Community Dialogue brings divided groups in Northern Ireland and elsewhere together to dialogue about contentious political, social and economic problems.

As an organisation we take no party-political position on any issue.

At our events we ask people to address the following questions:

• What is it that really matters to me in the social and political area?
• Why do these things matter to me?
• Given that others disagree with me, what can I live with?
• Can those I disagree with see a place for themselves in my vision of the future?

There is only one expert who can answer these questions: the individual to whom they are addressed.

We believe that to make peace in Northern Ireland we have to talk. Not just any old talk but talk that involves:-

• Questioning ourselves
• Listening to others
• Trying genuinely to see new angles on things.

Main Objectives

The main objectives of the organisation are:

• ‘Unravelling the Jargon'
• ‘Dialogue on the Ground’

Unravelling the Jargon and Dialogue on the Ground are part of our new PEACE III Project, 'Steps Into Dialogue'