Shared Future News

The afterlife of Troubles’ memories “Prof. Graham Dawson is particularly interested in the complexity of the jumble of emotions in one’s storytelling — the flow of feeling within the course of an interview.” Read our article by Allan LEONARD 👉 https://lnkd.in/eBUQnwhV Ulster University | Manchester University Press | Brandon Hamber | Sara Dybris McQuaid #SharedFuture #NorthernIreland #history #legacy #oralhistory #TheTroubles

In the image of God: #humanrights and #faith communities in #NorthernIreland “Human rights are at their core about respecting each other as human beings created in the image of God.” Read our article by Carlos Villaseñor 👉 https://lnkd.in/ejZ2rhsF Migrant Centre NI | NICVA (Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action) | Lynda Gould | Belfast Islamic Centre #HumanRightsDay #SharedFuture

‘I am your peace dividend’: Mayor Cllr. Lilian Seenoi Barr “Despite an explicit commitment to a united and inclusive community for all, political and social systems often fall short… The North West Migrants Forum was created… to challenge existing institutions and the narrative that migrants are a burden.” Read our article by Carlos Villaseñor 👉 https://lnkd.in/es3a6pQ9 Committee on the Administration of Justice | Derry City & Strabane District Council | #NorthernIreland #SharedFuture #humanrights #HumanRightsDay

From Turtle Island to the island of Ireland: sharing commitments to peacebuilding “It has also been truly unique to witness the connections being formed between First Nations women and working- class loyalist women and children — two groups who have expressed feeling forgotten by the places in which they live.” Read our article by Emily LIGHT 👉 https://lnkd.in/ezwUEZDv Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland | Claudette Commanda | Bridget E. Brownlow | #SharedFuture #NorthernIreland #UN1325

#TheDisappeared in #Kosovo and #NorthernIreland “They got a new front door… Columba wouldn’t have the key; the old key wouldn’t fit in it. So, they couldn’t [both] go out and lock the house… Someone always had to be [there], in case he came home.” Read our article by Besian BEHA and Liam McBurney 👉  https://lnkd.in/eTQJBFuf Steven Youngblood | Xhemajl Rexha | Humanitarian Law Center Kosovo | WAVE TRAUMA CENTRE | Valdrin Xhemaj | Bekim Blakaj | Kieran Megraw | Sandra Peake #SharedFuture #journalism #peacejournalism #TheTroubles #legacy #MissingPersonsDay

Policing divided societies: #Kosovo and #NorthernIreland “A mutual lesson is that if you do not have the ‘buy-in’ from relevant communities, then community-oriented policing will not happen. It is likewise vital to have the organisational structures in place and bedded down so that they can endure inevitable challenges.” Read our article by Mihane HOXHA and Allan LEONARD 👉 https://lnkd.in/eniNs3cP Steven Youngblood | Xhemajl Rexha | Joanne Murphy | Police Service of Northern Ireland | Kosovo Police | Saferworld #SharedFuture #journalism #peacejournalism #police

Very much enjoyed sharing experiences and perspectives between #NorthernIreland and #Iraq. Like here, young people of Iraq have their own expectations of a better future. #NextGenerationIraq Hope some of our work at Shared Future News inspires — I left them with our podcast book, What Northern Ireland Means to Me. Here's to more shared learning! #SharedFuture British Council | British Council Northern Ireland | Jonathan Stewart | Christine Wilson | Salman Turki | Safwa Salim

Schools for peace in #Kosovo and #NorthernIreland “Teachers and staff get up every morning because they believe they are making a difference in terms of peace. We tell our students, ‘You are an integrated student all your life.’” Read our article by Majlinda Jashari and Fiona Blair 👉 https://lnkd.in/ew2Un84c Steven Youngblood | Xhemajl Rexha | Dean Sterling Jones | Lagan College | Hazelwood Integrated College | Festim Kutllovci #education #integratededucation #sharededucation #journalism #peacejournalism

‘Nothing for the likes of us to be afraid of’: Me Oul Segocia review “It is a credit to the Love family and Bright Umbrella for bringing this then prophetic and now poignant drama back to life. Me Oul Segocia can well serve us all in remembering our collective loss of tolerance and poor reactions to dynamic change.” Read our article by Allan LEONARD 👉 https://lnkd.in/eDegCnXi The Bright Umbrella Drama Co | Andrew McCracken | Cathy Brennan-Bradley | Carla Bryson | Saorlaoith Brady | Ruairi Conaghan | Trevor Gill | Apm Associates #NorthernIreland #TheTroubles #SharedFuture #TheSanctuaryTheatre #theatre

Creating level playing fields through sport in #Kosovo and #NorthernIreland “To say that sport can unite communities is a very bold claim. That's why I think the more general starting point is to say sport has the potential to bring people together.” Read our article by Ciaran O'Neill and nikolle ukaj 👉 https://lnkd.in/eK3UJ9gD This is the 7th of 10 articles as part of a series co-authored by participants in a #peacejournalism project “Reporting on a Troubled Past” Steven Youngblood | Xhemajl Rexha | Armenda Filipaj | Dr Katie Liston | KFV Prishtina | PeacePlayers - Northern Ireland | PeacePlayers International | #SharedFuture