Centre for Democracy and Peace Building Annual Report 2022 - 2023

CHAIR’S REMARKS This year marks the 25th anniversary of the…

Hiroshima: City of Peace Study Visit

On the 26 February, four delegates from Northern Ireland, Oxford and New York gathered in Hiroshima, Japan, to embark on a six day exploration of the city that suffered the horrors and destruction of the atomic bomb on 6 August 1945. At the heart of the UME Oleander Initiative programme was the intersection of public space, art and historical memory, with the guiding question for the five days; what lessons from Hiroshima can be applied to your own context?

Political, business and civic leaders graduate from prestigious Fellowship Programme as Northern Ireland gears up to celebrate Good Friday Agreement Anniversary

Fellows attended sessions in Belfast, Dublin, and Oxford as part of the programme backed by prominent Northern Irish business leaders, the Department for Foreign Affairs and the Irish American Partnership. Leaders in politics, business, and civic society in Northern Ireland have graduated from the Centre for Democracy and Peace Building’s prestigious Fellowship programme at a ceremony held at Hillsborough Castle.

TEDxStormont set to return to Parliament Buildings

TEDxStormont is set to return to Parliament Buildings on Saturday 25 March with a stellar line up including globally renowned cellist Patrick Dexter, Sky News Senior Ireland Correspondent David Blevins, Principal of Hertford College, University of Oxford Tom Fletcher, Senator Emer Currie, journalist and author Leona O’Neill, and Northern-Irish-Ghanian artist Winnie Ama.

How Leadership can overcome complexity

The Centre for Democracy and Peace Building Fellowship (CDPB) is full steam ahead for another year and Fujitsu NI is delighted to be a part of this fantastic initiative once more as it moves into its third year of nurturing local leaders.

Lord John Alderdice receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Lord John Alderdice has been awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from the Royal College of Psychiatrists during their annual awards ceremony.