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Journals

Quaker House Belfast Project

Olive Hobson's and Anne Bennett's journals of work at the Quaker House Belfast project. Please email TheRepresentative@quakerhousebelfast.org for copies if you cannot read any of the linked documents.


Olive Hobson's journals:
Journal 1

Anne Bennett's journals:
Journal 7 Reflections on two years at Quaker House, the work on anti-racism and dealing with the past. Information about the decision to sell Quaker House and move to a new office.

Journal 6
A report on the DUP conference, concerns about the future of education in NI and local responses to the TV series 'Facing the Truth'

Journal 5
Reflections on a year at Quaker House including the decommissioning of IRA weapons, loyalist violence and the steep rise in the incidence of 'hate' crime.

Journal 4
Comments on the economic situation in NI and the very slow movement towards a more integrated police force.

Journal 3
Details of the voting patterns in the General Election in NI and its outcome. Details of plans to build a Chinese Community Centre near Quaker House.

Journal 2

Comments on the attempts to bring NI in line with financial policies in the rest of the UK and the experiences of a migrant worker.

Journal 1

Observations about returning to Northern Ireland after a number of years, developing an understanding of the emerging issues and getting into the work.



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