Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation
Glencree believes in a shared world where different communities live in cohesion; 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 and used to build shared and better futures for all.
Glencree’s mission is to help deepen reconciliation within and between communities on the island of Ireland and in selected contexts internationally. Glencree focuses on dealing with the legacies of violence, building peaceful and shared futures and transforming violent conflict. Glencree achieves its mission by helping the transformation and building of relationships through facilitated inclusive dialogue and capacity building of stakeholders.
Core to Glencree’s approach is facilitated dialogue aimed at bringing about new understandings, providing the opportunity to explore new possibilities and transforming problematic relationships. To help ensure greater understanding and open communication between the grassroots, civil society leaders and policy makers Glencree adopts a multi-level approach focusing primarily on civil society. This does not exclude however bringing in political actors if the context dictates this to be necessary.
To support its dialogue and relationship building work Glencree also helps to build people’s capacity to engage in what is often very challenging dialogue work. Glencree offers education and training to empower leaders, emerging leaders, communities and individuals to be better able to dialogue and interact effectively with the ‘other’, thereby facilitating their contribution to deeper reconciliation.
Finally, given our belief that all have to be involved to find sustainable solutions to violent conflict, Glencree makes deliberate efforts, when appropriate and the timing is right, to include those on the margins of a conflict – those who, for whatever reasons such as their socio-economic situation,ethnicity, past behaviour, ideological or political position or gender, find themselves excluded and dismissed.
Location: Glencree, Wicklow, Ireland
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