How to Get to Heaven from Belfast: reckoning with the past
“The Troubles are Greta — the estranged fourth member, officially gone, never spoken about. The peace process declared the friendship over and tried to move on. And yet here she is, demanding to be dealt with.”
Read our article by Madison POULTER 👉 https://sharedfuture.news/how-to-get-to-heaven-from-belfast-reckoning-with-the-past/
PRESS STATEMENT: Shared Future News announces key role in landmark €2.08m PEACEPLUS CONNECT project
“Shared Future News is proud to announce its central role in the Media element of the CONNECT project, a transformative €2.08 million PEACEPLUS initiative. As a specialist in civic journalism, Shared Future News will lead the Media CONNECT workstream, delivering the ‘Media for Positive Change’ curriculum.”
Read more at Shared Future News 👉 https://sharedfuture.news/shared-future-news-announces-key-role-in-landmark-e2-08m-peaceplus-connect-project/
Navigating fraught legacies with trauma-informed archival practice
“From the meticulous, trauma-informed care required to preserve the legacy of institutional abuse, to the journalistic and historical battles against unwarranted censorship, the discussions made clear that archives are active battlegrounds for truth.”
Read our article by Allan LEONARD 👉 https://sharedfuture.news/navigating-fraught-legacies-with-trauma-informed-archival-practice/
#SharedFuture #NorthernIreland #peaceprocess #peacebuilding #library #archives
The power of peacebuilding: McAleese’s personal toll and Hume’s enduring call for dialogue
“The legacy of John and Pat Hume, as vividly recounted by Dr McAleese and others at Clonard Monastery, demonstrates that conflict transformation is born from endurance, partnership, and a steadfast commitment to dialogue.”
Read our article by Allan LEONARD 👉 https://sharedfuture.news/the-power-of-peacebuilding-mcaleeses-personal-toll-and-humes-enduring-call-for-dialogue/
#SharedFuture #NorthernIreland #peacebuilding #GFA #TheTroubles
National treasure Harold Good: a relentless call to Christian action and peacebuilding
“We must challenge our politicians to behave in a different way; in a world where people are dying by the thousands, our papers are about us fighting over street signs.”
Read our article by Gordon McDADE 👉 https://sharedfuture.news/national-treasure-harold-good-a-relentless-call-to-christian-action-and-peacebuilding/
#SharedFuture #NorthernIreland #4cornersfestival #4corners26 #peacebuilding #religion
Legacy’s unfinished business: experts decry ‘fresh start’ as NSV threatens truth in Troubles Bill
“Until the national security veto (NSV) is removed, and genuine ECHR compliance is guaranteed, the ‘fresh start’ appears a dangerous illusion.”
Read our article by Allan LEONARD 👉 https://sharedfuture.news/legacys-unfinished-business-experts-decry-fresh-start-as-nsv-threatens-truth-in-troubles-bill/
#SharedFuture #NorthernIreland #TheTroubles #legacy #justice
Flags
“The Commonwealth Games flag controversy brought attention to an active discussion among academic researchers and civil society leaders about the FICT report’s recommendation for creation of a 'Civic' Flag.”
Read our research article updated by Merrill MEADOW 👉 https://sharedfuture.news/flags/
New approach to ‘Neither Confirm Nor Deny’ needed for sake of post-Troubles legacy: Boutcher
“NCND seems to have become an implacable dogma or mantra with the qualities of a high stone wall… This is a failing that has continued long after the Troubles…”
Read our article by Merrill MEADOW 👉 https://sharedfuture.news/new-approach-to-neither-confirm-nor-deny-needed-for-post-troubles-legacy-boutcher/
#SharedFuture #NorthernIreland #TheTroubles #justice #legacy
Time to evolve from consociational government in #northernireland?
“The discussions highlighted the contradictions between — on the one hand — the rigidities of a system designed to address conflicts spurred by binary political, religious, and cultural identities and — on the other hand — the increasing fluidity and multifaceted nature of identity in 21st century Northern Ireland.”
Read our article by Merrill MEADOW 👉 https://sharedfuture.news/time-to-evolve-from-consociational-government-in-northern-ireland/
‘Hope on small scales’: Women’s Troubles book explores gender and feminist politics in post-Agreement Northern Ireland
“Dr Pierson’s Women’s Troubles highlights the resilience and dedication of feminist activists in post-Agreement Northern Ireland by amplifying often-overlooked voices.”
Read our article by Jessica HADDEN 👉 https://sharedfuture.news/hope-on-small-scales-gender-and-feminist-politics-in-post-agreement-northern-ireland/
#book #booklaunch #feminism #genderstudies #NorthernIreland #peacebuilding #politics #SharedFuture
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