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SUMMARY:June Brexit Clinic
DESCRIPTION:The latest Brexit Clinic will take place online on Tuesday 23 June from 12 noon. \nThe event is now sold out but a recording will be made available.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/june-brexit-clinic/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:The Ireland-Northern Ireland Protocol to the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement - CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:The ICEL and the School of Law in Queen’s University Belfast are delighted to announce an all-day conference on the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement. The conference will feature an impressive range of speakers who will address the most important issues arising in this complex and ever-changing area\, including the governance arrangements by which the agreement will be implemented in both the UK and the EU; Fundamental Rights; Citizenship and Free Movement; Goods\, Customs and the Single Market; and likely future developments. \nConfirmed speakers and chairs include: \n\nThe Hon Mr Justice John Cooke\, formerly of the High Court of Ireland and the Court of Justice of the European Union and Chairman of the ICEL\nDr Thomas Liefländer\, Deputy Head of Unit\, Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom\, European Commission\nProfessor Daniel Halberstam\, University of Michigan\nProfessor Gordon Anthony\, Queen’s University Belfast\nSir Declan Morgan\, Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland\nCiaran Toland SC\, Law Library -Professor Christopher McCrudden\, Queen’s University Belfast -Professor Imelda Maher\, University College Dublin\nProfessor Colin Harvey\, Queen’s University Belfast\nMargaret Gray SC\, QC\nDr Katy Hayward\, Queen’s University Belfast\nDr John Temple Lang\, ICEL\, Trinity College Dublin\, Senior Visiting Research Fellow\, Oxford University\, and Solicitor\nProfessor Catherine Donnelly BL\, Trinity College Dublin and Law Library
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/the-ireland-northern-ireland-protocol-to-the-brexit-withdrawal-agreement/
LOCATION:School of Law\, Queen's University\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200403T123000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021025
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SUMMARY:Attitudes to migrant workers in Northern Ireland: an improving landscape?
DESCRIPTION:In this seminar\, Lucy Michael will explore data from the 2018 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey on attitudes to migrant workers. Given the recent release of post-Brexit immigration plans by the UK government\, it is timely to consider the level of public acceptance and recognition of the role of migrant workers in the economic and cultural life of Northern Ireland. \nThe seminar will run from 11am to 12.30\, followed by a light lunch. The event is free\, but places must be booked in advance by Friday 27 March. \nDr Lucy Michael is a Research and Training Consultant in the areas of integration and equality. \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/attitudes-to-migrant-workers-in-northern-ireland-an-improving-landscape/
LOCATION:NICVA Offices\, 61 Duncairn Gardens \, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT15 2GB\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200328T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200328T164500
DTSTAMP:20260428T021025
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SUMMARY:The Quiet Shuffling of Feet - CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:David Bolton\, as we discover in The Quiet Shuffling of Feet\, was no stranger to conflict trauma. He was involved\, both personally and professionally\, in the Enniskillen bombing and responded to the Omagh bombing. \n“This is no ordinary story. As a second responder\, David was at the heart of a number of major trauma incidents. For the first time David tells his personal story\, revealing earlier childhood encounters with trauma.” Fergus Cooper\, Director \nIn 2001 David left the main health service to establish the Northern Ireland Centre for Trauma and Transformation. As well as providing recovery services the Centre carried out ground-breaking research\, in partnership with the University of Ulster. This dispelled the myth that the traumatic impact of The Troubles is limited to those who directly experienced violence. It evidenced some of the highest recorded levels of PTSD in a society\, post-conflict. \nDavid and his colleagues’ commitment to a holistic response to conflict trauma led the team to Sarajevo\, Nepal\, and New York. He went on to author Conflict\, Peace and Mental Health\, a book that addresses the consequences of conflict trauma within the Northern Ireland experience. \nThis intimate and reflective film was recorded over a seven month period\, mostly on location in Fermanagh and Tyrone. A challenging yet inspirational film. Visually stunning\, it is a moving tribute to one man’s unbreakable spirit.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/the-quiet-shuffling-of-feet/
LOCATION:Queen’s Film Theatre\, 20 University Road\, Belfast\, Northern Ireland\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200327T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200327T140000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021025
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SUMMARY:Negotiating Brexit: What can we expect? - CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:The UK’s chief negotiator\, David Frost\, and the EU’s Michel Barnier met at the beginning of March to begin the formal negotiation on the future relationship between the UK and the EU. Negotiations will alternate between Brussels and London over the coming months but already the UK has warned the EU it will walk away from trade talks in June unless there is a “broad outline” of a deal. \nBoth sides have laid out their priorities for the negotiations\, so what are the key issues being discussed? And what is the likelihood of an agreement being reached if the “UK will not negotiate any arrangements in which it doesn’t have control of its own laws and political life?” \nCome along and join in the discussion with Queen’s resident EU and Brexit experts\, led by Prof David Phinnemore. \nIn conjunction with the Imagine Belfast Festival of Ideas and Politics.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/negotiating-brexit-what-can-we-expect/
