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A series of conversations and creative reflections about civil society and community work: their contribution to Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland’s shared challenges and current and future collaboration on solutions. Contributors on the podcast bridge many divides. The introductory episode features prominent voices from our island’s enormous diaspora, looking back towards the island and discussing their unique perspectives. Guests throughout the series are drawn from those active ...
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In times of crisis, women have often carried significant burdens that are not well recognised. In this episode, we look at the role of women in community and peacebuilding, and the development of policy guided by lived experience. We discuss systemic, historical and intersectional discrimination against women. Lived experiences of women during the …
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In this discussion of social justice and collaboration, we will look at ways in which global citizenship can help address all-island challenges. In particular, we examine development education, now more commonly known as global citizenship education, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The discussion also looks at ways that an individual’…
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Digital poverty exists in both rural and urban communities across the island, reducing access to jobs, education and social interaction. This episode looks at developing skills and access to the digital world across generations in both social and economic contexts. We look at the supports needed for the scaling up of current efforts and opportuniti…
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Rural communities can be vibrant places but also face challenges of connectivity, access to services and resources, and higher incidence of domestic violence and out-migration to name a few. This episode looks at overcoming some of the barriers faced by rural communities across the island, and includes a discussion on the new common charter for coo…
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The need for action on climate change is urgent, and risks leaving communities behind. This episode deals with a fair and equitable transition to carbon neutrality that empowers people across the island to have a meaningful say and accrue local development benefits. We discuss principles of deliberative democracy and community wealth building as to…
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Adapting to and mitigating the effects of the climate crisis carries a need for rapid change that has the potential to disrupt livelihoods. How can communities be engaged in a fair and equitable manner while our society transitions to a post-carbon future? In this episode we look at the just transition as an opportunity rather than a burden, overco…
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It is widely agreed that the nature of the biodiversity crisis necessitates an all-island response. In this episode, we look at the ways that communities can be enabled to tackle this crisis through collaborative approaches. We explore the intersection of ecology with archaeology, heritage, and sense of place, and the value of knowledge gathering a…
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This episode deals with examples of grassroots and networked responses to crises of biodiversity and food production across the island. We look at democratising knowledge through citizen science, educating and empowering communities, and recognising the value of traditional knowledge. Guests Karin Dubsky is the Coordinator of Coastwatch, an educati…
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The first episode in this series looks at the role of the arts, language and culture as a vibrant part of civil society. We discuss their role in addressing the legacy of conflict and contemporary challenges across the island. Our guests talk about the arts as a platform for storytelling and critical thinking, and a catalyst for change in wider soc…
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In this episode we explore the meaning of social enterprise as a business for social good. We look at community ownership, the involvement of young people, and the role of social enterprise in developing an all-island economy. Knowledge sharing between organisations and jurisdictions is key in building the potential of social enterprise, with learn…
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The social economy can act as a bridge across barriers for people at distance from the labour market. In this episode, we look at the need for social enterprises to be embedded in communities providing local employment whilst delivering financial profit. Social enterprises are increasingly recognised as creating such opportunities by themselves and…
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The mental health crisis has been highlighted by the pandemic but it has many root causes that pre-date Covid-19. The Good Friday Agreement was signed in 1998, but the legacy of the troubles is still felt in the mental health epidemic across the island. In this episode, we pick apart the shared cognitive load of transgenerational trauma and the cri…
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A series of conversations and creative reflections about civil society and community work: their contribution to Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland’s shared challenges and current and future collaboration on solutions. Contributors on the podcast bridge many divides. Guests throughout the series are drawn from those active or supporting t…
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