The Unsung HERoes Exhibition
The Reconciliation Fund
The Unsung HERoes exhibition is a part of The Reconciliation Fund that awards grants to organisations working to build better relations within and between traditions in Northern Ireland, between North and South, and between Ireland and Britain.
The Unsung HERoes exhibition affords women the opportunity to come together in a safe space to reflect and explore the impact of women in the formulation of the Good Friday Agreement as part of its 25th anniversary commemoration celebrations.
The exhibition will focus on the untold stories of women within the political landscape (both within formal politics and at community level) and how they helped shape and achieve the peace process that culminated in the GFA. The exhibition provides an opportunity for women to learn lessons that can be applied to their work presently as NI struggles with post-Brexit tensions.
Unsung HER'oes Launch
The Unsung HER'oes officially launched to the public on Tuesday 15th October. The launch took place within Notting Hill in Belfast.
Working in collaboration with Hotfeet Productions and funding from the Dept of Foreign Affairs, the untold stories of the participants where finally shared with the public.
In attendance to the event was Irish Secretariat Laurence Simms ( accompanied by his wife Emma) who welcomed everyone for coming warmly and remarked on his own perspective about the project as these stories have stayed with him since he heard them. Laurence was quickly followed by our board member Patricia Lewsley Mooney who not only shared a brief synopsis about the project but conveyed her enthusiasm in hoping that the project could be renewed. Finally Henrietta Norton addressed the public and thanked all of whom where involved in the project whilst expressing her desire for a renewal of this project.
We were delighted to see amongst the crowd Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly as well as our very own founding Chairperson, Professor Pauline Murphy in attendance that evening in support of the launch. TWN wish to offer a huge thanks to the Irish Secretariat Laurence Simms and his wife Emma for kindly hosting the event. The exhibition launch was an resounding success and we look forward to further launches in the coming weeks and months.