Breathe Out Hope

"Social healing unfolds between memory and imagination.”

Internationally renowned conflict transformation expert Professor John Paul Lederach of the University of Notre Dame (USA) joined us on the opening event of the 2021 4 Corners Festival in an evening of reflection on how we can ‘breathe out hope’ in a city and a world grappling with seismic challenges to human relationships. Jamaican-born poet and singer-songwriter Raquel McKee and Belfast-based poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama responded with their perspectives on how hope can break through in even the darkest of times. Original music ‘Breathe’ performed by Jonny Fitch. Produced and edited by Alan Meban and Accidental Theatre.

Lederach, John Paul, Raquel McKee, Pádraig Ó Tuama, Steve Stockman, and Gladys Ganiel. “Breathe Out Hope.” Presented at the 4 Corners Festival 2021 Opening Ceremony, Belfast, Northern Ireland, July 31, 2021.

Recorded by and shared with the permission of the 4 Corners Festival.