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2025-07-31-annual-report

Creative Connections

Evaluation

New Small Grants Programme 2025-2026

Prepared by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality Funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland

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Creative Connections

Implemented by Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, Ireland – Lead Partner

Supported by Arts Council of Northern Ireland

We are the funding and development organisation for the Arts in Northern Ireland, distributing Public and National Lottery funds. We support, develop and champion high-quality arts and cultural activity by artists, arts practitioners, organisations, venues and communities throughout Northern Ireland. We invest funding from our sponsor department, the Department for Communities, and from the National Lottery, to create opportunities for more people, from all backgrounds and communities, to enjoy and take part in the arts. We bring people and communities together through the arts.

Content:

Ciara Hayes, Producer, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality

Editor: Ciara Hayes, Producer, Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality

Copyright: Smashing Times

Email: info@smashingtmes.ie Website: www.smashingtmes.ie

Smashing Times, the funders and all referenced authors cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein and accept no liability arising from the use of these materials or any such third party materials and are not responsible for the content of external internet sites or other material listed in this booklet. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the authors, funders, Smashing Times and partners exclude all liability for your use of this document.

Date: 28 April 2026

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Table of Contents

Project Overview 4
Aims 5
Summary of Outputs 5
Outputs: Actvites Conducted 8
Outreach Campaign 8
Communicatons and Disseminaton Campaign 8
Delivery of Workshops 8
Workshop Details 9
Role of Arts in Human Rights and Peacebuilding 12
Partner Groups 14
Outcomes and Feedback from Partcipants and Stakeholders 15
Smashing Times History of Peacebuilding work in Northern Ireland 16

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Project Overview

‘I love workshops like this – it’s great to hear the stories and then have a chance to talk’

‘It’s good to reflect on the stories of the past and then look at what is happening now in this country’

‘The films are really beautiful – the stories are so interesting’

‘Can you come back and do more of this kind of stuff with us’

Feedback from Participants

Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality is an award-winning organisation dedicated to the promotion, study, and practice of the arts for equality, human rights, and diversity. Led by Mary Moynihan, Artistic Director, our mission is to lead the development of the arts to promote equality, human rights, diversity, climate justice, gender equality, and peace, working with artists and communities to create collaborative art practice in local, national, European, and international settings.

Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality promote equality, human rights and diversity through the arts. Creative Connections: People in Resistance is a unique project telling stories of citizens who stood up for the rights of others during World War II. Smashing Times are sharing these stories as we bring diverse communities together to build creative connections through theatre, film and multidisciplinary visual art practice.

Smashing Times were delighted to implement Creative Connections in Northern Ireland with the support of the National Lottery through The Arts Council of Northern Ireland New Small Grants programme. The arts have the power to promote creativity, equality and human rights for all and are a unique way to explore creative solutions to problems facing communities today with a view to building a shared future for all.

A key aim was to promote creativity through theatre, film, visual and digital arts practise with four diverse groups in areas designated as disadvantaged and to identify issues facing the groups through creative arts processes. The project uses creativity and the arts to identify collective, shared solutions for bringing the groups together and creating a genuinely integrated society into the future with a focus on equality and diversity.

This was done through the creative processes of theatre workshops, vision boards, film screenings, storyboard artworks on people in resistance during World War II, and post-show discussions. The storyboards were part of a broader exhibition by Smashing Times called People in Resistance that showcased the stories of people who stood up for human rights during WWII and the Holocaust. The participants engaged with six of these storyboards during their workshops, using drama techniques and performances to explore the themes of equality and human rights for all in the context of the future of Northern Ireland.

The total project reach was 31,121. This consisted of 12 Creative Art Workshops with theatre games and exercises, film screenings, the presentation of story board artworks on people in resistance during World War II and post-show discussions - all conducted face-to-face and reaching 80 direct participants. Outreach activities were conducted including 4 online meetings reaching 35 including group leaders; and 31,004 citizens were reached through communications and dissemination.

For this project, Smashing Times were delighted to work with Silver Whites Club, 99 Lower North Street, Lurgan, Co Armagh; Hens Sheds, Westwinds Estate, Newtownards, Co Down; Clanrye Skills for

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Life and Work Group, Garvaghy Road, Portadown, Co Armagh; T Group, Resurgam Trust, 3D Youth Centre, 65 Drumbeg Drive, Lisburn, Co Antrim.

