Carmel Heaney Project Manager, Respect
Carmel Heaney is Project Manager for ‘respect.’ She is a native of Northern Ireland and brings to ‘respect’ over 25 years of conflict resolution work. Carmel began life as a teacher and developed residential community education programmes for Catholic and Protestant pupils at the world renowned Corrymeela Community. In 1989 she was awarded the Kohl International Prize for this work. Carmel has been invited to places as far afield as Bosnia, Gaza, Tokyo and New York to promote reconciliation programmes. She has 20 years of experience with voluntary sector groups across England delivering national projects with a focus on creativity and socially responsible ideals with groups as diverse as Comic Relief, Marks and Spencer, Tesco, McDonald's and BAE Systems. In her spare time Carmel is an avid reader, enjoys a wide range of musical styles from opera to Irish folk, caters for 200 people at weekends, and is a board member of ‘Young at Art’ an International Children's Festival based in Belfast.

"Religious belief is among the most fundamental to human beings. The media must play a role in ensuring that everyone has the freedom to pursue that belief where it leads." Milica Pesic, Director	"OneWorld, a global online media network based on values of humanity and justice, is pleased to support the national conference on the media and a multi faith society." Miles Litvinoff, Programme Manager	"The Newspaper Society, the voice of Britain’s regional press, is delighted to support the national conference on the media and a multi faith society." Lynne Anderson, Communications Director

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"This conference is so important. I hope it will open up a full debate on how we can stop the spread of division and fear and instead harness the immense power of the media to promote cultural and religious diversity as a positive benefit for our society."

Jennette Arnold, Londonwide Assembly Member and
Chair of the Cultural Strategy Group for London