 and introduces the evolution of race as a social construct. It also examines issues around migration, including workers and asylum seekers.

174 Trust

Christian Contribution to Community Relations in Northern Ireland

174 Trust, Duncairn Complex

Friday 1st May

12.30pm

Max Petrushkin 028 9074 7114

The event aims to attract the clergy, church folk and other interested parties keen to explore the contribution by Christian organisations to community relations work in Northern Ireland and, more importantly, the potential of that contribution in the future.

Forthspring Inter Community Group

Launch of Peace Garden

Forthspring, Springfield Road

Friday 1st May

12 noon – 2pm

Maura Moore 028 9031 3945

Forthspring is holding a garden party and barbeque to celebrate the opening of a Peace Garden on its premises. The garden is being created by local people and international volunteers as part of Forthspring’s plans to enhance the facilities it provides to the local community.

Ashton Community Trust- REAL Good Relations Project

Conference on Sectarianism and Racism in North Belfast

NICVA Building Duncairn Gardens

Friday 1st May

10.30am -12.30pm

Jim Deery 028 9074 2255

Discussion on whether things are changing for the better, hosted by BBC’s William Crawley with speakers including  Bernadette McAliskey, Rev John Dunlop, Duncan Morrow CRC and Avila Kilmurray from CFNI. The invited audience will include groups, individuals and politicians.

Mediation Northern Ireland

Certificate Presentation

83 University Street

Friday 1st May

2pm – 3.30pm

M‡ire Patton 028 9043 8614

This is an opportunity to recognise the achievements of newly trained mediators and to discuss the latest developments in the field of mediation.

Women’s Resource and Development Agency

Launch of ‘Common Experiences, Shared Solutions’ Resource Pack

WRDA

6 Mount Charles

Friday 1st May

11am

Liz Curran 028 9023 0212

The resource pack explores identity, the impact of social class and highlights the importance of community development as a tool for social change.

NICVA

Older People’s Parliament

Senate Chamber, Parliament Buildings

Friday 1st May

10.30am

Jonny Currie 028 9087 7777

Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly William Hay MLA will chair a debate on the motion ‘This Assembly believes that older people can play a key role in creating a shared and better future.’ Also contributing will be community and voluntary activists, MLAs, older people’s organisations and older people themselves.

Community Bridges Programme of the International Fund for Ireland (IFI)

Launch of Community Bridges Programme projects

Ballynafeigh Community House

Friday 1st May

Time TBC

Joe Hinds 028 9022 7500

A number of new initiatives in cross-border, cross-community and reconciliation work

will be presented and formally launched by the International Fund for Ireland, under

the auspices of its Community Bridges Programme. 

University of Ulster

‘Whatever You Say, Say Something’

Groundwork NI

63-75 Duncairn Gardens

Saturday 2nd May

10am–5pm

Dr Cherie Driver or Susanne Bosch

028 9026 7321

c.driver@ulster.ac.uk

Community practitioners are invited to discuss and reflect with their peers on approaches to community conflict. This workshop will be a fun, free and creative experience using an exciting facilitation method called Open Space Technology.

Suffolk Lenadoon Interface Group (SLIG)

Debate with Equality Commission NI (ECNI)

ECNI

Shaftesbury Square

Date and Time TBC

Maria Bannon 028 9062 9146

Donal Collins 028 9050 0635

Debate and presentation from SLIG to senior ECNI staff on the SLIG model, as a model for public sector engagement.

Northern Ireland Housing Executive

Launch of Welcome Pack, Good Relations Project Awards 2009 and a ‘Living Library’

Various locations

Throughout CR Week

Linda Hutchinson or Alfred Abolarin

028 9031 8236

These events are for invited audiences drawn from the statutory, voluntary and community sector who have been working in partnership with the Housing Executive to deliver and promote its Good Relations through Housing policy internally and externally.

Castlereagh Borough

Castlereagh Borough Council Good Relations

Diversity Book Launch

Council Offices Bradford Court

Monday 27th April

7pm – 9pm

Lauren Dumm or Cathy Clarke

028 9049 4672

The launch, which is open to the general public, will feature an open microphone session for participants to read their work or discuss how racism and sectarianism has affected their lives. 

Castlereagh Borough Council Good Relations

Cross-Community Religious Artwork Exhibition and Discussion

Council Offices Bradford Court

Wednesday 29th April

7pm – 9pm

Lauren Dumm or Cathy Clarke

028 9049 4672

Local artist, Paul Grey has created a series of paintings which will be exhibited for two weeks in one Catholic church and one Protestant church. Church members will discuss and a collage of views will be created and presented along with the paintings at the event launch.

