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ISE masters reconciliation, links with TCD
The Irish School of Ecumenics (ISE),
based in Dublin and Belfast, has become an academic institute in its own
right within Trinity College Dublin. This will expand ISE's academic
options, provide students with full access to TCD facilities, and help
safeguard ISE's financial future. ISE currently runs masters programmes in
Peace Studies (where Dr Linda Hogan recently became a new full-time
lecturer on human rights) and in Ecumenics, both based in Dublin.
Meanwhile ISE's adult education programme will continue funded through a
newly-created ISE Trust.
In another development, ISE is starting a masters course in
Reconciliation Studies to be taught in Belfast; the first intake for this
course will be in October and will bring the total number of masters
courses run by ISE to three. Reconciliation Studies will offer a 1-year
full time or 2 years part-time M.Phil. Contents include; theology and the
dynamics of reconciliation, hermeneutics and reconciliation, resources for
reconciliation and peace in the world's religions, trauma and healing in
individuals and communities, and either conflict transformation or
ethnicity, nationalism and religion.
Queries about the new M.Phil in Reconciliation Studies should be made
to; Reconciliation Studies Programme, Irish School of Ecumenics, 48
Elmwood Avenue, Belfast BT9 6AZ, e-mail reconsec@tcd.ie
Phone queries about the course should currently go to the Director in
Dublin; 00 353 -1 - 260 1144.
The Dublin address is Irish School of Ecumenics, Milltown Park, Dublin
6, phone 01 - 260 1144, fax 260 1158, e-mail ise@tcd.ie
and website http://www.tcd.ie/ise
Curvaceous and audacious
The Learning Curve is a new magazine on community relations and
peacebuilding in Northern Ireland produced by the Community Relations
Training and Learning Consortium (CRTLC); it is intended to act as a forum
for reflective practice and learning in the field. The first (24 page, A4)
issue of The Learning Curve includes material on human rights
(Martin O'Brien on its relevance to community relations, Lynda Gould on
Christianity and human rights), Michael Arlow on citizenship and community
relations, Future Ways on the public sector and EDI/Equity, Diversity and
Interdependence, among other items. CRTLC intends producing two pilot
issues before possibly moving to a subscription basis (members will
receive it anyway).
Contact; CRTLC, Unit T7, Dungannon Enterprise Centre, 2 Coalisland
Road, Dungannon, Co Tyrone BT71 6JT, ph 028 8772 9610, fax 8772 9611,
e-mail info@crtlc.org
Website www.crtlc.org
Metro Eireann /
Multiculturalism and the Media
'Many voices, one Ireland' is the masthead of Metro Eireann, a
fascinating multi-cultural monthly newspaper. Produced in Dublin it is
distributed free there and in around 20 counties (postal sub rates are IR£12
for 12 issues, IR£16 Europe). It contains material of interest to anyone
concerned with a multi-cultural country including Irish people, guest
workers, asylum seekers, students and travellers; there are many different
features and writers include some prominent Irish names.
Metro Eireann, 213 North Circular Road, Dublin 7, phone 01 - 869
0670, fax 8689 142, e-mail sales@metroeireann
and Website www.metroeireann.com
Metro Eireann is organising a panel discussion on
'Multiculturalism and the Media' at Temple Bar Music Centre on 9th May at
7.30 pm; participants include Eamon Dunphy, Kevin Myers, Fintan O'Toole.
Amnesty International (AI)
Recent happenings at Irish AI include the launch of a report on
refugees and asylum seekers at the end of 2000, giving a detailed analysis
of the asylum process and Refugee Act as amended. Sean Love started as the
new AI Director in March, at which time the report "Broken bodies,
shattered minds" was launched on the torture of women. The last
day of April saw the launch of a report on the Irish government's
compliance with international human rights law entitled "Ireland:
An Audit of Human Rights Compliance 2000" which received much
press coverage. A campaign against racism is about to be launched. And on
3rd May there will be a media awards ceremony, to become an annual event,
to credit excellent pieces on human rights issues. AI Irish Section, 48
Fleet Street, Dublin 2, ph 01 - 6776361, e-mail amnesty.iol.ie Website www.amnesty.ie
CAJ: Human Rights talks
CAJ, the Committee on the Administration of Justice, has a series of
meetings coming up in relation to the NI Bill of Rights. Bruce Porter will
speak on 'Socio-economic rights in a domestic charter of rights; a
Canadian perspective' in the Great Hall, Magee College, Derry on Weds 9th
May at 7.30 pm, and in Wellington Park Hotel, Malone Rd, Belfast on Thurs
10th May at 7.30 pm. There will be a further lecture in the series on 31st
May with Prof Sir Nigel Rodley. Meanwhile CAJ's preliminary submission to
the NI Human Rights Commission on a Bill of Rights is available (Ref.