LOCATION:PFC 02/026\, Peter Froggatt Centre\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200326T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200326T200000
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SUMMARY:Brexit\, Health and Me - documentary screening - CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:  \nIn 2019 four academics from University of Sheffield and Queen’s University Belfast began a research project examining health governance after Brexit. Along the way\, they were joined by ShoutOutUK to produce a documentary about people’s expectations\, hopes and fears for health in the post-Brexit era. \nThe result is a gripping documentary about the role health and the NHS played in people’s vote on Brexit and in people’s imaginations about what the future holds. \nHow did we get to where we are? Where are we going now? Why is health and the future of the NHS of such importance to us? How do we hold politicians accountable for their words and actions? These are some of the questions that we aim to answer in the documentary. \nJoin us for a screening of Brexit\, health and me and a panel discussion with the academics behind it. One of the lessons for us is that despite our political differences we all care about our health and the health of the NHS. It is more important than ever to join the discussion about its future.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/brexit-health-and-me-documentary-screening/
LOCATION:Moot Court Room\, School of Law\, Tower Building\, Belfast\, Antrim \, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200326T183000
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SUMMARY:Abomination - screening at QFT - CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:Imagine! Festival of Ideas & Politics presents the world première of Nicky Larkin’s (Cherrie\, Me & HIV) documentary exploring the creation of The Belfast Ensemble’s provocative and powerful Abomination: A DUP Opera. \nAt midnight on 22nd October 2019\, marriage equality rights were finally extended to Northern Ireland. With no sitting government in Stormont for three years\, the law was passed through Westminster\, much to the horror of the evangelical Christian right and the DUP. \nMeanwhile\, in a quiet corner of Loyalist east Belfast\, a radical theatre group was in the process of creating the world’s first ever ‘documentary opera’. Led by enigmatic artistic director Conor Mitchell\, The Belfast Ensemble were taking every homophobic phrase said by DUP politicians over the past 40 years\, and putting it to music\, verbatim. The opera is called Abomination\, after the infamous Iris Robinson phone call to the Stephen Nolan Show where the then Health Minister of Northern Ireland described homosexuality as shamefully wicked and vile\, live on air. The full-length opera investigates the power of language in the hands of politicians\, and the damage it can do when used irresponsibly. \nThis screening will be followed by a Q+A with director Nicky Larkin and cast members. \nDir: Nicky Larkin | 2020 | UK | 42 mins + Q&A | Age 15+ \nFunded by Northern Ireland Screen \nNicky Larkin is a Belfast-based filmmaker. Recent credits include BBC NI doc Cherrie\, Me & HIV\, telling the story of his friend Matthew Cavan aka Belfast’s most-loved drag queen\, Cherrie Ontop (who also stars in Abomination). This followed on from the success of his previous short\, Becoming Cherrie\, which was nominated for ‘Best British Short’ in the Iris Prize in Cardiff\, won ‘Best LGBT Short’ at the Bolton International Film Festival\, and screened at Dublin International Film Festival\, Dinard Film Festival\, Melbourne Documentary Film Festival\, IndieCork\, Docs Ireland\, GAZE Film Festival\, Chicago Irish Film Festival\, and at the Contemporary Irish Arts Centre Los Angeles.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/abomination-screening-at-qft/
LOCATION:Queen’s Film Theatre\, 20 University Road\, Belfast\, Northern Ireland\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200326T173000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200326T193000
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SUMMARY:What do NI Businesses Need to Drive Growth in our Economy? - CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:As the UK prepares to leave the European Union\, it is timely to reflect on how best our local Northern Irish businesses might be supported to grow and thereby contribute to the Northern Ireland economy. \nThe Chief Executives’ Club at Queen’s has brought together a panel that includes leaders of business representative groups\, to discuss a range of key issues affecting business. Those taking part on the panel will be: \n\nDr. Graham Brownlow\, Senior Lecture of Economics\, Queen’s Management School\nRoseann Kelly\, Chief Executive\, Women in Business\nAngela McGowan\, CBI Northern Ireland Director\nAnn McGregor MBE\, Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry\n\nOur host for the evening will be the business broadcaster\, Jamie Delargy\, who was formerly the Business Editor at UTV. The topics to be discussed by the experienced panel members will include: \n\nWhat are the business sectors with the most growth potential?\nWhat are Northern Ireland’s key selling points in attracting in-ward investment?\nHow can we best support local business and help them grow and thereby create new jobs?\nWhat issues are currently hampering business growth? And how might they be addressed?
