This interactive session explores energy democracy and community participation in the energy transition with a focus on citizen energy in Northern Ireland.
Join us for what promises to be the first post-Brexit Clinic here at Queen's Policy Engagement.
What would a woman-friendly constitution look like? Would a women-friendly constitution benefit other marginalised groups? How might it happen? Join us for this International Women's Day Event to explore these questions and others.
Conversations on the constitutional status of Northern Ireland are flourishing in public and behind the scenes. So far, most of these conversations have focused on UK union, Irish unity and their implications for rights, equality, health, education and the economy. The impacts of constitutional change on women’s and other marginalised lives are rarely considered. This […]
Since the late nineteenth century, the humble bicycle has played a minor, yet significant role in Irish history. Internationally, the bicycle has been an integral instrument of protest and cultural change. From use during times of revolution, to a tool of cultural nationalism, and a vehicle for calling attention to indigenous language rights, the bicycle […]
This panel discussion will explore the role that journalism has played in Northern Ireland, hearing from iconic voices of TV, radio and print.
Can you imagine talking to a stranger about politics? About a political issue that you disagree on?
We are currently in the midst of Europe’s largest refugee crisis since World War II — one million refugees in 2015 alone. Filmmakers Hassan Fazili, his wife Fatima Hossaini, and their two daughters, Nargis and Zahra, became four of those one million. When the Taliban put a bounty on Fazili’s head, the family were forced […]
What does the Church of England, the Davos annual meeting of those who ‘run the world’, climate scientists and activists from Greta Thunberg and the school strike for climate movement and Extinction Rebellion all have in common? When such disparate organisations are all in agreement that there is an urgent need to recognise and respond […]
In this performance lecture, let Richard O’Leary take you in search of Ulster’s Lesser Spotted Queer Protestant. The existence of the LSQP has long been denied by many historians and Christians, but Dr. O’Leary will present evidence to challenge the orthodox view. Drawing on newly accessed archival material, Dr. O’Leary presents both an objective and […]
