Charitable organisation, working to build an equal, inclusive, participative society by engaging people in consensus building dialogues and shared learning
(1/3) We are BACK 👋🏻 and excited to move FORWARD TOGETHER with you all 🎉
After a long few months, we are resuming our activities!
Our commitment to this return reflects the profound importance of Dialogue in the current context, as the "new normal" takes shape...
David Holloway facilitates a discussion on reconciliation and belonging in NI with peacebuilding practitioners during a residential at corrymeela. The residential was delivered in partnership with the Schools of Psychology at University of Kent and Queen's University Belfast 1/2
The Civic Initiative was in Belfast, and Derry this morning! Thank you to all those who participated in sharing their views on key issues, and working collectively to find practical solutions. Missed us? Get involved! Sign up for a People's Forum here: https://t.co/VRQVz8999J
We are still in urgent need of donations of toys, bathe sets and baby items. Our drop of times & locations are below. You can email us on [email protected] to arrange a collection. 🎄❤️
Our Armagh team are buzzing from today's event where participants discussed areas including culture, healthcare, political institutions, education & more. Collectively creating a vision for the future, recognizing where we are, & asking how do we get to where we want to be?
📢SIGN UP NOW! Do you live in Derry/L'Derry/Donegal & want to get involved in a citizen led forum to shape solutions that tackle community issues?@cooperationirl, @CommDialogue & @CivicInitNI are partnering for the North West People's Forum on December 9 🔗https://t.co/edhcptS8fc
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This Tuesday we will be back at 46 Oldpark road from 4:30pm - 6pm
Thanks to everyone who dropped uniforms and toiletries off to us over the weekend families have been contacted re uniforms.
School bags and non perishable food items are still needed 💙
🚨Urgent appeals🚨
We have been absolutely floored by requests in the last fortnight for food, vouchers, clothing, uniforms, stationery, shoes and nappies.
Our reserves are empty and we are doing the best with what we have and referring people on 1/2
“A JOURNEY THROUGH CONFLICT: 25 YEARS OF PEACEBUILDING IN NORTHERN IRELAND” With Professor Byron Bland - limited tickets available for our upcoming forum!
https://t.co/OcfaKA6WRI
“We are the generation that has grown up in peace time, but I think there are different levels of peace.” Sean McDonnell of @YouthActionNI speaking at the #PeaceSummit2023#FinishTheJob
Our director David spoke to the Northern Ireland Affairs committee on Tuesday.
“Segregating housing, interface barriers/peace walls and segregating education are today, I would say actually, obscene,”
Have a read below 👇
https://t.co/zlRU9jTcZp
David gave testimony on behalf of CD to the NI Affairs Committee at Stormont on 21.03.23 on the role of civil society in reviewing and developing the institutions of the BGFA