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CAJ - Committee on the Administration
of Justice
One big recent event was the lecture given by Archbishop Desmond Tutu on
'Dignity, Equality and Inalienable Rights', held jointly with the
Global Citizens Circle. Meanwhile CAJ has just the activity for you to
enjoy around your Christmas fire/pudding/tree; as the Bill of Rights
consultation by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission has been
extended beyond 1st December, you too can help mould the final result -and
if you don't have the full or summary consultation documents contact the
NI Human Rights Commission at Temple Court, 39 North Street, Belfast BT1
1NA, Tel: 028 - 9024 3987, fax 028 9024 7844, e-mail nihrc@belfast.org.uk,
or visit www.nihrc.org
CAJ has been continuing its work on policing and a range of other issues.
That range of issues is represented in CAJ's Annual Report 2000 - 2001 (56
pages, A4) which gives a run down on the work (and Mary O'Rawe's foreword
as outgoing chairperson mentions the fact CAJ will be 21 years old in
2002) and their up to date publications list; copies £2 to non-members.
Membership of the CAJ remains at £17 waged, £5 unwaged, including
receipt of 'Just News' bulletin. CAJ 45/47 Donegall Street, Belfast
BT1 2BR, Tel: 028 - 90961122, fax 90246706, web www.caj.org.uk
AFrI on the move
AFrI, Action from Ireland, have
moved northside in Dublin to 134 Phibsboro Road, Dublin 7 (previous
address was Lower Rathmines Road). Their phone number will remain 01 - 496
85 95 for the meantime and e-mail is still afri@iol.ie
Meanwhile their annual justice and peace conference, Féile Bríde, takes
place on Saturday and Sunday 26th - 27th January in Kildare on the theme 'Oscail
Do Croi - Asylum Seekers, Refugees And Militarisation'. Further
information from AFrI at the above contact points.
Well hello there - Partners in transformation
Partners in Transformation is a new Belfast-based project to support
the capacity of churches and faith communities in their calling to be
peacebuilders and agents of transformation. The project is scheduled to
run for five years and will be aimed at executive, middle and local
leaders in all churches and faith communities. There will be various
activities including initiating contacts and mapping, reflective
discussions, training, consultancy and networking. The Project co-leaders
are Doug Baker and Cecelia Clegg, respectively seconded from the Mediation
Network for Northern Ireland and the Irish School of Ecumenics. It is
anticipated there will also be an administrator and two project officers
from early 2002, plus associates. Contact; Partners in Transformation, c/o
St Clement's Conference Centre, 722 Antrim Road, Newtownabbey BT36 7TEL:
Phone 028 - 90 77 00 61.
Back to Northern Basic AVP - Alternatives to Violence Project
AVP/Alternatives to Violence project, which is slowly gearing up in
the North, will have another Basic (first level) course taking place in
Belfast the weekend of 18th - 20th January (participants from anywhere
welcome). AVP is an individual-oriented nonviolence training programme
helping people discover nonviolent solutions within themselves (and good
craic). There is a series of three workshops available within AVP. Details
from Mark at 028 - 90 24 92 93 or Christy at 90 72 11 83 (e-mail christybischoff@hotmail.com)
INCORE
INCORE, the Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity, based in
Foiled-City, is now producing an e-mail newsletter which they intend
producing every two months (the first appeared mid-November). This
includes news and updates on INCORE projects and it's available on request
to lyn@incore.ulst.ac.uk
Meanwhile the Local International Learning Project will host programme on 'Flashpoint
Management: Capacities For Crisis Response In 'Interface' Areas' from
22 - 26 January; INCORE will host a visit by individuals from various
countries involved in interface work, there will be a one day conference
on 22nd January and a series of meetings with interested people throughout
the week. If you're interested in this then contact Anna Visser at INCORE
(e-mail anna@incore.ulst.ac.uk)
INCORE also has available material from their recent workshop on mixed
marriages (interracial/inter-caste/interfaith). Finally, also available on
request are a series of three booklets co-authored by Cheyanne Church and
Anna Visser; on 'Single Identity Work', 'Multiculturalism And
Diversity' and On 'Civil Societies In Transition And The Role Of
Civic Forums'. INCORE, Aberfoyle House, Northland Road,
Derry/Londonderry BT48 7JA, Tel: 028 - 7137 5500, fax 7137 5510, e-mail incore@incore.ulst.ac.uk,
web www.incore.ulst.ac.uk
Nonviolence in the Context of War or Armed Violence @ KURVE Wustrow
The next English-language international training on this topic takes
place in the north of Germany from 5 - 21 July 2002. It is
particularly intended for activists from local peace, human rights and
reconciliation groups, people interested in third party intervention,
people shaping approaches for education in crisis areas, and people
working with refugees. Trainers are Jill Sternberg, Stella Tamang and
Hagen Berndt. The fee is 700 Euros but let them know if lack of funding is
an obstacle to participation. The training is endorsed by IFOR/International
Fellowship of Reconciliation. KURVE-Wustrow is a Center for Education and
Networking in Nonviolent Action. Closing date 15th March. Further details
and application procedure from; KURVE Wustrow, Kirchstr.14, 29462 Wustrow,
Germany, e-mail info@kurvewustrow.org
Transforming the United Nations Conference
We think we missed this seventy-odd page booklet when it came out
earlier in the year but it's worth mentioning. It comes from the
conference of the same title held in July 2000 with a whole raft of
excellent speakers. The intention of the conference was to explore the
role that a transformed and renewed United Nations could play. The
conference, and the booklet, were co-sponsored by PANA/Peace and
Neutrality Alliance, the Irish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, and the
Irish United Nations Association. The issues concerned are even more
relevant after the events of 11th September 2001. The booklet has a cover
price of IR£5. PANA, 113 Springhill Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin, Tel: 01
- 2806878; Irish United Nations Association, 14 Lower Pembroke Street,
Dublin 2, Tel: 01 - 661 6920, fax 678 51 68; Irish campaign for Nuclear
Disarmament, PO Box 6327, Dublin 6, Tel: 087 - 960 1701.
