All Events10 March 202122 March 2123 March 2124 March 202125 March 202126 March 202127 March 202128 March 2021All Events 10 March 2021 22 March 21 23 March 21 24 March 2021 25 March 2021 26 March 2021 27 March 2021 28 March 2021 My Bandana: My Embroidered VoiceJoin this online sewing workshop with social justice campaigner Erika Silva, and create a bandana inspired by your ideas. 10th March1.00pmPost-Brexit Northern IrelandA special panel discussion with some of the key journalists and academics who, for the past few years, have been guiding us through all things Brexit. 22nd March12.30pmChanging the GameIs there an easy step-by-step process that arts, culture and heritage organisations could follow to kickstart their digital journey? 22nd March3.00pmThe role of culture in urban regeneration and community developmentExamining the role of culture in social and economic development using the case study of the ambitious V&A East project in East London. 22nd March4.00pmThe media in Northern IrelandHow is it addressing division and reflecting diversity? 22nd March5.00pmCreating a fairer societyDiscussing Community Wealth Building – an alternative and fairer approach to local economic development. 22nd March6.00pmBlackstaff Press at 50Join us to celebrate the 50th birthday of Blackstaff Press. 22nd March6.00pmArts and Human RightsThe role of the arts to promote human rights, the telling of different stories and to build connections between diverse communities. 22nd March7.00pmHomelessness: What Are We Not Talking About?What do you think of when you think of homelessness? Did you know that most homeless people in Northern Ireland are not rough sleepers? 22nd March7.00pmTrans Writers SpeakA 60 minute discussion about the difficulties trans creatives face today, in both the writing and creative industries, and more widely. 22nd March8.00pmBeyond The NowAs we try to map a route beyond Covid-19, the arts can play an important role in renewing community. 23rd March11.00amGamechangersIt’s an understatement to say that – in recent times – women’s football has blown up in his part of the world. But what kept us? 23rd March12.30pmWomen in Parliament: Campaigning for changeA workshop highlighting influential women in Parliament and how women today can engage with and participate in politics. 23rd March12.30pmNevertheless, they persistedFeminist activism and the politics of crisis in Northern Ireland. 23rd March2.00pmReading in the PandemicJoin us for this interactive event where you can reflect on your pandemic reading and share it with the READ-IT project. 23rd March5.00pmLet’s Try UBI – The time is now!Reflecting on how Universal Basic Income can make us a more resilient society. 23rd March5.00pmDisinformation in a PandemicConsidering what kinds of posts and videos went viral during the Covid pandemic and the threats they have posed in undermining public health messaging. 23rd March7.00pmLet’s Imagine a ‘New Normal’!An opportunity to explore and share aspirations for an alternative to ‘getting back to normal’ post-pandemic. What should a ‘new normal’ look like? 23rd March7.00pmRisking Your Life for a COVID VaccineVolunteers for human challenge trials will discuss their decision to be purposefully infected with COVID-19. 23rd March7.00pmFrom Global Pandemic to Global Recovery, via Global DespairAn eclectic mix of people, whose working lives have been turned upside down by Covid, will reflect on what is going to happen next. 23rd March7.30pmAn ‘other’ islandJolting, joking, provoking and pondering our conflicted past via stories, music, and interactive exercises. 23rd March7.30pmMental Health Matters!What do students need from schools to help support their mental health? 23rd March8.00pmUnimagined Futures?Pluralism, Inclusion and Planning for a Border Poll 24th March12.00pmHealth in Challenging TimesJoin the Health Governance After Brexit project for a discussion on the future of health and the NHS in challenging times. 24th March12.30pmAchieving Net-Zero Carbon and Biodiversity ConservationExploring the necessary and sufficient conditions for society to be able to achieve climate neutrality and the halt of biodiversity loss by 2050. 24th March12.30pmThe Future of Partition: Women’s PerspectivesA panel of women with contrasting views on partition reflect on the impact of that momentous decision and discuss what they see as the future of partition on this island. 24th March1.00pmCarewornLockdown Stories from Family Caregivers. 