“When you answered the phone you just didn’t know what you were going to be asked…” That’s how the last few months have been for Mandy Kearns, who’s manager of east Belfast Alternatives. Whether it was cries of help for food, someone to talk to,...

Evelyn McCullough has a motto that motivates her each day & that is ‘to follow the light’. Last year the 63 year old, who is battling an extremely rare form of terminal cancer, was given just days to live. Since then she has had major...

The story of young people from Clonard and Lisburn encountering the experiences of asylum seekers living in B...

As a group of young people from Ardoyne and the Shankill prepare to head to South Africa for the third year of the Belfast to Blanco project – two of them share their hopes with us… The B2B experience gives teenagers, who are part of...

“This place has changed me, it’s helped me become a better person.” The words of one young barista who’s taken up a job in a Belfast coffee shop with a difference. The Thinking Cup on the Lisburn Road isn’t just focussed on serving up hot...

If someone had told me a year & a half ago I would be standing in Belfast City Hall telling my story as part of International Peace Day, I would have laughed. I honestly never thought that could happen. My name’s Pearse: I’m an 18...

My name is Bethany, I’m 9 years old & this is part of my Belfast story… Before I was fully aware of hate crime and racism – I did stuff with charities at home and at school. We did things like give away un-wanted toys,...

It’s a project that aimed to bring young people from Carrick together with young Zimbabwean guys who are seeking asylum here.  But the reaction to the idea when Tell It In Colour pitched it to the teenagers on our first night in their community centre...

Stanley Phiri wants Belfast to be home.  He’s a young Zimbabwean seeking asylum here, after having to leave his home country two years ago. Life in Belfast for him has been a patchwork experience.  There’s been kindness & ugliness – chances to enjoy community &...