Discovering who I am...
Evelyne O'Callaghan Burkhard, based in Co Cork, is offering a variety
of workshops including facing loss and bereavement, dealing with emotions,
forgiving and letting go, listening and communicating, and living in
harmony with others (the last includes different approaches to decision
making). Workshops are adapted to the needs of the group and are focused
on personal development; content includes theory, group exercises and
individual sharing. They can run for a weekend, evenings, or a series of
days. Further details and fees by negotiation from; Evelyne O'Callaghan
Burkhard, Coolgreen, Whites Cross, Co Cork, Tel: 021 - 488 44 56, e-mail eburkhard@eircom.net
Spirit of Enniskillen Trust
21st December is the deadline for 2002 applications for young people
(16 - 19 years) finding out how people in other countries are dealing with
differences and learning to live with each other. Application forms and
background from www.soetrust.co.uk
or contact at 97 Malone Avenue, Belfast BT9 6EQ, Tel: 028 - 90 38 15 00,
e-mail info@soetrust.co.uk
Afghanistan - Irish action continues
While some regular actions have been winding up for Christmas, others
still continue (see last issue) but the war ain't
over ‘til President Bush sings… and the deaths have stopped, which
seems some way away. There'll be another demo at Shannon Airport to
protest at the considerable amount of US war-related air traffic which has
been stopping over and refuelling there; 3pm on Saturday 15th December,
buses from Sligo, Belfast, Cork and Limerick. Contact Gregor at (+353) 087
- 6996046.
Healing ancestral consciousness
Ancestral healing is based on the idea that each of us embodies the
consciousness of our familial ancestors and in addition the unresolved
wounds. There are two Belfast-based courses starting on 6th and 13th
January. There's also a facilitated discussion on the use of ancestral
healing in conflict resolution on Monday 7th January from 7.00pm at Quaker
House, 7 University Avenue, Belfast (Tel: 028 90 24 92 93 about this
latter meeting). About the programme in general contact; Janet Thornton,
26A Brookvale Avenue, Belfast BT14 6BW, Tel: 028 - 90 749 365, e-mail jlthornton@eircom.net
INNATE Printed resources:
As a totally voluntary organisation with no premises, INNATE has to
struggle with what resources it can make available to people. It now has
on request (by e-mail preferably, paper if necessary) its printed
resources list on nonviolence and related topics (19 pages A4). Get in
touch if you want a copy.
Chile seminar report:
The report from the joint workshop with Healing Through Remembering,
led by Roberta Bacic, on 'Dealing With The Past - Chile' available
from INNATE by mid-January (paper or e-mail).
Church and Peace; Working for reconciliation in a divided society
Latest pamphlet from Church and Peace is documentation from a seminar
with Christian peacemakers from the Balkans (though one of the
contributions is from Joe Campbell of the Mediation Network for Northern
Ireland). Entitled "Moving Beyond 'Business As Usual' In The
Church; Working For Reconciliation In A Divided Society", it's 40
pages A5. The suggested price is UK1.60 / 2.55 Euros. Church and Peace
International Office is Ringstrasse 14, D - 35641 Schoeffengrund, Germany,
Tel: +49 6445 5588, fax 6445 5070, e-mail churchpe@aol.com
and web http://church-peace.ini.hu
The Church and Peace office for Britain and Ireland is at 20 The Drive,
Hertford SG14 3DF, England, Tel: 01707 324 581, and e-mail gerald.drewett@dtn.ntl.com
'Prison and nonviolent struggle' - latest Peace News
The latest (December 2001 - February 2002) issue of Peace News looks
at a wideranging range of prison issues, particularly of interest to peace
and nonviolence activists, as well as a round up of anti-war news and
views and the Prisoners for Peace annual listing (it's also on the WRI
website at http://www.wri-irg.org).
Peace News has a cover price of UK£2.50 and subscriptions are £10 for 4
issues in the UK or £15 elsewhere.
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