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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: Stories – Mark Ervine

Mark Ervine, son of PUP leader David Ervine, creates cross-community murals addressing social issues with nationalist artist Danny Devenny, winning Belfast Council awards for collaborative projects.
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Our Generation: Stories – Billy Dunlop

Billy worked as Post Office telegraph messenger, survived WWII naval torpedoing, led trade union movement and Duke of Edinburgh awards, now edits Ulster Archaeological Society newsletter at nearly 90.
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Our Generation: Stories – Bobby Foster

Highfield’s Foster Bobby emigrated to Canada before returning to document Shankill local history after an accident, now promoting the area’s heritage through the Spectrum Centre and exhibitions.
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Our Generation: Stories – Helen Crickard

Helen Crickard qualified as carpenter, established Laurence Street Workshops co-op for artists, and worked with Women’s TEC teaching non-traditional skills to empower women across communities.
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Our Generation: Stories – Joanna McMinn

Joanna established Belfast’s Women’s Education Project, directed National Women’s Council of Ireland, championed feminist social justice, and returned to support Hanna’s House virtual community initiative.
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Our Generation: Stories – Noelle Ryan

Noelle served six years in a Liverpool convent before establishing Springhill Community House and Conway Education Centre, providing literacy and academic programs to West Belfast residents aged 16-70.
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Our Generation: Stories – Dale Harrison

Woodvale’s Dale Harrison founded Black Mountain Action Group in Springmartin, worked with Greater Shankill Community Forum, and received MBE for decades of community development work.
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Our Generation: Stories – Eileen Bell

Eileen Bell served as Alliance Party Deputy Leader and Chair of Women Into Politics, coordinating Peace Trains and advocating for victims and cross-community dialogue during the Troubles.
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Our Generation: Stories – Kate O’Hanlon

Kate O’Hanlon served as a Royal Victoria Hospital nurse treating Troubles victims during the 1966 Malvern Street shootings and 1972 Abercorn bombing, later authored Nursing through the Troubles.
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19/02/2013

Our Generation: Peace Train (1992)

Sam McAughtry and Eileen Bell participated in the 1992 Peace Train from Belfast to Dublin, protesting IRA railway bombings and demonstrating cross-community solidarity.
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18/02/2013

Our Generation: Stories – Alfred Abolarin

Nigeria-born Alfred moved to Belfast in 1990s, worked as NI Housing Executive Race Relations Officer, became ACSONI Programme Manager supporting African-Caribbean communities.
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Our Generation: Stories – Linda Bunting

Linda Bunting supported her husband Alex after 1991 mistaken identity car bomb injury, maintained family unity through WAVE Trauma Centre support despite financial hardship.
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18/02/2013
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