Journey Towards Healing, the Northern Ireland Association of Mental Health’s (NIAMH) programme of psychologically informed peace-building initiatives, has announced an eight week course called Journey in Understanding. This course is limited to twenty people, ten Catholics and ten Protestants.
The course will be delivered through unionist and nationalist single identity and then followed with cross community engagement. All workshops will take place from 7.00-9.00 pm in the Baskin Room at the Skainos Centre, 239 Newtownards Road, Belfast.
The overall course will finish with two day trips and one overnight to look at history and the past from a nationalist and unionist framework. These days will allow meaningful discussion but will also allow the lessons and learning of the previous eight weeks to be part of how people engage with their shared histories.
For more information and to register, contact Sarah Caldwell, Project Coordinator, on s.caldwell@niamhwellbeing.org and Gary Mason, director, on g.mason@niamhwellbeing.org.
The evening series features a top-notch line up of speakers, including:
Seminar 1: Our Troubling History and its Interpretation
Single Identity:
3 September: Prof. Peter Shirlow (confirmed) & Protestant participants
4 September: Dr. Dominic Bryan (confirmed) & Catholic participants
Cross-Community:
2 October: Prof. Peter Shirlow & Dr. Dominic Bryan (confirmed)
Seminar 2: Role of Religion in Shaping Conflict
Single Identity:
10 September: Professor Duncan Morrow (confirmed) & Protestant participants
11 September: TBC & Catholic participants
Cross-Community:
8 October: Professor Duncan Morrow (confirmed)
Seminar 3: Trauma and Building Resilience
Single Identity:
17 September: Peter McBride & Protestant participants
18 September: Peter McBride & Catholic participants
Cross-Community:
16 October: Peter McBride
Seminar 4: Community Reconciliation
Single Identity:
24 September: Peter Osborne (confirmed) & Protestant participants
25 September: Brendan McAllister (confirmed) & Catholic participants
Cross-Community:
23 October: Brendan McAllister (confirmed) & Peter Osborne (confirmed)