Libraries NI
Art Exhibition from Hydebank Wood College
Newtownbreda Library, Saintfield Road, Belfast
Throughout September, during library opening hours
028 9070 1620
www.librariesni.org.uk/libraries/pages/newtownbreda-library.aspx
Exhibition of artwork by students of Hydebank College facilitated by Belfast Metropolitan College. The artwork showcases personal expression of students which has been influenced by contemporary artists.
Libraries NI
The Hackney Collection Exhibition with National Museums Northern Ireland
Shankill Road Library, Shankill Road, Belfast
Throughout September, during library opening hours
028 9050 9232
www.librariesni.org.uk/libraries/Pages/shankill-road-library.aspx
This exhibition showcases the work of talented amateur photographer George Hackney. The photographs follow each stage of his life from raw recruit to battle-seasoned veteran. The exhibition will give visitors the chance to trace the steps of this young man through his own iconic images from the era.
Libraries NI
Refugee Sketches – An Exhibition
Whiterock Library, Whiterock Road, Belfast
Throughout September, during library opening hours
028 9050 9236
www.librariesni.org.uk/libraries/pages/whiterock-library.aspx
Sketch artist, Marwan Moussa, exhibits emotive pieces inspired by his journey from Syria, through refugee camps to Northern Ireland. As well as depicting his personal experiences, the exhibition provides a remarkable insight into the difficult journey Marwan and so many others have been forced to make in the quest for safety.
Libraries NI
First Choice with Urban Villages and National Museums Northern Ireland - Exhibition
Tullycarnet Library, Kinross Avenue, Belfast
Throughout September, during library opening hours
028 9048 5079
www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/tullycarnet-Library.aspx
Groups from each of the five Urban Village areas were asked to visit a range of museums and libraries and choose objects which reflect their cultural identity to be displayed in this photographic exhibition. Funded by Urban Villages with support from National Museums Northern Ireland and Libraries NI, visitors to the exhibition will have the opportunity to celebrate all aspects of culture and identity and see how this can promote cultural diversity.
Libraries NI
Hands On with Reminiscence Network and the Belfast Trust - Exhibition
Suffolk Library, Stewartstown Road, Belfast
Throughout September, during library opening hours
028 9050 9235
www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/Suffolk-Library.aspx
Art exhibition following a collaborative creative reminiscence project between Libraries NI, Reminiscence Network Northern Ireland and the Belfast Trust. To create the ‘Hands On’ exhibition, sessions were held with people living with dementia, to encourage engagement, learning and participation through reminiscence programmes and these memories have now been expressed through art.
Libraries NI
Facing the Past with National Museums Northern Ireland - Exhibition
Ormeau Road Library, Belfast
Throughout September, during library opening hours
028 9050 9228
www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/ormeau-road-Library.aspx
‘Facing the Past’ exhibition is a series of intimate portraits depicting people in everyday settings. Drawn from a range of times, places and social classes, the exhibition examines things that unite and divide society today and a celebrates our cultural history.
Libraries NI
Confidence Exhibition with WheelWorks Multiple Realities and Hammer Youth Club
Grove Wellbeing Centre, 120 York Road, Belfast
Throughout September, during centre opening hours
028 9050 9244
www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/pages/Grove-Library.aspx
Participants from Hammer Youth Club collaborated with WheelWorks Multiple Realities to creatively explore issues close to them. Throughout the sessions, young people were guided by professional artists to document their learnings through a photographic exhibition. The project has been supported by BBC Children in Need and Belfast Harbour.
Libraries NI
Living Memory – A Creative Writing Exhibition with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Falls Road Library
Throughout September, during library opening hours
028 9050 9212
www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/Falls-road.library.apsx
Through creative writing, this project helps communities to discover and explore local war graves. Inspired by photographs taken at Dundonald Cemetery, a local writing group penned a series of poems examining the past which are now being displayed at the Falls Road Library.
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
A Level Playing Field with PRONI - Exhibition
Grove Wellbeing Centre, 120 York Road, Belfast
Throughout September, during centre opening hours
028 9050 9244
www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/Grove-Library.aspx
A Level Playing Field is an exhibition held in partnership with PRONI, which shines the spotlight on ‘Women in Sport’ and celebrates diversity.
