Welcome back to the Better Peace Podcast for our eighth and final episode, presented by Clodagh, Ellie and Chloe. Today’s episode is a very special one, and not just because it’s the last! Today we are joined by special guests all the way from South Africa! Our guests from Bush Radio are here to reflect on their experiences living and growing up in a post-conflict society. Ellie begins the conversation by asking about the successes of the South African peace process and the challenges that re...
Welcome back to the seventh episode of the Better Peace Podcast, presented by Chloe and Ellie. Today’s topic has been consistently highlighted as an important one among young people: we’re talking about mental health. In the era of social media, discussions surrounding mental health are increasingly common. To learn more about mental health and the pressures young people face, Chloe and Nicole spoke to Mental Health Champion for Northern Ireland, Siobhan O’Neill. Siobhan explains her role as ...
Welcome back to the sixth episode of the Better Peace Podcast, presented by Clodagh and Aoife. We thought this was a powerful episode when we recorded it – but the events of recent weeks have given it a new potence. The theme of this episode is diversity. The Crew felt we could be doing more to celebrate difference and include new voices in our discussions about democracy and peace building. They were already concerned about the rise in racism and the far right before these ...
Welcome back to the fifth episode of the Better Peace Podcast, presented by Clodagh and Olivia. Today we’re talking about a topic that affects everyone, young and old, rich and poor: the Climate Crisis. This issue is a very important to our generation, and we couldn’t pass up the chance to learn more about the crisis, how we can make a change and what our governments are doing to mitigate the crisis. First, Aaron and Nicole spoke to Darragh Graham, who works for Friends of the Ea...
Welcome back to the fourth episode of the Better Peace Podcast, presented by Olivia and Nicole. This episode hits close to home for some of us- today we are in Letterkenny, Donegal to talk about the Mica crisis. If you haven’t heard of Mica, don’t worry, you’re not alone! Some of the members of our group had no idea about the crisis, and that’s why we’re here to learn more about it. Our first guest, Joe MacBride, explains to us what Mica is, and how it’s affecting countless families across Do...
Welcome to the third episode of the Better Peace Podcast, presented by Chloe and Clodagh. Today’s episode comes to you from the Welsh Senedd, where we are once again talking about Votes at 16 and its impact in Wales since it was introduced four years ago. We first spoke to Jess Blair from the Electoral Reform Society (ERS), an organisation who campaign for better democracy across the UK. ERS was involved in the early implementation of Votes at 16 and continue to work to engage voters, ...
Welcome back to the second episode of the Better Peace Podcast, presented by Chloe and Clodagh. For today’s episode, we’ve been on a bit of a journey… We are in Edinburgh, Scotland talking about Votes at 16, which was introduced in Scotland over a decade ago! For our first interview, Aaron and Olivia interviewed two young people from YouthLink Scotland, Michael and Anna. When it came to Michael and Anna’s first time voting, they explained how it was ‘just normal’ that they get o...
Welcome to the first episode of the Better Peace Podcast, presented by Chloe and Ellie. The theme for this episode was chosen as, after some discussion, it became clear the issue was frustratingly relevant for girls in the group; today we’re chatting about attitudes toward women and girls. There has recently been some shocking and sobering statistics on violence toward women and girls in Northern Ireland; an Executive Office study found that almost 98% of women surveyed for a report into viol...
Introducing the Better Peace Podcast. 9 young people, 9 conversations about how to create a Better Peace for this place. Join our journey as we come together to find out where peace has and hasn’t worked. Why do we care so much, what are our challenges in a post conflict society and what changes do we long to see? Follow our journey as explore the wins and challenges in building a Better Peace! A huge thank you to Jude Hill (Mitchell) and Alan Meban for the production and editing of the Podc...