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/what-do-ni-businesses-need-to-drive-growth-in-our-economy/
LOCATION:Riddel Hall\, 185 Stranmillis Road \, Belfast\, Co Antrim \, BT9 5EE\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Ulster's Lesser Spotted Queer Protestant - CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:In this performance lecture\, let Richard O’Leary take you in search of Ulster’s Lesser Spotted Queer Protestant. \nThe 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 subjective view. Expect shy historians\, fairies\, an arse bishop\, quack doctors\, lesbian divas\, erasure\, puppets. This performance lecture will be followed by a panel discussion with Jeff Dudgeon and Adrianne Elson. \nDr. Richard O’Leary is Visiting Research Fellow in the School of History at Queen’s University Belfast and Coordinator of the Northern Ireland LGBT Heritage Project. He was artist in residence at the 2019 Outburst Queer Arts Festival.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/ulsters-lesser-spotted-queer-protestant/
LOCATION:Old Staff Common Room\, Queen's University Belfast\, University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200324T210000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021025
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SUMMARY:Responding to out Planetary Emergency: The Crucial Decade Ahead - ONLINE CHECK OUT IMAGINEBELFAST.COM
DESCRIPTION: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? \nWhen such disparate organisations are all in agreement that there is an urgent need to recognise and respond to our planetary emergency\, you know something unusual is happening. \nCalling for ‘rapid and far-reaching transitions in energy\, land\, urban and infrastructure and industrial systems’\, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change notes that the actions required to stay within 1.5°C of warming are unprecedented in terms of scale in the timeframe required. Business as usual is not an option if we wish to avoid catastrophic changes to the natural and human world. While the UK government and others have committed to be ‘net zero’ by 2050\, this is far too late and decarbonsiation needs to be much quicker\, by 2030. We need rapid and at scale transformation in all parts of our lives from how and what we eat\, create electricity\, heat our homes and offices and travel. But how do we get there? What changes will be needed? How will our lives change? How to mobilise and enthuse people? And how do we ensure this is a ‘just transition’? \nDrawing on over 30 years as an academic\, activist and recovering politician\, John Barry will examine these huge issues from his own experience\, and link that with insights from psychology\, social movement analysis\, philosophy and cultural studies as well as best practice and innovation from other parts of the world. He will also look at the potential of new initiatives such as the recently launched Belfast Climate Commission to offer local solutions to the planetary emergency\, as well as proposals for more citizen-based decision-making such as citizens’ assemblies. What if\, in the face of the planetary emergency\, the greatest challenge humanity has ever face\, ‘we are the people we’ve been waiting for?’ \nJohn Barry is Professor of Green Political Economy at Queen’s University Belfast and author of The Politics of Actually Existing Unsustainability: Human Flourishing in a Climate-Changed\, Carbon Constrained World.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/responding-to-out-planetary-emergency-the-crucial-decade-ahead/
LOCATION:PFC 02/025\, Queen's University\, Belfast
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200324T182000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200324T201000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021025
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SUMMARY:Midnight Traveller - screening at QFT - CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION: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. \nWhen the Taliban put a bounty on Fazili’s head\, the family were forced to flee their home country and seek asylum; Midnight Traveller is an incredibly moving\, unusual and highly personal take on a refugee story — the entire feature-length film shot on three mobile phones. We travel with the family through every stage of the journey; bonding with them\, watching them overcome huge obstacles\, numbing tedium and petty disagreements alike — sharing their pain and their triumphs\, seeing months stretch into years with no resolution. \nLike recent awards hit For Sama\, Midnight Traveller shows us the plight of the displaced from the inside\, with heart-breaking immediacy. Powerful\, personal and impossible to ignore. \nDir: Hassan Fazili | 2019 | Qatar/UK/Canada/USA | 1 hr 28 mins | Subtitled | Cert 15 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/midnight-traveller-screening-at-qft/
LOCATION:Queen’s Film Theatre\, 20 University Road\, Belfast\, Northern Ireland\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200324T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200324T193000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021025
