By Miriam Bell from CommunityNI.org
Published on 31 Jan 2005
'Divided Societies: does civil society bridge them or bear them?' The events of NICVA's 2003 annual conference.
Speakers Frances McCandless, Ted Cantle and Kumi Naidoo addressed an audience of 150 people at NICVA’s 'Divided Societies' conference on 14 October 2003 at the Armagh City Hotel.
NICVA's Director of Policy, Frances McCandless, presented a challenging opening speech on development and division in Northern Ireland. The full speech is available below. 
Development and division in Northern Ireland (99Kb) Frances McCandless
Kumi Naidoo is a well-respected speaker and Chief Executive Officer of CIVICUS, the civil society world membership body. Ted Cantle is known for his role on the Community Cohesion Review Team which produced the Cantle report in 2001 after the summer riots in a number of northern towns and cities in England. Both speakers shared insights from their own experiences of living and working in divided societies. The powerpoint presentation that accompanied Ted Cantle's speech is available below. Race riots - did civil society collude? Ted Cantle (73Kb)
Biographies: Kumi Naidoo Ted Cantle
Panel Discussion
The afternoon discussion was prompted by questions from the floor to a panel involving Duncan Morrow from the Community Relations Council, Jenny Pearce, Department of Peace Studies at Bradford University, Geraldine Keys from FOCUS, Omagh, Neil Jarman from the Institute of Conflict Research, Kumi Naidoo and Ted Cantle.
Exhibition
Businesses and voluntary and community groups shared an exhibition space which conference delegates could browse throughout the day.
The day in pictures 
Conference Agenda
9.15am Registration and coffee
10.00am Welcome and introduction
Anne O'Reilly , Chair of NICVA Chair's Introduction (66Kb)
10.10am Development and division in Northern Ireland
Frances McCandless , Director of Policy, NICVA Development and division in Northern Ireland (99Kb)
10.25am Race riots - did civil society collude?
Ted Cantle , Chair of the Home Office Community Cohesion Review Team Race riots - did civil society collude? (73Kb)
10.50am Divided Societies - what civil society can do
Kumi Naidoo , Chief Executive Officer and General Secretary of CIVICUS
11.15am Question and answer session
12.20pm LUNCH
1.30pm Panel discussion involving:
Duncan Morrow , Community Relations Council
Jenny Pearce , Department of Peace Studies at Bradford
Geraldine Keys , FOCUS, Omagh
Neil Jarman , Institute for Conflict Research
Kumi Naidoo
Ted Cantle
3.30pm COFFEE
3.45pm NICVA AGM
4.15pm CLOSE
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