Libraries NI
My Belfast with Belfast Exposed - Exhibition
Colin Glen Library, Stewartstown Road, Dunmurry
Throughout September, during library opening hours
028 9043 1266
www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/pages/colin-glen-Library.aspx
The ‘My Belfast’ photography project provides a new perspective of the city through the eyes of displaced people. Together with Belfast Exposed, a group of Syrian refugees show the world their new city of Belfast through a photography exhibition.
Libraries NI
A Picture Paints a Thousand Words – An Exhibition with Play Resource
Cregagh Library, Cregagh Road
Throughout September, during library opening hours
028 9040 1365
www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/cregagh-Library.aspx
Play Resource will deliver a programme of events and creative activities for older people which hopes to reignite the participants appreciation for their local library and the role is plays as a social hub in local communities. By hosting the event, Cregagh Library hopes to demonstrate the broad range of services it offers in a safe and shared place.
Libraries NI
The Library Men of WW1- Exhibition
Chichester Library, 109 Salisbury Avenue, Belfast
Throughout September, during library opening hours
028 9050 9210
www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/chichester-Library.aspx
This touring exhibition features the recently digitised collection of letters written by staff of Belfast Public Libraries who were enlisted during the First World War. The exhibition marks the contribution and sacrifices that the library men made during the war and, through supporting online resources, encourages visitors to learn more about this significant time in our shared history.
South Belfast Alternatives
Celebrating Community Relations and Cultural Awareness Week - Exhibition
Between Fitzroy Church and Union Theological College, Botanic Avenue, Belfast
Monday 18th – Friday 22nd September, 10.30am – 12.30pm
07763 734910
Join South Belfast Alternatives for a week long series of events to promote Community Relations and Cultural Awareness Week. The events will stimulate dialogue and celebrate all aspects of our culture and heritage through photo exhibitions, workshops and other community events.
Libraries NI
Techno Stitch - Youth event
Ardoyne Library, Crumlin Road
Monday 18th September, 10.00am – 12noon
Private event
An intergenerational event to encourage shared skills and learning. Young people will learn how to knit or crotchet while teaching older people all about the digital world. The event hopes to promote social inclusion within a shared community and it is hoped that in sharing skills, participants will form friendships.
Remembering Srebrenica Northern Ireland
Inter Faith Board Meeting
Private event
Northern Ireland Muslim Family Association
Monday 18th September, 6.00pm
Remembering Srebrenica Northern Ireland wants to build on its events this year and plan to take forward inter faith activities for victims, including memorial services, walks and activities promoting peace and understanding.
Education Authority Inclusion and Diversity Team
Inclusion Café - Youth Event
Hammer Youth Club, Belfast
Monday 18 September - 6.30pm - 9.30pm
Private Event
A group of young people will come together to form the Inclusion Café where they will discuss issues pertinent to them and their communities. The group will be made up of a broad range of young people who come from varying political, racial and social backgrounds. The group will hope to learn more about each other's identity and dispel myths about minority groups.
Turas – East Belfast Mission
Gaelic East Belfast - Music event
Short Strand Community Centre
Monday 18th September, 7.30pm – 9.00pm
028 9045 8560
Join Linda Ervine and Gordon McCoy to uncover the largely forgotten, Gaelic history and heritage of East Belfast which connects the Short Strand and Newtownards Road. This will be an opportunity for Turas staff to meet with residents of the Short Strand and to encourage them to come along to programmes in the Skainos Centre.
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Asylum and Refugee Awareness Workshop
Cancer Centre, Belfast City Hospital
Tuesday 19th September, 12.45pm – 2.00pm
028 9504 6636
veronica.mceneaney@belfasttrust.hscni.net
The Asylum and Refugee Awareness session is an interactive workshop which offers an introduction to asylum and refugee issues in Northern Ireland. The sessions have a particular focus on the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation scheme and give staff the opportunity to learn more about issues experienced by refugees and asylum seekers to enable empathy and understanding as well as providing relevant needs-based services.
