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15 November 2010

Healing Through Remembering is a diverse cross community organisation. Members come from a wide range of political, social and community backgrounds, from NI, GB and Rep of I, have been meeting over the past number of years to focus on the issue of how to deal with the past relating to the conflict in and about NI.

Dealing with the past is about addressing ‘what occurred’ in relation to the conflict. The WYSSS/
Whatever you say, say something! Project offers opportunities for conversations considering a wide range of issues around dealing with the past. People in Northern Ireland have survived the conflict in a context of ‘whatever you say, say nothing’. The primary aim of the work is to challenge this attitude and to provide an environment which is conducive to open and honest exchange of views.

WYSSS outcomes state that participants my – feel more fully informed about the issues – Have space to make their own personal response to the past – Start a new local project on dealing with the past – Gain a better understanding of perspectives other than their own – Contribute to the wider debate.

This project offers in-depth opportunities for conversations considering wide-ranging issues around dealing with the past by providing trained facilitators to work with groups or organisations. The project offers groups across Northern Ireland and the border counties the opportunity to work with a HTR facilitator to identify areas of interest and issues to be explored in a safe environment. There is no cost to groups as the Project is funded under Peace III. For more details please contact Laura Coulter, Project Co-ordinator on 028 9023 8844. Healing Through Remembering, Alexander House, 17a Ormeau Avenue, Belfast BT2 8HD, email info@healingthroughremembering.org web http://www.healingthroughremembering.org