Category: Peace, Reconciliation and Democracy

Arts

Irish in Resistance During WWII

Image: Serenity by Mary Moynihan Irish in Resistance During WWII: Smashing Times Multidisciplinary Exhibition During the current climate of war in Ukraine and Gaza, Smashing Times looks to the history of WWII to share stories of ordinary people who did extraordinary things to stand up against oppression and fascism.  Smashing…
Posted on by centreforthearts
Arts

We Want Your Poems!

Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality are delighted to announce a new initiative: an online collection of anti-war poetry. We invite you to submit your anti-war, pro-peace poetry for a chance to be featured in our new online collection. All featured poems will be promoted on social…
Posted on by centreforthearts
Arts

Festival of Theatre for Social Change

The Festival of Theatre for Social Change will be held at the Derry Playhouse on Saturday 19 February 2022. Smashing Times are delighted to present an interdisciplinary event titled The Woman is Present: Women’s Stories of WWII, a creative re-imagining of moments from the lives of two women during WWII…
Posted on by centreforthearts
Arts

The Art of Witness

Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality, in conjunction with the Annual Mother Tongues Arts Festival 2021 are delighted to host ‘The Art of Witness’, a  presentation of creative practice and an online panel discussion exploring themes of language, identity and culture on the island of Ireland. ‘The…
Posted on by centreforthearts
Arts

Creative Connections Workshops Online

Smashing Times are delighted to implement the Creative Connections programme in Northern Ireland, supported by the Northern Ireland Executive’s T:BUC Strategy through the Central Good Relations Fund.  Creative Connections is a cultural, arts-based project using creative processes of theatre and storytelling workshops, group and panel discussions, and online digital presentations…
Posted on by centreforthearts