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SUMMARY:The Democratic Imagination - CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:In Britain\, what happens when a ‘Remainer’ imagines talking to a ‘Leaver? Or in the USA\, when someone who is ‘pro-life’ imagines a conversation with someone who is ‘pro-choice’? And\, closer to home\, how does a nationalist get along with a unionist in an imagined conversation about flag displays or a united Ireland? When we use our democratic imagination and imagine talking to people we disagree with\, does this lead to a positive outcome? Does it make us more open to compromise on issues\, and more positively disposed towards people we disagree with? \nWe will discuss the impact of the democratic imagination. Does it make political divisions worse or better? We examine the idea that the future of democracy relies upon our ability to positively imagine engaging with people with whom we disagree. Presentations by Professor John Garry and Dr. James Pow from The Democracy Unit in Queen’s University Belfast\, followed by questions and answers.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/the-democratic-imagination/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200324T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200324T190000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021025
CREATED:20200309T131406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200324T162215Z
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SUMMARY:The Role of Journalism in Northern Ireland - CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:Yvette Shapiro\, Alison Morris and Sarah Travers join Professor Richard English\, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Politics at Queen’s University for what is sure to be an engaging and entertaining evening. \nThe role of journalists in conflict areas and post-conflict processes are unique but the importance of enabling the public to make well-informed decision is all the more critical. \nThe experiences of those who have witnessed at first hand some of the most memorable events in this recent history of Northern Ireland will be relayed\, alongside their insightful analysis of where we as a society have got to and where to next.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/the-role-of-journalism-in-northern-ireland/
LOCATION:Emeleus Lecture Theatre\, Queen's University\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200323T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200323T140000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021025
CREATED:20200309T124833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200324T162237Z
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SUMMARY:Recycling History: The Bicycle and Protest in Ireland with Barry Sheppard - ONLINE CHECK OUT IMAGINEBELFAST.COM
DESCRIPTION: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 is inextricably linked to a formative period in Ireland’s history. This lecture will highlight the role the bicycle has played in history ‘from below’ in matters relating to the revolution\, the Irish language\, cultural nationalism\, and commemoration from the late nineteenth century\, right through to recent decades across the island of Ireland. \nBarry Sheppard is a PhD researcher in History at Queen’s University Belfast\, researching transnational history and the evolution of socio-religious ideas across national borders. Barry is the presenter of ‘History Now’ on Northern Visions Television\, and is a previous recipient of the Robert Dudley Edwards History Prize (2012)\, and the Giving Northern Ireland research bursary (2015).
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/recycling-history-the-bicycle-and-protest-in-ireland-with-barry-sheppard/
LOCATION:Old Staff Common Room\, Queen's University Belfast\, University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200318T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200318T140000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021025
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SUMMARY:A Women's Constitution: Won for All?
DESCRIPTION: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 International Women’s Day event is an opportunity\, open to all\, to consider the following: what would a woman-friendly constitution look like? Would a women-friendly constitution benefit other marginalised groups? How might it happen? Other questions are very welcome. All welcome. \nContributors: \n• Dr Fidelma Ashe\, Ulster University \n• Catherine Cooke\, Co-ordinator Foyle Women’s Information Network \n• Susan McCrory\, Manager Falls Women’s Centre \n• Anne McVicker\, Director Women’s Research & Development Agency \n• Eileen Weir\, Outreach Worker Shankill Women’s Centre \nChair: Eilish Rooney (Emeritus Ulster University)
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/a-womens-constitution-won-for-all-2/
LOCATION:Edgar Graham Room\, Main Site Tower\, 02.002\, School of Law\, QUB\, University Square\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200318T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200930T170000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021025
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LAST-MODIFIED:20200622T111019Z
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SUMMARY:Any new events will be held online due to the pandemic.
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URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/there-are-no-new-events-scheduled-at-present-due-to-the-pandemic/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200304T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200304T143000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021025
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SUMMARY:A Women's Constitution: Won for All?
