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The Centre for Democracy and Peace Building in partnership with Twitter (UK) invite you to the

BE THE CHANGE creative workshop

on 21 January 2016 from 2pm to 6pm

at the MAC Belfast, St. Anne’s Square, Belfast

to develop an online campaign to address social issues and drive positive change in Northern Ireland

To register go to www.getinvited.to/cdpb/twitter

PROGRAMME

2pm – 2.15pm:
Introduction by Nick Pickles, Head of Policy, Twitter (UK)

2.15pm – 3pm:
Ideas Session

3pm – 3.30pm:
Presentations and Initial Selection

3.30pm – 3.45pm:
Coffee Break

3.45pm – 5.30pm:
Campaign Development

5.30pm – 6pm:
Presentations and Final Selection

6pm:
Pizza, Drinks and Networking

The strongest campaign ideas will be developed further with support from the CDPB and Twitter (UK).

The Centre for Democracy and Peace Building (CDPB) and The Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool, in partnership with the Centre for the Resolution of Intractable Conflict, at Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford, are launching a series of lectures to share the knowledge and experience of conflict and conflict transformation in Northern Ireland and beyond and its relation to dissent and risk in contemporary British society.

The lectures bring together leading academics and practitioners to impart expertise and experiences that are relevant to policy makers, communities at risk and politicians in Great Britain.

There will 6, three-hour sessions, monthly between January and June, each featuring academic and policy presentations, responses from practitioners and workshops.All sessions will be held at the University of Liverpool’s London Campus (33 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1AG).

Particular emphasis will be upon conflict transformation, social justice, challenging ethnic asperity and analysis of the causes of violent extremism and how it can be undermined by progressive social change and thinking.

Programme

26 January 2016: Engaging with Communities at Risk
23 February 2016: Hate Crime and Community Policing
23 March 2016: Social Media as a Driver of Conflict/Conflict Transformation
26 April 2016: Understanding and Countering Violent Extremism
25 May 2016: Challenging Conflict: Including Women
28 June 2016: Conflict and Culture

Speakers include Lord Alderdice, HE Dan Mulhall, Irish Ambassador to Britain, Professor Peter Shirlow, Blair Chair and Director, The Institute of Irish Studies, Jennifer Hawthorne, NI Housing Executive, Debbie Watters, Northern Ireland Alternatives and Vice Chair NI Policing Board, ACC Stephen Martin, PSNI, Paul Giannasi, Cross-Governmental Hate Crime Programme, Professor Deirdre Heenan, Ulster University, Nick Pickles, Twitter UK, Glenn Patterson and others.

To register please go to www.getinvited.to/cdpb/leadership

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BE THE CHANGE: Creative Workshop with Twitter | 21 January

CDPB and the Institute for Irish Studies launch the Leadership Academy series in London

BE THE CHANGE: Creative Workshop with Twitter | 21 January

CDPB and the Institute for Irish Studies launch the Leadership Academy series in London

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BE THE CHANGE: Creative Workshop with Twitter | 21 January

CDPB and the Institute for Irish Studies launch the Leadership Academy series in London