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In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to me, we meet Nandi Jola, who is a poet, playwright, and cultural ambassador. What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet John Kyle from east Belfast, who is a GP and an elected representative of Belfast City Council. What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet Charmain Jones, who is a community relations professional, focussing on the development of rural communities. What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet Martin Magill, who is a priest at St John Parish on the Falls Road in Belfast and co-founder of the 4 Corners Festival. What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet Denis Stewart, who was a research scientist and educator, and is an enthusiast for conversation in civic spaces. What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet Emma Must, who is a poet and former environmental activist. What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet Rob Fairmichael, who is a long-time peace activist and coordinator of INNATE, a non-violence network in Ireland. What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet Gladys Ganiel, who is a reader and writer of sociology of religion, and has represented Northern Ireland in the marathon at the Commonwealth Games. What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet Linda Ervine, who is manager of the Tuas Irish language project in east Belfast. What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet Deirdre MacBride, originally from Newtownstewart in County Tyrone, who describes herself as "a person of this place". What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet Brian John Spencer, who is an artist. What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet Paul Gosling, who is a researcher and writer. What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet Ian Marshall, who is a current member of the Ulster Unionist Party and former Senator of Seanad Éireann. What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet Norman Hamilton, who is a Presbyterian minister and a former moderator of the Presbyterian Church. What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet Claire Hanna from the SDLP, who is MP for South Belfast. What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet Paul McLaughlin, who is a journalist with experience in the corporate, voluntary, and charity sectors. What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet Eileen Chan-Hu, who is an educator in cultural awareness. What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet Joseph Nawaz, who is a writer and performer. What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet William Redpath, who is a business owner and community worker. What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet Malachi O'Doherty, who is a writer and commentator. What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet Rich Dale, who is an entrepreneur and environmentalist. What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet Emily Stanton, who is a practitioner and an academic in peacebuilding, originally from the United States. What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet Sarah Creighton, who is a writer, commentator, and lawyer in Belfast. What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet Darren Ferguson, the founder of Beyond Skin, an organisation which uses arts to help develop a society free from racism and sectarianism. What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet Claire Mitchell, who's a writer from Belfast. What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet Quintin Oliver, who's an activist, a campaigner, a lobbyist, and a public policy specialist. What Northern Ireland Means to Me is presented by Julia Paul and produced by Shared Future News, to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland, with funding from the Heritage Fund on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office. This episode, with transcript, is also available at Shared Future News.

Shared Future News volunteer Raquel Gomez interviewed Brendan McCourt, a journalist, film maker, and producer for over 30 years, who works to empower women and young people to imagine a new vision for their communities, including through the use of virtual and augmented reality tools. This episode is part of our series on Northern Peacebuilders — interviews with individuals whose work and efforts contribute to better community relations in Northern Ireland. It is also available as a published article at Shared Future News.

Shared Future News volunteer Raquel GOMEZ interviewed Kelly MORRIS, a freelance photographer who has worked with numerous communities in Northern Ireland over the past 20 years. For her, photography can bring love, compassion, inspiration, and healing to people, with participants telling their own stories through art. This episode is part of our series on Northern Peacebuilders — interviews with individuals whose work and efforts contribute to better community relations in Northern Ireland. It is also available as a published article at Shared Future News.

Shared Future News volunteer Daniel BENNETT interviewed Catherine CREED, an Advocacy and Training Coordinator at Community Relations in Schools (CRIS). She described the work of the education and peacebuilding organisation, working increasingly with school leaders to increase their capacity of developing community relations in their educational environments. This episode is part of our series on Northern Peacebuilders — interviews with individuals whose work and efforts contribute to better community relations in Northern Ireland. This episode is also available as a published article at Shared Future News.

Shared Future News reporter Daniel BENNETT interviews Dr Gul Kacmaz ERK at Queen's Film Theatre. After introducing herself, Dr ERK explains the motivation behind the CACity research group's film series event, Walled Cities, and the powerful role that media and art play in collective memory and efforts to forge a shared future. http://cacity.org

Shared Future News volunteer Daniel BENNETT interviewed Dr Gul Kacmaz ERK at Queen's Film Theatre. Dr ERK explained the motivation behind the CACity research group's film series event, Walled Cities, and the powerful role that media and art play in collective memory and efforts to forge a shared future. This episode is part of our series on Northern Peacebuilders — interviews with individuals whose work and efforts contribute to better community relations in Northern Ireland. It is also available as a published article at Shared Future News.

Shared Future News volunteer Daniel BENNETT interviewed John O'DOHERTY at The Rainbow Project. Topics included: LGBT inclusive services, what a shared future means personally and for the LGBT community in Northern Ireland, what we need to develop a shared future, and who provides inspiration for this. This episode is part of our series on Northern Peacebuilders — interviews with individuals whose work and efforts contribute to better community relations in Northern Ireland. It is also available as a published article at Shared Future News.

Shared Future News reporter, Daniel BENNETT, interviews Alan MEBAN from Slugger O'Toole, further to the Imagine Belfast Festival event, "7 Ways to Make Northern Ireland Great Again". They discuss the meaning of the event's title and how feasible the ideas generated by the event could work the Northern Ireland Foundation's goal of a shared future.

Shared Future Reporter, Daniel BENNETT, interviews Brendan McATEER, Manager of Sally Gardens Community Project, on their new 3G football pitch and other services provided by the Poleglass Community Association. http://sallygardens.org/

Tony MACAULAY discusses the successes and remaining challenges of Northern Ireland's peace process, at a roundtable discussion hosted by NICVA.

Lorraine BOYD (NICVA) discusses background to organising series of roundtable discussions on the experiences of the voluntary and community sector with EU PEACE programmes.