Conversations on Hope - Program and Logistics

PROGRAM AND LOGISTICS

CONVERSATIONS ON HOPE

Dec. 5-9, 2022 Dublin, Ireland

“ Hope is a powerful weapon, and [one] no one power on earth can deprive you of. ”

NELSON MANDELA - FROM A LETTER TO WINNIE MANDELA, WRITTEN ON ROBBEN ISLAND, ON JUNE 23, 1969

Welcome

The purpose of this forum is to create a dialogue about the construct of hope, what it is and why it is important in our work and lives. Does nurturing hope address societal challenges? We will draw on Ireland and its history as a case study and reference point to explore how hope drives individual, systemic or societal change. Through presentation, storytelling, visual art and the personal and professional experiences of experts and Global Atlantic Fellows, we will identify barriers and facilitators to the generation of hope. We will examine how hope might be harnessed to improve the effectiveness and impact of our work. Throughout the convening, we will draw on the understanding of brain science and the ways it can inform how hope works from the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health and the Global Brain Health Institute. The program is co-designed by the Atlantic Institute (AI) and the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) faculty, alumni and attendees. Its outputs will be determined by you and those attending.

Alongside this convening, we are thrilled to be facilitating our board members from the Atlantic Institute Governing Board (AIGB) and Fellows from the Global Atlantic Senior Fellow Advisory Forum (GASFAF).

The three components of the convening in Dublin are:

■ Replenishment – through connection to people, place and history in Ireland as well as each other. To include:

● A ritual of welcome to the Republic of Ireland.

● Connection to place and history by visiting a significant site in Dublin and experiencing the arts in Ireland.

● Connection with each other.

● Understanding and dealing with individual and social trauma and its impact on brain health and well-being.

■ Catalytic content – led by GBHI, the learning outcomes for this program are an introduction to:

● The history of Ireland and an invitation to draw comparisons between it and attendees’ contexts.

● GBHI’s navigation of the entwined realms of arts and science, through the joyful pursuit of curiosity in brave and safe spaces.

● Clearer understanding of, and approach to, self-care and the brain.

■ A call to action – There will be an opportunity to discuss next steps and actions as a collective group and time for small group projects.

AIGB and GASFAF will have scheduled meetings as part of the program.

Context

The island of Ireland occupies a unique position in understanding the intersections of both colonization and conflict, and the possibilities of hope in the future. Described as “a first world country with a third world memory” by historian Luke O’Neil, it is arguably the first country to be colonized by England, with conflict and waves of violence marking its history for more than 800 years. As a result of the War of Independence against Britain (1919-1921), the resulting peace treaty saw the establishment of Northern Ireland.

Comprising six of the 32 counties on the island, the creation of Northern Ireland was and still is disputed by its minority nationalist, Roman Catholic population. This, and other provisions of the treaty which created the Irish Free State in the remaining 26 counties, led to Civil War there and eventually to the independent Republic of Ireland in 1949. In Northern Ireland, intermittent violence in the decades following its establishment, as well as increasing discrimination against Catholics for housing and jobs, culminated in the civil rights movement of the late 1960s, the violent suppression of which led to three decades of sustained conflict. The Troubles (1969-19981) cost more than 3,500 lives until the 1998 Good Friday/Belfast Agreement between the British and Irish governments and most political parties in Northern Ireland paved the way for a sustainable peace. Since then, the Agreement has been regularly tested, most recently and potentially most seriously, by the continuing fallout from Brexit. Shifting identities of belonging and othering mark its social history, and its familial experience of mass emigration, while the country moved from Roman Catholic to socially liberal in decades.

The founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies, Chuck Feeney, supported many causes throughout the island of Ireland, including education and the peace process. His close connection also derives from his Irish ancestry. The global Atlantic programs represent this close transcontinental connection as the first Atlantic program, Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health, is housed in Ireland and co-hosted in his hometown of San Francisco.

1 “The Troubles” started as a civil rights movement - Catholics protesting discrimination by Northern Ireland's Protestant-dominated government. Protest deteriorated into violence with the involvement of paramilitary groups on both sides and the arrival of the British Army in 1969.

Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin

Trinity is Ireland’s leading university and is ranked 98th in the world (QS World University Rankings 2023). Founded in 1592, the University is steeped in history with a reputation for excellence in education, research and innovation. Located on an iconic campus in the heart of Dublin’s city center, Trinity has 18,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students across three faculties – Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; Engineering, Mathematics and Science; and Health Sciences.

Trinity is home to the famous Old Library and to the historic Book of Kells as well as other internationally significant holdings in manuscripts, maps and early printed material. With over 120,000 alumni, Trinity’s tradition of independent intellectual inquiry has produced some of the world’s finest, most original minds including the writers Oscar Wilde and Samuel Beckett (Nobel laureates), the mathematician William Rowan Hamilton and the physicist Ernest Walton (Nobel laureate), the political thinker Edmund Burke and the former President of Ireland Mary Robinson.

The Global Brain Health Institute

The Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI), based at the University of California, San Francisco and Trinity College Dublin, is a leader in the global community dedicated to protecting the world’s aging populations from threats to brain health.

GBHI works to reduce the scale and impact of dementia in three ways: by training and connecting the next generation of leaders in brain health through the Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health program; by collaborating in expanding preventions and interventions; and by sharing knowledge and engaging in advocacy.

We strive to improve brain health for populations across the world, reaching into local communities and across our global network. GBHI brings together a powerful mix of disciplines, professions, backgrounds, skills, perspectives and approaches to develop new science-based solutions. We focus on working compassionately with all people, including those in vulnerable and under-served populations, to improve outcomes and promote dignity for all people.

For additional information, please visit gbhi.org or Twitter @GBHI_Fellows.

Venues

Richmond Barracks

Our chosen venue will be the refurbished cultural center in Inchicore, Richmond Barracks, which is a historical building and a site of layered complexity. It was built in 1810 due to a growing threat of a French invasion in the Napoleonic War and nearly every British regiment would spend time at the Richmond Barracks, fighting in conflicts including the Crimean War, the Boer War, and World War 1.

It soon became a center of Irish Independence, with over 3,000 suspected rebels being housed there before their sentencing. Following its turnover to the Free State Army in 1922, it has been a center for the working class and has been both a housing estate and a Christian Brothers’ school until a major refurbishment in 2016, which saw the establishment of the current community center.

A timeline of the history of the Barracks can be found here https://www.richmondbarracks.ie/ about/history-of-richmond-barrcks/history/

14 Henrietta Street

14 Henrietta Street is a social history museum of Dublin life, from one building’s Georgian beginnings to its tenement times. It connects the history of urban life over 300 years to the stories of the people who called this place home.

The Abbey Theatre www.abbeytheatre.ie

Is é ár misean a bheith ag gabháil go héifeachtach agus go samhlaíoch le sochaí na hÉireann go huile trí léiriú a dhéanamh ar amharclannaíocht uaillmhianach chróga de gach uile ghné. Ealaíontóirí iad na ceannródaithe in Amharclann na Mainistreach, amharclann atá dírithe ar an lucht féachana: féachaimid lena chinntiú gur smaointe móra uaillmhianacha ó amharclannóirí i ngach aon disciplín a spreagann ár gcláir ar daoine iad a bhaineann lenár ré agus a thugann léargas ar ár ról mar amharclann náisiúnta.

Translation: Our mission is to effectively and imaginatively engage with all of Irish society through the production of ambitious, courageous theatre in all its forms. The Abbey Theatre is artist-led and audience-focused: we seek to ensure our programmes are driven by ambitious, big ideas by theatre-makers of all disciplines, relevant to our times and reflective of our role as a national theatre. (The majority of the theater’s plays are in English - editor’s note)

Irish Hospice Foundation

Every death matters and we only have one chance to get it right. Irish Hospice Foundation is working to ensure the best end-of-life and bereavement care, for all. From advocacy and education to vital services like Nurses for Night Care and Bereavement Support Line, the foundation believes in the importance of dying well and grieving well wherever the place.

The Long Room, Trinity College Dublin, home to the Book of Kells

The Book of Kells (c. 800 CE) is an illuminated manuscript of the four gospels of the Christian New Testament, currently housed at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. The work is the most famous of the medieval illuminated manuscripts for the intricacy, detail and majesty of the illustrations.

