Transcript of oral history interview by Jackie Redpath

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Context

Jackie has committed himself to community development work in Belfast since the 1970s. He is a co-founder and chief executive of the Greater Shankill Partnership, community led regeneration agency in the Greater Shankill area of Belfast, since 1996. Jackie graduated from Queen’s University in 1973 with a BA in Modern History and received honorary degree from the university 2016 to recognise his work in community development of disadvantaged areas. Jackie served as chair of the David Ervine Foundation from 2011 – 2018 and Springboard Opportunities Limited 1994 – 2018, which supports unemployed young people with personal development, offering them a life changing international experience.

Description:

Twenty-four-page-long transcript of the oral history interview given by Hugh Brady, conducted by the Digital Repository of Ireland as part of The Atlantic Philanthropies archive project (2017-2020) titled Amplifying change: A history of the Atlantic Philanthropies on the island of Ireland in 2019.

Type:

text and transcripts

Creator:

Digital Repository of Ireland, 2015 -

Subject:

Curated collection--Oral histories, Curated collection--Communities, Curated collection--Children--Youth, Atlantic Philanthropies (Organization), Greater Shankill Partnership, Curated collection--Jackie Redpath, Grant 07763, Grant 08474, Community education, Non-governmental organizations, and Youth--Education

Grant:

Grant 07763 and Grant 08474

Grantee:

Greater Shankill Partnership

Year of Grant:

1998 and 2001

Location of Grantee:

Belfast

Rights:

Copyright is with DRI and Jackie Redpath. Please see license for reuse.

Attribution:

Digital Repository of Ireland and The Atlantic Philanthropies

Doi:

https://doi.org/10.7486/DRI.9c689899n