Linen Hall Library
Divided Society Exhibition
Linen Hall Library
Tuesday 19th September, 9.30am – 5.00pm
028 9032 1707
www.linenhall.com
‘We Lived It – The Social Impact of the Troubles’ is part of the Linen Hall Library’s ‘Divided Society’ digitisation and outreach project. The exhibition explores how working and family life was impacted by the conflict and also charts the peace process in the 1990s. Community groups and schools from across Northern Ireland were interviewed as part of the project and explored topics including The Good Friday Agreement and subsequent referendum. These interviews provide valuable insights into people who witnessed these events first hand, allowing visitors to experience a side of the story they may not have heard before.
Women’s Resource and Development Agency
Women: Exploring our shared history and future of bonfires – Sharing the Learning Workshop
Small Wonders, 17 Morpeth Street, Belfast, BT13 2HZ
Tuesday 19th September, 10.30am - 12noon
Kellie.odowd@wrda.net
Pilot project in which women explored the history, international use and personal experiences of bonfires. The groups will now present their learnings and share recommendations as to how bonfires and associated events can become more culturally inclusive celebrations in Northern Ireland.
Libraries NI
Ababú – Interactive Storytelling - Youth event
Ballyhackamore Library, Eastleigh Drive
Tuesday 19th September, 10.30am – 11.30am
Private Event
Interactive storytelling event told through English and Irish which incorporates music and theatre for a storytelling session children will love. Invited primary school children will be given the chance to experience the Irish language in a safe and shared place.
Libraries NI
Welcome Wall Reading Group - Youth event
Suffolk Library, Stewartstown Road, Belfast
Tuesday 19th September, 4.15pm – 5.15pm
028 9050 9235
www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/Suffolk-Library.aspx
Reading group activity aimed at 7-11 year olds which encourages children to think about what it is like to live in a different country. Children will produce welcome messages for refugees coming to Northern Ireland which will be displayed in the library, which is a safe and shared place for everyone.
One Small Step
Facebook Live and Twitter Q&A - Launch event
Tuesday 19th September, 6.30pm
Join One Small Step on Facebook @onesmallsteptoday and twitter @one_smallstep for the launch of an interactive social media campaign. The campaign hopes to promote a shared future and encourage peace building and relationship building with the most marginalised and vulnerable in society.
South Belfast Partnership Board
Horsey Hill Community Village Clean-Up
Horsey Hill, Holyland, Belfast
Wednesday 20th- Sunday 24th September
Sophie.rasmussen@southbelfast.org
www.southbelfast.org
Neighbourhood clean-up to create a shared space where the ethically and religiously diverse residents in the Holyland area of South Belfast can meet and socialise. The space will offer residents the opportunity to share stories, music and meals and the chance to take joint ownership of the forgotten historic area and adjacent green. The clean-up will make this area a more attractive place for children to play and for neighbours to gather and learn more about each other’s cultural traditions.
Community Dialogue, TIDES Training and Consultancy and 174 Trust
Galvanising the Peace - Discussion
Duncairn Centre for Culture and Arts
Wednesday 20th September, 10.00am – 1.00pm
07540 524186
jim@communitydialogue.org
A series of small group discussions to discuss ongoing obstacles to building a united community. The discussions will be based on issues arising from the Galvanising the Peace consultations and report which was carried out between 2015 and 2016 and involved community groups, community practitioners and wider society. Community Dialogue, TIDES Training and 174 Trust are now organising a follow-up dialogue event to explore effective responses to some of the issues raised in the report.
National Museums Northern Ireland
Gallery Tour
Ulster Museum, Botanic Gardens
Wednesday 20th September, 2.00pm – 3.00pm
Vivienne.pollock@nmni.com
www.nmni.com
Gallery Tour of Conflicting Images photography exhibition by Curator Dr Vivienne Pollock. The Conflicting Images exhibition forms part of the museum’s ‘Collecting the 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.
Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership
Bridging the Gap - Film
Equality House, Shaftesbury Square, Belfast
Wednesday 20th September, 2.00pm – 4.30pm
028 9022 7500
www.migrationni.org
One hour film and panel discussion with educators, educationalists and creators of the Bridging the Gap documentary. This questioning and challenging documentary examines the educational attainment of children whose native language is not English and how this can act as a barrier to educational success. Invited guests will then have the opportunity to discuss the film and ways in which they can tackle these issues and improve communication between pupils, parents and schools.
