The participants in Holywell Trust's Future Leaders programme came together to have a look at the impact of the Covid pandemic on the local community.

Featured in this episode are some of the contributors to the latest issue - Michael Cullen, Janice Montgomery, Emma Doherty and Cathy Malcolm.

Fingerpost receives support through the Community Relations Council for Northern Ireland.

This special edition of Fingerpost is guest edited by Foyle Women’s Information Network (FWIN). As people have come to expect from the team at FWIN this is a considered collection of articles on a range of issues from International Women’s Day and a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland to challenging patriarchy and women in Northern Ireland.

In this episode we hear from Catherine Cooke, Georgia O'Kane and Dr. Maeve O'Brien.

The articles included in this issue are:

• Women in Leadership by Catherine Cooke
• Women and a Bill of Rights fro Northern Ireland by Rachel Power
• Her Story: A Journey of Liberation from Patriarchal Politics by Dr. Cathy Higgins
• Intersectional by Necessity: Feminism in Northern Ireland by Georgia O'Kane
• 110th International Women's Day 2021: Theme is Choose to Challenge by Catherine Cooke
• Women & Northern Ireland by Dr. Maeve O'Brien
• Poetry Corner featuring poems by Lisnagelvin Women's Group and Margo Connelly from Galliagh Women's Group

Disclaimer - This project has received support from the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council which aims to promote a pluralist society characterised by equity, respect for diversity, and recognition of interdependence. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Community Relations Council or Holywell Trust.

Fingerpost has been taken over by the young people from REACH Across for this youth focused issue. The issue was edited by Anna McAree who has a conversation with some of the contributors on their creative writing, emerging from Covid and dealing with online learning.

The full list of articles featured in the youth issue are:

• Maria McCloskey - Community Relations beyond our front door
• Jenna Patton - REACH Across and it's impact on young people
• Dylan Crossan - What is life like in school during a pandemic?
• Eisa Moran - Freedom of the Arts
• Molly Duffy - Paint
• Bonnie Quigley - Let us thrive, not just survive
• Niamh McLaughlin - The turmoil of university during a global pandemic
• Aodhan Roberts - Self-doubt, failure and opportunity
• Georgia O'Kane - Our house is on fire

All articles can be accessed at https://www.fingerpost.ie/

Disclaimer - This project has received support from the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council which aims to promote a pluralist society characterised by equity, respect for diversity, and recognition of interdependence. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Community Relations Council or Holywell Trust.

A conversation between guest editor of this issue, Elaine Forde from The Playhouse in Derry, and three of the contributors - Damian Gorman, Felicity McCall and John Johnston. This issue of Fingerpost examines Arts & Community Relations.

The full list of contributions for this issue are:

• Editorial - Elaine Forde
• 'When working with people on their stories of hurt..' - Damian Gorman
• '"Nobody’s Home" – Communalising Conflict (and Resolution)' - Ailin Conant
• 'A Better Future' - Lotte Wandel
• 'Poets and Peacemakers: The Art of Language in Conflict' - Georgia O’Kane
• 'First Response Revisited' - Felicity McCall
• 'Issues Based Arts Education (IBAE) & the Pedagogical Turn From Object to Subject' - John Johnston
• 'To Draw a Firm Line' - Sara Greavu

All articles can be accessed at https://www.fingerpost.ie/

Disclaimer - This project has received support from the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council which aims to promote a pluralist society characterised by equity, respect for diversity, and recognition of interdependence. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Community Relations Council or Holywell Trust.

The 'shared society' issue of Fingerpost is now live - https://www.fingerpost.ie. Gerard Deane is joined for a conversation by four of the contributors - Colm M Cavanagh and Georgia O'Kane discuss shared and integrated education, Lilian Seenoi-Barr from NW Migrants Forum discusses integration of Black and Minority Ethnic Community and Linda Ervine chats about the Turas Project and Irish as a shared language.

Disclaimer - This project has received support from the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council which aims to promote a pluralist society characterised by equity, respect for diversity, and recognition of interdependence. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Community Relations Council or Holywell Trust.

Fingerpost, the community magazine for the north west of Ireland is being resurrected by Holywell Trust.

The first issue of the magazine is now available at www.fingerpost.ie. Featured in this issue, which examines the issue of leadership, are:

• Paul Gosling - Leadership in Northern Ireland
• Eamonn Deane - On Leadership
• Fiona Corvan - Future Leaders
• Georgia O'Kane - Political Leadership: An Oxymoron
• Fergal Barr - Where are the leaders? Where is the hope?
• Paul Laughlin - Poems on Leadership
• Sue Divin - On Trust
• Gemma Harkin - The Garden Arc

This first episode of the Fingerpost podcast features conversations with Paul Gosling, Georgia Okane and Fiona Corvan on their articles featured on the site and Maeve O'Brien reads Paul Laughlin's poems.

The episode was recorded as a webinar on Friday 11th December 2020.

Future episodes of the magazine will examine the topics: shared society; art and community relations; women's issue; youth issue and; rights focused issue. Podcasts will be released on each issue.

The Fingerpost project is produced by Holywell Trust and is supported by the Community Relations Council for Northern Ireland.

Disclaimer - This project has received support from the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council which aims to promote a pluralist society characterised by equity, respect for diversity, and recognition of interdependence. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Community Relations Council or Holywell Trust.