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Heritage for regeneration: A walking tour of North Belfast Cultural Corridor @ImagineBelfast

Heritage for regeneration: A walking tour of North Belfast Cultural Corridor
by Allan LEONARD for Carnegie Oldpark
22 March 2017

As part of the Imagine Belfast Festival of Ideas and Politics, participants walked along the North Belfast ‘Cultural Corridor’, ending up at Ulster University for a brief seminar on the potential of community-led regeneration utilising local architectural heritage. Continue reading “Heritage for regeneration: A walking tour of North Belfast Cultural Corridor @ImagineBelfast”

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Hope must lie with the children of Israel/Palestine

LEONARD AllanHope must lie with the children of Israel/Palestine: Professor Padraig O’Malley talk at Queen’s University Belfast
by Allan LEONARD for Northern Ireland Foundation
21 October 2015

Professor Padraig O’Malley gave a bleak prognosis of the Israel/Palestine peace negotiations, calling the two-state proposal ‘delusional’. Continue reading “Hope must lie with the children of Israel/Palestine”

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Is a sustainable economy in reach in Northern Ireland?

Is a sustainable economy in reach in Northern Ireland?
MAC Question Time, In Partnership with Ulster Bank
by Krisztina NAGY for Northern Ireland Foundation
1 Sep 2015

“The growth of the local economy has stalled and the Welfare Reform stalemate is holding back delivery of a reduced Corporation Tax, one of the main features of the Stormont House Agreement.” Continue reading “Is a sustainable economy in reach in Northern Ireland?”

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What is Well-Being?

What is Well-Being?
by Quintin OLIVER for Northern Ireland Foundation
10 March 2015

‘Well-Being’ is an odd term. It offends my grasp of the English language, in that I was never taught a verb: ‘to wellbe — I wellbe, you wellbe, he, she, it wellbes…’, nor even the slightly less gauche hyphenated ‘well-be’. Continue reading “What is Well-Being?”

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A cross-community National Citizen Service pilot for Northern Ireland

A cross-community National Citizen Service pilot for Northern Ireland
by Victor GARCIA for Northern Ireland Foundation
11 July 2012

A pilot programme of the National Citizen Service (NCS), sponsored by the UK Cabinet Office, will bring together young people from different community backgrounds in Northern Ireland. Continue reading “A cross-community National Citizen Service pilot for Northern Ireland”

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Acting on shared experiences: FCT 2011 report launch

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Acting on shared experiences: FCT 2011 report launch
by Allan LEONARD for Northern Ireland Foundation
12 June 2012

At Parliament Buildings, where the Northern Ireland Assembly sits, I was responsible for organising an event for our Forum for Cities in Transition project, which is an international network of mayors, councillors, municipal officials, business people, and representatives of the voluntary and community sector. Continue reading “Acting on shared experiences: FCT 2011 report launch”

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FCT Director encourages greater Northern Ireland international involvment

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LEONARD AllanFCT Director encourages greater Northern Ireland international involvement
by Allan LEONARD for Northern Ireland Foundation
11 May 2012 

The Director of the Forum for Cities in Transition, Professor Padraig O’Malley, was in Belfast for the day. I quickly organised a series of meetings to increase awareness of this project and encourage greater involvement by those who are already formal members of the Forum, as well as by those who are doing excellent work in this regard. Continue reading “FCT Director encourages greater Northern Ireland international involvment”

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Divided Cities conference

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LEONARD AllanDivided Cities conference
By Allan LEONARD for Northern Ireland Foundation
13 April 2009

I’ve arrived in Boston for a 3-day conference on divided cities, with delegates from Kirkuk (Iraq), Mitrovica (Kosovo/Serbia), Nicosia (Cyprus), Derry-Londonderry and Belfast (Northern Ireland). I had some responsibility in securing delegates from Nicosia, as well as Derry-Londonderry and Belfast. Continue reading “Divided Cities conference”