1 10 31 https://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/files/original/5558034315f2d6705c321c13090383d4.pdf ecc7e802a6a6891d85727ed758f89a6c PDF Text Text UP Standing storybook_Layout 1 04/12/2013 11:08 Page 19 Living Non Violently Rob Fairmichael I’m a Protestant from the south of Ireland, married to a Catholic also from the south of Ireland, but we’ve lived in Belfast since 1975. I went to boarding school in the Border region of Northern Ireland and that was an interesting experience because it was a good introduction to the Protestant community in the North. In school there was a British army cadet force which I was a member of for a couple of years. We were watching a British army training film on hand to hand combat. One side were the British and one side were the Russians, one side were doing all the winning and one side were doing all the dying, but there was no blood and guts. I think it was something about that lack of balance and surreal nature that made me think this is ridiculous. I think part of my reaction could have been because of Christian teaching, in terms of “loving your enemy,” and I suppose coming from the south I was a bit removed from it – I didn’t identify with British institutions like the Army and so I looked at it maybe in a different way. So I handed back my uniform and said “that’s it, no” The school very . much saw the cadet force as part of the institution and when I started speaking out against that kind of approach at one stage the Principal told me to “shut up or get out” – that was a testing experience for a 16 year old to have. It was 1969 and that was the start of my involvement in nonviolence and peace activities. The Troubles in Northern Ireland were a challenge for anyone believing in nonviolence. At times it seemed that all sides (republicans, loyalists, state, and those in alliance with these three) each supported whatever violence they could get away with. After involvement with ‘Dawn’ peace magazine from 1974 and Bishopscourt Peace 19 �UP Standing storybook_Layout 1 04/12/2013 11:08 Page 20 Camp from 1983-6, an Irish Network for Nonviolent Action Training and Education (INNATE) was born in 1987 which I became coordinator of in a voluntary capacity. The hope was to provide a support mechanism for those involved and committed to nonviolence and nonviolence training. One fairly early and important piece of work which we did was in pioneering monitoring/observing work in Northern Ireland which, along with other developments, has played an important role in preventing escalation in contentious situations and continues to be used, more on a local and interface level. I would like to think that in the four decades since I have tried to practise nonviolence my beliefs have deepened, expanded, and matured; they have certainly developed but I am aware that I do not have all the answers, and I haven’t even come across all the questions. But I have certainly become aware of the range and depth of nonviolence and aware of many or at least some of the possibilities. My work in nonviolence training is about helping others to explore these possibilities. My work with INNATE in general is about helping the peace and reconciliation sector, and allied sectors, to develop, and become a force for transformation in Ireland and more widely. We all have possibilities to act nonviolently, even in the most difficult circumstances; the task is to persuade people they have choices, explore the nonviolent choices that exist, and prepare people for them. That, and the awareness of it, did not exist when the Troubles developed. 20 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Up Standing - Stories of courage from Northern Ireland (collection) Description An account of the resource A collection of 16 personal stories, published in book format and DVD, related to the Northern Ireland conflict. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Corrymeela Community in partnership with Facing History and Ourselves. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Corrymeela Community Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1 May 2013 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Northern Ireland | 1968-2013 Relation A related resource Pettis, Sean. (ed.) (2013). Up Standing: Stories of Courage from Northern Ireland. 36. Belfast: The Corrymeela Press. URL Non DC - URL of Organisation / Project http://www.storiesofcourage.net/ Subject The topic of the resource "‘UP Standing - Stories of courage from Northern Ireland’ features diverse accounts from people who stood up to violence, discrimination or prejudice in Northern Ireland. It provides a window into often untold stories of courage that individuals have shown in the context of a divided and often violent society." (Up Standing; 2013; back cover) Availability Online Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain) deposited Organisation ID Non DC - ID for the Organisation that relates to this entry 25 Stories Collected Non DC - Number of stories recorded as part of the project. 16 Stories Deposited Non DC - Number of stories deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. 9 Collection Permission Form Non DC - Collection permission form signed and returned. Yes (signed 13 November 2014) Delayed Access Non DC - Yes/No on request for delayed access. No Publication A book, article, monograph etc. Author Author of the publication Rob Fairmichael Date Type Publication, Submission, Completion date etc. 2013; Publication Publication Title Full title of publication, as it appears on item. 