Castlereagh Borough Council Good Relations

Love Poetry, Hate Racism

Council Offices, Bradford Court

Friday 1st May

7pm - 8.30pm

Lauren Dumm or Cathy Clarke

028 9049 4672

The evening will feature the poetry of five local poets and a musical accompaniment. highlighting the issues and feelings aroused by racism.

Carrickfergus Borough

Carrickfergus Good Relations

Ethnic Minority Awareness Day

11 Antrim Street

Thursday 30th April

10am – 2pm

David Hunter 077 7191 8614

Various ethnic minorities will display their culture to community groups and schools.

NEELB Youth Service

Celebration and Presentation of Certificates

Knockagh Lodge, Greenisland

Thursday 30th April

7pm – 9.30pm

Davy Norris 028 9084 0971

Young people will give presentations on what they have learned through the board’s community relations scheme and displays will highlight the work of individual projects.

Coleraine Borough

Coleraine Borough Council and Kilcranny House

A Community Dialogue‘Devolution – How are we doing?’

Council Chamber, Coleraine Town Hall

Monday 27th April

7pm

Karina McCollum 028 7034 7044

Rachel Rafferty 028 7032 1816

This is an opportunity for the general public to engage with their local elected representatives and share the issues that matter most to them and their local community. As the Town Hall celebrates its 150th anniversary the event will promote its use as a shared civic space reflective of the community it serves.

WAVE Trauma Centre

University of Ulster

Centre for Media Studies

Causeway Museum Service

Ballymoney Borough Council

Screening of WAVE ‘Unheard Voices’ DVD

Flowerfields Arts Centre, Portstewart

Monday 27th April

7.30pm

028 7032 4449

cn.bleakley@ulster.ac.uk

The DVD highlights the often forgotten stories of victims and survivors of the Troubles. Six WAVE participants from a variety of community backgrounds recount their personal journeys away from conflict to peace.

Coleraine Borough Council

Staff Seminar, Engaging with Diversity

Cloonavin Council Offices

Tuesday 28th April

11am – 1pm

Karina McCollum 028 7034 7044

The seminar, facilitated by Trademark, launches a series of talks and workshops on topical issues surrounding the Good Relations agenda as part of an ongoing development programme for Council staff.

Kilcranny House

Launch of Kilcranny House Visual Identity Project ‘Who do you think you are?’

Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart

Thursday 30th April

7.30pm

Rachel Rafferty 028 7032 1816

Launch of digital artwork by young people in Coleraine inspired by street art. This project has included workshops on identity and community, a photography walkabout in the participant’s local community and graphic design workshops.

Cookstown District

Speedwell Trust

Diversity in Sport

Various Schools

Monday 27th April – Saturday 2nd May 

10am – 1pm

Emma McClean 028 8776 7392

Fourteen primary schools from the controlled and maintained sectors in the SELB will participate in an activity about diversity within sport. Schools will join with their partner from a different tradition and work together to promote tolerance respect and mutual understanding. 

The Loup Women’s Group

Launch of the Community Garden Project

Ballymenagh School, Loup Road Moneymore

Wednesday 29th April 

8pm

Helen Andrews 028 7941 8276

People from different parts of the local rural community will come together for a

barbeque to celebrate the launch of the community garden.

Cookstown Local History Group

Historical Bus Tour of Cookstown

Oldtown Street

Thursday 30th April

6.30pm

Ruth McKenzie 028 8675 8947

This event will bring members of both sides of the community together, informing them about the history of the town and the communities who live there. Booking advisable 

Craigavon Borough

YMCA Lurgan

YMCA Youth Committee Assemblies

Various Secondary Schools in Craigavon

Monday 27th April – Thursday 7th May

Various times

Mel Wiggans, 028 3832 1025

A series of assemblies at schools in Craigavon will be led by young people who are part of the YMCA cross community youth committee and are taking part in a CRC funded programme at the YMCA.

PAKT

Lurgan’s Genealogy

Parochial Hall, Church Walk, Lurgan

Wednesday 29th April

7.30pm

Anne Doyle 028 3834 7505

A talk which explores local history from 1637 dispelling myths about surnames, the Great War dead and the Famine.

PAKT

An evening of Ulster Scottish and Irish Music

Parochial Hall, Church Walk, Lurgan

Friday 1st May

7.30pm

Anne Doyle 028 3834 7505

This is a celebration of two traditions by young PAKT musicians.

