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Discussion and Guidance Papers

Discussion and Guidance

Discussion papers and guidance notes developed by the Community Relations Council, Heritage Lottery Fund and Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission are included.

Brief texts from the Lecture Series 'Decade of Centeneries'

Lecture 1

Twentieth Century Cartoons and Postcards - John Killen
Two Irelands in conflict? 1912 Revisited - Paul Bew
Women in Ireland, 1912-22: The Historical Background - Professor Mary O’Dowd

Lecture 2

‘Against the Tide’ The Counter-Covenant of 1912 and the Protestant Home Rulers - Éamon Phoenix
Friends in High Places - Dr Alan Parkinson
The Significance of the Ulster Covenant - Gordon Lucy

Lecture 3

The GAA in Ulster, from Revival to Rising - Dónal McAnallen
Carson’s Example - Professor Michael Laffin
Alice Milligan and the Cultural Revival - Dr Catherine Morris

Lecture 4

Labour in Ireland, 1903-23: history and commemoration - Emmet O’Connor
Paralysed Like a Russian City: the Belfast Dock Strike of 1907 and the Revolution that was Snuffed Out - John Gray
Belfast women linen workers - Theresa Moriarty

Lecture 5

Ireland and the First World War - Keith Jeffery
Nationalist disillusionment and the Great War - Jim McDermott
The Great War, the Somme and the Ulster Protestant Psyche - Philip Orr

Lecture 6

Dr David Hume: Contemporary Unionist View on the 1916 Rising - Dr Fearghal McGarry |
The Easter Rising - Dr Fearghal McGarry
Ulster Unionist Eye-witness to 1916 Rising - Éamon Phoenix
The Commemoration of the Easter Rising in Belfast in 1966 - Margaret O'Callaghan

Lecture 7

‘Women’s Suffrage will be the ruin of our western civilisation’, John Dillon MP, Deputy Leader Irish Parliamentary Party, speaking to Suffrage Deputation 1912 - Rosemary Cullen
Unmanageable Revolutionaries: women and Irish nationalism - Dr Margaret Ward
Re-visioning the Past: Female Perspectives 1910-22 - Myrtle Hill

Lecture 8

The Irish Revolution from Rising to Truce, 1916-1921: A case study of County Longford - Dr Marie Coleman
For Dr Coleman's PowerPoint presentation click here
To visit Dr Coleman's website at Queen's University click here
The Irish Diaspora in the United States and the Irish Revolution - Dr Francis Costello
The Irish Revolution: from the Rising to the Truce - Prof Mike Laffan

Lecture 9

Insights from Bureau of Military History - Dr Eve Morrison
Shipyard Confetti - The 1920s Belfast Troubles - Dr Alan Parkinson

Decade Principles
Community Relations Council and Heritage Lottery Fund (Sept 2011)
In one page this sets out principles organisations may wish to adopt as a tool to assist how they mark anniversaries.

Remembering the Future - A Decade of Anniversaries – Discussion Paper
Community Relations Council and Heritage Lottery Fund (Sept 2011)
This paper discusses remembering in public (as opposed to private Community Relations Council and Heritage Lottery Fund (Sept 2011)
The basis of intercultural dialogue and cultural diversity and the development of principles that could underpin exploration and anniversary activities.

Briefing On Human Rights Issues and the “Decade of Anniversaries”
Daniel Holder
Published by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission 2011
Addresses potential human rights issues relating to commemorative events in the coming decade, focusing on freedom of expression and assembly and the positive duties of the public authorities

Guidance Note for Funding Bodies – Funding Scheme, Marking A Decade of Ideas 2012-22 - Remembering The Future
Community Relations Council and Heritage Lottery Fund (Oct 2011)
The note explores how funding and resources to support activities and project work can be forward looking, collaborative and promote cohesive communities and society. The paper includes principles, two themes -handing heritage on to future generations for the common good and a decade of ideas; who might apply,activities and projects, approaches, costs and evaluation

Guidelines ForA Cultural Diversity Policy: An Advocacy Document
Maurna Crozier
Published by the Community Relations Council (2001) ISBN: 1-898276-29-3
This advocacy document sets the context for a cultural diversity policy, examines the possibilities and necessities for this objective and outlines a strategy through which it could be implemented.

Remembering the past with dignity and respect
News Letter 12th April

Impact of 1912 Home Rule Bill recalled
Irish Times Thursday 12th April

Remembering the past 100 years on
UTV 27th March

McDonnell: Commemorations offer an opportunity to educate ourselves about the past
SDLP Leader Dr Alasdair McDonnell MP MLA has said events and gestures surrounding the forthcoming decade of centenaries must be of substance and meaning.

Keep anniversaries inclusive: Alliance
The Alliance Party is calling on the executive to ensure the 100th anniversaries of key historic events are marked in an inclusive way.

Centenaries provide us with a unique opportunity to create a better understanding - Swann
UUP Culture, Arts and Leisure spokesperson Robin Swann has said that the forthcoming centenary celebrations in Northern Ireland should be inclusive and not used as an attempt to rewrite history. 

Time to meet challenge of finding way for historical reflection on this island
Earl Storey in the Irish Times 'The decade between 1912 and 1922 marked events in Ireland that helped form the DNA of life and relationships on this island.'

Major cultural event to mark Balmoral Review
Belfast News Letter 4th April 2012

President urges fostering of reconciliation during decade of centenaries
Irish News 25th April 2012

1912: Home rule and Ulster's resistance - an introduction
Irish Times 25th April 2012