'Living Non Violently', chapter, in, Pettis, Sean. (ed.) (2013). Up Standing: Stories of Courage from Northern Ireland. Belfast: The Corrymeela Press. Also available at: <a href="http://www.storiesofcourage.net/" target="_blank">http://www.storiesofcourage.net/</a> Publisher Location Place of publication: city / town Belfast Publisher The Corrymeela Press Publication Type Report, Book, Manual etc. Book Chapter Publication Status Published, in Press, Unpublished, etc. Published Number of Pages 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Living Non Violently, by Rob Fairmichael (story text) Description An account of the resource One of 16 personal accounts that were published in the book: 'Up Standing: Stories of courage from Northern Ireland'. (2013). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Corrymeela Community in partnership with Facing History and Ourselves. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Corrymeela Press Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF version of book chapter Language A language of the resource English Availability Online Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain) deposited Catalogue ID Non DC - ID for the Catalogue entry that relates to this entry 2139 Corrymeela Community Up Standing https://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/files/original/287192f50b7336f5f093f4ce874f6798.pdf b405d00280ea8943357d31782bcce5cc PDF Text Text UP Standing storybook_Layout 1 04/12/2013 11:09 Page 31 The Poster Billy Robinson There were a lot of attacks taking place on people in work, going to work and coming home from work. A lot of intimidation took place… it was really at its height from the late 70s to the early 80s. There was a heightening of tension in the workplace. There was shooting of Catholic and Protestant taxi drivers. It was taking place on a nightly basis. It was in the home, it was in the workplace, in the streets. There really was a lot of fear and lots of tensions. I hated the divisions in this country to the extent that I had wanted to leave it from my early teenage days. I hated that other people would tell me who I could socialise with or who I could be friends with. That really got to me big style and I never liked this place for that reason and I never ever wanted to be seen as a Catholic… you know this traditional Catholic. I wanted to be taken as I am and to have whatever friends I wanted. At this time I was involved in the (Trade) Union and then I became a rep’ in it and then I was asked if I would stand for office. Even though I was getting fed up with the job itself, I stood for office and was elected. 31 �UP Standing storybook_Layout 1 04/12/2013 11:09 Page 32 One of the crisis points happened one morning. I received a phone call from one of our members in an establishment in East Belfast -he informed us that there was a poster up in the premises; a recruitment poster for one of the paramilitary groups. It was there on the wall and management was aware of it, but for obvious reasons there was a fear of actually removing it. His concern was that it would cause conflict within the site. We thanked him for calling and my colleague and I had a discussion about it. We were very frightened because we knew we had to remove it or somebody had to remove it. So we arrived at the site and went into the room where all the staff would congregate to get their jobs in the morning - probably about 200 people. We spotted the poster. The noise level was pretty high - people were on their phones or having conversation with mates or whatever, so the only way to draw attention was to knock a locker over… a steel locker. There was silence. We stood on a chair and we made a statement - “this was a place of work, no place for politics.” We removed the poster. When we got down we were half expecting some reaction, but there was no reaction … just the noise level went back up again, people went back to their work. So we were leaving and truthfully we were trying to get out as quick as we could but individuals came to us, particularly of a Protestant background because it was a majority Protestant site and they thanked us and said that they were glad we took it down because their fear was that it would cause fear, conflict and really destroy relationships in the site. I had felt very frightened and nervous. I felt you know I am a fool for putting myself out? But on the other hand it felt good in the end - it was good to do it. Fear- it’s a four letter word but it sits across everything in this society and stops us having conversations. 32 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Up Standing - Stories of courage from Northern Ireland (collection) Description An account of the resource A collection of 16 personal stories, published in book format and DVD, related to the Northern Ireland conflict. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Corrymeela Community in partnership with Facing History and Ourselves. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Corrymeela Community Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1 May 2013 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Northern Ireland | 1968-2013 Relation A related resource Pettis, Sean. (ed.) (2013). Up Standing: Stories of Courage from Northern Ireland. 36. Belfast: The Corrymeela Press. URL Non DC - URL of Organisation / Project http://www.storiesofcourage.net/ Subject The topic of the resource "‘UP Standing - Stories of courage from Northern Ireland’ features diverse accounts from people who stood up to violence, discrimination or prejudice in Northern Ireland. It provides a window into often untold stories of courage that individuals have shown in the context of a divided and often violent society." (Up Standing; 2013; back cover) Availability Online Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain) deposited Organisation ID Non DC - ID for the Organisation that relates to this entry 25 Stories Collected Non DC - Number of stories recorded as part of the project. 16 Stories Deposited Non DC - Number of stories deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. 