Craigavon Borough Council

OCN Level 2 training in Good Relations

Place of Event TBC

Friday 1st May – Sunday 3rd May

9am – 5pm

Martin Connell or Mary Toal 028 3752 9600

See Armagh listing

Derry City

The Junction

Story Telling in Schools

Selected local primary schools in Derry

Throughout CR Week

Time TBC

Maureen Hetherington 028 7136 1942

Staff from the Junction will be introducing the film and book ‘Sarah and the Whammi’ to local primary school children and using this to encourage greater understanding of difference.

Shared City Project

Women’s Real Lives, Another STEP, Multi Media Exhibition

Old Clondermot High School,

Irish Street

Thursday 23rd – Thursday 30th April

11am

Jeanette Warke 028 7132 9144

Roberta Bacic 028 7775 0409

This exhibition of quilts and a collage of photographs, created by women from community groups, is based on the theme Women’s Real Lives. Artwork by women living on an interface will reflect how community relations has affected their lives.

Derry City Council

‘What’s It To You?’ Campaign

Foyleside Shopping Centre

Friday 24th - Saturday 25th April

10am – 4pm

Sue or Carol 028 7134 5160

Community relations means different things to different people, but ‘What’s It To You?’ The campaign is at Foyleside for two days to give the public a chance to voice their opinions on postcards to politicians.

The Nerve Centre

Community Relations Film Screenings

The Nerve Centre Cinema, Magazine Street

Monday 27th April, Wednesday 29th April

Friday 1st May

7.30pm

John Peto 028 7126 0562

The Nerve Centre will be screening a selection of films from the North West Digital Film Archive with a community relations theme, looking back on some landmark television programmes documenting key events in the Troubles history of the North West. All screenings are free.

Workers Educational Association

Drama Workshop

Verbal Arts Centre, Stable Lane

Bishop Street

Monday 27th April

10am – 4pm

Sinead Devine 028 7136 9947

This workshop is an opportunity for participants aged 50 plus to work on the theme ‘What’s it to you?’ and present the outcomes in a dvd or audio presentation which will be put on the WEA website.

Derry City Council and Apprentice Boys of Derry Association

‘Siege and Celebrations’ Exhibition Launch

The Junction, 10-12 Bishop Street

Monday 27th April

1.30pm

Sue or Carol 028 7134 5160

The exhibition tells the story of the historic siege, the Apprentice Boys of Derry and modern day commemorations, to give the opportunity for wider understanding of the events and sharing of viewpoints. A free public event. Refreshments included.

Derry City Council

DiverseCity, Afresh Workshops

Newbuildings Community Centre

Duncastle Road

Monday 27th April

10am – 11.30am Primary Schools Workshop, 2.30pm –3.30pm

Public Workshop

Sue or Carol 028 7134 5160

DiverseCity is a community relations exhibition (on display all week) that explores the cultures and traditions of ethnic minority groups living in the city and addresses stereotypical perceptions. A series of workshops will also be delivered by Afresh, musicians from Zimbabwe, Slovakia, Poland and Northern Ireland.

Shared City Project

‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’ Flower Festival

St Columb’s Cathedral

Monday 27th April

1pm

Jeanette Warke 078 0873 6927

The Flower Festival will relate through innovative displays, how communities interpret good community relations.

Derry City Council and Early Years, The Organisation for Young Children

Toddle Together

St Columb’s Park House, Limavady Road

Tuesday 28th April 

10am –12noon

Sue or Carol 028 7134 5160

Local toddlers and carers will be encouraged to ‘Toddle Together’ to St Columb’s Park House, to celebrate diversity, respect difference and have lots of fun! Advance booking essential. 

ILEX and Derry City Council

Walking Tour of Ebrington Site

Leaving from St.Columb’s Park House

Tuesday 28th April

12.30pm – 2pm

Sue or Carol 028 7134 5160

This free public tour is an opportunity to explore the former military site at Ebrington and find out about the regeneration plans to make this a new vibrant focus of city life. Advance booking preferable NB. Tour requires walking. Light refreshments included.

Ulster Special

Constabulary Association

Photography and History Display

All Saint’s Clooney Church, Clooney Terrace

Tuesday 28th April

2pm – 9pm

Samuel Hamilton 077 2020 1655

This exhibition will welcome people from all communities within Derry to learn about the history and role of the Ulster Special Constabulary Association, through photographs displaying the group’s activities and events. 

