Sean Pettis is Programme Manager for Legacies of Conflict at the Corrymeela Community in Northern Ireland. He was a guest speaker at our Difficult Histories & Positive Identities conference in February 2019, in the session on 'Peace, Reconciliation and Positive Identities'.
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How do you reconcile a very recent difficult past, one which is still very present in the minds of survivor and perpetrators alive today?
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How can positive identities grow out of forgiveness and peacebuilding efforts today?
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What, if any, impact can community projects, including arts projects, have on creating positive shared identities in post-conflict communities?
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How can the phrase ‘history doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes’ be helpful for understanding reconciliation and peacebuilding as a means of safeguarding future generations from reliving these difficult histories?
Further resources from this conference can also be found on our Read, Watch, Listen webpages.