Thinking Futures: Building Recognition - Vox Pop

Thinking Futures: Building Recognition is an initiative of the Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool, and the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), to bring together representatives of the pro-Union community in Northern Ireland and those of the GAA. By removing traditional barriers to discussion, discourse and debate, we aim to foster genuine parity of esteem and mutual respect, and to heal old divisions. The initiative aims to encourage positive engagement and to protect and develop civic space and in doing so promote reconciliation and conflict transformation.
Four fora were held between April 2023 and January 2024 - one in each provence of Ireland. Each forum featured a chaired panel discussion with pro-union and GAA panel members who were given an opportunity to explain their identity and attitude to the constitutional question and to building reconciliation.
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This project was funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs' Reconciliation Fund.
Videography by Jenny Collins Films.