The Glencree Centre for Peace & Reconciliation

The Glencree Centre for Peace & Reconciliation works with individuals and groups to transform conflict, promote reconciliation, encourage healthy relationships and build sustainable peace. It is an Irish-based, independent non-governmental organization. Founded in 1974 in response to the conflict in Northern Ireland, Glencree played an important role in the Irish Peace Process, bringing together those in conflict for confidential dialogue and helping build relationships across divides. As well as its ongoing work on the island of Ireland, its perspective and expertise has been shared in more than ten conflict and post-conflict countries around the globe.

RCSI - Centre for Positive Psychology and Health

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland is a medical professional and educational institution, which is also known as RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ireland’s first private university in 1784. Today they are an innovative, world-leading international health sciences university and research institution offering education and training at undergraduate, postgraduate and professional level. The Centre for Positive Psychology and Health is a recent creation, whose mission is to educate, nurture and discover, and to enhance health and well-being through the practice of positive psychology and lifestyle medicine.

Photography and filming

Photography and filming will be taking place at various points during the week. As part of completing the travel form, you indicated your preference to be included in this. If your preference has changed, please contact Fionnuala Sweeney (f.sweeney@atlanticfellows.org).

Short interviews will be conducted with all participants of a Conversation On Hope on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022.

Preparation and pre-reading on

Ireland

For participants who are less acquainted with the history and current political situation, we encourage you to read and/or watch the following:

Videos/Documentaries

■ Secret Billionaire - about Chuck Feeney and his work in Ireland including Northern Ireland.

■ My Dad, the Peace Deal and Me - Paddy Kielty - comedian Paddy Kielty, whose father was shot dead in a sectarian attack when Kielty was a child, talks to people in Northern Ireland about what peace means to them, in turn, providing great insights into Northern Ireland and the divisions there.

■ Last year, in a more recent film, Kielty who lives in London, revisited Northern Ireland to hear the reflections and aspirations of both communities on the 100th anniversary of its creation.

Films

Some are available on various streaming platforms, depending on copyright issues in individual countries

■ Michael Collins - A 1996 biographical period drama film written and directed by Neil Jordan and starring Liam Neeson as the Irish revolutionary, soldier and politician Michael Collins, who was a leading figure in the early-20th-century Irish struggle for independence. It won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and was also nominated for Best Original Score and Best Cinematography at the 69th Academy Awards.

■ Five Minutes of Heaven - is set in Northern Ireland some 10 years after the Good Friday/Belfast peace agreement. The film is based on the reconciliation, or otherwise, between two men on opposite sides of the divide, one of whom killed the other’s brother during the Troubles.

■ ‘71 is a film about The Troubles as experienced by a young soldier from England sent to Northern Ireland in 1971. This film has also received outstanding reviews.

■ Belfast - Sir Kenneth Branagh’s latest movie focuses on his childhood in Belfast. A story of love, laughter and loss amid the tumult of the late 1960s. The film has been hailed as a ‘masterpiece’ by critics.

Articles/Books

■ McKay, S.(2021) On the far side of borders, a new Ireland is taking shape published in The Guardian.

■ Mitchell, D.,(2018) Northern Ireland’s Twenty Years of Troubled Peace, Current History, 2018, 117, 797, 89 - 95

■ Parker, T., (1994) May the Lord in His Mercy Be Kind to Belfast

Living traditions and uncertain history

■ “I Check Myself” Panti’s Noble Call on You Tube

■ The 34th Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, Wikipedia entry

■ National football team celebrations and article by journalist O’Toole “Up”

Preparations and pre-reading on brain health/hope

BRAIN HEALTH

■ Brain Health - WHO overview

■ Brain Capital - some of GBHI Faculty and Fellows are developing a new paradigm connecting Brain health and equity, summarized here by Brookings Institute.

