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society2 years ago•1 min saved

Reflecting on 25 Years of Peace in Northern Ireland: The Good Friday Agreement.

Kerrie Patterson, born minutes after the Good Friday agreement was signed in 1998, talks about her unique status as a "peace baby" and how her generation has inherited a society that can move beyond the old divisions of Catholic v Protestant and nationalist v unionist. Her mother, Anne Patterson, describes her own childhood marked by proximity to violence and how it made her determined to give her daughter a life free from the old divisions. While peace did not come overnight and sectarian violence still haunts Northern Ireland, the change from the 30-year Troubles is marked.

via The Guardian|

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society2 years ago•3 min saved

Reflecting on 25 years of progress and challenges in Northern Ireland's peace process.

Northern Ireland's "peace babies," the generation born after the Good Friday Agreement was signed, are now adults and are more interested in issues like equality, housing, and social justice than sectarian politics. Many were unaware of the three decades of violence the deal largely ended until learning about it in school. While they grew up without the kind of bloodshed their parents witnessed day in day out, progress has been painfully slow in many areas. More than 90% of schools in Northern Ireland remain segregated along religious lines, as is housing in many areas.

via Reuters.com|

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