DESCRIPTION:INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY EVENT\nConversations 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 International Women’s Day event is an opportunity\, open to all\, to consider the following: what would a woman-friendly constitution look like? Would a women-friendly constitution benefit other marginalised groups? How might it happen? Other questions are very welcome. \nAll welcome \nContributors: \n\nDr Fidelma Ashe\, Ulster University\nCatherine Cooke\, Co-ordinator Foyle Women’s Information Network\nDr Myrtle Hill\, Historian (former Queens University)\nSusan McCrory\, Manager Falls Women’s Centre\nAnne McVicker\, Director Women’s Research & Development Agency\nEileen Weir\, Outreach Worker Shankill Women’s Centre\n\nChair: Eilish Rooney (Emeritus Ulster University) \nRegister here
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/a-womens-constitution-won-for-all/
LOCATION:Edgar Graham Room\, Main Site Tower\, 02.002\, School of Law\, QUB\, University Square\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200204T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200204T140000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021025
CREATED:20200108T144644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200108T144644Z
UID:6232-1580819400-1580824800@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Queen's Policy Engagement Post-Brexit Clinic - February 2020
DESCRIPTION:The UK’s request to extend the Brexit deadline to 31 January 2020 was agreed in 2019 but the UK can also leave before then if a deal is agreed by Parliament. However\, as things stand\, the 1st February 2020 will mark the first day of the transition period for the UK and the beginning of a very tight timeframe for negotiating the UK’s future relationship with the EU before the 31 December deadline. \nJoin us on 4 February 2020 for the latest updates from our resident Brexit experts\, led by Professor David Phinnemore. Will the UK have exited the EU on the 31st January? Has Boris simply kicked a cliff-edge Brexit down the line? Will the new withdrawal agreement create a border in the Irish Sea? \nTo register\, click here.  \nWe look forward to seeing you then.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/queens-policy-engagement-post-brexit-clinic-february-2020/
LOCATION:Canada Room and Council Chamber\, Queen's University Belfast\,  University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Queen's Policy Engagement":MAILTO:qpol@qub.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200109T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200109T170000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021025
CREATED:20200108T143140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200108T143140Z
UID:6227-1578583800-1578589200@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Repowering Democracy? Community participation in the energy transition
DESCRIPTION:As yet another round of global climate talks end in failure and we are poised to set another emissions record in 2019\, efforts turn again to alternative mechanisms to build a just climate future. Energy transitions need to play a central role in future emissions reductions but ensuring transitions are deep\, resilient and effective requires a change in social infrastructure as much as it does technological infrastructure. In this talk\, Dr MacArthur examines the practice and theory of energy democracy internationally. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRecent research highlights how democratic innovations from citizens policy forums to direct asset ownership and control in ‘community power’ may contribute to much needed energy transitions away from fossil fuels and contribute to addressing the current global climate crisis. They may also play a role in reinvigorating civic spaces and contributing to economic democracy with benefits far beyond the current climate crisis. However\, significant debates exist as to who constitutes the ‘community’ in diverse contexts\, how large a role these actors can play\, and how transferrable models are between nations. In this interactive session we explore these questions and what they might mean for the future of citizen energy in Northern Ireland. To register\, click here. \n\n\nBio: \nDr Julie MacArthur is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations and the Master of Public Policy program at the University of Auckland where she teaches environmental politics and public policy. She is the author of Empowering Electricity: Co-operatives\, Sustainability and Power Sector Reform in Canada (UBC Press\, 2016)\, as well more than 20 articles and book chapters on sustainable community development\, participatory environmental governance\, and comparative energy policy. Dr MacArthur has won SSHRC and RSNZ Marsden Fund grants for her research on the contribution of community energy initiatives to climate change mitigation and local development\, as well as an Early Career Research Excellence Award from the University of Auckland to study the role of gender in energy transitions. Julie is currently a research associate with the University of Auckland’s Energy Centre and its Public Policy Institute. \nThis seminar is jointly held by the Community Climate Action Working Group of Belfast Climate Commission (part of the Place-based Climate Action Network https://pcancities.org.uk/) and the Centre for Sustainability\, Equality and Climate Action\, Queen’s University Belfast.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/repowering-democracy-community-participation-in-the-energy-transition/
LOCATION:Canada Room and Council Chamber\, Queen's University Belfast\,  University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200106T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200106T193000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021025
CREATED:20191218T111236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191218T111236Z
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SUMMARY:Brexit\, Citizens’ Assemblies and the future of Democracy in the UK