■ Walrath, D. and Lawlor, B., (2019) Dementia: towards a new republic of hope

HOPE

■ Hope In The Dark essay in The Guardian by Rebecca Solnit

■ Pai, M., (2022) Countering Failures Of The imagination - lessons we learnt from Paul Farmer

13:0014:00 Lunch All Richmond Barracks

13:3014:00

Transfer back to hotel GASFAF Richmond Barracks to Trinity City Hotel Organized through Optimum Chauffeur

14:0017:00 Own programming GASFAF Trinity City Hotel

14:0014:30

Framing Conversations on Hope - personal, group, societal

COH and AIGB Richmond BarracksGym Hosts: Dana Walrath, Brian Lawlor, Ian Robertson

14.3015.30 Where are we? - An introduction to Ireland COH and AIGB

15.3016.00 Hope and Growth - on replenishment and self-care COH and AIGB

Guest Presenter: Ciaran O'Neill

Hosts: Dana Walrath, Brian Lawlor, Ian Robertson, Dominic Campbell

16:0016:30 Closing and reflections COH and AIGB Richmond BarracksGym Host: Brian Lawlor

16:3017:00 Travel COH and AIGB Richmond Barracks to Trinity City Hotel

17:0018:15 Free time All

18:1518:30 Walk to restaurant All Trinity City Hotel to The Graysons 15-minute walk

18:30Welcome dinner All The Graysons Filming and photographer present

Tuesday, Dec. 6

07:0009:00 Breakfast Trinity City Hotel

09:3010:00 Travel All Trinity City Hotel to Richmond Barracks Optimum Chauffeur

10:0011:15 Check in History and Hope All Richmond BarracksInterlocking rooms

11:1511:45

Guest Presenter s: David Mitchell & Alan Waite

Transfer back to hotel AIGB Richmond Barracks to Trinity City Hotel Optimum Chauffeur

11:1511:30 Tea and coffee

11:3013:00

12:0015:00

History and Hope continued...

COH and GASFAF (circa 42)

Board meeting

Richmond Barracks - Guest Presenter: Sarah Durcan

AIGB Trinity City Hotel

15:3018:00 Board conversation on the strategic plan AIGB Trinity City Hotel 13:0014:00 Lunch COH and GASFAF Richmond Barracks 14:0015:00 The Anatomy of Hope: Can Hope be Kindled? COH and GASFAF Richmond Barracks - Guest Presenter: Sara Burke 15:0016:30

COH and GASFAF Richmond Barracks - Guest Presenter: Siobhán Ni Bhriain Dominic Campbell 16:3017:00 Travel All Richmond Barracks to Trinity City Hotel 18:0020.00 Free time - Self-organized dinner All Toners Pub

Informal drinks with current Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health (from 18:45)

Wednesday, Dec. 7 Time Session Attendees Venue Notes 07:0009:00 Breakfast Check in All Trinity City Hotel 09:3010:00 Travel time Please choose from the morning and afternoon options 10.0012.00

#1 - Guest Presenter: Brian Maguire, artist (also afternoon option)

Sign up on Dec. 5 Richmond Barracks

#2 Presentation:14 Henrietta St. Tenement museum and social history

Sign up on Dec. 5 https:// 14henriettastreet.ie/

A practical session using art to explore hope with artist and activist working with displaced and marginalized groups around the world. Dress to paint. (Transport arranged) 10.0012.00

All

14.0016.00

#1

Brian Maguire - (alternative to morning option)

Sign up on Dec. 5

Richmond Barracks

A practical session using art to explore hope with artist and activist working with displaced and marginalized groups around the world. Dress to paint.

(Transport arranged)

14.0016.00

#2

With the directors of Ireland’s national theater explore creativity, national narrative and holding space for hope.

#3

14.0016.00

Hope and invisibility: Growing hope back from grief, translating hope into change.

#4

14.0016.00

Doing hope in hopeless times: How can we maintain hope, especially in times of deep uncertainty?

16.0017.00 Group leads return all groups to hotel

Sign up on Dec. 5

The Abbey Theatre

Guest Presenter s: Co-directors of the national theater, Catriona McLaughlin and Mark O'Brien, invite you to join them in conversation.

(Walking distance)

Sign up on Dec. 5

Irish Hospice Foundation, Nassau St.

Guest Presenters: Education lead, Orla Keegan, with chair Jean Callanan invite you to reflect in conversation on grief, loss and hope.

