The Good Relations Awards 2024 is intended to recognise the increasing level of outstanding community relations, intercultural and peacebuilding work that is taking place across all our communities in Northern Ireland.
This amazing work is having a real impact on improving people’s lives and their outlook for the future, while strengthening community spirit.
There are five Awards categories to recognise this exceptional commitment to good relations work, and to shine a light on those who go above and beyond every day.
For 2024, the Community Relations Council and The Executive Office were delighted to work in partnership with NICVA, NI Youth Forum, Volunteer Now, and The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland.
This year’s additional Awards were created in partnership with the Community Arts Partnership (CAP). Community Art is the process of harnessing the transformative power of original artistic expression and producing a range of outcomes: artistic, social, cultural and environmental.
Community Poets
CAP also invited emerging Community Poets to reflect on the values of Good Relations for the Good Relations Awards 2024.
The central values we invited poets to reflect upon through haiku included the overall theme of Good Relations and Together: Building a United Community (T:BUC):
- Respect Rights Sharing Tolerance Responsibilities Cohesion Diversity Fairness
- Inclusion Integration Interdependence.
The poets Haiku selected to accompany the awards are:
- Sue Steging
- Florence Heyhoe
- Alison Ross
- Bronagh Mallon
Read more about the awards and Haiku at the link below.