DESCRIPTION:Event from 6pm\, with lecture starting 6.30pm. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Brexit process has put the UK’s democratic system under great strain\, pitting competing democratic visions against each other and exposing weaknesses in each. \n\n\nThis special event will examine those weaknesses and consider possible ways of addressing them. Could the 2016 referendum have been designed differently to create a less polarised process? How could the grievances with current politics that the referendum result highlighted be tackled? \nIn particular\, we will examine whether citizens’ assemblies – randomly selected groups of people who meet over several weekends to learn about\, discuss\, and make recommendations on selected issues – could make a difference. The strengths\, and also the limitations\, of this approach will be explored and possible paths forward proposed. \nAbout Dr Alan Renwick \nDr Alan Renwick is Deputy Director of the Constitution Unit at University College London. He led the 2017 UK Citizens’ Assembly on Brexit and in 2019\, with Michela Palese\, published a major report on strengthening democracy\, Doing Democracy Better: How Can Information and Discourse in Election and Referendum Campaigns in the UK Be Improved? Alan is now project lead for the Working Group on Unification Referendums on the Island of Ireland. \nTo register\, please click here. 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/brexit-citizens-assemblies-and-the-future-of-democracy-in-the-uk/
LOCATION:Canada Room and Council Chamber\, Queen's University Belfast\,  University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191217T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191217T140000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021025
CREATED:20191119T153201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191119T153201Z
UID:6126-1576585800-1576591200@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:GE2019: Post-election Analysis and Brexit Clinic
DESCRIPTION:Boris Johnston ‘s call for a general election was finally heard and as we all know by now\, UK voters are off to the polls on the 12th December for what commentators are calling the most important election in a generation! \nJoin us at Queen’s University on the 17th December when Dr Jamie Pow\, lecturer in the School of History\, Anthropology\, Philosophy and Politics will offer some post-election analysis while our resident Brexit experts\, Prof David Phinnemore and Dr Katy Hayward\, will look at the implications of the election results on the Brexit process. \nWill the Prime Minister get the majority he needs to force his deal through or will history repeat itself and leave us with a hung parliament and even more uncertainty? And what about Northern Ireland’s 18 Westminster seats? \nTo register\, please click here. \nWe look forward to welcoming you then.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/ge2019-post-election-analysis-and-brexit-clinic/
LOCATION:Bell Lecture Theatre\, Lanyon Building\, Belfast\, Northern Ireland\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Queen's Policy Engagement":MAILTO:qpol@qub.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191109T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191109T153000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021025
CREATED:20190927T092113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190927T092113Z
UID:5981-1573308000-1573313400@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Sex work and the law: The implementation of the Nordic Model in N. Ireland
DESCRIPTION:In 2015\, Northern Ireland adopted the ‘Nordic’\, or ‘Criminalisation of the purchase of Sex’ model in regards to sex work. \nThis is a controversial approach to controlling sex work; and is the subject of some debate. Four years after its implementation\, the Department of Justice funded a review of the law. \nAt this event\, the researchers who conducted the review will disseminate their findings. Their presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/sex-work-and-the-law-the-implementation-of-the-nordic-model-in-n-ireland/
LOCATION:Old Staff Common Room\, Queen's University Belfast\, University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191109T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191109T173000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021025
CREATED:20191014T091119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191014T091119Z
UID:6061-1573291800-1573320600@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Climate Jobs and a Just Transition: Responding to our Climate Emergency
DESCRIPTION:As a society we have passed a ‘tipping point’ on addressing the climate and ecological crisis; politicians and decision-makers globally are ‘playing catch up’ with recent mobilisations demanding greater and faster action on our climate crisis. The most recent climate science stresses the scale and urgency of reducing greenhouse emissions. \nIn order to meet the goal of the 2015 Paris Agreement to stay below two degrees warming\, global emissions will have to peak less than a year from now and thereafter reduce by more than seven percent annually. If we want to meet the goal of the 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that is the lower and safer 1.5 degree warming target\, we require ‘far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society’ with reductions of between 30-50 percent in global emissions by 2030 in energy\, land use\, transportation and agriculture. We desperately need leadership to meet this challenge.If we are serious about creating a green and sustainable economy\, we need to transition to a green economy though policies such as a Green New Deal and a Just Transition. The trades unions have a vital part to play in this transition and struggle for a more sustainable\, climate resilient and less unequal economy. \nSome questions this conference addresses includes: \nAt this time of growing popular and political acceptance of the scale and urgency of the climate crisis\, do we need a ‘wartime mobilisation’ ? \nAnd does this mean nationalisation of the energy system to deliver a just transition? \nHow doe we ensure that in moving from fossil fuels to renewables\, no community is left behind or that working families bear an unfair burden? \nWhat energy technologies do we need?