9 Collection Permission Form Non DC - Collection permission form signed and returned. Yes (signed 13 November 2014) Delayed Access Non DC - Yes/No on request for delayed access. No Publication A book, article, monograph etc. Author Author of the publication Billy Robinson Date Type Publication, Submission, Completion date etc. 2013; Publication Publication Title Full title of publication, as it appears on item. 'The Poster', chapter, in, Pettis, Sean. (ed.) (2013). Up Standing: Stories of Courage from Northern Ireland. Belfast: The Corrymeela Press. Also available at: <a href="http://www.storiesofcourage.net/" target="_blank">http://www.storiesofcourage.net/</a> Publisher Location Place of publication: city / town Belfast Publisher The Corrymeela Press Publication Type Report, Book, Manual etc. Chapter in book Publication Status Published, in Press, Unpublished, etc. Published Number of Pages 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Poster, by Billy Robinson (story text) Description An account of the resource One of 16 personal accounts that were published in the book: 'Up Standing: Stories of courage from Northern Ireland'. (2013). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Corrymeela Community in partnership with Facing History and Ourselves. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Corrymeela Press Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF version of book chapter Language A language of the resource English Availability Online Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain) deposited Catalogue ID Non DC - ID for the Catalogue entry that relates to this entry 2145 Corrymeela Community Up Standing https://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/files/original/4d4b18738106eff7ad67fa9bbda7105d.pdf ea09f7c1e872d100013f8dee3dc897c3 PDF Text Text UP Standing storybook_Layout 1 04/12/2013 11:08 Page 23 Supporting Mixed Marriages Anne Odling-Smee We came to Northern Ireland in 1970 as my husband obtained a post here as a surgeon. We are in a Mixed Marriage and have raised our children within our two traditions, baptising them alternately as Roman Catholic and Anglican (Church of Ireland). In 1974 I was introduced to people who were starting a support group for couples planning or in a mixed marriage. We had experienced a certain amount of critical and indeed unchristian comment because we had married outside of our tradition and so had the people with whom we decided to become involved. In the early days of the Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association (NIMMA), as we called the support group, we spent a lot of time helping and supporting each other and the couples who made enquiries by letter or telephone. It was not safe to use our own numbers as many people felt it wise to be ex-directory but Corrymeela House sheltered us as a postal address and telephone enquiry point. We were helping couples to understand the guidelines which the churches were supposed to follow about the conduct of a mixed marriage ceremony or baptism, but also to provide support when they faced other obstacles. For example, we had a couple where the bride was a Catholic and her family were very hostile to her marrying a Protestant and so would have no part in the wedding. The ceremony was arranged but where to celebrate it? NIMMA decided to provide the food and the reception took place in the nearby home of hospitable members. 23 �UP Standing storybook_Layout 1 04/12/2013 11:08 Page 24 Another issue we worked on was housing. It was at a very troubled time in Northern Ireland and a couple came to us who were living in a Catholic housing estate, but the husband as a Protestant felt unsafe and they needed to move. So we contacted our friends in the Association of Inter Church Families in England. They found a clergyman who with the help of his congregation found a house into which our couple could move. Housing has been a big issue, particularly if as a couple you did not have enough money to choose where you lived. When people were intimidated we could put them in touch with Housing Aid and other organisations and we began to campaign for Housing without Labels, but a big change needed to happen. After the Good Friday Agreement the Housing Executive announced that they were working out a strategy for Shared Social Housing as so many of their estates were segregated and not safe for people in mixed marriages, nor often for ethnic minority people. NIMMA was given a place on the Advisory Board and so we were able to explain what our couples needed and urgently. The housing application forms had three categories ‘Catholic,’ ‘Protestant’ and ‘Other’ - but we are not other. We are inter church, cross community and mixed. We bring two traditions to the table. After a good discussion it was agreed that a category ‘Mixed’ would be added so that couples could apply for a house in a Shared Neighbourhood, or in a Shared Development – housing without labels. In NIMMA we know that as a group you can make structures change so that those people who want to be together, not separate, can be so. We think this is what being a Christian means. A great many people in Churches and wider society have done their best to help. It just needs to become infectious - NO LABELS. 24 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Up Standing - Stories of courage from Northern Ireland (collection) Description An account of the resource A collection of 16 personal stories, published in book format and DVD, related to the Northern Ireland conflict. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Corrymeela Community in partnership with Facing History and Ourselves. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Corrymeela Community Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1 May 2013 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Northern Ireland | 1968-2013 Relation A related resource Pettis, Sean. (ed.) (2013). Up Standing: Stories of Courage from Northern Ireland. 