Community Relations Council

W5
The Digital Film Archive: What it brings to our community

W5
Date TBC
Time TBC
Judith Harvey 028 9046 7789

To highlight our shared industrial and social history W5 will invite two East Belfast community groups to view the Digital Film Archive and take part in a presentation and seminar.

Crosslinks

Lifting the Label, Crosslinks Performance

Stranmillis Theatre
Sunday 18th – Monday 19th April at 7pm
Lynda Whinnery 079 6037 5467

A showcase of drama, dance, music and art from young people from Catholic, Protestant and Chinese communities, as part of the Culture Crosslinks project to explore the theme of ‘Lifting the Label’.

Trademark

Launch of Trademark Interface Training Centre

North Building, Twin Spires Centre
Monday 26th April at 12.30pm
Alice McLarnon 028 9033 1053

Trademark and the Community Relations Council will officially launch Trademark’s new training centre with brief presentations and a light lunch.   

Workers Educational Association and Ulster Museum

Interpretations

Ulster Museum
Tuesday 27th April at 2pm
Carole Kane 028 9032 9718

The event focuses on issues such as identity, community symbols and living history of the conflict and invites people to interpret the Troubles gallery at the museum and what they would bring to the space in terms of their memories and experiences of conflict.

WAVE

How the Peace Was Won

WAVE Trauma Centre Tuesday 27th April at 7pm
Sinead McKenna 028 9077 9922

This is a conversation with Barney Rowan and special guests who played a role in the peace process. The specially invited audience of Catholics and Protestants, Unionists and Nationalists will help to inform each other of the other’s perspective. 

Community Relations Council and Youthnet

CRC Policy Conference on ‘Breaking Barriers through Youth Work’

W5
Tuesday 27th April at 12noon - 4.30pm
Susanna Phillips 028 9022 7500

The conference will examine the contribution of young people to community relations, its impact and the role of youth work in conflict transformation and reconciliation. It includes a panel discussion, workshops and a Question Time session.

Belfast City Council

Photographic Exhibition ‘Walking a Line’

East Entrance City Hall
Tuesday 27th April at 7pm - 9pm
Anne Deighan 028 9032 0202

A photo exhibition by Paul Hutchinson, Centre Director of Corrymeela, who will facilitate an evening of conversation on the theme ‘Walking a Line’, accompanied by both music and poetry, to encourage people to reflect on the various boundaries of Belfast.

Survivors of Trauma

Cultural Diversity Celebration

151 Cliftonville Road
Tuesday 27th April at 7pm – 10pm
Marie Close 028 9074 9944

This event to celebrate cultural diversity will be a collaborative evening of music, song and dance involving traditional Irish and Indian performers.

PeacePlayers International NI

Twinning Event

Grosvenor/Roden Street Community Centre
Tuesday 27th April at 10am - 11.30am
Darryl Petticrew 028 9024 0550

This twinning event enables primary 7 children from Bunscoil Bheann Mhadagain and Edenbrooke Primary to explore cultural similarities and differences between them through sport and discussions on issues such as sectarianism, stereotypes and prejudice.

Chief Executives’ Forum                     

Breakfast Briefing: Sharing Views of a Shared Future: Fostering Trust and Inter-dependence

Malone House
Tuesday 27th April at 8am - 10am
Private event

This event includes a panel discussion facilitated by an academic with knowledge of policy issues, for members of the Chief Executives’ Forum.

Northern Ireland Housing Executive

Human Library for Staff

Housing Executive Belfast Area Office
Tuesday 27th April at 10am - 1pm
Linda Hutchinson 028 9031 8236

The event for Housing Executive staff will increase their understanding of the issues facing new migrants and people from a black and minority ethnic background living and working in Northern Ireland.

Ulster People’s College

Race and Ethnicity Course

Ulster People’s College
Tuesday 27th - Wednesday 28th April at 9.45am - 4pm
Finola Hunt 028 9033 0131

This race and ethnicity course is for community activists in Northern Ireland to explore the evolution of racism with a focus on key related themes such as multi-culturalism, interculturalism and diversity.

