Globe Cafe Our friends at Globe International Cafe have moved their meet-ups to the Dock Cafe, in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter. They meet most Monday evenings, 7.30pm, and occasionally have music open mic. Here is who they are, in their own …

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Belfast Friendship Club recently worked together with Open Democracy to explain Small Worlds to the world. The films show how the group has built on its experience to create workshops that change hearts and minds about migration, race and community. …

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On 7 May, Belfast Friendship Club will have two teams in Belfast City Marathon: a relay team of runners: Hung-Wen, Sonam, Paul, Mehrshad and Norma (with Bronagh, Frank, Gerry and Liz as back-ups) and a team doing the 8-mile walk: …

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After a short winter break, Belfast Friendship Club is up and running again. The next meet-up is this Thursday 11 January, 7pm-9pm in our usual haunt at Common Grounds Café, University Avenue, Belfast. Come on in from the cold dark …

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Save the date! Belfast Friendship Club’s fabulous MEGASWAP is back When? Saturday 25 November, 5pm to 9pm Where? Chinese Community Centre, Ormeau Embankment, Belfast Come along, bring three things you don’t want anymore but that you know others will love, …

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September is with us, so it’s now time to tell you about another one in our series of meeting spaces inspired by Belfast Friendship Club. Globe Café took a well earned rest in the summer and is now back on. …

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Blether Friendship Club We continue our series about initiatives inspired by Belfast Friendship Club. Today, we bring you to Glasgow’s Blether Friendship Club, which started earlier this year. Here’s what they said: “We have visited the Belfast Friendship Club and are …

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Belfast Friendship Club has inspired similar groups, around Belfast but also in Scotland and further afield. Today, we begin a series of posts on these initiatives, starting with North Belfast Friendship Club: North Belfast Friendship Club “The North Belfast Friendship Club …

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Blythefield Primary School has become Northern Ireland’s first School of Sanctuary. To support this initiative, the school attended a Small Worlds workshop  with Belfast Friendship Club on 21 June. The workshop helped staff and pupils understand what it means to …

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Want to help us? Hold off giving us money until this Thursday 22 June! If you have ever considered making a donation to help Belfast Friendship Club but haven’t got round to it yet, hold off until Thursday 22 June!  😀 …

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