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International Women’s Day 2019: Balancing for Better
Throughout my career, on almost a weekly basis, I have found myself the only woman in the room. It has been disappointing, frustrating and on few occasions even intimidating, but it has also provided me with the determination to create opportunities for women and to...
Lord Alderdice: Religious Experience, Religious Difference and Transcendence – a contribution to inter-faith dialogue
Join us for a talk on inter-faith dialogue by Lord Alderdice on Monday, 4 March at 5pm at The Athenaeum, Pall Mall, London. Booking is essential and can be made by emailing Christine Gahan at christine.gahan@stb.ox.ac.uk
Understanding Fundamentalism, Radicalization and Terrorism – the Psychology of the Large Group Training
The Centre for the Resolution of Intractable Conflict (CRIC) is a multi-disciplinary research and conflict resolution centre based at Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford. For some years we have been applying cutting edge field-based research methods from...
Brexit and the Belfast Agreement: mitigating the return to disturbance in our historic relationships
The 2018 Dr Garret Fitzgerald Lecture Delivered by Professor the Lord Alderdice FRCPsych at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, St Stephen’s Green, Dublin It is a delight for my wife, Joan, and me to join you here this evening in such august surroundings,...
Noli Timere – Christmas reflection from Lord Alderdice
These are difficult and frightening times. Democracy is fraying and peace is hard to find. Those of us who are committed to building democracy and peace could be forgiven for feeling dispirited. So Christmas is all the more welcome for the powerfully paradoxical...
Polish Ambassador to visit Belfast this week
The Polish Ambassador to the United Kingdom His Excellency Arkady Rzegocki will visit Belfast this week. The Ambassador, who has held his post since September 2016, will meet with political leaders and senior civil servants to help promote cultural and economic ties...
International conference to host fringe event in Armagh
The Market Place Theatre Armagh will host an innovative Digital Lab event on Friday 26 October as part of the international ‘Build Peace’ conference in Belfast. The ‘Peacetech 101 Digital Lab’ event offers a hands-on introduction to the use of innovative technologies...
Build Peace Conference expected to generate over £345k for local economy says Visit Belfast
Build Peace, the international conference which takes place at the end of October in Belfast is expected to generate over £345,000 for the local economy, according to Visit Belfast – the official tourism marketing agency for the Belfast City Region. The conference,...
Community Relations Council Bursary for Build Peace 2018
The Community Relations Council has generously sponsored 10 bursaries for young people living in Northern Ireland to attend the Build Peace conference in Belfast from October 29-31. Build Peace brings together practitioners, activists, academics, policy makers,...