This project was supported by The National Lottery through The Arts Council of Northern Ireland New Small Grants programme. A special thank you to the National Lottery players and money raised for good causes, and to The Arts Council of Northern Ireland National Lottery Fund.

Aims

Summary of Outputs

The total project reach was 31,121. This consisted of 12 Creative Art Workshops with theatre games and exercises, film screenings, the presentation of story board artworks on people in resistance during World War II and post-show discussions - all conducted face-to-face and reaching 80 direct participants. Outreach activities were conducted including 4 online meetings reaching 35 including group leaders; and 31,004 citizens were reached through communications and dissemination.

The following outputs were achieved:

I. Management Activities Conducted

The following project management procedures took place:

1. Project Action Plan prepared and agreed

2. Documentation, Monitoring and Evaluation strategy developed and implemented

3. Communications and Dissemination strategy developed and implemented and

4. Ongoing liaison with partners.

5. Actions were continuously monitored during roll-out to ensure the success of the project, resulting in a Final Report and Evaluation.

II. Evidence Based Research and Evaluation:

1. One report completed and summary of report distributed online

2. Participant Feedback

III. Networking, Outreach and Audience Engagement:

1. One Outreach Campaign conducted reaching 1,000

IV. Assets Created :

1. Three Workshop Models featuring three creative arts workshop sessions

V. Events Conducted and Reach

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The total project reach was 31,121 made up of 12 events reaching 80. This was made up of 12 workshop events conducted face-to-face; 3 online meetings and direct outreach work conducted reaching 35 including 4 group leaders; and 31,004 citizens reached through communications and dissemination.

List of Events

Clanrye Group Skills for Life and Work , Clanrye Centre, Mayfair Business Park Garvahey Road, Portadown, Co Armagh

Silver Whites Club , 99 Lower North Street, Lurgan, Co Armagh

Hens Sheds , Westwinds Estate, Newtownards, Co Down

T Group , Resurgam Trust, 3D Youth Centre, 65 Drumbeg Drive, Lisburn, Co Antrim

Total attendees: 80

VI. Communications and Dissemination Campaign Reach: 31,004

Carry out a PR campaign and a social media campaign to raise awareness of the project, outcomes and impacts. The following dissemination activities are conducted:

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Summary of Numbers

Summary of Numbers
Disseminaton Platorm Stakeholder Reach Numbers Reached
SmashingTimes Newsleter Local,natonal,internatonal 1,500
SmashingTimes Press Release Local,natonal 4,964
Project Informaton Leafet Local 1,000
Project Webpage and SM Local,natonal,internatonal 23,540
TOTAL OUTREACH AND
COMMUNICATIONS		 Total 31,004
Online Meetngs and Outreach
Campaign for direct acton		 Local 37
Creatve WorkshopProgramme Local 80
TOTAL PROJECT REACH 31,121

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Outputs: Activities Conducted

Outreach Campaign

Initial outreach was conducted by the project coordinator to identify the suitable groups for the project. This took the form of a Project Information Leaflet reaching 1000, along with direct phone calls and emails to 35 groups in the areas identified.

When the groups were finalised, one to one online meetings were held between the leaders of all groups involved and facilitator Freda Manweiler to discuss the needs of the group in relation to the workshops provided. Details of the challenges faced by the client group was discussed prior to the workshop so that the necessary adjustments could be made to the workshop plan. The final workshops including the performance delivery was presented based on the needs of the group.

Communications and Dissemination Campaign

Communications and dissemination activities were conducted reaching 31,121 in Northern Ireland, Ireland, and internationally. This included information distributed via the Smashing Times monthly newsletter, a project press release, Project Information Leaflet, and social media.