Di-Verse

Celebrate Diversity

Sandino’s, Water Street

Tuesday 28th April

9pm

Gordon Hewitt 075 9645 8039

Di-Verse celebrates diversity and uses the arts and in particular poetry, to explore difficult and challenging issues. Through Celebrate Diversity people will be linked with an international event, Love Poetry Hate Racism 2009, being held in over 60 cities around the world.

Derry and Raphoe Diocesan Library and The Nerve Centre

Sharing Our Heritage

Nerve Centre, Magazine Street

Tuesday 28th April

2.30 pm

Mary Delargy 028 7135 0791

Three new films by the Nerve Centre exploring the history of St Columb’s Cathedral will be followed by a talk on the Derry and Raphoe Diocesan Library Project. This aims to conserve and make accessible a collection of over 5,000 books illustrating the history of the Church of Ireland in the city.

Shared City Project

Art Exhibition ‘Different Strokes for Different Folks’

The Playhouse, Artillery Street

Tuesday 28th April

7pm

Jeanette Warke 078 0873 6927

The exhibition will highlight inspiring pieces of art on the theme of peace and reconciliation. The Shared City Project offers art classes as part of its cross community education programme to communities city wide.

Shared City Project and Women Into Irish History Group

‘Snapshots of History’ and launch ‘Women Emerging from the Shadows’

Waterside Museum

Tuesday 28th April

12.00 noon

Jeanette Warke 078 0873 6927

‘Snapshots of History’ highlights women’s interpretation of historical events through photographs, writings and poetry. ‘Women Emerging from the Shadows’, highlights women who have made a significant contribution to local history.

Western Health and Social Care Trust

A Play entitled ‘A Better Way’

Gransha Social Club, Gransha Park

Clooney Road

Tuesday 28th April

12pm - 1.40pm

Sean Gallagher 028 8283 5278

The play is about peace and reconciliation as seen through the eyes of young people who have learning difficulties. Written and presented by Strule Buzz Group and Carrickmore Rainbow Gateway in conjunction with MENCAP.

Interfaith North West

Public Forum and Launch of Interfaith North West Brochure

The Junction

Tuesday 28th April

7pm

Lobsang Wangchuk 077 2442 5306

This is an educational event bringing together people of different faiths to share information on their daily lives, to learn from their differences and develop a deeper understanding of one another.

Derry City Council

‘Our Present Past’

Tower Museum, Union Hall Place

Tuesday 28th April – Friday 1st May

10am – 4.30pm

Sue or Carol 028 7134 5160

An opportunity for primary and post-primary schools to book free classes on the Tower Museum Programme. These explore the relevance of local history to different viewpoints and traditions today through specifically designed trail guides round the exhibitions and interactive workshops.  Advance booking essential.

The Playhouse

Launch of Exploring Community Relations through the Arts Evaluation and Art Exhibition

The Playhouse, 5-7 Artillery Street

Tuesday 28th April – Tuesday 5th May

12.00 noon

Siu‡n Mc Laughlin 028 7126 8027

The launch of the evaluation report will take place on the 28th at 12.00pm and will feature artwork and photographs from community relations projects, followed by a light lunch. The exhibition will continue until 5th May 

Peace and Reconciliation Group

Workshop on developing skills for community relations work

Peace and Reconciliation Group offices

16 Bishop Street

Wednesday 29th April

10am – 5pm

Catherine McColgan 028 7136 9206 catherine@peaceprg.co.uk

The workshop by Michael Doherty, Director, will introduce the necessary skills, attributes and knowledge relating to designing and delivering community relations projects.

Derry City Council

Do you ‘Get the Guildhall?’ Launch of Education Programme

The Guildhall

Wednesday 29th April

10am – 11am public launch

11.15am – 12.15pm schools workshop

Sue or Carol 028 7134 5160

This is a new youth citizenship education programme exploring the work of Derry City Council. The launch is open to all, and in particular to school principals, teachers, pupils and community groups.

The Bogside Artists and Derry City Council

Talk and tour ‘From Protest to Peace and Reconciliation’

The Bogside Artists Studio, William Street

Wednesday 29th April

1pm – 2.30pm

Sue or Carol 028 7134 5160

This free talk and tour, open to the public, is an opportunity to meet and talk with the artists who painted the ‘People’s Gallery’ murals in the Bogside. The ‘tour’ views murals depicting local historical events from the conflict and peace process and the ‘talk’ explores art and reconciliation. Advance booking encouraged.

