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Interview with Chris Gibson for the BBC in June 2001

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Audio interview with Chris Gibson, chairperson of the Civic Forum for Northern Ireland, by the BBC in June 2001. The Civic Forum of Northern Ireland was established in October 2000 under the Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement. It held the position of a consultative body to the Northern Ireland government on social, economic and cultural issues. Gibson is interviewed on the progress of the forum to date and discusses its organisation, activity and plans for the future. This interview forms part of the BBC Northern Ireland A State Apart online resource which documents thirty years of peace and violence in Northern Ireland from the Troubles to the Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement.

Date of Release/Broadcast: June 2001

Name of First Interviewee: Chris Gibson

Role at time of Interview: Chairperson of the Civic Forum for Northern Ireland

Interviewer: Unknown

Purpose: News, Research

Media: Audio

Copyright: BBC © 2012

Link: Listen to the interview

Programme/Book/Article: BBC Northern Ireland A State Apart

Time Period covered: 2000-2001

Key Individuals: Chris Gibson

Key Words: Civic Forum for Northern Ireland, community relations, politicisation

 

 

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