Disseminaton Platorm Stakeholder Reach Numbers Reached
SmashingTimes Newsleter Local,natonal,internatonal 1,500
SmashingTimes Press Release Local,natonal 4,964
Project Informaton Leafet Local 1,000
Project Webpage and SM Local,natonal,internatonal 23,540
TOTAL OUTREACH AND
COMMUNICATIONS		 Total 31,004
Online Meetngs and Outreach
Campaign for direct acton		 Local 37
Creatve WorkshopProgramme Local 80
TOTAL PROJECT REACH 31,121

Delivery of Workshops

Smashing Times delivered 12 creative arts workshops with four groups; Silver Whites Club, 99 Lower North Street, Lurgan, Co Armagh; Hens Sheds, Westwinds Estate, Newtownards, Co Down; Clanrye Skills for Life and Work Group, Garvaghy Road, Portadown, Co Armagh; T Group, Resurgam Trust, 3D Youth Centre, 65 Drumbeg Drive, Lisburn, Co Antrim.

Each group took part in three workshops on the following dates:

Clanrye Group Skills for Life and Work , Clanrye Centre, Mayfair Business Park Garvahey Road Portadown Co Armagh

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Silver Whites Club , 99 Lower North Street, Lurgan, Co Armagh

Hens Sheds , Westwinds Estate, Newtownards, Co Down

T Group , Resurgam Trust, 3D Youth Centre, 65 Drumbeg Drive, Lisburn, Co Antrim

Total attendees: 80

Workshop Details

Workshop One: Image Theatre Workshop for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Theatre exercises and image theatre on themes of equality, diversity, inclusion, and human rights. The workshop began with a number of theatre games positioned to bond the group, build confidence, concentration and work on developing the building blocks of creativity and performance. The group were then supported to develop images in pairs based on the principals of Equality, Diversity and inclusion. A technique called sculpture and muse was used where pairs of participants are given words linked to the theme and they were required to create an image with their partner to represent the work – ie words like Power, Love, Joy, Anxiety, and Pride. There was a discussion following the work on how these words related to the theme being presented.

Workshop Two: Acting for the Future: A Film and Theatre Workshop for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Open discussion and the screening of a film ‘Tell Them our Names’. Tell Them Our Names is an imagined re-creation of moments from the lives of five powerful women during WWII recalling moments of bravery, sacrifice and love amidst the horror of war, as women stood up against fascism and totalitarianism and refused to accept oppression.

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The aim was to show a film highlighting stories of people who stood up for the rights of others during World War II and to use the film and stories as a catalyst to generate discussion the type of society we want to live in today, the values that promote a peace future and discussions on equality and human rights.

Following the presentation of the artwork film, the group again built on the earlier session which raised and explored emotions linked to the themes of diversity, equality, inclusion and reconciliation and how they would impact on the lives of the people portrayed in the films. A further discussion on the impact of oppressive regimes and their impact on the promotion of diversity was held with reflection on the experiences of the group living in Northern Ireland and the current situation with regard to social inclusion and a sense of community engagement by all communities. The discussion explored what can be done to promote reconciliation and human rights and ways to bring diverse communities together. The group watched a filmed performance of the stories of the people highlighted in the exhibition, and discussed the impact of theatre and film versus visual art when exploring the past and looking to the future.

Artwork on Display in Workshop Two:

Workshop Three – Equality and Human Rights: Stories of People in Resistance during World War II.

This workshop focused on stories of people in resistance during the Holocaust and World War II who stood up against fascism and defended the rights of others. The workshop consisted of the display of six artwork exhibition boards which are placed around the space, like a mini-exhibition, and participants in the workshop are invited to view the boards. This session followed on from the previous one highlighting what happens when oppressive regimes restrict and prevent diversity, inclusion and human rights. The participants were divided into groups of 3 and 4 and were supported to further develop their image theatre skills. During this session the groups were asked to use their bodies to create an image outlining the oppression they took from the stories they just read on the exhibition boards. Each group were then advised to present an image, a still picture of what would be an ideal situation where the people were not being oppressed – the groups were given 10 minutes to develop

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their two images. The facilitator then went from group to group to present the images to the rest of the group and a discussion was held on the content and what was viewed as the ideal image and why.

Participants viewed the boards and a discussion took place on the stories of the people in resistance During World War II, followed by a structured discussion on what participants can do to promote equality, diversity, inclusion, human rights, and peace today.

The participants were supported to create vision boards. They were asked to reflect on the stories they had heard over the two sessions and also on the themes of diversity and inclusion and human rights. They worked in pairs to develop vision board, using images from magazines, chalk and felt drawing pens they created the type of society in which they wanted to live.