Derry City Council

Labyrinth Walking Meditation

Old Library Trust Healthy Living Centre Creggan

Wednesday 29th April

10am – 12pm and 2pm – 4pm

Facilitated Workshops

Sue or Carol 028 7134 5160

Labyrinth Walks are a simple, yet powerful way of reaching a place of calm and relaxation within yourself. Advance booking is essential.

The Junction

Launch of Trauma Resources for the Community 

The Junction, Bishop Street

Wednesday 29th April

12 noon

Maureen Hetherington 028 7136 1942

YES Publications will be launching a resource for use by those dealing with trauma as a result of the conflict in Northern Ireland. The publication will be of particular value to victim support groups and those dealing with the consequences of conflict.

Cathedral Youth Club

Points of the City through the Eyes of Youth

Cathedral Youth Club

Wednesday 29th April

4pm

Jeanette Warke 078 0873 6927

Young people will highlight the history of their city through images past and present, illustrating how they perceive their history, culture and environment.

Derry City Council

Women’s Development

Community Relations Table Quiz

The Junction, Bishop Street

Wednesday 29th April

7pm – 9.30pm

Joanna Boyd 028 7136 5151

Women from across the City are invited to take part in a community relations themed table quiz, a fun event open to all. 

Derry City Council and Waterside Area Partnership

‘Tunnel Vision’, Re-imaging Communities Project Launch

Lisnagelvin Retail Complex

Thursday 30th April

11am

Sue or Carol 028 7134 5160

The three underground tunnels connecting Tesco, Altnagelvin and the Lisnagelvin retail areas have had a dramatic re-imaging ‘face lift’ to replace graffiti with positive images designed by local schools and groups. The launch is open to all.

Derry City Council

A Different Drum

St Patrick’s and St Brigid’s College, Claudy

Thursday 30th April 

9.30am – 3pm

Sue or Carol 028 7134 5160

The Different Drum workshops aim to create and develop relationships between groups in Northern Ireland. Using local and world drums, participants will have fun and learn skills as they creatively explore music, culture and identity within the Northern Irish context. Not open to the public.

Shared City Project

Rathmor Over 55 Club

Shared Space Postcards

The Junction

Thursday 30th April

2pm

Jeanette Warke 078 0873 6927

Men and women from Creggan, the Fountain and Bishop Street areas have photographed and sketched areas of the city, which are inclusive and a shared space for all. These images have been incorporated into postcards, which will act as a positive image for tourists and visitors to the city.

Derry City Council

A Sense of Diversity

Strathfoyle Library, 22 Temple Road

Friday 1st May

9.30am - 11.00am, Public Workshop

11am - 12.15pm,

Primary Schools’ Workshop

Sue or Carol 028 7134 5160

Interactive workshops will encourage participants to explore cultural diversity, through examining Chinese and Polish cultures and so better understand and appreciate the diverse cultures in the city.

Cathedral Youth Club, Longtower Youth Club

Book Launch of ‘Past the Jail and Down Behind the Fountain’

Verbal Arts Centre

Friday 1st May

4pm

Jeanette Warke 078 0873 6927

A cross community, local history project involving young people from the Fountain and Bishop Street. They researched the history of the area through interviews with former and current residents.

Cresco Trust (STRAVAGANZA Project)

Dreamtime

The School of Creative Arts

University of Ulster,

Lawrence Hill

Sunday 3rd May

7pm

Jaci Wilde 028 7126 9400, 075 9383 8571 jaci@crescotrust.com

Stravaganza is an inclusive, multicultural, multidisciplinary production company in which people with disabilities together with people without disabilities produce original work for a public stage. ‘Dreamtime’ will help people explore difference through fairy tale and folklore. Booking advisable.

Down District

Down District Council

‘Us & Them’ Workshop

Down County Museum,

English Street

Thursday 30th April

9am - 5pm

Damien Brannigan 028 4461 0800 

damien.brannigan@downdc.gov.uk

This workshop allows individuals to explore issues of identity including sensitive issues of religion, nationality and political allegiance. The workshop is free of charge and all are welcome. Please book before 24th April.

Down District Council

‘Celebrating St Patrick’ Exhibition

Down County Museum, English Street

Monday 27th April - Monday 25th May

Weekdays 10am – 5pm,

Weekend 1pm – 5pm

Down County Museum 028 4461 5218

An exhibition of photographs and memorabilia relating to a pageant held at Audleystown

in 1932 to commemorate the 1,500th anniversary of St Patrick’s arrival in Saul.  Admission is free.

