Community Work Approaches to Peace Building – The Impact of the Community & Voluntary Sector on Supporting Peace and Building Democracy

The DCWC Harnessing Equality for Lasting Peace (HELP) Project is hosting an end of project conference in The Station House Hotel, Letterkenny, on Friday 9th December 2011.  The theme of the event is Community Work Approaches to Peace Building – The Impact of the Community & Voluntary Sector on Supporting Peace and Building Democracy.  

The HELP Project is funded through the European Union’s PEACE III Programme which is managed by the Special EU Programmes Body.  The grant was secured under Theme 1.2 Acknowledging and Dealing with the Past, Strand 3 - Securing the Future that is administered by the Community Relations Council/Pobal Consortium.   

This conference aims to:

• To highlight the contribution that community work has made to building peace and democracy and supporting reconciliation and social change in the North & South of Ireland  
• To present case studies examining this work.  
• To identify collective strategies for the community sector in the north and south to continue to make a positive impact on supporting peace and building democracy.  

We will also be launching our resource guide The Community Work Approach to Peacebuilding at the conference.   

Guest Speakers:
International Perspective on the role of grassroots organisations in regions of conflict Dr. Alan Bruce: Universal Learning Systems  
National Context – Changing Environment for Community Work TBA: Community Workers Co-operative   The Role of the C&V Sector in developing the Border region Colin Devine: North West Community Network  

Case Studies:
Donegal Ex-prisoners Group - Gerry Mc Monagle; Abhaile Aris
Asylum Seeking Community in Belfast - Jim O’ Neill: Community Dialogue
Tools for Change Community Work course – Annette Patton: DCWC HELP Project  

This is a free event but, as numbers are limited, prior booking is required

To access the booking form for this event please click here.