Mediation Northern Ireland

Mediation Northern Ireland was delighted to host a conversation with Bill Shaw of the 174 Trust on Monday, January 30th as part of the ongoing exploration of the Moral Imagination.  Bill recounted his journey into work with the 174 Trust.  He talked about the leaps of faith that were needed to just listen and respond to a community and its needs rather than to have a plan and force a community to accept it.  Bill described his openness to offer a room, a key, a coffee, a listening ear or whatever he had available at the time to anyone who turned up and said they had a project that they would like to develop. 

By listening, responding and sharing the resources in this cooperative rather than competitive way the 174 Trust is now firmly located within the heart of the community.  Bill’s approach provides a good compass for all of us working alongside communities in transition. 

On Monday, February 27^th from 2-4pm Mediation Northern Ireland will host Cathal McLaughlin from the Prisons Memory Archive.  

The Prisons Memory Archive holds 175 filmed interviews of people who were connected to the Maze and Long Kesh Prisons and Armagh Gaol during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Participants, who were recorded onsite, include prison staff, prisoners, chaplains, probation officers, visitors and teachers. The PMA is currently in post-production designing software for an interactive digital archive that will allow access to multi-narratives of our contested past.

This is an open event and everyone is welcome to join the conversation. 

If you would like to join please just notify Benedikt on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it