Dungannon Borough

Speedwell Trust

Diversity in Sport

Various Schools

Monday 27th April – Saturday 2nd May 

10am – 1pm

Emma McClean 028 8776 7392

Fourteen primary schools from the controlled and maintained sectors in the SELB will participate in an activity about diversity

within sport.

Rural Community Network

Building Positive Relations

CRC Offices, 8 Linen Green Centre  

Tuesday 28th April 

12noon – 1.30pm

Bebhinn McKinley 028 8676 6670

A discussion session on Good Relations for invited guests and a public launch of ‘Sharing over Separation; A Rural Perspective publication.

Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council

Launch of Racism and the Media Research Report

South West College, Dungannon

Friday 1st May

10am - 1pm (followed by lunch)              

Philip Clarke or Oliver Morgan 028 8772 8600

The launch and presentation of research, carried out by Mediawise on behalf of the Council, into the media’s reporting of incidents.

Fermanagh District

Re-imaging Communities Programme, Arts Council of Northern Ireland

Information Session

Town Hall, Enniskillen

Monday 27th April

11am – 2pm

Ann Ward or Sara Shields 028 9038 5268

This presentation provides the opportunity to learn about the programme which demonstrates how the arts can be used to develop good relations and support community development throughout Northern Ireland.

Fermanagh District Council Women of the World, Enniskillen Castle Museums, Fermanagh International Community Group and The Welcome Project

International Dance and Culture Event

Ardhowen Theatre

Tuesday 28th April

10.30am (schools) and 8pm (public)

Tommy McLaughlin 028 6632 5050

An international dance event where each group will show their traditional dance, with international food tasting at the intermission.

Fermanagh District Council and Enniskillen Castle Museums

A Call to Order

Intec Centre

Wednesday 29th April

All day event

Tommy McLaughlin 028 6632 5050

Secondary schools throughout Fermanagh will be invited to attend workshops with The Ancient Order of Hibernians and The Grand Orange Order looking at the facts and fictions relating to these organisations.

Western Health and Social Care Trust

A Play entitled ‘A Better Way’

Drumcoo Centre, Enniskillen

Wednesday 29th April

1pm - 1.40pm

Sean Gallagher 028 8283 5278

‘A Better Way’ is a play about peace and reconciliation as seen through the eyes of young people who have learning difficulties. See Derry City for details.

Fermanagh Trust

Fermanagh House Open Day

Fermanagh House

Thursday 30th April

10am – 4pm

Patricia Maye 028 6632 0210

The Open Day will provide a networking opportunity when other organisations and individuals can learn about the services offered.

Fermanagh Trust

Fermanagh Trust Youth Celebration

Fermanagh House

Thursday 30th April

6pm – 9pm

Patricia Maye 028 6632 0210

This event will bring young people from all sections of the community together to celebrate funding being awarded to community groups in Fermanagh. The young people involved will talk about their experiences as young grant-makers, helping local youth projects.

Fermanagh District Council and Fermanagh Churches Forum

Conference on ‘A Faith Perspective on Positive Citizenship’

Manor House Hotel

Thursday 30th April

10am – 4pm

Tommy McLaughlin 028 6632 5050

This conference will have input from both a Christian and Muslim theological perspective. Interactive workshops will allow participants to explore the concept of citizenship at a deeper level.

Larne Borough

Larne Social Partnership Programme

Seminar on ‘The Sharing of Larne Borough’

Drumalis Conference Centre, Larne

Wednesday 29th April

2pm – 8pm

Catherine Black 028 2827 2313

This is the second in a series of four  seminars that will provide opportunities for key stakeholders and the wider community of Larne Borough to come together to discuss issues relevant to the promotion of Good Relations across the Borough.

Larne Borough Council and Larne Development Workers Forum

Community Relations Seminar

Larne Borough Council offices

Friday 1st May

9.30am – 12.30pm

Catherine Black 028 2827 2313

This seminar will address current community relations and development workers will explore their contribution and the benefits of partnership working, to achieve a shared and better future for all.

Limavady Borough

Limavady Borough Council

Promotional Campaign

Throughout the Borough

Monday 27th April – 2nd May

Time TBC

Patricia Cameron 028 7776 0311

Limavady Borough Council will distribute promotional material, including postcards in local council offices, the library, town centre and supermarkets to inform people about Community Relations Week.

Limavady Borough Council

Launch of Good Relations Strategy

Limavady Council Offices

Tuesday 28th April

12 noon

Patricia Cameron 028 777 60311

The Good Relations Strategy for 2009-2011 will be officially launched by the Mayor.