(Walking distance)

Sign up on Dec. 5

Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI) Centre for Positive Psychology and Health

Guest Presenter: Dr. Trudy Meehan invites you to reflect on positive psychology and hope. (Walking distance)

17.00

Free timeSelf-organized dinner

Award-winning play “The Weir” at The Abbey Theatre

All 19.30

Sign up on Dec. 5

The Abbey Theatre

“Gathered at the pub on a windy night in rural Ireland, the landlord and regulars share old stories with a young woman recently arrived from Dublin. At turns ghostly and mesmerising, their tales draw Valerie into their world – but it is her story that stops the men in their tracks.”

09:3010:30 Travel All Trinity City Hotel to Glencree

Glencree Centre for Peace & Reconciliation: A day exploring the Centre’s experience, learning from their expertise and sharing knowledge. Lunch on site.

All The Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation, Glencree, Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow

Optimum Chauffeur 10:3016:00

Sign up on Dec. 5 Trinity Campus Departures

A note on Wednesday’s options

We ask that you please choose alternative Wednesday morning and afternoon options or, if you need rest, take some time for yourself. There is a limited capacity on some sessions and places will be made on a first come, first serve basis. More information on arrival.

Dec. 5, 2022

The Grayson Restaurant: 41 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, D02 VY49

Dec. 6, 2022

Toners Pub: 139 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin, D02 N231

Dec. 8, 2022

The Rustic Stone: 17 South Great George’s Street, Dublin 2, D02 HD76

Logistics

COVID Care

As a global community, those attending have to balance numerous equity and health concerns and limit transmission through masking, social distancing and high vaccine take-up. We are also mindful of our collective responsibility to act in ways that might reduce the risk of transmission, which could result in serious illness and unnecessary loss of life especially for those who have underlying health conditions.

Regardless of governmental or institutional guidelines, we as a community are committing to a collective care approach with a focus on solidarity and care for others. To this end, until further notice, for all in-person events that the Institute hosts in the U.K. and across the world, we request the following:

● That all participants are fully vaccinated.

● That in enclosed spaces, masks are worn (surgical or N95 masks are preferred) and that there is appropriate social distancing.

● For this event, Fellows will receive a COVID care pack at the venue which includes lateral flow test kits (where available), surgical/ N95 (or similar) or reusable masks and hand sanitizer.

Reimbursements for PCR tests (depending on country availability) will be made by the Institute. Expense forms should be submitted to David Mallinson (d.mallinson@atlanticfellows.org).

Travel and flights

Flight Centre in London is making all of the flight arrangements. Airport transfers will be arranged from the airport in Dublin with Optimum Chauffers, who will wait at the airport with a signboard. If you are unable to find your driver, please contact David Mallinson.

You may need to prove that you have a valid reason for entering Ireland to an immigration officer at border control. You may also be requested by airline staff at check-in to provide additional documentation to support your case, so please keep a printed copy of:

● Your return airline ticket

● Proof of accommodation

Bank statements showing you have sufficient funds for the duration of the stay. Please contact Khalil Goga (k.goga@atlanticfellows.org) as soon as possible if this is a concern and we will arrange additional paperwork for you. All details will be kept confidential.

Your passport must be valid for at last six months before the date of return and must have two blank pages.

Please note that the immigration service and the airline have the authority to stop you boarding a flight or entry at the port of departure/entry. The Irish Embassy cannot object if you require a visa but aren’t carrying one when denied entry or boarding a flight by the immigration service or an airline.

Accommodation and meals

Hotel accommodation has been arranged at Trinity City Hotel, which is located in the heart of Dublin. It is situated on Dublin’s historically important Pearse Street, on a site dating back to Viking times.

Most of your meals will be arranged and paid for. You will have received a per diem payment into your bank account, which is for any self-organized meals and also airport transfers from your home to the airport on return. The total amount is calculated at £25 (€29) for dinner and £15 (€17) for lunch. Expense forms, which need to include receipts, should be submitted to David Mallinson (d.mallinson@atlanticfellows.org ) no later than Jan. 15, 2023.

Point of contact

David Mallinson is the first point of contact during your visit if you have any queries. He will be available on the mobile number given below. Please WhatsApp David, where possible, unless in an emergency. WhatsApp can be downloaded on Android, iPhone, MacWindows PC and Windows Phone.