Artworks on Display:

On display were six artwork exhibition boards telling the stories of six people who stood up for the rights of others in times of adversity from an exhibition called ‘People in Resistance’ by Mary Moynihan. People in Resistance focuses on a diversity of citizen peaceful resistance stories, exploring voices of resistance from ordinary Irish people who stood up against fascism and totalitarianism. Time and time again, acts of kindness, courage, and resilience were carried out by ordinary people, both within Nazi concentration camps and in wider society during World War II. This installation highlights how Irish people risked their lives for complete strangers, demonstrating a belief in humanity and a determination to fight for a future where all people would be treated equally, where democracy, equality, and peace prevail. Each artwork visual art, photography, film, poetry, and storytelling. Six stories of peope in resistance during World War II were researched by Mary Moynihan, a writer and poet and a creator of art and photography. A special thanks to John Morgan for research on a selection of the stories. The stories appear in the workshop in the form of physical artistic storyboards. Each storyboard display a person’s story accompanied by a headshot where possible and a photographic artwork by Mary Moynihan inspired by European landscapes.

The six stories presented on the exhibition boards were:

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Role of Arts in Human Rights and Peacebuilding

The arts can play a powerful role in promoting human rights, peacebuilding, and reconciliation. Throughout our long history of using the creative arts to this end in Northern Ireland, we have sought to acknowledge and deal with the painful legacy of the Troubles, giving space for people’s voices, memories, feelings, trauma, and experiences across different community backgrounds. The creative arts of theatre and film act as a medium for truth-telling, healing, dialogue, and mutual understanding. They offer a platform for shared stories and empathy, where people with varying histories and backgrounds can listen, understand, and discuss, facilitating reconciliation, respect, and education, and preventing a repeat of past conflicts.

Our peacebuilding work using the arts involves a diverse range of participants: ordinary people whose lives were shaped by The Troubles (including civilians, ex-paramilitaries, former security-force members, among others), theatre artists, community-relations facilitators, and young people from different communities. This inclusivity helps bring multiple perspectives to light: stories of trauma, survival, regret, and hope, giving a fuller, more human picture of what the conflict meant for individuals, families, and communities.

Examples of this peacebuilding work using the arts involve theatre workshops where participants engage in improvisation, role-play, image theatre, and storytelling, for the purposes of sparking dialogue, building confidence, and strengthening community bonds. Such theatre workshops contribute to the personal development of participants, enabling them to develop their communication skills, emotional expression, collaboration skills, and creative problem-solving. Another example is the presentation of theatre performances and film work covering themes of human rights, social justice, and antidiscrimination.

Clanrye Group Skills for Life and Work

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Silver Surfers Group watching Tell Them Our Names by Mary Moynihan

Partner Groups

Clanrye Group Skills for Life and Work - Mayfair Business Park Gavahey Road Portadown Co Armagh

Career development is prioritised on the SfL&W programme with structured 1:1 and small group sessions focusing on CV development, interview techniques job search and progression opportunities. Employability Mentors will secure work placements for each young person with employer activities available to each young person to include job fairs, industry visits, motivational talks and sector taster sessions. Workplace competencies are built via practical activities, vocational placements and community projects all of which help boost confidence, personal and community responsibility and provide real-world insight into the world of work. At Clanrye Group the holistic development of each young person will be fostered through workshops, personal development and enrichment activities that build confidence, independence and community engagement.

Silver Whites Club, 99 Lower North Street, Lurgan, Co Armagh

The Silver Whites Club meet every Monday in St Peter’s, 99 Lower North Street, Lurgan. They participate in social activities like music performances, quizzes, outings, talks, and workshops. The group are open to new members who are interested in meeting new people and making friends.

Hens Sheds, Westwinds Estate, Newtownards, Co Down

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The women's group at the Inspire Scraboview service in Newtownards (located near Westwinds) hosts a Hen's Shed project focused on activities like upcycling furniture, cleaning, sanding, and painting, aimed at fostering community connections. The project is part of a broader network of women's sheds in Ireland and Northern Ireland focusing on wellbeing, friendship, and peer support.