Limavady Borough Council

War and Peace Exhibition

Place TBC

Monday 27th April – Saturday 2nd May

Open all day

Patricia Cameron 028 7776 0311

Local community groups will be invited to experience together the exhibition, which will highlight the effect of war and peace on people in the early 20th century.

Limavady Borough Council

Celebration of Cultural Diversity

Place TBC

Thursday 30th April

8pm

Patricia Cameron 028 7776 0311

This social networking and information event will provide both local residents and migrants with the opportunity to meet and share cultural traditions, through the experience of international music, dance and cuisine.

Lisburn City

Island Arts Centre and Lisburn City Council

Beyond Skin Workshop

Studio Theatre, Island Arts Centre

Monday 27th April

Time TBC

Louise Smith 028 9250 9509

David Mitchell 028 9250 9200

The event will incorporate a youth music workshop for schools, film screening and discussion panel.

Eastern Area, Equality Best Practice Forum and ArtsEkta

Launch of a DVD Training Resource ‘Don’t Get Me Wrong’

Chestnut Suite, Lagan Island, Lisburn

Tuesday 28th April

2pm – 4pm

Anne McGlade Equality Manager 028 9055 3974

Nisha Tandon Project Manager 028 9023 1381

The objective of the DVD is to stimulate an exploration with health and social care staff of racism and sectarianism, their manifestations and consequences. Light refreshments will be provided.

Eastern Regional Forum of Good Relations Officers

Seminar on ‘Burning Issues’

(Invited guests only)

Island Civic Centre, Lisburn

Wednesday 29th April

10am – 1pm

David Mitchell 028 9250 9492

This seminar is facilitated by and for local council Good Relations officers. It will address current issues pertinent to the progress towards a shared and better future for all. 

Magherafelt District

Swatragh Wednesday Club

Networking event for Senior Citizens’ Clubs

Granaghan Resource Centre

Wednesday 29th April

10.30am - 3pm

Mary Gunning 028 7940 1252

This event will bring together senior citizens from the surrounding areas of Garvagh, Upperlands, Magherafelt and Foreglen. This mixed gathering will provide an opportunity for members of different communities and backgrounds to socialise together.

Magherafelt District Council 

Good Relations Training

Meadowbank Sports Arena

Thursday 30th April

7pm – 9pm

Sean Henry 028 7939 7979

This event is for community groups within the Council area that intend to apply for good relations grant aid in May 2009. It will inform groups about the meaning of ‘Good Relations’ and the types of projects that may be eligible for grant aid.  

New Meadows Community Partnership Magherafelt

Visit to the Tower Museum   

Tower Museum, L’Derry

Saturday 2nd May

9.30am – 5pm

Colette Okoronkwo 079 3899 3147

Fifty residents from the Magherafelt estates, Catholic and Protestant, will visit the Tower Museum to hear the story of L’Derry and participate in a Good Relations workshop.

Moyle District Council

Corrymeela Community

Hate Crime – “Not in Our Town” Documentary and Discussion

Corrymeela Centre, Ballycastle

Friday 1st May

7:30pm                                           

Ronnie Millar 028 2076 2626

The Not in our Town documentary and movement encourages proactive and reactive community response to hate crimes. This event will help people learn practical steps and tools to stand alongside neighbours who are being victimized.

Moyle District Council Good Relations Programme

International Music Experience with ‘Beyond Skin’

Corrymeela Centre, Ballycastle

Wednesday 29th April

7pm

Joy Wisener 028 2076 2225

This event will bring together three groups from different areas within Moyle District who have already participated in a workshop with international music collective ‘Beyond Skin’. It will be part-interactive and part-entertainment. Contact above for booking.

Newry and Mourne District

Newry and Mourne District Council

Good Relations Road Show and Launch of Language and Diversity Guide

Newry, Crossmaglen and Kilkeel

Monday 27th April, Wednesday 29th April Friday 1st May

Time TBC

Nicola Doran 028 3031 3174

Good Relations Officers will deliver Hate Crime Training

Newry and Mourne District Council

Cultural Workshop with SELB and Newry and Mourne Youth Council

Sean Hollywood Arts Centre, Newry

Tuesday 28th April

5pm

Nicola Doran 028 3031 3174

A training event for youth council members on Good Relations. Speakers proposed from Crushan, Munia, Bessbook, Newry and Mourne District Council and the Muslim centre Belfast.

