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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