News

Platform for Change says the draft Programme for Government from the devolved executive fails to grasp the political nettles. Read our alternative programme here.

Former Irish rugby star and Platform for Change activist Trevor Ringland offers his wide experience on how sport can point the way to a Northern Ireland beyond sectarianism, marked instead by the interdependence that brings team success. Read Trevor's paper here.

What do Platform for Change supporters want? A report from our membership survey is available here.

Newsletters

2012

• January: Campaign Newsletter No 14

2011

• November: Campaign Newsletter No 13
• August: Campaign Newsletter No 12
• July: Campaign Newsletter No 11
• April: Campaign Newsletter No 10
• March: Campaign Newsletter No 9
• February: Campaign Newsletter No 8
• January: Campaign Newsletter No 7

    2010

• December: Campaign Newsletter No 6
• October: Campaign Newsletter No 5
• September: Campaign Newsletter No 4
• July: Campaign Newsletter No 3
• May: Campaign Newsletter No 2
• March: Campaign Newsletter No 1

Press releases

    2011

• November: Statement on draft Programme for Government
• September: Meeting on dealing with the past
• April: Assembly election hustings

    2010

• October: Cohesion policy challenged: open letter to OFMDFM
• April: Platform for Change Election Statement
• February: Platform for Change Launch

    2009

• November: Meeting on the overall Platform for Change
• October: Platform for Change has been constituted as an association.

Selected media coverage

     2011

• Belfast Telegraph: First ministers face challenge over route map to a non-sectarian future (July 16)
• Belfast Telegraph: Why national identity must no longer dominate politics (April 14)

     2010

• Belfast Telegraph: Back to drawing board for integration draft (October 29)
• Belfast Telegraph: Editor’s viewpoint: It’s time to build unity not barriers in Northern Ireland (October 29)
• Belfast Telegraph: The middle ground's now ready to take centre stage. (June 29)
• Belfast Telegraph: Editor's Viewpoint: A platform to give voters a real say, (February 25)
• Belfast Telegraph: A change is going to come and politics must get real, (February 25)
• Irish Times: NI political initiative seeks to engage citizens, (February 26)

    2009

• Irish Left Review · Building a Platform for Change: An Interview with Robin Wilson, (December 30)