Joe O'Donnell recently sat on the panel at Corrymeela for the CREDIT course which is designed for teachers who are currently involved in community relations work in their schools.

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Belfast Interface Project 13th Annual General Meeting

Belfast Interface Project held our Thirteenth Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the 21^st of February 2014. We had the great pleasure of hosting Prof. Brandon Hamber, our keynote speaker.

Prof. Hamber reflected on aspects of multiculturalism/ interculturalism, community security paradox and interdependence. All these aspects were very important to think over, in terms of community engagement.

The Annual Report was presented as well as the Treasurer’s Report, which was unanimously approved.

'Exchanging Perceptions' 2nd Exhibition and Launch of the Book

The launch of the 'Exchanging Perceptions' publication and the photography project exhibition took place on the 20^th of February in the Red Barn gallery. Councillor Maire Hendron, chair of Belfast City Council Good Relations Partnership, gave a brief welcoming address, in which she outlined the objectives and the expected outcomes of the project.

Young People Leading the Way Project Launch

Belfast Interface Project and Different Tracks Global are delighted to announce a successful bid for funding through OFMDFM’s 2013-14 Central Good Relations Fund. The project is called, ‘Young People Leading The Way’ and aims to contribute to efforts to reduce tension in the Interface areas around Inner East Belfast by building capacity for young people to move towards taking a peer leadership role in helping build a united communities strategy.

'Exchanging Perceptions' exhibition opens in the Waterfront Hall - open to the public until October 24th.

Belfast Interface Project is currently managing delivery of the 'Inner East Outer West' project - a collaborative inter-community relationship-building project involving groups and communities, both young people and adults from both sides of interfaces in inner East Belfast and in the Suffolk and Lenadoon communities in Outer West Belfast.

One element within the larger project has been a photography project - the 'Exchanging Perceptions' project.

'Stories of Hope'

Belfast Interface Project, Belfast Unemployed Resource Centre and Tell It In Colour recently hosted a night of storytelling with young people enaging in the Leonardo Mobility Project on the Belfast Barge.