Good Relations Week 2020 Events
Sollus Highland Dancing Workshop – National Class (Pre-Championship & Championship Standard)
Sollus Highland Dancers will host five professional online workshops to showcase the classwork of young people during lock-down. Get inspired by the Ulster Scots culture. This workshop is for National Class (Pre-Championship & Championship Standard).
Organiser: Sollus School of Highland Dance
7:00 pm
14
Sep
Launch of Gail’s Story Animation
East Belfast Mission will virtually launch the first of a series of animations which tells the story of local East Belfast Woman, Gail McCune, whose discovery of a love for the Irish Language inspired her to embark on a life changing study of Irish. The online event will include a Q&A session with Gail and a number of people involved in the creation of the animation.
Organiser: East Belfast Mission
7:00 pm
14
Sep
A history of Partition with Dr Darragh Gannon
Dr Darragh Gannon, expert in the Irish revolutionary period, will deliver a talk on the history and legacy of Partition. The event will also feature a screening of a new animation on the period and reveals National Museums NI plans to mark the centenary.
Organiser: Making the Future
1:00 pm
14
Sep
‘Imagined Futures’
Waterside Neighbourhood Partnership will organise 3 workshops for young people aged 13 + to work with poets to discuss their ideas and hope for the future of Derry, the changes they want to see and how to increase the use of shared spaces within the City.
Organiser: Waterside Neighbourhood Partnership
4:00 pm
14
Sep
Theatre of Witness Workshop
Participants explore the pathway to peace and engage with real life stories and experiences of The Troubles in accessible, moving, and inspiring way.
Organiser: The Playhouse
11:00 am
15
Sep
The Process of Peace-Making through the eyes of an Artist: ‘Ireland’s Totem, Crown of Conciliation – Circle of Hope’
An online workshop focussed on a piece of Driftwood Construction with words, made by a local artist, Mavis Thomson: ‘Ireland’s Totem, Crown of Conciliation – Circle of Hope’ reflects on the reforming of the Stormont power-sharing Assembly.
Organiser: Fermanagh & Omagh District Council
10:00 am
15
Sep
Sollus Highland Dancing Workshops – Getting Back to theory
Sollus Highland Dancers will host five professional online workshops to showcase the classwork of young people during lock-down. Get inspired by the Ulster Scots culture. This workshop is a quick quiz to help you get back in the swing prior to classes. Grade 1-8.
Organiser: Sollus School of Highland Dance
7:00 pm
15
Sep
Reflections from Forthspring – Youth Workshop
Forthspring is hosting a series of Good Relations workshops with our young people, focused on reflecting on our journey together, what Good Relations means to us and visions for the future.
This is a closed online event.
Organiser: Forthspring Inter Community Group
7:00 pm
15
Sep
Reflections from Forthspring – Women’s Group Workshop
Forthspring is hosting an online creative writing workshop with our women’s group focused on what Good Relations means to them.
This is a closed online event.
Organiser: Forthspring Inter Community Group
11:00 am
15
Sep
Ordinary People Extraordinary Times: Documenting our Pandemic Experience
The event will showcase Ordinary People Extraordinary Times, which brought people together from different backgrounds during the COVID-19 lockdown to share family stories, memories, photos and heirlooms. Explore the power of online technology and archives to increase a sense of community and belonging.
Organiser: Making the Future
2:00 pm
15
Sep
Embracing our Future – Community Wealth Building and Economic Democracy
Trademark presents Joe Guinan VP of the Democracy Collaborative Washington discussing Community Wealth Building as a methodology to build back better in a post covid 19 scenario with references to examples in Cleveland, Ohio, Preston and North Ayrshire.
Organiser: Trademark Belfast
2:00 pm
15
Sep
Discover Arab Culture with Yallaa – Oud instrument with Etaf
A virtual programme to discover Arab music, art, food and storytelling, facilitated by Yalla CIC volunteers.
Organiser: Yallaa CIC
7:00 pm
15
Sep
Cuerpos Gramaticales- LIVING GREEN PICTURES (Workshop 1)
LIVING GREEN PICTURES brings together art and agriculture as a language of life and sustainability through a series of six online workshops in English & Spanish.
