Encompassing champions of religious and civil liberty, abolitionists, activists, artists, and educators, this led walk will introduce a whole new vision of the city, shedding light on the people who championed causes and lived by values still at the heart of humanism today.  The walk will aim to give teachers a deeper understanding of the social and historical context of freethinking and humanism in Belfast and this part of the island of Ireland over the past 250 years.

The walk will begin at the Mary Ann McCracken statue in the grounds of City Hall where you’ll hear about the 18th-century Belfast radicals who agitated for free speech and equality, inspired by Enlightenment ideals. From there, the route winds through the city, with regular stops bringing us through 19th-century freethinkers up to present day campaigns, with plenty of opportunity for questions and conversation.

The walk is approximately 3km, and will finish back at City Hall around 16:00. Please come prepared if rain is forecast.

This Humanist Belfast Tour is a companion to an in-app Go Jauntly walk of the same name: a free, self-guided tour of Belfast accessible on your mobile phone through the Go Jauntly app.

Registration is essential as places are limited.