Dundalk to host Cross-border People’s Forum for a citizen-led review of Belfast/Good Friday Agreement Rights

​Following forums in Armagh, Newry, and Derry the Civic Initiative is holding the forum in Dundalk on Saturday, January 27 at 9.30am at the Wellington Hall.

This forum is an opportunity for people to discuss key issues impacting their community, and to work collectively to find practical solutions to address important areas of peace and wellbeing. It forms part of a new civic movement to give citizens a voice on key issues. Recommendations developed through the Civic Initiative will be delivered to the Irish and British governments as well as the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Les Allamby, the former Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, and the Independent Chair of the Civic Initiative said, “The Civic Initiative is an ambitious project that brings together a wide-range of civic society organisations to create a much-needed space for deliberative dialogue on key issues.

"This is an expansive and inclusive space for people across Northern Ireland and border counties to have voice on issues impacting their lives, and importantly, to look for practical solutions that recognise the circumstances facing communities.”

Registration is available here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/civic-initiative-peoples-forum-dundalk-tickets-774269540037 The Initiative provides financial support towards travel costs. The forum is a three-hour facilitated deliberative dialogue, refreshments are provided.