T Group, Resurgam Trust, 3D Youth Centre, 65 Drumbeg Drive, Lisburn, Co Antrim

The Resurgam Community Development Trust Limited is a community owned and community led organisation which aims to bring about long term social, economic and environmental change within deprived communities in Lisburn through creating greater levels of collaboration and partnership working between communities, creating the conditions to attract investment and enable local organisations to address a myriad of challenges that impact their quality of life. The Resurgam Community Development Trust Ltd is a Development Trust Association. We have ambitious plans for our Trust, which we feel connects communities across Lisburn and will drive community, youth, social and economic development for many years to come. The Resurgam Trust is based in the Laganview Enterprise Centre in the Old Warren Estate in Lisburn and works with community-based organisations across both Lisburn North and Lisburn South. We are a non-political organisation but feel that it is extremely important to build alliances and relationships with all locally elected representatives across all political divides. Equally we want to reach out and build good working relationships with statutory, community and voluntary sectors in Lisburn and wider afield. Some of the areas we are currently working in include: Education & Employment; Community Development; Youth Provision; Social Enterprise; Community Safety; Health & Wellbeing; and Early Intervention.

Outcomes

People learned about human rights and equality.

People were able to speak about their own lives and looking to the future of Northern Ireland.

Participants thoroughly enjoyed the sessions. There is a selection of feedback below:

‘We have stories like those – we lived through a war ourselves’

‘If we don’t record our stories now they will be lost forever’

‘Sometimes I don’t want to tell my children what it was really like – I don’t want them to know how difficult it was’

‘I am amazed how brave those people were and we have to have stories like them in our communities’

‘I love workshops like this – it’s great to hear the stories and then have a chance to talk’

‘It’s good to reflect on the stories of the past and then look at what is happening now in this country’

‘The films are really beautiful – the stories are so interesting’

‘Can you come back and do more of this kind of stuff with us’

‘I love remembering the old names and nicknames from our community’

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‘I lost my daughter in a bomb in the 1970’s and I think more than every it’s very important to keep talking about what happens during war and conflict’

‘I love how film and the arts can bring stories to life and help us talk about things’

‘I love playing the games’

‘I want to know more about becoming an actor’

Smashing Times History of Peacebuilding work in Northern Ireland

Smashing Times has used theatre, storytelling and participatory arts to promote peace, reconciliation and cross-community dialogue in Northern Ireland and the border counties from the early 1990s to the present.

Key Phases and Activities:

Early engagement (from 1991)

Almost from its founding, Smashing Times introduced peacebuilding and reconciliation into its practice by bringing theatre projects and workshops across the border into Northern Ireland to bring different communities together.

The Memory Project

The Memory Project was an exciting, innovative arts programme that uses drama and theatre to deal with the past and build pathways for the future, and to promote peace, reconciliation, and mutual understanding in Northern Ireland and the southern border counties.

The project was run by Smashing Times Theatre and Film Company in collaboration with Corrymeela Community/Irish Peace Centres and is funded through the EU’s European Regional Development fund through the PEACE III Programme for Peace and Reconciliation managed by the Special EU Programmes Body.

The project consisted of a series of creative storytelling happenings, workshops and dramatic performances, along with a television documentary which was made to record the process. The storytelling and dramatic performances acknowledged and dealt with the past by exploring and addressing the legacy, impact, and memories of the conflict through a creative medium. The workshop programme with schools, youth groups and communities promoted anti-racism; antisectarianism; conflict resolution; equality and human rights. The purpose was to deal with the past history of conflict and to work collaboratively with a range of communities including young people and adults to build new pathways for a peaceful future.

In partnership with High Wire Ltd, the project resulted in the creation of a 54-minute feature length television documentary Stories from the Shadows charting the journey of artists from

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Smashing Times as they carried out The Memory Project over the course of two years in Northern Ireland and border areas in the Republic of Ireland. The documentary showcases the voices and stories of those affected by the Troubles, as well as the experiences of artists, facilitators and directors from Smashing Times who engaged with young people and adults to explore a legacy of the conflict through creative processes and ways forward for a peaceful future for all. Key elements of the work were captured on film and edited into the one hour television documentary. Themes include empowerment, transformation and the telling of untold stories, through engaging, provocative and emotional theatre. This unique work contains a remarkable collection of stories in relation to the conflict in Northern Ireland and a record of how arts-based processes were used to promote peace and provides an invaluable cultural asset that can be used by communities in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Europe into the future. This documentary follows the company as they collaborate with a range of communities in a compassionate, honest and fascinating exploration of the legacy of conflict arising from The Troubles, exploring what it means to 'break down walls that keep us from the unknown, ourselves and each other'.