S.106), the cost is £3.50. CAJ, 45/47 Donegall St, Belfast BT1 2BR, ph
028 - 9096 1122, fax 9024 6706, Website http://www.caj.org.uk
International Volunteer Projects – 2001
This 48-page, A4, booklet from SCI sections VSI (South) and IVS
(North) lists projects in nearly fifty different states - they cover
community, environmental, peace, anti-racism, arts and cultural,
playschemes, and historical projects, mainly 2 - 3 weeks. The variety is
enormous, so there should be something for everyone. Enquire also if you
are interested in medium to longer term volunteering opportunities. 'International
Volunteer Projects' is available at IR£3 from Voluntary Service
International (VSI), 30 Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1, ph. 01 - 8551011, fax
8551012, e-mail vsi@iol.ie
or at UK£3.50 inc. post from International Voluntary Service (IVS) at 122
Great Victoria Street, Belfast BT2 7BG, ph 028 - 90 238147, fax 90 244356,
or e-mail placements@ivsni.co.uk
Training for diversity - Jane Elliott style
Those familiar with the work of american psychologist Jane Elliott
will probably know about her training in prejudice awareness through the
Brown eye/Blue eye project - participants learn about prejudice by
experiencing it in a controlled environment. Following a seminar Ms
Elliott gave in Belfast last summer, Kilcranny House is running a training
for trainers course using the Brown eye/Blue eye project and Jane Elliott
technique; the training will be facilitated by Dutch organisation Magnenta
and will involve a 4-day residential at Kilcranny this autumn. Anyone
interested contact; Anne Cummings, Kilcranny House, phone 028 - 70 321816,
e-mail info@kilcranny.thegap.com
Meath Peace Group
owing to the foot and mouth situation, Meath Peace Group has had to
suspend public talks and most of its North-South activities over the past
two months, but hopes to resume its public work soon. The report on the
last public talk held in February (No.40 in the series), "Teaching
our Shared History" is now available (45 pages, free, but postage
would be appreciated). The speakers at the talk were Dr Michael Farry, Dr
Kenneth Milne, John Lowry, and Ruairi Quinn, the chair was David
Robertson. The talk and others are available from Julitta Clancy,
Parsontown, Battersotown, Co Meath. Phone 01 - 8259438.
Cwlwm Cymod Cymru – Corrymeela
The Corrymeela Sunday Service at Bangor (North Wales) Cathedral was
postponed because of the fear of spreading the foot and mouth virus. It
will now take place on Sunday 16th September at 3 pm with David Bleakley
as guest. Contact; Nia Rhosier, Ty Hen Gapel John Hughes, Pontrobert,
Meifod, Powys SY22 6JA, Cymru. Ph. 01938 - 500631.
Congratulations bishop!
Congratulations and best wishes to Pax Christi member Donal McKeown on
becoming a bishop. He will continue to be based in Belfast.
Church and Peace: Pacifism of the Gospel
Church and Peace have published a useful little pamphlet entitled
" 'Do not repay anyone evil for evil'; The pacifism of the
Gospel" (A5, 20 pages) written by Neal Blough. "Nonviolence
is not an individual question; it is social and political, lived out first
of all within the Christian community which through grace has been made
into a community of peace and reconciliation", he says. It looks
at biblical and theological foundations, remarks on the Just War
tradition, and looks at the beginning of a dialogue with this tradition.
