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Creative Expression and Engagement Within the Older Community
Entering Cregagh Community Centre in Belfast, one could be forgiven for assuming that this facility would offer little more than typical leisure activities to its older citizens. However, 12 men and women, all over age 65 and from different backgrounds, came together for an engaging,…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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Robinson and McGuinness Launch Interface Programme in Partnership with the Atlantic Philanthropies
Source: Northern Ireland Executive
First Minister Rt. Hon Peter D Robinson MLA and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MP, MLA today launched a new programme aimed at supporting inter community sharing in disadvantaged and interface areas.The ‘Contested Space Programme’, which has been established in conjunction with the Atlantic Philanthropies,…
Resource type: News
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Shared education in NI proposed to save costs
Source: BBC
An economic consultancy has said shared education could help Northern Ireland schools survive the harsh funding cuts which are expected. Oxford Economics said excess capacity in schools is partly due to having different schools for both Protestants and Catholics in the same communities. It argues…
Resource type: News
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Disability Action
Atlantic supported building the capacity of Disability Action to influence policy that promotes the rights of disabled people, who account for one in five people in part due to Northern Ireland's history of violent conflict.
Resource type: Video
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Age Sector Platform
Older people are generally not aware of their rights and the legislation that exists to protect them. Advocacy on age-related issues has tended not to involve older people themselves, but age-sector nongovernment organisations (NGOs) have undertaken the issues on behalf of older people. Through a…
Resource type: Video
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Big Telly Theatre Company
Entering Cregagh Community Centre in Belfast, one could be forgiven for assuming that this facility would offer little more than typical leisure activities to its older citizens. However, 12 men and women, all over age 65 and from different backgrounds, came together for an engaging,…
Resource type: Video
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Robinson awarded highest civilian honour in US
Source: Belfast Telegraph
Original Source Mary Robinson is the founder and president of Realizing Rights, an Atlantic grantee. Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson has been awarded the highest civilian honour in the United States - the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Announcing the award at the White House…
Resource type: News
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Two Atlantic Grantees Featured on BBC's The One Show
Source: BBC's The One Show
Original Source This video clip features the work of two of Atlantic's Reconciliation and Human Rights grantees in Northern Ireland – the Suffolk Lenadoon Interface Group (SLIG) and the Integrated Education Fund. The piece was aired across the UK on the BBC’s evening flagship programme,…
Resource type: News
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Robinson urges NIO: Respond to deal breach
Source: Irish News
by William Graham The political crisis at Stormont has deepened with First Minister Peter Robinson accusing Sinn Fein of defaulting on the St Andrews Agreement and suggesting that Secretary of State Shaun Woodward should "respond". Contact between the DUP and Sinn Fein is continuing…
Resource type: News
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The Atlantic Philanthropies Appoints Gara LaMarche New Chief Executive Officer
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
For further information please contact:Kate Bullinger in New York at +212 916 7302Colin McCrea in Dublin at +353 1 799 5912THE ATLANTIC PHILANTHROPIES APPOINTS GARA LAMARCHENEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERPhilanthropy Executive Brings Record of Innovative Leadership to an Organisation Committed to Social Change and to Disbursing…
Resource type: News