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/climate-jobs-and-a-just-transition-responding-to-our-climate-emergency/
LOCATION:Canada Room and Council Chamber\, Queen's University Belfast\,  University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191108T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191108T153000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021025
CREATED:20190927T091643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190927T091643Z
UID:5978-1573207200-1573227000@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Social enterprises in Northern Ireland: Promoting business for social good
DESCRIPTION:The social enterprise sector is hugely attractive to people wanting to create innovative solutions to local and global problems. \nIn an increasingly globalised world\, there has been a shift from a pure focus on either the private\, public or non-profit sectors. Social enterprises bridge the gap between these sectors\, providing solutions that serve a social purpose\, while achieving financial sustainability. \nThis event considers why social enterprise organisations that set out to meet societal needs through positive social impact are of such high interest to students\, entrepreneurs\, academics and government policy makers. Using examples from practitioners and research studies\, we will consider what makes a sustainable social enterprise. \nThe session will be a dynamic\, informal and very practical event; designed to inspire\, inform and motivate school leavers and members of the general public wanting to understand more about the positive impact businesses can have on society.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/social-enterprises-in-northern-ireland-promoting-business-for-social-good/
LOCATION:Riddel Hall\, 185 Stranmillis Road \, Belfast\, Co Antrim \, BT9 5EE\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191107T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191107T213000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021025
CREATED:20190927T090735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190927T091227Z
UID:5975-1573153200-1573162200@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Creating our sustainable future
DESCRIPTION:Climate breakdown is one of the biggest issues facing our socio-ecological world. The complexity of the climate issues facing our planet can often leave us wondering what we can do\, and where to even begin. ‘Creating our Sustainable Future’ is an interactive workshop which offers participants the opportunity to consider these pressing socio-ecological issues in a hands-on\, stimulating environment. \nOpening with a short quiz\, participants will work together to share their knowledge of the environment and society (eco-prizes are available for winners). Through discussion\, group work\, and engaging with ‘Anna’s Journey’ (a new short play about unsustainability co-written and performed by QUB staff and students)\, participants will discuss climate breakdown and other related environmental degradation and socio-economic inequalities; examining causes\, consequences and alternatives to help us move towards a sustainable future. \nFacilitated by staff and students from across the University\, participants will work in small groups to create a piece of art (visual\, poetry\, storytelling\, etc.) to communicate their vision for a greener\, healthier and sustainable future; using the UN Sustainable Development Goals and pressing environmental and social issues as inspiration. The workshop will conclude with a discussion and refreshments.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/creating-our-sustainable-future/
LOCATION:Canada Room and Council Chamber\, Queen's University Belfast\,  University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191106T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191106T210000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021025
CREATED:20190927T090147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190927T091205Z
UID:5971-1573066800-1573074000@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:The art of health and well-being
DESCRIPTION:Historically\, the arts have been seen as the remit of the talented few\, with most of us putting down our paintbrushes\, tidying away our dancing shoes and closing our poetry books after we have left school. \nThis event aims to challenge that notion\, showing that not only can everyone engage with the arts\, but that art and creativity can be inherently beneficial to our health and wellbeing. \nWe will showcase the artistic work of both healthcare professionals and people living with chronic illness; who will describe the benefit that the arts have had on their health and wellbeing. \nThe event will include live music performances\, photography and poetry. Additionally\, we will showcase artistic work created by patients during haemodialysis sessions\, produced as part of a research project led by Queen’s University Belfast.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/the-art-of-health-and-well-being/
LOCATION:Sunflower Public House\, 65 Union Street\, Belfast\, Northern Ireland\, BT1 2JG\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191106T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191106T190000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021025
CREATED:20190927T085406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190927T091142Z
