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Our Generation

Since the late 1960s, Northern Ireland has seen an immense landscape of activity in all aspects of society. Implicit within the heritage of the period are the recurring motifs of conflict, violence, peace and reconciliation.

It is against this backdrop that the Our Generation Archive sets out to document the reminiscences and insight of people, who in a myriad of ways, sought to build positive structures, resources and services in the community.

The Our Generation Archive is therefore not so much a hidden heritage, more an unrecorded one of a generation of people who tried new ideas and new ways of engaging others in actions to effect change and build a modern society.

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Our Generation: Colonel Robin Charley

Colonel Robin Charley talks about his experiences fighting in the Korean War.
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08/11/2013

Our Generation: Rod Stoneman

Rod Stoneman worked at Channel 4 and Irish Film Board, directing Ireland: The Silent Voices documentary critiquing Northern Ireland media representation and promoting diverse filmmaking.
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06/06/2013

Our Generation: Hazel McCready

Lurgan teacher Hazel McCready, a part-time police officer, survived shooting in 1970s, lost careers but fought compensation, now serves Wounded Police Officers and Families Association Secretary.
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04/06/2013

Our Generation: Stories – S.E. Fermanagh Foundation

Marie Breen-Smyth, Associate Dean International of the University of Surrey speaks to members of the South East Fermanagh Foundation in Lisnaskea.
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31/03/2013

Our Generation: Stories – Paul Gallagher

West Belfast’s Paul Gallagher was shot by the UFF in 1994, became paralysed, studied trauma psychology and chairs the Victims and Survivors Group Trust supporting fellow victims.
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23/03/2013

Our Generation: Stories – The Law Centre

The Law Centre NI was set up in the early 1970s by a dedicated group of solicitors to help those who suffered social inequalities.
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21/03/2013

Our Generation: Stories – Thomas Ward

Tommy Ward, shot by masked gunmen in Derry, overcame paralysis predictions to regain mobility and now counsels fellow trauma victims seeking recovery from violent attacks.
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12/03/2013

Our Generation: Stories – Helen Bell

A Shankill Road-born community activist recounts her experiences of the Troubles in Belfast, from the initial arrival of British soldiers through to her grassroots organising in Glencairn
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12/03/2013

Our Generation: Stories – Joe Friel

Shot on Bloody Sunday, Joe Friel endured decades fighting false allegations, sought prosecution over compensation, and suffered lasting physical and psychological trauma from the Troubles.
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11/03/2013

Our Generation: Joe Friel

Shot on Bloody Sunday, Joe Friel cleared his name after forty years via the Saville Inquiry and seeks prosecutions, while living with lasting trauma.
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11/03/2013

Our Generation: Stories – Annie Armstrong

West Belfast’s Annie became a community activist and councillor despite facing sectarian discrimination and surviving a paramilitary attack on her family during the Troubles.
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06/03/2013

Our Generation: Stories – WRDA Lecture Series – John Gray

Linen Hall Library’s former Chief Librarian John Gray argues Mary Ann McCracken deserves recognition beyond her associations – as a pioneering feminist, abolitionist, and revolutionary social reformer in her own right.
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06/03/2013
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