Feet that Stop

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Feet that Stop

Take a few young people with a vision to make a difference on the streets of Belfast; take a few flasks of soup and hot drinks - and plenty of warm layers to combat some of the coldest nights of the year. This is a project known as Beautiful Feet.
It started out as an idea [...]

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Let them know it’s Christmas…

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Let them know it’s Christmas…

If people care enough to do this for me, then maybe I am worth caring about…”  The words of a woman in Belfast who has been handed a free hamper of groceries - all thanks to the kindness of random strangers she will never meet…

She’s one of 2,400 people across the city who have benefited [...]

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Up Against the Wall

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Up Against the Wall

Dusk was falling, offices were emptying as workers headed home on a damp and drizzly night, but laughter sounded from an interface area in the west of the city - as young people dreamt about a Belfast without walls.
Sixteen year old Rachel says the ‘peace walls’ have always been part of her life: “You grow [...]

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A Revolutionary Road-trip

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

A Revolutionary Road-trip

It began with a road trip around Ireland; just two guys, the open road and a whole island to explore. Open eyed and open hearted they toured the country, observing, listening, getting in touch with its diversity, its heartbeat.  These were the beginnings of Project 32.
 ‘Youth for Christ’ (YFC) is behind the initiative which has [...]

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A Special Kind of Superhero

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

A Special Kind of Superhero

The Clark Kents and Spidermans of our childhood may well define our idea of what it means to be a superhero. Whether it be flying, climbing or saving the world from evil these characters have captured the minds of children for generations. But what would we think of a superhero with a disability? 
“Not Disabled, Differently [...]

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Little Stars in North Belfast

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Little Stars in North Belfast

They came, queued, waited, performed and set the place alight; little girls in princess dresses, boys in rap outfits, wannabe girl bands and so many others…
‘Woodvale’s Got Talent’ was the occasion, the first time such an event has been held in the area and it certainly struck a chord in the local community.  ‘Simon Cowell’, ‘Piers [...]

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Hoodies with a Heart…

Monday, July 27, 2009

Hoodies with a Heart…

It started with an idea to make a million – and to give it away - before his 20th birthday for Holywood teenager Cameron Stewart. As the founder of ARK (Acts of Random Kindness) clothing, Cameron Stewart in his own words wants his company to operate ‘with a purpose other than profit,’ and so every [...]

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To Romania in Love…

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

To Romania in Love…

The ugliness of recent headlines has been undeniable, with around 100 Romanians fleeing Northern Ireland, threatened by a bunch of racist yobs.  And yet in a few months 250 people from the province will seek to counteract this story of shame. They’ll travel to Romania as part of an imaginative building project aimed at bringing [...]

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Loving Belfast…at Summer Madness

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Loving Belfast…at Summer Madness

Ideas ranged from Doorsteps sandwich chain, to the Belfast Wheel, to the Northern Irish sense of humour; just some of the responses scrawled on the Tell It In Colour ‘Love Belfast’ wall at this year’s Summer Madness festival.
TIIC went along to Ireland’s largest youth festival at the King’s Hall in Belfast from the 3rd to [...]

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Indian Poverty Lessons Brought Home

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Indian Poverty Lessons Brought Home

From the slums of India to the backstreets of Belfast - poverty can take many a prisoner and yet it’s not an unbeatable enemy. That’s the message that the head of a key Indian urban poor development project brought to Northern Ireland this week.

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