Ulster People’s College

People’s History Exhibition

Ulster People’s College
Tuesday 27th - Wednesday 28th April at 10am - 4pm
Karen McCartney 028 9033 0131

A photographic exhibition and stories about the social history of local communities in Belfast and surrounding areas. Participants will present their future plans for the community, based on their reflections.

Belfast City Council

Training Events: Migrant Awareness and Preventing Hate Crime

Belfast City Hall
Tuesday 27th - Thursday 29th April
Time TBC
Leish Dolan 028 9032 0202

A Good Relations Officer will provide training for Council staff on 2 issues of direct relevance in Belfast: how to raise awareness around migrant workers and how to prevent hate crime.

WAVE

Film showing, ‘5 Minutes of Heaven’

WAVE Trauma Centre
Wednesday 28th April  at 7pm
Sinead McKenna 028 9077 9922

This Troubles film deals with issues such as forgiveness and how both victim and perpetrator have dealt with a particular atrocity.

Mediation Northern Ireland

Open House – with Macedonian theme

Mediation Northern Ireland
Wednesday 28th April at 2pm - 4pm
M‡ire Patton 028 9043 8614

An ‘Open House’ with Macedonian food and dance for anyone who would like to explore the scope for shared learning between Northern Ireland, the border counties and Macedonia.

Trauma Recovery Network

Seminar

Belfast Castle
Wednesday 28th April at 10am - 1pm
Paula Beattie 028 9087 5012

This seminar for those who offer counselling, therapy or support services to victims/survivors of political conflict across NI will explore and debate new and complementary approaches to trauma healing.

Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin at Belfast

Faith and Community Relations: Perspectives on Diversity, Reconciliation and Ecumenism

The Irish School of Ecumenics
Wednesday 28th April at 12noon - 1pm
Dr Gladys Ganiel 078 9023 3708

This seminar will explore current academic research on issues directly related to community relations, in particular how faith communities in Northern Ireland (and Ireland) are addressing issues around ethnic diversity, reconciliation and ecumenism.

Irish School of Ecumenics

CONNECT conference: Ethical Leadership in Church and Society

The Long Gallery, Parliament Buildings, Stormont
Wednesday 28th April at 10am – 1pm
Eileen Gallagher 028 9077 5010 or 028 6632 8210

This conference brings together people from different churches throughout Northern Ireland, to reflect on ethical leadership in church and society. Participants have an opportunity for dialogue with the speakers and to reflect on the value base of ethical leadership.

Ballynafeigh Community Development Association

Gender Participation and Shared Neighbourhood

BCDA, 283 Ormeau Road
Wednesday 28th April at 11am – 1pm
Karen McFarlane or Gerry Tubritt 028 9049 1161

This creative workshop will explore issues of good relations and participation in a shared neighbourhood. (Lunch provided)

Youth Action NI

Young Adult and Peace Building Workshop

College Square North Theatre
Wednesday 28th April at 1pm - 4pm
Denise Kay 028 9024 0551

Young people will explore the impact of the conflict on their everyday lives, including their views on the peace building process. Young adults will also have the opportunity to consider the forthcoming elections and present their priorities to a panel of politicians and decision makers.

Unite Against Hate

Launch of the Unite Against Hate Day toolkit for schools

Golden Thread Gallery
Wednesday 28th April at 12noon to 2.30pm
Eva Grosman 079 5824 1456
By Invitation only

The Unite Against Hate Day toolkit will be launched in order to assist and encourage schools across Northern Ireland, to facilitate the hate crime/diversity awareness day in mid May.

Youth Link:NI

Launch of the Youth Link Youth Forum

OH Yeah Centre, Cathedral Quarter
Thursday 29th April at 7.30pm
Kate Maguire 028 9032 3217

The Youth Forum will be launched to give young adults from across the community a voice on current issues, including the creation of an inter-church youth forum.

Northern Ireland Children’s Enterprise

Drum Circle

Australia House, Stockmans Lane
Thursday 29th April at 2pm - 4pm
Joe Loughlin 078 2388 1315

Bringing together staff teams and volunteers from agencies involved in community relations work to utilise new tools of drumming and percussion to talk, sing, shout and ‘let it all out’. 