Organiser: Beyond Skin
3:00 pm
15
Sep
Consensus Workshop
The 'search for consensus' in Northern Ireland is ongoing. But what does 'consensus' actually mean - and how can you arrive at it? This workshop - run jointly by INNATE and the de Borda Institute - will take people through some of the options available either through group work or voting.
Organiser: INNATE
10:00 am
15
Sep
A panel discussion on ethical remembering
A panel discussion on ethical remembering, 50 years on from the start of the Troubles – chaired by Tim Attwood with Seamus Farrell (The Junction), Maureen Hetherington (The Junction), Dr Gladys Ganiel (Queen’s University Belfast), Nelson McCausland (commentator and former DUP MLA). Organised by West Belfast Civil Rights Commemoration Committee in association with Slugger O’Toole.
Organiser: Imagine! Festival of Ideas & Politics
10:00 am
15
Sep
20/20 Vision for the Common Good
An online workshop to reflect on the roller coaster of '2020' so far and how youth work can support a society where everyone can flourish, using the ‘remembering the past; shaping the future’ resource as a toolkit for creative and meaningful engagement with young people.
Organiser: Youth Link: NI
10:00 am
15
Sep
‘Imagined Futures’
Waterside Neighbourhood Partnership will organise 3 workshops for young people aged 13 + to work with poets to discuss their ideas and hope for the future of Derry, the changes they want to see and how to increase the use of shared spaces within the City. This will culminate in a series of short powerful messages that will be sketched onto badges to be distributed throughout the City on Culture Night.
Organiser: Waterside Neighbourhood Partnership
4:00 pm
15
Sep
The choices we made: Bystanding & Conflict in Northern Ireland
Launching an exciting new documentary film & facilitators guide using six true stories about responses to sectarianism, with an opportunity to ‘road-test' the material with the Writer (Sean Pettis) and Director (Paul Hutchinson) of the resource.
Organiser: The Corrymeela Community
7:30 pm
16
Sep
Sollus Highland Dancing Workshops – New to Highland Dance Theory
Sollus Highland Dancers will host five professional online workshops to showcase the classwork of young people during lock-down. Get inspired by the Ulster Scots culture. This workshop is for people new to Highland Dance Theory. If you have never tried theory but want to see what it’s all about? Log on and have a chat and take our quiz, you will know more than you realise!
Organiser: Sollus School of Highland Dance
6:00 pm
16
Sep
Sollus Highland Dancing Workshop – J.L McKenzie
Sollus Highland Dancers will host five professional online workshops to showcase the classwork of young people during lock-down. Get inspired by the Ulster Scots culture.
Organiser: Sollus School of Highland Dance
7:00 pm
16
Sep
Reflections from Forthspring – Youth Workshop
Forthspring is hosting a series of Good Relations workshops with our young people, focused on reflecting on our journey together, what Good Relations means to us and visions for the future.
This is a closed online event.
Organiser: Forthspring Inter Community Group
7:00 pm
16
Sep
React Community Relations Week – Virtual Yoga Class Workshop
React will be hosting hosting two online courses - tea leaf reading and a yoga session - to help bringing people together and learn about other cultures in a relaxing environment.
Organiser: REACT NI
7:00 pm
16
Sep
Power, Domination, Exclusion and Covid-19: Acknowledging a Global Past and Building a Just Future
In this workshop Rev Dr Johnston McMaster will explore imperialism, colonialism and racism that have influenced and determined the inequalities of our world today, further exposed by Covid-19. Participants will explore how as a community, we can be the agencies of change towards a peaceful future.
Organiser: The Junction
11:00 am
16
Sep
Hope beyond Covid: Where to now for Church Communities?’
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council in partnership with Omagh Churches’ Forum will host an online talk ‘Hope beyond Covid: Where to now for Church Communities,' with two eminent church leaders - The Most Rev Eamon Martin, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland and the Right Rev John McDowell, Church of Ireland Archbishop-elect of Armagh.
Organiser: Fermanagh & Omagh District Council
7:00 pm
16
Sep
Creative Writing – Celebrating Our Past, Embracing Our Future
For Good Relations Week 2020 we will explore the theme ‘Celebrating our past, embracing our future’ through various creative writing exercises via zoom. All you need is pen and paper!