24th March4.00pmThe Duncairn PodcastThe Duncairn Podcast chats with two inspiring local artists on how their race and identity impacts and infuses their work. 24th March6.00pmTomorrow’s Leaders TonightWe’ve heard enough from the politicians of today. Let’s hear from the next generation. 24th March7.00pmProse and PoliticsSinéad Gleeson in conversation with Jan Carson. 24th March7.00pmThe Climate Strikes and Public ActivismWhere do we go from here? Debating how Swedish activist, Greta Thunberg and the Fridays for Future Climate Strike movement has become such an effective campaign. 24th March7.00pmJo Hunter: Everyday CreativityCreating cultures of creativity across communities: Jo Hunter of 64 Million Artists introduces some of the work they’ve done in communities. 24th March7.30pmUn-Settled StatusEU Citizens’ Rights in Northern Ireland Post-Brexit – a live panel discussion. 25th March12.00pmBelfast Region City Deal (BRCD) – The Innovation StrandExploring the details of the Belfast Region City Deal and the opportunities it will create for Belfast and surrounding regions. 25th March12.30pmThe Road to ReinventionRe-inventing the city: how do you reinvent ‘the city’ after a pandemic? 25th March2.00pmWhat can we learn from the start-up market about the circular economy?Deloitte New Forums – An Open Innovation Conversation focused on sustainability. 25th March3.00pmImagining A Better FutureThree post-GFA generation, pro-union women in candid conversation about all aspects of life in Northern Ireland 25th March6.00pmBuilding Creative CommunitiesIn this practical, two hour online workshop, 64 Million Artists will share their methods for creating citizen-led and co-created cultural projects. 25th March6.30pmFact checking electionsEditor-in-chief of US-based Politifact, Angie Drobnic Holan, joins us to talk about fact checking in a tense political environment. 25th March7.00pmChange the World in Song!Join ‘Change the World in Song’, singing to raise the rafters and spirits, and affirm values of peace and justice. 25th March7.00pmDiscussing Steve McQueen’s Black BritainA screening of the Sir Steve McQueen’s Small Axe film Lovers Rock with post-film discussion. 25th March8.00pmStorytelling in Museums and Heritage SitesHow can personal stories engage with people emotionally across time and space and across different cultures? 26th March10.30amRestorative Justice in a world of inequality and injusticeDiscussing and debating the value of restorative justice interventions within the context of entrenched and deepening social and economic inequality in society. 26th March12.00pmBuilding Democracy Back BetterThis panel and participative discussion will explore how a Build Back Better Citizens’ Assembly could help NI’s recovery and give the audience a chance to have their say. 26th March2.00pmEyes on ExtractivesProtecting Land, Protecting Life – a discussion centering on the impacts to the environment posed by the extractive industry. 26th March6.00pmRace relations in Northern IrelandPast, present and future: an interactive event discussing the issues raised in the Migrant and Minority Ethnic Council’s recent film. 26th March7.30pmIt’s 10 years since the Arab Spring – so what?This panel discussion will review a decade of missed opportunities, ten years of change: the Arab Spring and what happened next. 27th March2.00pmPost-Pandemic NIConsidering how, together, we can make Northern Ireland a more attractive and inclusive place for everyone. 27th March3.00pmImagining a Fairer FutureGlobal thinkers and activists set out ideas and thoughts around what needs to be done to ‘build back fairer’. 27th March5.00pmFighting for Environmental Justice in North AfricaThis talk by Hamza Hamouchene will discuss “Extractivism and Resistance in North Africa”. 28th March3.00pmCultural Democracy, Community Development and the Old/New NormalStephen Pritchard argues that our creativity is unlimited and liberating, and our cultures are what makes us human. 28th March3.00pmBanking on Climate changeHear from campaigners across the world and locally about how we can cut off the pipeline of money that keeps the world’s polluters in business. 28th March5.00pmBallet Black: Like WaterLike Water is a hypnotic short film that appropriately caps a year when Black Lives Matter became an irrepressible global movement. 28th March7.00pmLetters with Wings, when Art meets ActivismAn event dedicated to the women artists Chimengul Awut (award-winning ) and Nûdem Durak (Kurdish origin folk musician and political prisoner in Turkey). 28th March7.00pm