Nonviolence News #63

Back to previous issue	'ECPCR' Hits Belfast Over 170 people from perhaps thirty different countries are booked to attend the Fourth European Conference on Peacemaking and Conflict Resolution ('ECPCR') which takes place in Belfast from Friday 9th - Tuesday 13th October at the Wellington Park Hotel. It has principally a workshop format (a choice of 6 at any time, with a total of 60 topics) and there is an optional social programme. A few examples from the first workshop session include: Borders and Boundaries, a 3-hour experimental workshop with Suzi Swain and Diane Greer; Mixed approaches to Conflict Handling with Steve Williams and Dekha Ibrahim Abdi; Approaches to Conflict Mediation with Mark Stein; Communication, Public Participation and Local Government with Ouma Maswadi (South Africa); The Role of Political Education in the Peace Process in Peace Building with Barbara McCabe, John McQuade, David Officer, Paul Colin Irwin. Late registration is possible (fees are 250 pounds sterling for all days, 140 pounds sterling for 3 days, 100 pounds sterling for 2 days, 70 pounds sterling for 1 day) to: Project Planning International, Montalto Estate, Spa Road, Ballynahinch BT24 8PT; phone 01238 - 561 993; fax 01238 565 073; Email 101455.1521@compuserve.com	Towards a Culture of Human Rights (Seminar 23 - 25 October) Taking place at the Glencree Centre for Reconciliation, this seminar will focus on how the human rights provisions in the Good Friday Agreement affect both the North and the South. Speakers include Nuala Ahern MEP, Barbara McCabe of the NI Women's Coalition, Niamh Reilly of the Women's Human Rights Campaign Ireland, 1998. Organised jointly by Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) and Women Together for Peace (Belfast - see address overleaf). Full details from: Gloria Frankel, Ballinacloona Cottage, Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary. Tel: 051 - 647061. E-mail gloriafrankel@tinet.ie War Resisters International Triennial - Turkish prisoner elected The War Resisters International/WRI Triennial conference, Building Peace Together, took place recently at Porec, Croatia, attended by upwards of 300 people in total. As well as a range of plenary, theme group and workshop meetings, elections were held for the WRI Council; topping the poll was Turkish conscientious objector Osman Murat Ulke of the Izmir War Resisters Association who is in prison, repeatedly sentenced for 'disobedience'. The war and humanitarian crisis in Kosovo was a major focus of attention, as was the situation more generally in the various parts of the former Yugoslavia. Rob Fairmichael's report on the Triennial is online.	Forward to next issue
	WILPF Internships WILPF offers annually 2 internships in Geneva for young women in the areas of disarmament/development and human rights, focusing on work undertaken by the UN. Applications by 15 May each year for the following, calendar, year. WILPF also offers 8 week human rights internships in Geneva for women, no age limit, '99 dates 3 March - 23 April; women are expected to fund themselves. Details as above.	Celebration And Challenge - 50 years of Human Rights Awareness Friday 13th November sees an afternoon/early evening conference on Celebration and Challenge - 50 years of human rights awareness in Ireland, organised by the Irish Commission for Justice and Peace and taking place at the Marino Institute of Education, Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9. Speakers include President Mary McAleese, Margaret MacCurtain ('Human rights and the realm of grace'), Joan Harbinson ('...the road to equality in Northern Ireland'), Duncan Morrow ('Rights and relationships in Northern Ireland after the Good Friday agreement') and Mr Justice Declan Costello ('Human rights - some perennial problems'). The conference begins with registration at 1 pm and closes at 6.30 pm. The fee (including tea/coffee and sandwiches at lunch time) is 10 Irish pounds, or 5 Irish pounds concession (cheques payable to Irish Commission for Justice and Peace). Bookings to be made by 25th October to Breda Farrell, Irish Commission for Justice and Peace, 169 Booterstown Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin. Tel: 01 - 288 5021, fax 283 4161. Leaflet/further information from the same address.
	Parading In Meath Meath Peace Group will hold a public talk on Parading Disputes - Is There a Better Future? on Monday 19th October at 8 pm in St Columban's College, Dalgan Park, Navan, Co Meath, Speakers include; Orla Maloney (Portadown), Cllr Fergus McQuillan (SDLP, Newtownbutler), Dominick Bryan (University of Ulster), Michael Doherty (authorised officer, Parades Commission), John Hunter and Ernest Baird (members of the Orange Order). The talk will be chaired by Fergus Finlay, writer and commentator. All welcome. Further information from; Julitta Clancy, Parsonstown, Batterstown, Co Meath, ph 01 - 825 94 38.	Tools For Solidarity The past few months have been extremely busy... Two international workcamps were held, one in Belfast and one in Dublin; the participants came to help TFS refurbish tools for working people in Tanzania, putting together kits of tools for carpenters, shoemakers, tailoring groups etc. While here they helped collect tools door to door in Belfast and raised over 1500 Irish pounds. TFS has now developed its own educational material with photographs and information gathered from the field trip last year; Hamish Arrowsmith has produced 5 slide packs and a photo pack. We are happy to visit groups who want to know more about our work and visitors are always welcome in our workshop - and the first Sunday of the month is an open day. See you there! Tools for Solidarity, Unit 1B1 Edenderry Industrial Estate, 326 Crumlin Road, Belfast BT14 7EE. Tel. 01232 - 747473.