Organiser: Libraries NI
2:00 pm
16
Sep
BCRC CIVIC Voice Programme
The launch of the ‘BCRC CIVIC Voice Programme' online resource tool will serve as an informational, educational, and training tool. It will provide links to public political representatives across the political spectrum and enable the civic voice to lobby more effectively.
Organiser: Building Communities Resource Centre
9:00 am
16
Sep
‘Let’s Learn Japanese Culture’ Workshops – Japanese Style Flower Arranging
A series of 4 online workshops looking at different aspects of Japanese culture. This includes flower arranging, Origami, Manga style illustration and easy Japanese conversation. Maximum 10 participants per workshop. Booking essential.
Organiser: North West Japanese Culture Group
11:00 am
16
Sep
‘Imagined Futures’
Waterside Neighbourhood Partnership will organise 3 workshops for young people aged 13 + to work with poets to discuss their ideas and hope for the future of Derry, the changes they want to see and how to increase the use of shared spaces within the City. This will culminate in a series of short powerful messages that will be sketched onto badges to be distributed throughout the City on Culture Night.
Organiser: Waterside Neighbourhood Partnership
4:00 pm
16
Sep
The ‘State’ of Northern Ireland
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council presents a six-week shared history training programme exploring key historical events in Northern Ireland from Home Rule to Partition and the Civil Right Movements. This free programme is delivered online by Martin Snoddon, Northern Spring.
Organiser: Fermanagh & Omagh District Council
7:00 pm
17
Sep
TBUC Ambassadors – Online Workshop
Members of the EA Youth Service TBUC team will facilitate a workshop with the TBUC Ambassadors group to explore the continued importance of Good Relations work in the context of the ongoing global pandemic. Engage in Q&A and reflect on the importance of their role as young people empowered to champion positive change. This is a closed event for TBUC Ambassadors.
Organiser: Education Authority Youth Service
7:00 pm
17
Sep
Sustainable Peacebuilding
Corrymeela and Tearfund invite you to think about how years of trauma have left physical, mental and spiritual scars in our community and how this can be true for those who have chosen to be in the work of recovery and reconciliation.
How do we work towards Sustainable Peacebuilding?
Organiser: The Corrymeela Community
7:30 pm
17
Sep
Sollus Highland Dancing Workshops – Professional exam study
Sollus Highland Dancers will host five professional online workshops to showcase the classwork of young people during lock-down. Get inspired by the Ulster Scots culture.
Organiser: Sollus School of Highland Dance
7:00 pm
17
Sep
Reflections from Forthspring – Youth Workshop
Forthspring is hosting a series of Good Relations workshops with our young people, focused on reflecting on our journey together, what Good Relations means to us and visions for the future.
This is a closed online event.
Organiser: Forthspring Inter Community Group
7:00 pm
17
Sep
Open Doors
A feature talk by two people - one from the nationalist community and one from the unionist community - discussing their work with the Open Doors project. Open Doors works with ex-political prisoners and former combatants.
Organiser: Co-operation Ireland
11:00 am
17
Sep
Integrated Education: Embracing Our Future
The Integrated Education Fund presents a pre-recorded online discussion sharing different perspectives on choosing integrated education and the journey experienced as a result of this.
Organiser: The Integrated Education Fund
3:30 pm
17
Sep
extraORDINARYwomen workshop
This workshop explores the often untold stories of women’s experiences and contributions to Northern Irish society. Participants will learn from the Linen Hall Library's rich Political, Literary, Theatre and Performing Arts, LGBTQ+, and Traveller's archives, and add their own stories to the permanent collection.
Organiser: Linen Hall Library
10:00 am
17
Sep
Discover Arab Culture with Yallaa – Arabic Calligraphy with Asad
A virtual programme to discover Arab music, art, food and storytelling, facilitated by Yalla CIC volunteers.
Organiser: Yallaa CIC
7:00 pm
17
Sep
Decade of Centenaries Roundtable
A meeting of The Decade of Centenaries Roundtable group which will include a presentation, with discussion afterwards, from Cormac Moore, author of Birth of the Border. This is a registration only event.