36. Belfast: The Corrymeela Press. URL Non DC - URL of Organisation / Project http://www.storiesofcourage.net/ Subject The topic of the resource "‘UP Standing - Stories of courage from Northern Ireland’ features diverse accounts from people who stood up to violence, discrimination or prejudice in Northern Ireland. It provides a window into often untold stories of courage that individuals have shown in the context of a divided and often violent society." (Up Standing; 2013; back cover) Availability Online Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain) deposited Organisation ID Non DC - ID for the Organisation that relates to this entry 25 Stories Collected Non DC - Number of stories recorded as part of the project. 16 Stories Deposited Non DC - Number of stories deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. 9 Collection Permission Form Non DC - Collection permission form signed and returned. Yes (signed 13 November 2014) Delayed Access Non DC - Yes/No on request for delayed access. 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Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Corrymeela Press Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF version of book chapter Language A language of the resource English Availability Online Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain) deposited Catalogue ID Non DC - ID for the Catalogue entry that relates to this entry 2141 Corrymeela Community Up Standing https://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/files/original/e594367857b844663b3d5a7b0c5cdcb2.pdf 572bd975ead1a3cb89be7d4f80876523 PDF Text Text UP Standing storybook_Layout 1 04/12/2013 11:09 Page 35 Working with threat Jeff Maxwell In the late 1980s I was a youth worker in North Belfast. I was working with young people who were being knee-capped or were under the threat of being punished and I suppose that’s where the interest came around how to support young people when this was happening to them. People were aware that punishment beatings were happening, but not at that scale and it was something that the majority of people didn’t really want to know about. There’s always been that misconception that punishment beatings were about young people who were joyriders - that was comfortable for communities because if they were joy riders and young people doing drugs there was a reason for punishments - almost a reaction of “well it’s terrible, but here, they didn’t get it for nothing” If they had accepted that it was an injustice, . then there would have been an onus on them to do something about it. In 1990 I started working with a number of peace groups dealing with victims of paramilitary violence and in 1994 I commenced working for Base 2 which is a crisis intervention service for individuals and families who are at risk of paramilitary or community threat. It started as a response to the very high levels of predominantly young males who were being punished or put out of the country. I’ve since dealt with about 5,000 cases where people have been under threat or at risk. The job involves meeting with community/paramilitary contacts to verify if the threat is genuine and what level of threat exists. We see if we can get the threat lifted or if there is a possibility of a mediation to address the issue. If it isn’t possible to get the threat lifted we’ll assist that person to relocate, usually within Northern Ireland, but during the height of the conflict, often out of the country. The very first time I was involved in moving people out of the country was two young lads who had been put under threat. We’d arranged for them to 35 �UP Standing storybook_Layout 1 04/12/2013 11:09 Page 36 go to England on the boat. We picked the two lads up, but they had to get their belongings from their house - they couldn’t go back into the area because they were under threat, so we went to one of the lad’s house to meet his mother. She got a sports bag with a pair of jeans, a few jumpers and a poster from the bedroom wall. She opened her purse and gave me a tenner for him – it was the last note that she had in her purse. So you get the young people out and then the reality sinks in of how on earth are they going to survive on the other side? If you were to look at a group within our society who are least capable of being lifted and taken elsewhere, it’s that group. Here was a 17 year old fella going to a city to start a new life with a sports bag, a poster and ten pounds. Six to Eight months down the line he made approaches to come home and one of the other paramilitary organisations claimed that young lad: “if you come home and you join us - you’ll be all right they won’t be able to touch you” . So he came home, joined that organisation and ended up with a serious conviction as a result of his involvement. So it cost him in the end. That was the price of being able to return home because he couldn’t survive. That was his only way back – to go and join another organisation and ultimately that cost him 10 years of his life, but that’s how organisations manipulated and used people. It’s not a 9-5 job and it does impact on you outside of work. On occasions when out in town, I have been approached by individuals asking for support to return to their areas or for mediation. Obviously people are sitting at nearby tables and I’m thinking people will assume I’m part of the paramilitary organisation that’s keeping him out! Things have progressed now – there isn’t the same level of physical assaults and better mechanisms for mediation. Communities are more open to restorative processes. Back in the 1990s there would have been higher levels of violence and risk of personal attack. And you did live with that for a while and that certainly did put massive strains on relationships and everything else. But most of society lived with risk at that time. 36 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Up Standing - Stories of courage from Northern Ireland (collection) Description An account of the resource A collection of 16 personal stories, published in book format and DVD, related to the Northern Ireland conflict. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Corrymeela Community in partnership with Facing History and Ourselves. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Corrymeela Community Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1 May 2013 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Northern Ireland | 1968-2013 Relation A related resource Pettis, Sean. (ed.) (2013). Up Standing: Stories of Courage from Northern Ireland. 36. Belfast: The Corrymeela Press. 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No Publication A book, article, monograph etc. Author Author of the publication Jeff Maxwell Date Type Publication, Submission, Completion date etc. 2013; Publication Publication Title Full title of publication, as it appears on item. 'Working With Threat', chapter, in, Pettis, Sean. (ed.) (2013). Up Standing: Stories of Courage from Northern Ireland. Belfast: The Corrymeela Press. Also available at: <a href="http://www.storiesofcourage.net/" target="_blank">http://www.storiesofcourage.net/</a> Publisher Location Place of publication: city / town Belfast Publisher The Corrymeela Press Publication Type Report, Book, Manual etc. Chapter in book Publication Status Published, in Press, Unpublished, etc. Published Number of Pages 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Working With Threat, by Jeff Maxwell (story text) Description An account of the resource One of 16 personal accounts that were published in the book: 'Up Standing: Stories of courage from Northern Ireland'. (2013). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Corrymeela Community in partnership with Facing History and Ourselves. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Corrymeela Press Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF version of book chapter Language A language of the resource English Availability Online Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain) deposited Catalogue ID Non DC - ID for the Catalogue entry that relates to this entry 2147 Corrymeela Community Up Standing https://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/files/original/9bc40b20480900d71bde75e4dae99fe6.pdf 3440ccea7f952eb184c563655efa46f2 PDF Text Text UP Standing storybook_Layout 1 04/12/2013 11:08 Page 21 Out on the Streets Mary Kelly Well basically what happened was that I saw kids throwing stones and bottles and I thought -look at all the size of them ; do they realise what’s going on ; do they realise the consequences if bigger people got involved ; somebody could end up shot; some child going for a bottle of milk could lose their life because of this. So that’s when I went out into the street and thank God I had a couple of people who also came out with me. At the beginning I was more or less just out, as people would say, “slabbering.” This was the start of the “interfaces” when a wee crowd would come up from the Protestant end and a wee crowd from the Catholic end and it was 6 of 1 and half a dozen of the other. I could stand back and see that there were kids caught up in it. I wondered how I could get across there to the “other side” to get to know some of the woman down there so I would be able to say to them to keep their kids away and we on our side would do the same. And then as it flourished and people got to know you, they knew you were doing it for a purpose. 21 �UP Standing storybook_Layout 1 04/12/2013 11:08 Page 22 I believed that every man in his house had a responsibility to know where his kids were and what they were doing. We approached lots of parents and asked them if they knew where their kids were and what they were doing? We didn’t care what religion they were and warned them that it was time they did know where they were and that they needed to go and get them. My name got around – “she’s out there she is,” and the kids used to shout –“here come Mary Kelly.“ You would have thought I was carrying a machine gun. Nobody really threatened me. You would have got the odd one shouting out their neck –“who do you think you are?” I would say –“I don’t think I’m anybody but I’m telling you we’re not having it; we’re not letting this area go down the tube; I’ve seen too many areas going down the tube and this one certainly isn’t. I’ve worked too hard buying my house and I’m still paying for it and I’m not putting up with you or anybody taking this away from me and that’s the way it’s gonna be.” On reflection I would say I still wouldn’t let anybody do anything if I thought somebody was in danger. It’s my nature; I can’t help myself; I would have to get involved no matter who it would be if I thought that somebody was deliberately abusing someone. If I was about I would have to say-“here what’s going on?” I can’t help my nature. It’s not being nosey. The way I look at it is if everybody took that stand- ‘well I wouldn’t like that done to my child’ –then maybe we would have a better place. 22 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Up Standing - Stories of courage from Northern Ireland (collection) Description An account of the resource A collection of 16 personal stories, published in book format and DVD, related to the Northern Ireland conflict. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Corrymeela Community in partnership with Facing History and Ourselves. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Corrymeela Community Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1 May 2013 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Northern Ireland | 1968-2013 Relation A related resource Pettis, Sean. (ed.) (2013). Up Standing: Stories of Courage from Northern Ireland. 36. Belfast: The Corrymeela Press. URL Non DC - URL of Organisation / Project http://www.storiesofcourage.net/ Subject The topic of the resource "‘UP Standing - Stories of courage from Northern Ireland’ features diverse accounts from people who stood up to violence, discrimination or prejudice in Northern Ireland. It provides a window into often untold stories of courage that individuals have shown in the context of a divided and often violent society." (Up Standing; 2013; back cover) Availability Online Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain) deposited Organisation ID Non DC - ID for the Organisation that relates to this entry 25 Stories Collected Non DC - Number of stories recorded as part of the project. 16 Stories Deposited Non DC - Number of stories deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. 9 Collection Permission Form Non DC - Collection permission form signed and returned. Yes (signed 13 November 2014) Delayed Access Non DC - Yes/No on request for delayed access. No Publication A book, article, monograph etc. Author Author of the publication Mary Kelly Date Type Publication, Submission, Completion date etc. 2013; Publication Publication Title Full title of publication, as it appears on item. 'Out On The Streets', chapter, in, Pettis, Sean. (ed.) (2013). Up Standing: Stories of Courage from Northern Ireland. Belfast: The Corrymeela Press. Also available at: <a href="http://www.storiesofcourage.net/" target="_blank">http://www.storiesofcourage.net/</a> Publisher Location Place of publication: city / town Belfast Publisher The Corrymeela Press Publication Type Report, Book, Manual etc. Chapter in book Publication Status Published, in Press, Unpublished, etc. Published Number of Pages 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Out On The Streets, by Mary Kelly (story text) Description An account of the resource One of 16 personal accounts that were published in the book: 'Up Standing: Stories of courage from Northern Ireland'. (2013). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Corrymeela Community in partnership with Facing History and Ourselves. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Corrymeela Press Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF version of book chapter Language A language of the resource English Availability Online Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain) deposited Catalogue ID Non DC - ID for the Catalogue entry that relates to this entry 2140 Corrymeela Community Up Standing https://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/files/original/91c80c55b833534d9f70d9447a98c968.pdf ea9c99dd4ac792900134dff806d3a107 PDF Text Text UP Standing storybook_Layout 1 04/12/2013 11:07 Page 10 A Lonely March Mary Healy We were the Armagh Peace People and we had set up the group to bring people together, to give them hope through nonviolence. We had a great response to that. I didn’t think at that time of the whole political thing you know. I was aware that Catholics and Protestants worked together within the groups I was involved in and I was also aware that some people may not have liked my involvement. As a result of my name being in the press I got a lot of phone calls and they were phone calls I couldn’t cope with. The language was horriblesaying what they’d do with me if I went ahead with these meetings. It came to a stage when my husband couldn’t cope with those phone calls and I said I would be the only one to answer the phone. So I would just lift the phone, listen to it and set it down again. I never thought very much about who they were other than that they opposed the sense of us trying to do something in a non-violent way. I presumed that they were from my own denomination. Then one day I got a letter and it was a life threatening letter. It was from a paramilitary group- they didn’t specify who nor did they give names or anything but their last sentence was something like, “you or a member of your family will be shot if you go ahead with the proposed march.” (The Armagh Peace Group was planning a march to raise awareness). 10 �UP Standing storybook_Layout 1 04/12/2013 11:07 Page 11 I remember after getting the life-threatening letter, going up the stairs and feeling that I’m alone in this now and praying about it and saying“my god, I give you my family, my home, my house, myself,” and I suppose there was a release; a relief in that. So after that I didn’t lose any sleep- there was a peace in that and that’s where I got my strength from. There was one clergyman whom I had contact with and he said- “you know you don’t talk about this letter; you don’t spread fear; you have to hold on to this and go forward, without anybody around you knowing what may or may not happen.” The proposed march started in the centre of Armagh on Market St and moved down round the town with people joining us at different parts. There were huge numbers in the end. No opposition showed up on that day that I can remember. We made speeches and sang songs which I suppose gave people a short time of happiness if nothing else. They weren’t afraid to be on their streets and that was important at that time. I always think of the woman who said to me that we were all going to be killed and I felt no we’re not and that we must give people hope. 11 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Up Standing - Stories of courage from Northern Ireland (collection) Description An account of the resource A collection of 16 personal stories, published in book format and DVD, related to the Northern Ireland conflict. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Corrymeela Community in partnership with Facing History and Ourselves. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Corrymeela Community Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1 May 2013 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Northern Ireland | 1968-2013 Relation A related resource Pettis, Sean. (ed.) (2013). Up Standing: Stories of Courage from Northern Ireland. 36. Belfast: The Corrymeela Press. URL Non DC - URL of Organisation / Project http://www.storiesofcourage.net/ Subject The topic of the resource "‘UP Standing - Stories of courage from Northern Ireland’ features diverse accounts from people who stood up to violence, discrimination or prejudice in Northern Ireland. It provides a window into often untold stories of courage that individuals have shown in the context of a divided and often violent society." (Up Standing; 2013; back cover) Availability Online Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain) deposited Organisation ID Non DC - ID for the Organisation that relates to this entry 25 Stories Collected Non DC - Number of stories recorded as part of the project. 16 Stories Deposited Non DC - Number of stories deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. 9 Collection Permission Form Non DC - Collection permission form signed and returned. Yes (signed 13 November 2014) Delayed Access Non DC - Yes/No on request for delayed access. No Publication A book, article, monograph etc. Author Author of the publication Mary Healy Date Type Publication, Submission, Completion date etc. 2013; Publication Publication Title Full title of publication, as it appears on item. 'A Lonely March', chapter, in, Pettis, Sean. (ed.) (2013). Up Standing: Stories of Courage from Northern Ireland. Belfast: The Corrymeela Press. Also available at: <a href="http://www.storiesofcourage.net/" target="_blank">http://www.storiesofcourage.net/</a> Publisher Location Place of publication: city / town Belfast Publisher The Corrymeela Press Publication Type Report, Book, Manual etc. Chapter in book Publication Status Published, in Press, Unpublished, etc. Published Number of Pages 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Lonely March, by Mary Healy (story text) Description An account of the resource One of 16 personal accounts that were published in the book: 'Up Standing: Stories of courage from Northern Ireland'. (2013). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Corrymeela Community in partnership with Facing History and Ourselves. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Corrymeela Press Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF version of book chapter Language A language of the resource English Availability Online Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain) deposited Catalogue ID Non DC - ID for the Catalogue entry that relates to this entry 2133 Corrymeela Community Up Standing https://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/files/original/b2bf440c6ce80a70edc549f4511171ef.pdf e76f0f6466120ec2c8fdfa91994f6b92 PDF Text Text UP Standing storybook_Layout 1 04/12/2013 11:08 Page 27 The good neighbour ‘Donna’ It was a typical estate where there was nothing going on apart from drug dealing, paramilitary beatings, and paramilitary shootings -they used to be regular occurrences. In the late 90s it was the early days of the peace process and the Good Friday Agreement so tensions in the estate were still very high. The police and the army land rovers would patrol the estate and young thugs had nothing better to do other than to stone them. That was just on an ordinary day before the big rioting started. Come the evening the balaclavas came on, the milk bottles were filled, walls were knocked down to provide ammunition to throw at the police. It was just “open season” and crazy. I just wanted to get home before dark, get everything set, the house locked up and stay in. I can’t for the life of me remember how exactly I found out about it. It involved our neighbours- the husband was Protestant and his wife was Catholic. Obviously Drumcree had happened and road blocks were being put up. He had got a telephone call to his place of work to say – “we know you are married to a Catholic; we don’t want Catholics in this estate ; you’ve got until tonight to get out or we’re going to come and burn you out.” He took that security risk very seriously and he literally pulled up (at his house). He had two kids and he got the kids out and his wife. He took the basic stuff and he came and knocked on my door and told me what was happening. That was it -he’d packed his stuff and was gone. I got to thinking- well if they are coming to petrol bomb their house that’s maybe their incident, but what happens if the house next door catches fire? The girl next door is partially deaf and has two young kids. You know their life is at risk and then my house is the next one and I 27 �UP Standing storybook_Layout 1 04/12/2013 11:09 Page 28 just thought -I’m not having my life, my neighbours’ lives or their house being put at risk. It was as simple as that. I went round to my mum and dad’s house and I explained the situation. My dad gave me a fire extinguisher and I went back home. I was not going to move and I thought if anybody came anywhere near me or my neighbour’s house I will be putting the fire out and that’s all there is to it. I stood in the lane behind the house and yes there were people running up and down that alley way with petrol bombs and they petrol bombed the police and army as they drove past. I stood there determined that not one person would be touching that house. Every wee noise I was kind of like right this-this is it; this is me ready to go. I stayed there for hours just going out the front, checking out the front making sure everything was fine and then going round to the back again. Then I’d check my son who was in bed to make sure he was alright. I stayed to about 4 o’clock in the morning- it was starting to get light so it was and the estate had quietened down and I kind of knew that tensions had calmed a bit. It didn’t cross my mind that I was in any danger. I was just looking out for my neighbours despite their religion, despite anything else. They were friends; they had two young kids; my child was living in my house and well if I wasn’t going to do it, nobody else was willing to do it. Somebody had to do something and I was that person. 