Integrated Education Fund
The Role of Education in a Post-Conflict Society - Discussion
Room 115, Parliament Buildings, Stormont
Wednesday 20th September, 2.30pm – 4.30pm
028 9069 4099
samuel@ief.org.uk
International expert, Professor Alan Smith will address an invited audience of politicians, business and community leaders and wider educational stakeholders on how best to build and develop good relations within the current framework of the education system.
Kabosh
Quartered – Open Forums - Discussion
The Dark Horse, Hill Street, Belfast
Wednesday 20th & Thursday 21st September, 5.30pm – 6.30pm
028 9024 3343
Open forums will be held by Kabosh to discover local opinions on the role of LGBT space in Belfast. The basis of these discussions will then help to inspire an upcoming theatre project which will explore Belfast’s ‘gay quarter’ as a safe and shared space within the city.
Intercultural Education Service & The Urban Villages Initiative
‘How to’ Achieve School of Sanctuary Status - Workshop
Fortwilliam Educational Resource Centre
Thursday 21st September, 10.00am – 12noon
Education Authority – 028 9448 2210
jonathan.fulton@urbanvillagesni.org
A workshop for school leaders and teachers using the School of Sanctuary resource booklet which has been developed to help schools create a more welcoming environment, to be a safe place and enhance the intercultural skills of the whole school. The workshop will establish a connection with the Schools of Sanctuary Programme and highlight how this can help schools welcome new pupils in a more positive way.
Groundwork NI
Locally Grown, Global Flavours - Community Event
Connswater Street Garden
Thursday 21st September, 10.00am – 2.00pm
heatherboyd@groundworkni.co.uk
Cooking demonstrations of produce grown in the community garden which will incorporate flavours from around the world. The event will highlight how food we eat is heavily influenced by other cultures and explain the social and health benefits associated with this. Participants will then have the opportunity to share lunch with each other and engage with people from neighbouring community gardening projects.
National Museums Northern Ireland in partnership with Peace People
Peace Culture - Youth event
Ulster Museum
Thursday 21st September, 10.00am – 4.00pm
028 9039 5160
karen.logan@nmni.com
Children from differing backgrounds are invited to the Ulster Museum to celebrate the 2017 International Day of Peace. Children will learn more about the work of the Peace People project through exploring the Ulster Museum’s relevant archives and collections. Games and activities will be organised to teach children that individual’s humanity is more important than ethnic inheritance, which is Peace People’s key understanding of peace culture.
Belfast City Council
Irish Cultural and Linguistic Experience - Community event
An Culturlann, Falls Road
Thrusday 21st September, 10.00am – 12.00 noon
goodrelations@belfastcity.gov.uk
Participants not familiar with the Irish language will be shown a traditional Gaeltacht experience through music, food, history and language, highlighting rich heritage of Belfast’s Gaeltacht quarter and promoting linguistic diversity.
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Health Relations for a Healthy Future 2 - Launch event
Girdwood Community Hub
Thursday 21st September, 11.30am – 12.45pm
028 9504 6636
veronica.mceneaney@belfasttrust.hscni.net
Together with the Housing Executive and Belfast City Council, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust will host a celebration day to mark Community Relations and Cultural Awareness Week. The event will begin with a series of ‘small-worlds’ round table discussion where participants will learn more about each other, followed by an outline of the Trust’s new good relations strategy and an art exhibition.
Northern Ireland Inter Faith Forum (in partnership with other community groups)
Faith in Peace - Church event
Riddell Hall, Belfast
Thursday 21st September 12.30pm – 1.30pm
Suggested donation of £3
n.richardson@stran.ac.uk
m.magill@downandconnor.org
www.niinterfaithforum.org
Join the Northern Ireland Inter Faith Forum as they mark the International Day of Peace 2017 with a lunch-time, inter-faith event. The event will include readings, songs and reflections from a variety of the different faiths now represented in Northern Ireland and will focus on the theme for International Peace Day this year; “Together for Peace; Respect, Safety and Dignity for All.”
PRONI
Archives Unlocked - Talk
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 2 Titanic Boulevard, Belfast
Thursday 21st September, 1.00pm – 2.00pm
proni@communities-ni.gov.uk
www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/pronis-archives-unlocked
Free public talk about Prison Archives held by the Public Record Office and display of original records. The talk will shed light on prison records dating from the mid-nineteenth to late twentieth century, covering the Crumlin Road Gaol, Derry Gaol, Armagh Prison, HMP Long Kesh and the Maze. The archives reflect the diversity of experience of those imprisoned, the staff and the impact this time had on prisoners’ families.
