International Brigade Commemoration Committee

Public benefits

Purpose 1: To educate the public in Northern Ireland and in particular Belfast and its environs on the history of the sacrifice and principles of the volunteers of the International Brigades with specific reference to those brigadiers from Northern Ireland in the Spanish Anti-Fascist War, 1936 to 1939 (Spanish Civil War) The direct benefits which

flow from this purpose include improvements in knowledge and community interest in the history of the International Brigades and specifically their principles of democracy, solidarity and anti-fascism as subjects of learning. Further benefits include an improved societal participation and interest in community heritage and improved access to information, publications and historical resources. These benefits are capable of being demonstrated through feedback from, and the active participation of, the beneficiaries. Purpose 2: To promote reconciliation and a shared future in the area of benefit by commemorating the shared past, contributions and principles of those brigadiers. The direct benefits which flow from this purpose include an improved recognition amongst the communities in Northern Ireland of their shared history, heritage, links and principles upon which, it is aimed, improved community relations can be built in the present day. The benefits are capable of being demonstrated through feedback from, and the active participation of, the beneficiaries from diverse groups and communities. There are no harms flowing from the purposes and neither are there any private benefits to unintended beneficiaries. The beneficiaries are the public of Northern Ireland and, in particular, Belfast.

What your organisation does

Organizes lectures, discussions, workshops, social and educational and artistic events Produces printed material Initiates contact with other organizations Promotes a common historical and community identity based upon the principles of the brigaders.