Forthspring Inter Community Group

Pies and Pizzas

Forthspring
Thursday 29th April at 5pm – 7pm
Johnston Price 028 9031 3945

This is an informal opportunity for older and young people to discuss issues affecting each of them on the Springfield interface.

Draw Down the Walls

Off the Box! Broadcasting the Past

Ardoyne Library
Thursday 29th April at 7pm - 9pm
drawdownthewallsproject@gmail.com

A panel of broadcasters will discuss the role of the media in documenting the highs and lows of the past 30 years in broadcasting, with a cross community audience of local residents from North and West Belfast.

PeacePlayers International

Twinning and Training for Trainers programme

Grosvenor Leisure Centre
Thursday 29th at 10-11.30am and Friday 30th April at 10am-3.30pm
Will Maloney 078 5198 7094

This twinning event between two schools from North and East Belfast will include 90 minutes of basketball and community relations activities. During CR Week the Training for Trainers programme will be developed to provide a model for community relations and sport that can be adopted by organisations across the province.

Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education

The Role of Education in a Divided Society
QueensUniversity, Belfast – The Great Hall
Friday 30th April at 9.30-3.00pm
David Gardiner - 028 90 236200 or 07753 834247

Approx 80 6 form students from Colleges across Northern Ireland will gather to hear presentations from diverse educational and political perspectives. Speakers will include Bernadette McAliskey (Devlin), Jim Clarke (CCMS) – others to be confirmed. The students will present their own views at the end of the conference using multi-media

Northern Ireland Housing Executive

Good Relations Project Awards

Housing Executive, Headquarters
Friday 30th April at 11am - 12.30pm
Alfred Abolarin 028 9031 8842

Led by the Intercommunity Network in partnership with the NI Housing Executive, the awards will recognise the best projects from over 400 community groups in Northern Ireland that make up the Housing Community Network.

REAL ProjectAshton Community Trust

Conference

NICVA Building
Friday 30th April  at 9.30am - 1pm
Jim Deery 028 9075 1973

This event on sectarianism and racism is a follow-up to a conference called ‘Are We Winning’. The rationale is to measure any progress or lack of it during the year and for participants from diverse communities to put forward ideas on how to combat hate crime. 

Ligoniel Community Centre Committee

Multi-Cultural Fair

Ligoniel Community Centre
Friday 30th April  at 6pm - 8pm
Ulrike Letzner 028 9071 9337

This social event is an opportunity for all the community to share and celebrate each other’s cultures, with activities, stalls and performances from members of the local Filipino, Polish and Indian communities, as well as traditional Irish elements.

Institute of Community Cohesion (iCoCo)

Launch of 2010 Awards for Bridging Cultures (ABCs)

Place of Event TBC
Date TBC
Lunchtime
Private event

The launch will showcase Northern Ireland projects promoting inter cultural dialogue and promote the 2010 ABCs.

Public Achievement

Heritage Project Exhibition Launch
CANCELLED
Deborah Erwin 028 9044 2813

This launch provides the opportunity to celebrate the exhibition of words, stories and pictures compiled by young people on the heritage of their local communities.

Northern Ireland Assembly Youth Panel

Meeting of the Northern Ireland Assembly Youth Panel

Parliament Buildings, Stormont
Friday 30th April at 2.30pm
Michael Arlow 028 9041 8310

The Northern Ireland Assembly Youth Panel is working with Assembly staff to develop a policy proposal for a new youth assembly. At this meeting, the panel will take evidence from stakeholders, including young people, to finalise plans by spring 2011.

Sesame Tree

Sesame Tree Screening

Place of Event TBC
Date TBC
Time TBC
Fiona MacMillan 077 6725 0173

Sesame Tree is Northern Ireland’s very own version of Sesame Street and this special screening will promote the return of the new series in 2010, which aims to encourage children to explore and appreciate the world around them, promoting respect and understanding through engaging educational messages.