Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation
Description
Glencree believes in a shared world where all can live free from the fear of violence, and where differences and conflicts are transformed peacefully. Our Vision
Glencree believes in a shared world; where human rights are protected; where diversity and different identities are cherished; where all can live free from the fear of violence, abuse and with dignity and respect; and where differences and conflicts are transformed peacefully.
Our Core Values
In pursuing our mission and strategic priorities, Glencree will at all times promote adherence to the following core values amongst its team and stakeholders:
Inclusivity
Sustainable solutions can only be built by safely including all stakeholders to a conflict, whatever their views and whatever their past behaviour. Participants’ engagement with Glencree’s programmes is always voluntary, willingly made, and without pressure. Extra efforts often need to be made to include, when appropriate, those who are hard to reach or who are on the margins of a conflict. Glencree commits in all its work to achieve a good gender balance amongst programme participants.
Non-violence
Violence is counter-productive to the transformation of conflict, and non-violent alternatives can be developed which are both humane and sustainable.
Respect
Every human being, without exception, deserves to be treated with equal respect, and to have their dignity upheld and their human rights respected throughout and after a conflict transformation process.
Independence and Impartiality
Glencree does not take sides in a conflict or promote specific solutions but rather acts as an independent and impartial facilitator who, without judgement, helps to build and transform relationships and aid communities within violent conflict to find their own sustainable solutions.
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Opening Hours
- Monday
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Tuesday
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Wednesday
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Thursday
- 09:00 - 17:00
- Friday
- 09:00 - 17:00
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Just sharing our Café's notice re. an early closing this Saturday. Please take note.
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Today, we celebrated the life of our dear friend, colleague and mentor Jacinta De Paor. Thank you to everyone who managed to get to Glencree amidst the Ironman Triathlon road closures and to those of you who didn't, you were with us in spirit. We had, memories, stories, songs and Jacinta's son Gavin and brother John, planted a Sycamore tree accompanied by a token amount of her ashes. A fitting resting place for the woman who meant so much to so many, most especially in regard to the L.I.V.E Programme. Jacinta RIP
IMPORTANT NOTICE Anyone attending our Jacinta De Paor Memorial this Sunday 11-1, please be advised, due to the Ironman Triathlon road closures will be in place between 7.15am and 1pm. Access to Glencree Centre will only be possible via Enniskerry, Via N11. Do not come over the Featherbeds. We have made local Garda aware of our event who advise guests allow extra time to get here. On entering Enniskerry Village ignore the sign stating no right turn....You can't be denied Local Access and Gardaí are aware of it. Catherine O'Connell, Cora Pocock, Hugh Doyle, Nicky Butler Safe travels.
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GLENCREE PEACE WALK 2019 - Sunday 22nd Sept. @12pm. Please join us for a sponsored walk through the magnificent Wicklow Mountains and help us raise the much needed funding for Glencree's important work for peace at home and abroad. Click on the link to register, create a fundraising page and/or sponsor one of the walkers on our website: www.glencree.ie
REMINDER: Please come and join us here at Glencree Centre this coming Sunday Aug. 25th from 11am - 1pm, when we will honour and remember our good friend and colleague Jacinta De Paor, lost to us this 4mths. passed on April 10th., for the wonderfully warm, dedicated and kind hearted person that she was. Jacinta's family will be with us and we hope all and any of you who knew her will join us too. Please let Val Kiernan know if you can come along @ val.kiernan@glencree.ie or phone her on +353-1-2829711
Look who came to visit us today. A trip down memory lane for Bruno from Belgium, arrived would you believe on his bike. Bruno was first here as a volunteer way back 1st February 1999. He sends a big 'Hello' to all who remember him. Safe travels Bruno.
JUST PUBLISHED BY VERITAS AND WORTH A READ ABOUT THE BOOK In contemporary Ireland, the seeds of dialogue grow and flourish in communities that accept difference and work positively to promote each other’s rights and well-being. These are communities that gather together to engage in open-ended, respectful encounters with people from a range of belief and religious traditions. Interbelief dialogue involves positive communication, cooperation and energetic collaboration among people of religious faiths and secular, humanist, agnostic and atheist stances. Though not a panacea for all society’s ills, and often profoundly challenging, inter-belief dialogue offers the opportunity for constructive engagement, cooperation and peace-building. Connecting Lives is a wide-ranging and informative introduction to interbelief dialogue in contemporary Ireland. Divided into three sections, the volume first considers the nature and relevance of interbelief dialogue in education and in the public square, underscoring the importance of respectful dialogue in building a healthy intercultural society. The book then gives voice to members of various belief and faith communities as they live out their beliefs in contemporary Ireland, before exploring key challenges and opportunities in interbelief dialogue in a world often marred by intolerance.
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Lovely to welcome back friends and colleagues Shane and Elena to Glencree. And also wee Kyra and Luis for the first time.
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Photos from IIPE in Nicosia. Inspirational community and process
International Institute on Peace Education (IIPE)
Eamon Rafter attended IIPE 2019 in Nicosia,Cyprus on behalf of Glencree. Big thanks to our hosts at Home for Co-operation in the buffer zone. Wonderful to be in the company of such amazing and dedicated peace educators
Sunday Morning Church Service 11.00am on RTE Television at Leeson Park Methodist Church 28th July. Members of the Centenary (Leeson Park) congregation in Dublin, together with singers from 'Voices Together’ in Belfast, took part in a specially designed liturgy by Rev John Parkin and Geoffrey Corry that will be broadcast on Sunday morning 28th July on RTE One television at 11.00am. The Methodist Church in Ireland has dedicated this year to be one of ‘Healing the Hurts’ arising from the political violence of the Troubles in Northern Ireland 1968-2001. Voices Together Community Choir #glencree4peace
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Wow the last few days have been terrific here at Glencree, welcoming visitors to our centre which we love to do. On Tues. Michael Brady former volunteer visited with his brother. On Wednesday, as you'll see in the first photos, we had the German Bavarian CSU Parliamentary Group accompanied by Germany's Ambassador to Ireland Mrs Deike Potzel, a regular visitor and supporter of Glencree, who came to hear about our work and to learn about the history of our centre. Afterwhich, they visited the German War Cemetery to lay a wreath in memory of those who have passed. On Thursday, Nita Mishra paid us a visit bringing guests too, to learn about our work and today Friday, we had Judge John Rooke former Chief Justice of Alberta Canada together with his wife and two friends came to say hi and have a catch up chat. Judge Rooke was here 6yrs ago as part of a Judicial Study visit and liked us so much just had to come back. I think I can mention the happy couple are celebrating 50yrs of marriage, so a big congratulations to them. Also today, we welcomed a large group of cyclists as they stopped to refuel. An annual charity cycle 60k organised by MHClawyers, Mason Hayes & Curran in aid of LauraLynn – Ireland’s Children’s Hospice well done lads and lassies. Phew 😊
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