Acknowledgements

This free course is based on a face-to-face course/workshops developed by William Mitchell from the Action for Community Transformation initiative (ACT) and facilitated by William and local community workers from the Shankill area of Belfast in Northern Ireland.

Why riot? is a collaboration between The Open University and the ACT Initiative.

The course was developed and co-authored by William Mitchell (project lead for ACT) and Gabi Kent (project and academic lead for The Open University).

It was developed with eight young people taking part in the ACT Initiative and Boys Model School project: Adam, Ashton, Brandon, Dylan, Matty, Ryan, Stephen and William, by William Mitchell (ACT) and members of The Open University in Ireland’s Time to Think [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] team Gabi Kent, Philip O’Sullivan, Jenny Meegan and Colette Hughes.

The Open University critical reader and expert adviser was Stephen Robinson. It was supported by John D’Arcy the National Director of The Open University in Ireland, and by the Belfast Boys’ Model School.

Audio and Video production team: Film and arial photography/media production, Hugh Pollock (Highgrove Media); producer/director: Gabi Kent, and edit producer: Clint Trofa (The Open University); Graphic artist: Ana Collins. The Open University Open Learn team: Editor: Sofia Maruzza; Assistant Producer: Ana Collins; Digital Media Producer: Sas Amoah; Senior Producer: Luke Yorke; Legal and rights: Bernie Attwell.

We are very grateful to:

Dúchas Oral History Archive, in particular Claire Hackett and to contributors Beatrice and Rosemary, for sharing their stories. Copyright for these oral history interviews remains with Dúchas.

The Shankill Area Social History Society (S.A.S.H).. project in particular Johnny Dougan and to Bill Campbell, Mrs Margaret (Peggy) Hill and Andrew Johnston, for sharing their personal photos. Copyright for these images remains with (S.A.S.H)..

Funders for this course include: the International Fund for Ireland (Peace Impact Programme for ACT), The Open University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and The Open University in Ireland.

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