David Mallinson

E-mail: d.mallinson@atlanticfellows.org Mobile: +44 (0) 7342703978

If you are unable to contact David, please contact:

Khalil Goga

Email: k.goga@atlanticfellows.org Mobile: +27 (0) 834432700

Global Atlantic Fellow Coordinator

Dominic Campbell has been appointed as the Global Atlantic Fellow coordinator and has developed much of the programing and logistics.

Email: Dominic.Campbell@gbhi.org Mobile: +353(0) 868297919

Emergencies

In the case of an emergency, all emergency services in Ireland can be reached by dialling 112. Please also update David if you have an emergency, so that we may also assist you.

Travel Insurance

All attendees who have their travel booked by the Institute are fully covered by the Institute’s Travel Insurance through Rhodes Trust. The policy number is 0010682900 and the Emergency Assistance Card details are below:

Weather and what to pack

The average daytime temperature in Dublin is 7° C with overnight temperatures dropping as low as 3° C. We recommend that you take warm clothes as the temperatures can get quite low. It is also advisable to pack a waterproof coat, hat and gloves.

Participants

Atlantic Institute Board, GASFAF and Staff

Chris Oechsli AIGB

Elizabeth Kiss AIGB

Jim McCluskey AIGB

Veronica Campbell AIGB

Guen Burke AIGB

Anne Browning AIGB, GASFAF

Cyan Brown AIGB, GASFAF

Alex Splitt GASFAF

Bayanda Ndumiso GASFAF

Dorah Marema GASFAF

Khaulah Fadzil GASFAF

Maritza Pintado-Caipa GASFAF

Raj Rajaraman GASFAF

Peter Gan Kim Soon GASFAF

Rich Wallace GASFAF

Sarah Hooper GASFAF

Abi Diamond AI

Evie O’Brien AI

Desiree Pearce AI

David Mallinson AI

Fionnuala Sweeney AI

Katherine Bond AI

Khalil Goga AI Tanya Charles AI

Hosts (GBHI staff and Ireland-based Fellows, Partners)

Ian Robertson

Brian Lawlor

Global Brain Health Institute

Global Brain Health Institute

Amanda Delaney Global Brain Health Institute

Anne-Marie Glynn Global Brain Health Institute

Barbara Hewitt Global Brain Health Institute

Eoin Cotter Global Brain Health Institute

Helen Murray Global Brain Health Institute

Ronan Breathnach Global Brain Health Institute

Mary Warbelow Global Brain Health Institute

Laura Galaviz Nieto Global Brain Health Institute

Ciaran Conneely Global Brain Health Institute

Aline Haas Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health

Alison Canty

Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health Anusha Mohan

Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health

Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health Gráinne McGettrick

Jayashree Dasgupta

Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health

Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health Joyla Furlano

Kim-Huong Nguyen Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health Macarena Espina Díaz Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health

Mike Hanrahan

Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health

Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health Shaimaa El-Jaafary Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health Sol Fittipaldi

Valentine Ucheagwu Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health

Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health

Vanessa De la Cruz-Góngora Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health Zachary Bandler

Participants

Caroline (Ginger) Ramirez

Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity US & Global Catherine White Interpreter

Charles O’Leary

Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity Corrina Grimes

Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health Dana Walrath

Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health

Danielle Woodhouse Johnson Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity US & Global

Jody Barney

Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity

Julie Judd Auslan Interpreter

Mafoko Phomane

Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity South Africa Maximo Jaramillo-Molina

Phaedra Bell

Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity

Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health

Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity US + Global Siya Shange

Sharon White

Nguyen Thi Thai Lan

Tracey Malawana

Zeina Saliba

Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity

Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in Southeast Asia

Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity South Africa

Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity US + Global

External Presenters and Venues

Linda Doyle

Dr. Linda Doyle was appointed 45th Provost of Trinity College Dublin by staff and student representatives, coming into office on Aug. 1, 2021. The Provost is the chief officer of the university, responsible to the board and, ultimately, to the State for the performance of the university. Prior to her appointment as Provost, Linda was professor of engineering and the arts in Trinity. Her expertise is in the fields of wireless communications, cognitive radio, reconfigurable networks, spectrum management and creative arts practices.