Organiser: Community Relations Council
2:30 pm
17
Sep
Reflections from Forthspring – Youth Workshop
Forthspring is hosting a series of Good Relations workshops with our young people, focused on reflecting on our journey together, what Good Relations means to us and visions for the future.
This is a closed online event.
Organiser: Forthspring Inter Community Group
7:00 pm
18
Sep
React Community Relations Week – Virtual Tea-Leaf Reading Class
React will be hosting hosting two online courses - tea leaf reading and a yoga session - to help bringing people together and learn about other cultures in a relaxing environment.
Organiser: REACT NI
7:00 pm
18
Sep
Game Changers in Peace
This online workshop will discuss the role that memory plays in inter-group conflict and consider how we can remember the past in a way that promotes reconciliation and the common good with young people living in Northern Ireland in the context of the New Decade, New Approach agreement and Brexit.
Organiser: Youth Link: NI
10:00 am
18
Sep
Discover Arab Culture with Yallaa – Cooking with Shahrazad
A virtual programme to discover Arab music, art, food and storytelling, facilitated by Yalla CIC volunteers.
Organiser: Yallaa CIC
7:00 pm
18
Sep
Cuerpos Gramaticales- LIVING GREEN PICTURES (Live Workshop)
LIVING GREEN PICTURES brings together art and agriculture as a language of life and sustainability through a series of six online workshops in English & Spanish. The project is a development within the Cuerpos Gramaticales Sowing of Life nurturing peace through connectivity with mind, body, memory and the land.
Organiser: Beyond Skin
3:00 pm
18
Sep
Celebrating Cultural Diversity
The 'Celebrating Cultural Diversity' workshop from Migrant Centre NI's Lead Achieve Aspire (LAVA) Project Leaders explores these topics and more in an hour long Zoom workshop.
Organiser: Migrant Centre NI
6:00 pm
18
Sep
Buddy Up! Online: Celebrating Diversity
Buddy Up! Online is a digital adaptation of CRIS's 4-week school contact programme ‘Celebrating Diversity.’ The 20-minute videos are designed to help children explore the core themes of ‘Identity,’ ‘Feelings,’ ‘Empathy’, and ‘Diversity.’ Using a mixture of songs, stories, and even puppets,
Organiser: Community Relations in Schools (CRIS)
10:00 am
18
Sep
Discover Arab Culture with Yallaa – Storytelling for children with Samira
A virtual programme to discover Arab music, art, food and storytelling, facilitated by Yalla CIC volunteers.
Organiser: Yallaa CIC
5:00 pm
19
Sep
Bridging the Gap: Difficult conversations at the top table
All Nations Ministries will host an online discussion as they seek to encourage difficult conversations around racism, unconscious bias, white privilege, diversity and equality within Northern Ireland.
Organiser: All Nations Ministries
2:00 pm
19
Sep
‘Let’s Learn Japanese Culture’ Workshops – Origami
One of a series of 4 online workshops looking at different aspects of Japanese culture. This includes flower arranging, Origami, Manga style illustration and easy Japanese conversation. Maximum 10 participants per workshop. Booking essential.
Organiser: North West Japanese Culture Group
11:00 am
19
Sep
‘Let’s Learn Japanese Culture’ Workshops – Manga Style Illustration
One of a series of 4 online workshops looking at different aspects of Japanese culture. This includes flower arranging, Origami, Manga style illustration and easy Japanese conversation. Maximum 10 participants per workshop. Booking essential.
Organiser: North West Japanese Culture Group
4:00 pm
19
Sep
‘Let’s Learn Japanese Culture’ Workshops – Easy Japanese Conversation
One of a series of 4 online workshops looking at different aspects of Japanese culture. This includes flower arranging, Origami, Manga style illustration and easy Japanese conversation. Maximum 10 participants per workshop. Booking essential.
Organiser: North West Japanese Culture Group
1:00 pm
20
Sep
Cuerpos Gramaticales – LIVING GREEN PICTURES (VIDEO VIEWING)
LIVING GREEN PICTURES brings together art and agriculture as a language of life and sustainability through a series of six online workshops in English & Spanish. Due to the great interest of the origins of the project we have decided to show the original film (Spanish with English translation): Cuerpos Gramaticales - The Sowing of Life
Organiser: Beyond Skin
3:00 pm
21
Sep