The Junction

Maureen Hetherington: Coordinator

Maureen has an M.A. in Humanities and has been working in the field of community relations in a full-time capacity for twelve years. She was responsible for the Community Relations Programme for Derry City Council for ten years before heading up the creation of The Junction.

Maureen has headed up several major projects such as: Seeing Sense: Prejudice Challenge Resource (now in every post-primary school in Northern Ireland), The Right to Hope Project (conflict resolution programme with young people which is cross-community, cross-cultural and cross-border), and Towards Understanding and Healing, a project housed at The Junction.


~ A Community Relations Resource & Peace Building Centre ~ Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland
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		Maureen Hetherington: Coordinator Maureen has an M.A. in Humanities and has been working in the field of community relations in a full-time capacity for twelve years. She was responsible for the Community Relations Programme for Derry City Council for ten years before heading up the creation of The Junction. Maureen has headed up several major projects such as: Seeing Sense: Prejudice Challenge Resource (now in every post-primary school in Northern Ireland), The Right to Hope Project (conflict resolution programme with young people which is cross-community, cross-cultural and cross-border), and Towards Understanding and Healing, a project housed at The Junction.
She directed the research and publication of books such as My Faith, Our Faith and Children in Crossfire. In the capacity of Chairperson of An Crann/The Tree, she supported publications such as Bear in Mind These Troubles, All our Yesterdays, and Crossings. Maureen was formerly on the Board of Healing Through Remembering and The Touchstone Project (headed up by Victims Liaison Unit). She is currently on the Board of the Community Relations Council, N.I. and is on the Steering Committee of The Legacy Project, Warrington Peace Centre. She is also a Trustee of Foyle Down's Syndrome Trust and Holywell Trust. Maureen has travelled extensively as part of her work, building connections with individuals and organisations in other conflict and post-conflict areas. She travelled to South Africa with a (former) Minister of State for Victims in a study capacity on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. She has also travelled to the Balkans (where she tutored teachers and youth workers in conflict management and resolution), the Middle East, and Cyprus, among other places. She has been involved in several international dialogue groups such as the Boston Research Centre for the 21st Century and To Reflect and Trust. Through her experience working with many different and varied community relations projects, Maureen saw the need for an organisation that could address the fragmentation and isolation of community relations practitioners and organisations working in the field. The Junction was established for this purpose. Maureen continues to look for new ways for the centre to fulfil its local, national, and international remit, to reach out to the community, and to connect those doing community relations and peace building work. Contact Maureen: mhetherington@thejunction-ni.org
Richie Hetherington: Administrator Richie began work with The Junction in October 2004 and has become a well-recognized part of the organization. His duties including managing bookings and billings, preparing the conference room for meetings, and greeting guests, among many other things. In 2008, Richie took a three month career break in Thailand where he studied kickboxing. Contact Richie: rhetherington@thejunction-ni.org
And Others: The Volunteers The Junction regularly hosts both local and international volunteers. An integral part of community relations work, volunteers have come to The Junction from the United States, Poland, and France. For the past five years, The Junction has hosted a number of volunteers from the United States through Brethren Volunteer Service.
	The Junction is funded by the Community Relations Council through the EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation.


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