Rachael Hegarty

Rachael Hegarty is a Dubliner, born and bred between the canals until she was seven years old. She was educated by the Holy Faithers in Finglas, the University of Massachusetts Boston, the Trinity M.Phillers in Dublin and the Ph.D. Magicians at Queens University, Belfast. Her debut collection, “Flight Paths Over Finglas”, won the 2018 Shine Strong Award. A child survivor of the Talbot Street bomb, her collection “May Day 1974” (Salmon, 2019) received critical acclaim for the 33 docu-sonnets and 33 ballads for the people who died on the single worst day of The Troubles. Her third collection, “Dancing with Memory” (Salmon, 2021), is a dance hall of memory for her mother who lives with Alzheimer’s. She teaches at the Trinity Access Programme because she wants more working-class students causing some havoc in academia. Rachael’s kids say she uses the three F-words too much: Finglas, feminism and feckin’ poetry.

Ciaran O’Neill

His work mostly clusters in the long 19th century and spans fairly diverse themes. He is interested in social and cultural history, the history of education and elites, the Irish relationship with Empire, modern literature and public history. Right now, he is finishing a monograph about people, power and the state, as well as a collaborative research project that focuses on the Eastern Caribbean. He is the principal investigator of Seeing Ireland: Art, Culture, and Power in Paris 1922, funded by the Commemorations Unit at DTAGSM, and of RISING, a Creative Ireland Climate Action collaboration between Trinity, Brokentalkers, Dublin Theatre Festival and Algorithm. He co-directs the Trinity’s Colonial Legacies project with colleague, Dr. Patrick Walsh. Recent and forthcoming work appears in “Gender &; History”, “Journal of Victorian Culture”, “Journal of the History of Sexuality” and “Radical History Review”. He has held visiting fellowships in the University of São Paulo, Boston College, University of Notre Dame, and in SMU Halifax, Nova Scotia. Since 2020, he has served as deputy director of Trinity Long Room Hub.

David Mitchell

David Mitchell’s main research interest is in peace-building and the politics of peace processes, with a specialism in Northern Ireland. He is coauthor or editor of four books, and has published numerous book chapters and articles in leading international journals. His current research focus is on the value of comparative learning within and between conflict-affected societies. He is regularly consulted by the international media on developments in Northern Ireland and speaks frequently to international groups of policymakers and civil society organizations on peacemaking in Ireland. He has written or co-written op-eds in the Irish Times, The Times (Ireland) and the Huffington Post as well as several articles in The Conversation.

Alan Waite

Alan Waite is a youth and community worker from Belfast. He is senior manager at R-CITY Belfast, co-founder of the Belfast 2 Blanco project and passionate about youth work and impacting positively on communities. R-CITY evolved from an idea to develop leadership skills and opportunities for young people into a wide reaching and multifaceted initiative that remains fully committed to young people living in areas facing issues of conflict, mental health, gang culture, educational disadvantage and lack of aspirations.

Sarah Durcan

Sarah Durcan is the acting executive director of Science Gallery International. She has an undergraduate degree in communications from Dublin City University and a master’s in cultural policy and arts management from University College Dublin. Her background is in theater production, and financial and strategic management. She serves on the advisory panel of Dublin City Council’s Culture Company, and was previously on the board of the Abbey Theatre. She was a lead organizer of the #WakingTheFeminists campaign to achieve gender equality in Irish theater. At Science Gallery International, she supports a global network dedicated to linking science, art and technology to empower young people to find connection, hope and agency through curiosity and creativity.

Sara Burke

Professor Sara Burke is associate professor in health policy and management and the Director of the Centre for Health Policy and Management, part of Public Health and Primary Care in the School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin. She is the principal investigator of a research project, Health System Foundations for Sláintecare Implementation in 2020 and beyond - co-producing Sláintecare Living Implementation Framework with Evaluation: Learning from the Irish health system response to COVID-19. Sara has worked for more than 20 years as a researcher of health systems and policy. Her book “Irish Apartheid, Healthcare Inequality in Ireland” was published in 2009. She has written for national newspapers and once had a weekly health slot on RTE Radio Drivetime.