UID:5968-1573059600-1573066800@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:The Arts: Forms of engagement\, questions of value
DESCRIPTION:At this event\, arts and culture researchers\, policymakers and practitioners will showcase new research exploring the ways in which people engage with the arts. We’ll also explore approaches to identifying and valuing that engagement. \nThe keynote speaker will be Dr Ben Walmsley\, Associate Professor of Audience Engagement at the University of Leeds. Dr Walmsley lectures on audience engagement\, arts management\, arts marketing\, cultural policy and cultural value. Prior to his academic career\, Dr Walmsley managed a small touring theatre company before working as Producer at the National Theatre of Scotland. \nOther speakers will include Molly Goyer Gorman\, and former and current postgraduate students from Queen’s University Belfast. \nThere will also be a Q&A panel facilitated by Dan Hull\, Senior Researcher for the NI Assembly. \nThe event will be followed by a light reception allowing guests\, students\, researchers\, practitioners and policymakers to mingle with one another.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/the-arts-forms-of-engagement-questions-of-value/
LOCATION:Brian Friel Theatre\, 20 University Road\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191105T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191105T140000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021025
CREATED:20190927T084715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190927T091115Z
UID:5964-1572957000-1572962400@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Northern Ireland's place in Europe post-Brexit
DESCRIPTION:At this event\, academics from across Queen’s University Belfast will share their thoughts on the ever-shifting dynamics of Brexit and its impact on key areas. \nWhether your interest is in human rights\, free movement\, the environment\, agriculture or business; this is a great opportunity to hear from and engage with senior researchers and academics from Queen’s. \nPanellists will discuss what has been called the greatest constitutional challenge the UK has faced in generations\, and explore “what next?” for Brexit.
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/northern-irelands-place-in-europe-post-brexit/
LOCATION:Ulster Museum: Belfast Room\, Botanic Gardens\, Belfast\, Northern Ireland\, BT9 5AB\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191023T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191023T180000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021025
CREATED:20191003T083619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191003T083619Z
UID:5991-1571846400-1571853600@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:‘Have you got what it takes to start a revolution or are you a sheep!!’ QUB Sustainability Lecture with Sir Tim Smit
DESCRIPTION:Tim Smit is Executive Vice-Chair and Co-founder of the multi award-winning Eden Project in Cornwall. Since its opening in 2001\, over 20 million people have come to see a once sterile pit\, turned into a cradle of life containing world-class horticulture and startling architecture symbolic of human endeavour.  Tim is also Executive Co-Chair for Eden Project International which aims to have an Eden Project on every habited continent by 2025. \nThis event is free and open to the public \nTo register please click here. \nFor more details please email John Barry: j.barry@qub.ac.uk
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/have-you-got-what-it-takes-to-start-a-revolution-or-are-you-a-sheep-qub-sustainability-lecture-with-sir-tim-smit/
LOCATION:Peter Froggatt Centre Room OG/007\, Queen's University\, Belfast\, Antrim\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20191021T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20191021T133000
DTSTAMP:20260428T021025
CREATED:20191015T153728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191015T153728Z
UID:6069-1571659200-1571664600@qpol.qub.ac.uk
SUMMARY:When aid is not enough: integrating conflict prevention in humanitarian resilience programmes
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Belfast launch of the Christian Aid/Mitchell Institute report\, “Integrating Conflict Prevention in Humanitarian Resilience Programmes\,” based on preliminary fieldwork conducted in Burundi\, DRC\, South Sudan\, and Myanmar. This research was designed to assess the integration of conflict sensitivity and prevention in humanitarian resilience programmes with the aim of building resilience in conflict settings. \nFindings indicate that conflict analysis can help to enhance the conflict sensitivity of resilience programmes by contributing to understanding of how the conflict context and the resilience\nprogrammes interact. This understanding helps aid organisations\, local partners\, and communities work together to maximise the positive potential of programmes in conflict settings while minimising potential negative outcomes\, especially those that further contribute to conflict. \nFurther information \n  \nThe featured image has been used courtesy of a Creative Commons license. 
URL:https://qpol.qub.ac.uk/event/when-aid-is-not-enough-integrating-conflict-prevention-in-humanitarian-resilience-programmes/
LOCATION:Old Staff Common Room\, Queen's University Belfast\, University Road\, Belfast\, BT7 1NN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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