The English edition is available, price £1, from Ursula Windor, 4
Brunswick Square, Gloucester, GL1 1UG, England, ph +44 0452 -549669, or
from the Church and Peace International Office, Ringstrasse 14, D - 35641
Schoeffengrund, Germany, ph +49 6445 5588, fax 6445 5070, e-mail churchpe@aol.com
web http://church-peace.ini.hu
Fun-ding fairly; Relationships
Count
Future Ways has produced a short video and pocket booklet entitled
"Relationships Count - Tips and traps for funders' looking at
some of the issues for those with responsibility for allocating funds, in
any form, in Northern Ireland. The video is in the form of a 15 minute
drama and as such is enjoyable and hopefully educative viewing. It is
priced at £10 (cheques payable to University of Ulster), order to;
Loretto Blackwood, Room T011, Cavehill, University of Ulster, Cromore
Road, Coleraine BT52 1SA, ph 028 - 7032 4550, fax 7032 4674, e-mail da.wilson@ulst.ac.uk
Armoured
cars, tanks and guns – with parts manufactured by our sons
Here we do a quick round up of four groups who are active in
opposing Irish involvement in the arms trade:
AFRI - Action from Ireland
AFRI's involvement started in 1995 with a conference on
Militarisation and the International Arms Trade. In 1996 AFRI
published the report "Links - Ireland's links with the arms
trade and military industry" which for the first time
revealed the companies in the Republic involved in the international
arms trade (see Nonviolent News 41). AFRI continued to
monitor this area and worked to update its research. In 2000 a
report was published, "What price peace? The Irish peace
process and the International arms trade" mainly looking at
the Northern Ireland involvement (see NN83). AFRI has also
campaigned against the deepening involvement of the Irish Republic
with NATO and been active in opposing membership of PfP/'Partnership
for Peace'. AFRI is currently engaged in a campaign for a 'no' vote
in the referendum on the Treaty of Nice because of the military
implications. Just published by AFRI is a new booklet, "The
Treaty of Nice, NATO and the European Army: Implications for
Ireland" (A5, 22 pages). All the above mentioned
publications are available price IR£3.50 each including postage.
AFRI, Grand Canal House, Lower Rathmines Road, Dublin 6, ph. 01 -
4968595 / 4968610, e-mail afri@iol.ie
Website www.afri.buz.org
FEIC - Foyle Ethical Investment Campaign
The Foyle Ethical Investment
Campaign, affectionately known as FEIC, is a cross-border campaign
first ignited at an Afri/Children in Crossfire conference in Derry
in October 1999. FEIC, meaning 'to see' in Gaelic, is probably an
appropriate name for a campaign which has been concerned with seeing
through the softspeak about Raytheon that "they're only making
software', recognising that the software in question is needed to
guide missiles of destruction to their targets as part of the ASTOR
project (funded with œ800m by the British MoD). The campaign has
tried to present an alternative vision based on justice, solidarity,
peace and ethical investment.
Means adopted to date include a public round-table discussion,
the creation of two murals (one a controversial 3D design on the
back of Free Derry Corner using Raytheon's own words, 'Discriminate
and Destroy', another permanent one in Market Street in solidarity
with East Timor. Actions have included a 'die in' at Derry City
Council offices, another at Foyleside shopping centre, a Citizen's
Jury event which showed Raytheon as an unwelcome corporate guest. An
Easter weekend 'Celebration of Resistance' included a Good Friday
'Passion for Raytheon' procession which brought one of Derry's main
thoroughfares to a standstill and hopefully challenged everyone to
look at the reality of modern day crucifixion made possible by arms
companies like Raytheon. You can e-mail FEIC at feic2000@hotmail.com
or phone Rose Kelly at 077 - 82047 (Donegal) or Jim Keys at 028 - 71
263817 (Derry).
CAAT - Campaign Against Arms Trade
CAAT constitutes an important resource for Irish arms trade
activists both in its coverage of British and Northern Ireland arms
linkages and its general international resources. CAAT has been
working since 1974 to end international arms sales, focusing in
particular on the UK's role as a major world arms exporter (in 1998
arms accounted for 2.7% of the UK's visible exports but only 0.5%
jobs despite exporting £5 billion of weapons to over 140 countries)
CAAT is not a membership organisation but an association or groups
and individuals committed to ending the arms trade. UK subscriptions
are £22 individuals, £12 unwaged. CAAT's website at www.caat.org.uk
includes information on its 'clean investment' campaign listing all
sorts of bodies holding arms shares (some Irish information from
this is included in Billy King's column on the INNATE website for
NN87). CAAT, 11 Goodwin Street, London N4 3HQ, ph 020 - 7281 0297,
fax 7281 4369, e-mail caat@demon.co.uk |
Belfast
INNATE is acting as a facilitator for those interested in campaigning
on arms issues in the Belfast area; there is a meeting on Mon 14th May at
8pm in 7 University Avenue, Belfast to discuss this. Queries to INNATE.
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