The project resulted in the promotion of peace and reconciliation and the building of mutual trust and understanding amongst diverse communities in Northern Ireland and the Southern border counties of the Republic of Ireland. The project consisted of 85 creative storytelling and human rights workshops – 10 Storytelling through Theatre workshops with communitites and 75 schools and youth workshops, 10 storytelling performances and post-show discussions of Thou Shalt Not Kill by Paul Kennedy and Uprising by Tara Mc Kevitt; and 12 direct interviews with 15 people and the creation of a one-hour high quality television documentary called Stories from the Shadows that recorded memories and experiences of The Troubles. The project reached 7,515 young people and adults. Two original productions were created - Uprising scripted by Tara Mc Kevitt and devised by the company and Thou Shalt Not Kill by Paul Kennedy.

As part of The Memory Project, Smashing Times worked with 16 schools and colleges; 8 youth and community groups and 19 arts, theatre and community venues. Events were presented as part of five festivals including the Belfast Festival at Queens and in 11 counties in Northern Ireland and the Southern border counties. To date 7,245 people have been reached by the project with 1,515 taking part directly in activities. With the airing of the television documentary, it is estimated that the total final reach for the project is 107,245.

Archive material includes 12 Interviews recorded on film and 12 Written transcripts of the interviews; a one-hour high quality television documentary; a Script for Thou Shalt Not Kill and a Final Report and Evaluation. The archive material generated through The Memory Project is available to view on the Smashing Times website and is archived digitally online by CAIN and the University of Ulster INCORE International Conflict Research Institute. The material is available to remember, for education and historical documentation and for future research or reference by students, academics, community leaders, and the general public.

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Creative Connections 2019

Creative Connections was a cultural, arts-based project using creative processes of theatre, film and new digital technologies to promote reconciliation and positive community relations between people and traditions in Northern Ireland and on the island of Ireland today. The project was implemented by Smashing Times in partnership with CAIN (Conflict Archive on the Internet), the University of Ulster INCORE International Conflict Research Institute and in association with six participant groups, four from Northern Ireland and two from the Republic of Ireland. The four groups from Northern Ireland were as follows:

The two groups from the Republic of Ireland were:

Twelve workshops were held with six groups - two workshops per group - and interviews were conducted with participants from key groups including ex-service personnel, former paramilitaries, women’s group members and ethnic minorities. The workshops included six

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performances based on scenes from The Woman is Present: Women’s Stories of WWII by Mary Moynihan, Fiona Thompson, Paul Kennedy and Féilim James followed by exercises and discussion. As part of the workshops the groups worked on creating manifestoes for a peaceful and shared future, which were presented by representatives from each of the four participating groups from Northern Ireland at the final Creative Arts Symposium. The project culminated in a Creative Arts symposium which brought together artists and communities from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland using creative processes to explore women’s stories from WWII and to use this exploration as a catalyst to generate dialogue on ways forward for peace today in Northern Ireland and on the island of Ireland.

Full information can be found here: https://smashingtimes.ie/wp- content/uploads/2020/06/CreativeConnection20_Book 1.pdf

Tours, partnerships and funding

Their peace work has toured within Northern Ireland and internationally; projects were supported by reconciliation and cultural funds (eg. Department of Foreign Affairs Reconciliation Fund / Cooperation with Northern Ireland funding) and ran in partnership with local arts centres, community groups and academic/human-rights partners.

Consistent focus on gender and testimony

A recurring theme in their Northern Ireland work is using women’s stories and gender-aware processes (monologues, oral history, community workshops) to surface under-told experiences of conflict and to advocate for gender equality as central to sustainable peace.

Methodology

Impact

Smashing Times has helped normalise the use of arts practice as a tool for reconciliation in Northern Ireland, especially emphasising female narratives and participatory methods that link memory, testimony and civic dialogue. Previous projects have produced performances, community workshops, symposiums and touring shows that created spaces for crosscommunity encounter and public reflection on the past and paths to a shared future.

Put in contact details

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