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Better Peace Podcast

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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. Project supported by the International Fund for Ireland (Our Peace, Our Future fund) and the National Lottery Community Fund NI (Empowering Young People programme).

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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...
Mental Health

Mental Health

2024-09-0336:27

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 ...
Diversity

Diversity

2024-08-1335:45

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 ...
Climate Crisis

Climate Crisis

2024-07-3128:43

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...
Mica Crisis

Mica Crisis

2024-07-2344:20

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...
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