INNATE
Peace Trail Walk - Tour
Beginning at St. Anne’s Cathedral, finishing at Ballynafeigh Community Centre
Thursday 21st September, 4.00pm – 6.00pm booking essential
028 9064 7106
innate@ntlworld.com
Guided peace trail beginning at St. Anne’s Cathedral, tracing some of Belfast’s history, through the centre and finishing up at Ballynafeigh Community Centre. The peacewalk aims to celebrate the often forgotten people and places who played a central role in bringing peace to Northern Ireland and remember the courage and fortitude of those involved. Booking essential – participants must make their own way home from the trail’s finish.
Corrymeela Community with Healing Through Remembering & The Ulster Museum
The Choices We Made – Learning from the Legacy of the Past - Film, discussion
Ulster Museum
Thursday 21st September, 7.00pm – 9.00pm
seanpettis@corrymeela.org
www.corrymeela.org/crweek
Screening of the film ‘The Choices we Made: Bystanding & Conflict in Northern Ireland’, a guided tour of the Ulster Museum’s ‘Troubles’ exhibition and subsequent discussion on how storytelling can address the legacy of the past and help to support the outworking of the Stormont House Agreement.
Youth Link
Remembering the Future - Workshop
Youth Link, 638 Springfield Road, Belfast
Friday 22nd September, 10.00am – 4.00pm
joanne@youthlink.org.uk
One-day, practise based workshop aimed at challenging youth workers to consider how they can explore the many complexities of the past whilst also encouraging the young people they work with to shape the future. The event will provide space for youth practitioners to test out new youth work resources, to listen as people from diverse cultures and backgrounds share their experiences and enable them to reach out and make new connections.
Libraries NI
Drag Queen Storytime with Framework - Performance
Belfast Central Library, Royal Avenue
Friday 22nd September, 3.00pm – 3.45pm
028 9050 9150
www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/belfast-central-library.aspx
An afternoon of stories and songs performed by some of the city’s drag queens supported by Framewerk. The event will offer an entertaining session for children, highlighting the increasingly diverse community of the city and hopes to instil in children an accepting attitude and tolerance for all.
Libraries NI
Welcome Wall Reading Group with English for Speakers of Other Languages - Youth event
Woodstock Library, 358 Woodstock Road, Belfast
Friday 22nd September, 4.00pm – 5.00pm
028 9050 9239
www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/woodstock-library.aspx
Reading event aimed at young people whose first language is not English. Through books, arts and craft activities, the children will explore what it would be like to live in another country and produce welcome messages to display for refugees when they arrive in Northern Ireland.
Libraries NI
W5 Science Magic Show - Youth event
Belfast Central Library, Royal Avenue
Friday 22nd September, 4.00pm – 4.45pm
028 9050 9150
www.librariesni.org.uk/Libraries/Pages/belfast-central-Library.aspx
Interactive demonstration for young people to bring fun and learning together for everyone. The event hopes to promote libraries as a safe and shared place for all children in the local community. By coming to this event, parents and children alike will discover the wide range of services they can access in their local library.
Colin Neighbourhood Partnership (GDPRP)
Safer Streets Initiative - Youth event
Saints Youth Club / Fullerton Park Dunmurry
Thursday 21 September – Time TBC
Michael@newcolin.com
To reduce community tensions among local teenagers, Colin Neighbourhood Partnership has provided alternative activities for them over the summer months. This scheme has encouraged young people living in the area to form friendships with one another and help build a better, more inclusive community. The group will come together one final time to present their learnings and shared experiences.
African-Caribbean Sports Forum NI in partnership with NICRAS
Celebration of African Queens NI - Showcase event
S13 Boucher Road, Belfast
Saturday 23rd September, 5.00pm – 11.00pm
07466 028400
A night of cultural celebrations including a native fashion show, variety performances, food tasting and a cultural exhibition, all of which celebrate the diversely rich nature of African Culture in Northern Ireland. The event will showcase many aspects of this culture to a new audience while also providing a ‘taste of home’ for members of this community who now live in Northern Ireland.