Newry and Mourne District Council

Screening of Racism DVD for employees

Monaghan Row and Greenbank Offices

Tuesday 28th April, Thursday 30th April

Lunchtime

Nicola Doran 028 3031 3174

Screenings will take place over lunchtime in the boardrooms in Monaghan Row and Greenbank. An opportunity for discussion will follow with information about the content.

SELB Youth Service and Nautilus Youth Centre

Open Day

Nautilus Youth Centre, Kilkeel

Wednesday 29th April

7pm

Maureen O’Gorman 028 3026 8132

Shelia Morris 028 4176 2337

An open day celebrating two programmes funded by the Youth Service Community Relations Scheme and completed in partnership with Nautilus Youth Centre. They are an Allsorts anti discriminatory programme and a Shared Future graffiti art programme with examples on display.

Newtownabbey Borough

Newtownabbey Borough Council & The Community Relations Forum

Let’s Talk – Cultural and Community Relations Panel Discussions

Place of Event TBC

Tuesday 28th April 

Various Times

Claire Fox 028 9034 0033

Kathy Wolff 028 9084 9314 

The event will focus on community and race relations in Northern Ireland today. Young people will ask questions of a panel of local experts.

Community Relations Council  

Policy Conference ‘The Business of Peace’

Corr’s Corner, Newtownabbey

Thursday 30th April

9am - 4pm

Gemma Attwood 028 9022 7500 gattwood@nicrc.org.uk

The drive to prosperity is not an alternative to addressing division, the two must be tackled together. This annual CRC policy conference will address this issue through specialist speakers to an audience including policy makers and business and trade union representatives.

Newtownabbey Borough Council and The Community Relations Forum

Peace Service, Lanterns of Hope

Ballyclare Secondary School

Thursday 30th April

7pm

Claire Fox 028 9034 0033

Kathy Wolff 028 9084 9314 

This week long event will be run in partnership with schools and clergy groups in the Ballyclare area, culminating in a peace service by local young people in Ballyclare Secondary School.

North Down

Ulster Folk & Transport Museum

Diversity in clay. Moulding the Past, Shaping the Future

Ulster Folk & Transport Museum

Monday 27th April – Friday 1st May

(Schools Event)

Sunday 3rd May (Public Event)

2pm - 5pm

Madeline McGreevy 028 9039 5094

Museum education staff will visit schools and facilitate a symbols workshop which will aim to help children understand various objects used by each of the main traditions in Northern Ireland. This is followed up by a visit to the Museum where each child will sculpt a symbol in clay which had meaning for them. The workshop will be offered to visitors on Sunday 3rd May.

Omagh District

Beyond Skin

Film ‘What about me?’

Strule Arts Centre

Tuesday 28th April

Time TBC

Darren Ferguson 077 9250 3913

Screening of the film and broadcast with local groups and  organisations discussing what they have in common on Homely Planet radio www.1glni.net and www.homelyplanet.org

Omagh District Council and Omagh Library

‘Celebrating Diversity, it takes all sorts’ Poster Competition Prize Giving

Omagh Library

Wednesday 29th April

4pm

Christine Rodgers 028 8224 5321

Young people aged from eight to eighteen have taken part in a poster competition and the entries will be displayed in Omagh Library throughout Community Relations Week, with a prize giving ceremony on the Wednesday.

WAVE Trauma Centre

Cultural Evening of Music and Dance

Silverbirch Hotel

Friday 1st May

7.30pm

Denise Kerrigan 028 8225 2522

The evening will demonstrate the richness and diversity of culture within the Omagh area.  Music and dance will include Irish, Ulster Scots, Indian, Filipino and other ethnic groups. Free  admission. Booking essential.

Western Health and Social Care Trust

A Play entitled ‘A Better Way’

Lecture Theatre, Omagh College

Friday 1st May

12 noon - 12.40pm

Sean Gallagher 028 8283 5278

‘A Better Way’ is a play about peace and reconciliation as seen through the eyes of young people who have learning difficulties. See Derry City listing for details.

Ulster American Folk Park and Omagh Ethnic Communities’ Support Group

A Foodfest Celebrating Ethnicity

Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh

Saturday 2nd May

11am - 3pm

Richard Hurst 028 8225 6307 richard.hurst@nmni.com 

Visitors will have the opportunity to taste traditional foods from many parts of the world, and enjoy a series of short presentations and a discussion.

Strabane District

Strabane District Council

Open Day

Strabane Community Library

Wednesday 29th April

10am - 4pm

Elaine Semple 028 7138 2204

An open day focusing on contentious issues such as racism, sectarianism, policing, flags, parading and symbolism with opportunities for all sections of the community to participate in discussion.