Siobhán Ni Bhriain

Siobhán Ni Bhriain is a senior healthcare leader with experience in leading service development, delivery and change management. Her particular interests are service design and innovation and understanding of bridging the gap between design, implementation and delivery of services at the frontline. She has extensive clinical experience in delivering care in acute and community settings and has frontline clinician experience as trainee and consultant-informed role as clinical director of a large, urban mental health service. Understanding of local service needs has strongly informed her role in national service design and delivery. She played a significant role in Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Brian Maguire

Brian Maguire has worked with NGOs including Concern International, with Irish prisoners and prisoners throughout the world, and as professor of fine art in the National College of Art and Design, Ireland. He is represented by galleries in USA and Europe and in collections in the USA, Central and Latin America and Europe. Current projects include those with the Indigenous people of the Maragua Nation in the Amazon region of Brazil and Indigenous nations including Blackfoot, Crow, Salish and Kootenai, confederated tribes in Montana. His painting practice is driven by the struggle against inequality and violence, and the pursuit of justice. Social engagement plays a central role, leading him to work closely and interactively with refugees, survivors of warzones, incarcerated peoples, and local newsrooms in locations including Sudan, Syria, São Paulo and Ciudad Juárez.

Brian will be assisted by Colm Laighneach in the presentation and workshop.

Caitríona McLaughlin

Caitríona was born in Donegal and studied science at the University of Ulster before moving into theater. She was associate director at the Abbey Theatre from 2017-2020, with many award-winning productions. Prior to moving into directing, Caitríona worked as a drama facilitator in Northern Ireland, working with young people and in conflict resolution. In London, she directed numerous productions focusing primarily on new writing, and collaborated with the Royal Court in sourcing and developing a new theater space. She was awarded a Clore Fellowship in 2007 and subsequently spent six summers with LAByrinth Theater Company in New York, developing new plays for artistic directors John Ortiz and the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, at their summer intensive.

Mark O’Brien

Born in County Wicklow, Mark has 25 years’ experience in the theater and wider culture sectors as a leader, facilitator, actor, sound designer, administrator and theater director. He has also led, directed, and developed work in the youth theater sector, and with Team Educational Theatre Company. Mark was previously director of Axis arts center, Ballymun, Dublin. Over 10 years, he developed Axis into an organization and space of local, national and international renown that created, facilitated and produced new and significant work, across theater, arts development and engagement contexts. His driving force was to achieve a shared vision of excellence through inclusion.

Orla Keegan

Orla’s background is in psychology and health services research and she previously worked in the University of Dundee and in Fife Health Board, Scotland, as well as in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) where she is now honorary senior lecturer. Orla was founding program director for the M.Sc./PG.Dip. Loss and Bereavement run in Dublin with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. At the Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF), she works with a team of 10 full and part-time development/ information and administrative staff to promote education and the development of bereavement support and services. The national Bereavement Support Line, set up as a response to COVID-19 and restrictions, is run from IHF with a team of volunteers, and IHF also hosts the Irish Childhood Bereavement Network. Orla is co-chair of the Bereavement Taskforce of the European Association for Palliative Care and a member of the steering committee for Bereavement Network Europe. She also is a member of the editorial board for “Bereavement: Journal of grief and responses to death”.

Trudy Meehan

Dr. Trudy Meehan is a senior clinical psychologist, registered with the Psychological Society of Ireland as a chartered psychologist. She is a lecturer at the Centre for Positive Psychology and Health at Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland University of Medicine and Health Sciences. Trudy worked in South Africa as a senior lecturer at Rhodes University, teaching narrative and community psychology. She was director of Stanford University’s Bing Overseas Study Programme in Cape Town, South Africa. At Stanford University, Trudy led a community-engaged program for students participating in community lead and co-designed internships. Her teaching, research and practice is community- engaged and her research examines the value of art practice, community and narrative in the context of health and well-being. Both her research and clinical practice are infused with understanding the importance of the political determinants of health. Her theoretical background stretches across feminism, intersectional understandings of identity, post-structuralism, anti-colonialism and critical/discursive psychology.

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