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Healing Through Remembering An independent initiative made up of a diverse membership with different political perspectives working on a common goal of how to deal with the legacy of the past.as it relates to the conflict in and about Northern Ireland

CORE QUESTION ‘How should people remember the events connected with the conflict in and about Northern Ireland and in so doing, individually and collectively contribute to the healing of the wounds of society?’

Issues Identified after public consultation  Living Memorial Museum  Truth Recovery & Acknowledgement  Day of Reflection  Storytelling  Network of Commemoration  provide opportunity and learning to inform the broader debate

Living Memorial Museum Sub Group  Audit & Open Call  Site visits  Apprentice Boys Museum, Belfast City Cemetery, Crumlin Road Jail, Giants Park, Imperial War Museum North, Kilmainham Gaol, Police Museum, Maze Long Kesh site, Museum of Free Derry, Republican History Museum, Roddy McCorleys, RUC George Cross Foundation Memorial Garden, Tim Parry and Jonathan Ball Peace Centre, Tower Museum and Ulster Museum.  Berlin  Everyday Objects Exhibition

VOYAGER PROJECT Two Interna rnational tional St Study dy Visits  To stimulate learning and mutual support around issues in different locales

International Study Visit Basque Country 2013  Existing links between HTR and Basque organisations  In In conjunction with the Everyday Objects panel exhibition at the Gernika Peace Museum  Area perceived to have links with one particular element of our local community

International Study Visit Basque Country 2013  Participants chosen based on identified criteria  12 individuals were chosen from 30+ applicants  Ability to bring back learning from visit

International Study Visit Basque Country 2013 Met with:  Gernika Peace Museum  Gernika Gogoratuz  Mayor of San Sebastian & delegates of European City of Culture 2016  Forum for Education on Peace and Human Rights (Bakeaz, , Lokarri, , Bakeola, etc.)  Basque government representatives on “Victims’ Issues, Human Rights & Living Together”

International Study Visit Basque Country 2013

International Study Visit Basque Country 2013

International Study Visit Basque Country 2013

HEALING THROUGH REMEMBERING “History, despite its wrenching pain, ca cannot not be be unlived, d, and if f f face ced with h co courage, need not be lived again” - Maya Angelo gelou

HEALING THROUGH REMEMBERING Website: www.healingthroughremembering.org Twitter: @HTRinfo Facebook: facebook.com/healingthroughremembering.org YouTube: www.youtube.com/htrinfo