	Volunteer Missionary Movement (VMMmmmmmm) VMM's education programme is underway in both the west and the North with parishes, schools and community groups. It uses the experiences of its returned volunteers who have worked in the Developing World to speak about issues such as poverty, debt and conflict so we can learn from their experience for the Northern Ireland situation. If interested in these development education programmes phone Michael Hanly at Belfast/01232 - 312658. As a small Christian based agency VMM also places new recruits to work in Africa and Central America: Contact Michael Hanly, or Maureen Kelly at VMM, High Park, Grace Park Road, Dublin 9, 01- 837 6565.	Oppression And Liberation Series At Columbanus The autumn series of speaker meetings on Monday nights at the Columbanus Community in Belfast is on Oppression and Liberation. Topics still to come include - in weekly order beginning with Monday 12th October; The emergence of popular religiosity; The voice of the Oppressed in Music and Theatre; Civil Rights Movements; Overcoming Apartheid; Undoing Gender Conditioning; Nonviolent responses to oppression; Literature as a Vehicle of Liberation; Oppression and Liberation - Implications for Northern Ireland, facilitated discussion (this last on 30 November). Meetings start at 7.45pm and a contribution of 1.50 Pounds Sterling towards costs is invited. Details; Columbanus Community of Reconciliation, 683 Antrim Road, Belfast BT15 4EG. Tel./Fax. 01232 - 778009.
	Organic Town Farm For Tralee Plans are afoot, by people out standing in their own field, for an organic town farm in Tralee, Co Kerry. As well as growing crops and caring for animals, there will be a wildlife habitat and training and educational work. The project is currently exploring possibilities for a site. All involved except the manager would be volunteers. It is taking place under the aegis of the Environment & Infrastructure Committee of Partnership Tra Li which brings together community, statutory and social partners to tackle social exclusion. Contact; Caroline Toal, Partnership Tra Li, 37 Ashe Street, Tralee, Co Kerry, Tel: 066 - 29544.	Women Together For Peace Forthcoming Talking and Listening Circle programmes organised by Women Together include; Gray Printers Museum, Main Street, Strabane; Talking Circle, 30/9/98. Listening Circle, 21/10/98. Sperrin Heritage Centre, Cranagh; Talking Circle, 7/10/98. Listening Circle, 28/10/98. Mourne Derg Community Care, Main Street, Castlederg; Talking Circle, 14/10/98. Listening Circle, 4/11/98. Details; Women Together, 62 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 6AF. Tel. 01232 – 315100, fax 314864.
	Amnesty International Aims For A Million Signatures Irish Amnesty International is aiming to garner a million signatures for human rights, in an intensive campaign from 19 October to 21 November, trying to make the cards available right across the country; contact AI, 48 Fleet Street, Dublin 2, Callsave 1850 611 122 (outside Republic +353 1 677 6361) Web http://www.amnesty.ie/ Meanwhile Amnesty in the North has a programme for the Belfast Fringe Festival (10-29 November) including exhibitions, talks and social events; contact AI-NI at 01232 - 666216, 80a Stranmillis Road, Belfast BT9 5AD.	Glencree Walkies Glencree Centre for Reconciliation is organising a sponsored 10 k walk, 'Paces for peace' to be held in the Phoenix Park, Dublin on Saturday 17th October, it's intended to be a fun day out with other things happening. Contact; Clare Tuhey, Glencree Development Office, Exchequer Chambers, 19/23 Exchequer Street, Dublin 2, ph 01 - 662 0355 / 679 7148, fax 679 8004.
	East Timor Ireland Solidarity Campaign (ETISC) The current issue of Maubere, the ETISC newsletter, reflects on Suharto's fall from power. 'Xanana, Belo say referendum is the only solution' is a cover caption, and an inside story details 'Oireachtas Committee calls for Xanana to be released'. Specifically ETISC is asking people to write to Irish Foreign Minister David Andrews (David Andrews TD, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Iveagh House, St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2) calling for the stationing of UN observers in East Timor so alleged Indonesian troop reductions can be monitored (some reports indicate more arriving). Donations, help, subs (8 Irish Punts, unwaged 4 Irish punts) welcome. ETISC, Room 16, 24-26 Dame Street, Dublin 2. Ph/Fax 01 - 671 9207; Mobile 087 286 0122. E-mail etisc@ireland.supports.tp
	Enclosures for most people receiving this as a mailing - others may be best to get these from groups directly: 'By the year 2000 tourism will be the biggest industry on earth' - a card about VSO's 'Worldwise' campaign - "I want to be able to buy a holiday where more of the money I spend benefits local people". The card can be signed and returned to VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas) at the address given (317 Putney Bridge Road, London SW15 2PN; Worldwise Hotline 0181 - 780 7580) or VSO, 122 Great Victoria Street, Belfast BT2 7BG; Phone 01232 - 328872. Web http://www.oneworld.org/vso/ VSO is a volunteer sending development agency working in 61 developing countries A leaflet about the Corrymeela Community and becoming a Friend; 8 Upper Crescent, Belfast BT7 1NT. Ph 01232 - 325008, fax 315385, Email belfast@corrymeela.org.uk Web www.corrymeela.org.uk	Next INNATE Belfast Network Meeting Quaker House, 7 University Ave, Belfast, on Thursday 29th October at 7.30 pm, to share info and work on a planned seminar on 'looking back, looking forward at the end of the war in Northern Ireland'; anyone interested welcome (queries to Rob, Belfast 647106).

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