A conference organised by the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs will explore the path to peace in civil society and the Northern Ireland peace process.
Location: MAC (Theatre Upstairs) Belfast, 10 Exchange Street
Date: Wednesday 26th April 2023
Event Agenda
09.15: Tea and Coffee
Panels:
- 09.45 – 11.10: ‘Will I Be Heard?’ Trauma, Healing, Stories’ - Alan McBride (WAVE Trauma Centre), Damian Gorman (playwright), Prof. Marrianne Elliott (Emeritus Professor, University of Liverpool) Chair: Prof. Tony Gallagher (Queen’s University Belfast)
- 11.20 – 13.00: ‘Social Movements and Pressure for Change’ - Avila Kilmurray (Social Change Initiative), Bronagh Hinds (Senior Associate DemocraShe), Jackie Redpath (Greater Shankill Partnership), Tom Gillen (former Deputy Assistant General Irish Congress of Trade Unions)
Chair: Alyson Kilpatrick (Chief Commissioner Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission)
13.00 – 14.00: Lunch
- 14.00 – 15.30: ‘Working In Communities’ - Eileen Weir (Shankill Women’s Centre), Father Martin Magill (St. John’s Parish), Jim McCusker (former NIPSA General Secretary) Chair: Diane Greer (community facilitator)
- 15.40 – 17.15 - ‘Reconciliation: Navigating the Path to Peace’ - Pat Hynes (Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation), Dr Emily Stanton (Corrymeela Community and independent researcher), Rev. Lesley Carroll (Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland), Mary Montague (Mediators Beyond Borders)
Chair: William Crawley (BBC)
Organisers: Dr Connal Parr, with assistance from Dr Stephen Hopkins
Supported by the Irish government’s Reconciliation Fund
This conference is dedicated to the memory of May Blood (1938–2022)
Attend the Event
No registration required. Free to attend.