Shared Narratives Storytelling Project

The Shared Narratives Storytelling cross border Project, being delivered by Eventwise NI, brings together diverse, divided and often overlooked groups in society to hear their stories related to the conflict and to celebrate the insight and understanding their perspective and experience brings to wider society. Within this project there are four core elements that together blend into this cohesive PEACE building project namely Element 1: Building on the Aftermath; Element 2: Focus on Women; Element 3: Education and Young People Element 4: Ex-political prisoners and security forces. The aim of the project is to bring about behavioural and attitudinal change in the participants. The project will enhance the capacity of 1,100 participants to form effective and sustainable relationships with others from different backgrounds using the different art genres as the storytelling medium (film, music, song, poetry/prose, theatre and photography, education). The project will entail 10-20 hours of meaningful and purposeful engagement for participants (hours will vary according to each of the above elements). The project will promote understanding, encourage further engagement, strengthen integration and reconciliation, build cohesion with and towards those from different target groups.

The launch event of the PEACEPLUS Shared Narratives Project was held on the 23rd of April 2026. The launch event highlighted the importance of projects such as this for promoting understanding and reconciliation and celebrated the positive impact that the PEACEPLUS programme will have.