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Bridging the Gap: Practical strategies and methods of
working with service communities and host
communities within a society coming out of conflict in Northern
Ireland
Bridging the Gap: Practical strategies and methods of
working with service communities and host
communities within a society coming out of conflict in Northern
IrelandBarry Fennell, Dr Alan Largey &
Andy SimpsonBarry Fennell, Dr Alan Largey &
Andy Simpson
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Present situationPresent situation
Normalisation?Stability - UncertaintyIntegrationBuilding Relationships
Normalisation?Stability - UncertaintyIntegrationBuilding Relationships
Context and locationContext and location
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Development of ‘pilot projects’
By establishing a partnership approach to local peace building
between Co-operation Ireland and Army Welfare Service that will be developed as a model and basis
for a regional cross-border, intercommunity network of
relationships.
Development of ‘pilot projects’
By establishing a partnership approach to local peace building
between Co-operation Ireland and Army Welfare Service that will be developed as a model and basis
for a regional cross-border, intercommunity network of
relationships.
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Our focusOur focus• Services communities and their
families who are permanently stationed within Northern Ireland
• Families living on these bases are excluded and marginalised
• This project aims to reconcile services communities with local indigenous communities
• Services communities and their families who are permanently stationed within Northern Ireland
• Families living on these bases are excluded and marginalised
• This project aims to reconcile services communities with local indigenous communities
StrategiesStrategiesDelivery of an agreed, ‘bottom up’ and active programme
Significant contributions towards: Community engagement, civic activity, advocacy, research,
Interaction and fostering of mutual understanding and reconciliation between communities that never existed before
OverviewOverview Promoting and developing ‘local capacity’ Facilitating shared experiences/learning Developing shared, practical and innovative
opportunities Embedding the principles of inclusion,
equality and respect for difference into the lives of those taking part
Promoting acceptance and understanding of others Testing values and beliefs
Promoting and developing ‘local capacity’ Facilitating shared experiences/learning Developing shared, practical and innovative
opportunities Embedding the principles of inclusion,
equality and respect for difference into the lives of those taking part
Promoting acceptance and understanding of others Testing values and beliefs
SummarySummary
Challenges Participation Security situation and threats Aims and ethos of the project were
endorsed by all participants Activities were universally welcomed A sense that project(s) needed to run for
longer, but despite this participants felt that positive outcomes had emerged
Challenges Participation Security situation and threats Aims and ethos of the project were
endorsed by all participants Activities were universally welcomed A sense that project(s) needed to run for
longer, but despite this participants felt that positive outcomes had emerged
“Do we have the wisdom and the
courage to walk the path of peace?”
Barack Obama
“Do we have the wisdom and the
courage to walk the path of peace?”
Barack Obama
ThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyou Barry Fennell
[email protected] Dr Alan Largey
[email protected] Andy Simpson
Barry Fennell [email protected]
Dr Alan Largey [email protected]
Andy Simpson [email protected]
