Notes: Corrymeela

Discussion of Corrymeela Center for Peace
Talk by Roni Miller, Center Director

About
Around 41 years
150 community members + friends and associates
Began by Presbyterian minister
Peace and Reconciliation Center

Need developed
1966 - UVF shooting people
1969 - Troubles started
- Belfast and Derry Marches
Early 70's - War zone violence
- Here is a safe place for people to come and tell their stories
Tangent - 40' Peace Wall by Hazelwood Primary
- Normally people come for 4-6+ days
- Corrymeela = "hill of harmony" or "Meeting place at turn of road"

Who comes here
Community groups have weekly meetings, come here from time to time
- Works with 'grassroots' schools, community groups, churches
- May bring 2 different ones here are same time
- Everyone over 18 in NI has heard of Corrymeela
- Challenge now is to stay relevant
- BBC does reality show staged meetings of victom and and attacker, here it just happens

Funding
- 1.4 million pounds to keep running
- 25% Trusts / Foundations
- 25% Government funding
- 25% Donations
- 25% Varied group contributionsh