North Belfast Conflict Transformation Forum
The North Belfast Conflict Transformation Forum evolved out of a series of informal networks between community practitioners from North Belfast.
This organic process has now been formalised through the development of the Forum. Members of the Forum represent a diverse range of backgrounds and all have agreed to work within the framework of an agreed charter.
Community Charter
The North belfast Transformation Forum is the coming together of organisations and individuals whose aim is to promote co-operation and collaboration and improve relationships between organisations, within and between communities or agencies actively working within North Belfast.
The aim of this initiative is to strategically address issues of sectarianism and the negative aspects of parochialism and competiveness that exist between different areas and organisations.
The Forum believes that working in this way will enable us to maximise the potential of personnel and resources in our efforts to develop strategic conflict transformation practices and policies.
The Forum is committed to developing relationships that promote dialogue as the principle means of resolving conflict.
The Forum agrees to co-operate and where necessary initiate contact with all groups, individuals or agencies who express similar aims regardless of their ethnicity, religious denomination, political affiliations, sexual orientation, age or gender.
We also hold that with individual rights come responsibilities and we resolve to exercise these rights and responsibilities so as to ensure that we do not create or enhance any condition, relationship or situation which may prevent others from exercising their rights or upholding their responsibilities.
Education Project
The Education Sub-Committee of the Forum has developed an education programme for Conflict Transformation Practitioners. The programme which commences in August 2006 will have its accreditation through Queens University Belfast.
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