Forward Thinking Workshop with Trevor Ringland, Jay Basra & John Hanna from Uniting UK, Wed 4th March @ 7pm

Our next Forward Thinking workshop is with members of the campaign group, Uniting UK, on Wednesday 4th March at 7.00pm in Holywell Trust.

This is one of a series of workshops exploring different attitudes and issues related to the constitutional future of Northern Ireland/ Ireland/ United Kingdom.

Holywell Trust does not have a preferred outcome on the constitutional future question, and we do not endorse a particular viewpoint on this sensitive issue. Our role is to facilitate dialogue and exploration of different views relating to this debate.

About Uniting UK

“Uniting UK is a pro-Union campaign group based in Northern Ireland.

The group was founded in 2020 to articulate a positive vision for our Union to all who call Northern Ireland home. Uniting UK also aims to promote our Union across all of the UK as well as providing a challenge to organisations seeking Border Polls and a United Ireland. Uniting UK promote Northern Irish Unity alongside UK Unity.

Uniting UK’s vision is a united Northern Ireland in an even better United Kingdom, where we promote common values through constructive and meaningful relations across our Union, and across the island of Ireland. A new era for all who call Northern Ireland home.”

For more information see www.unitinguk.com

Speakers at the workshop will be:

Trevor Ringland

Senior lawyer, former rugby international (British and Irish Lions, Ireland and Ulster) and former Special Envoy to the US on Northern Ireland.

Trevor is known for his public profile on issues of reconciliation, cross-community activity and charity work. He was a supporting voice in The Yes Campaign during the 1998 Good Friday Agreement Referendum.

Jay Basra

Jay is a History and Politics Student at QUB. He is involved in local politics and the loyal orders.

John Hanna

John co-founded the pro-UK campaign, Uniting UK in 2020. He worked in the Remain Campaign during the 2016 EU Referendum.

John works in a national charity and holds roles in church and politics.

About Forward Thinking

The Forward Thinking project is supported by PEACE PLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). It is funded through Derry City and Strabane District Council’s PEACEPLUS Local Co-Designed Action Plan, under the theme of Celebrating Cultural Diversity.

Forward Thinking is an adult dialogue project focused around the future of North- South and East-West relationships. It includes exploring constitutional questions and challenges from a diverse range of perspectives, and considers NI in a global context.

To find out more please visit: www.holywelltrust.com/forward-thinking