28 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Up Standing - Stories of courage from Northern Ireland (collection) Description An account of the resource A collection of 16 personal stories, published in book format and DVD, related to the Northern Ireland conflict. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Corrymeela Community in partnership with Facing History and Ourselves. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Corrymeela Community Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1 May 2013 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Northern Ireland | 1968-2013 Relation A related resource Pettis, Sean. (ed.) (2013). Up Standing: Stories of Courage from Northern Ireland. 36. Belfast: The Corrymeela Press. URL Non DC - URL of Organisation / Project http://www.storiesofcourage.net/ Subject The topic of the resource "‘UP Standing - Stories of courage from Northern Ireland’ features diverse accounts from people who stood up to violence, discrimination or prejudice in Northern Ireland. It provides a window into often untold stories of courage that individuals have shown in the context of a divided and often violent society." (Up Standing; 2013; back cover) Availability Online Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain) deposited Organisation ID Non DC - ID for the Organisation that relates to this entry 25 Stories Collected Non DC - Number of stories recorded as part of the project. 16 Stories Deposited Non DC - Number of stories deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. 9 Collection Permission Form Non DC - Collection permission form signed and returned. Yes (signed 13 November 2014) Delayed Access Non DC - Yes/No on request for delayed access. No Publication A book, article, monograph etc. Author Author of the publication 'Donna' Date Type Publication, Submission, Completion date etc. 2013; Publication Publication Title Full title of publication, as it appears on item. 'The Good Neighbour', chapter, in, Pettis, Sean. (ed.) (2013). Up Standing: Stories of Courage from Northern Ireland. Belfast: The Corrymeela Press. Also available at: <a href="http://www.storiesofcourage.net/" target="_blank">http://www.storiesofcourage.net/</a> Publisher Location Place of publication: city / town Belfast Publisher The Corrymeela Press Publication Type Report, Book, Manual etc. Chapter in book Publication Status Published, in Press, Unpublished, etc. Published Number of Pages 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Good Neighbour, by 'Donna' (story text) Description An account of the resource One of 16 personal accounts that were published in the book: 'Up Standing: Stories of courage from Northern Ireland'. (2013) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Corrymeela Community in partnership with Facing History and Ourselves. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Corrymeela Press Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF version of book chapter Language A language of the resource English Availability Online Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain) deposited Catalogue ID Non DC - ID for the Catalogue entry that relates to this entry 2143 Corrymeela Community Up Standing https://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/files/original/bdb5006f666b94047257ef3254278707.pdf a513eff764900aa72956024c6b68f605 PDF Text Text UP Standing storybook_Layout 1 04/12/2013 11:09 Page 29 The Hardest Word of All ‘Jane’ It was a largely Protestant village- in fact 100% Protestant. The town also had a reputation for attacking people - I remember so well that there was a homophobic attack, a racist attack and a sectarian attack all in the one week. So it was a town that was interested in driving people out and it seemed to me that the community all around us were doing nothing. Their way of dealing with it was to go inside, close the door, pull the curtains, and have nothing to do with it - perhaps tut a little bit about it and say, “isn’t that awful?” So three of us decided that we would go to the community association and see what was happening there. It became very clear to us that these people had a grip on the community and everything was going to be run in their way so any change was going to be difficult. There were three of us ladies, three little grey haired ladies and we would go there on a Tuesday night. We didn’t speak at all and each night we came out from the meeting and we vowed never to go back again. Nevertheless, we kept going back in spite of the fact that we hated it and felt uneasy. We felt that we were simply just a presence if nothing else-a presence that they had to deal with. It was not easy to say anything in those meetings. For example, I remember one incident when I spoke up about the situation with regard to flags in the village. Although there were in fact not many flags in the village, there was one Union Flag flying very obviously outside the Chapel. I mentioned this and asked, if there was any chance that it could be brought down? That was not received well at all and some people said it should be put further up the pole and 29 �UP Standing storybook_Layout 1 04/12/2013 11:09 Page 30 others said that it was the flag of the country and they could fly it where ever they wanted. Often I suppose, I felt unsure of what people were thinking - there’s a wee line in a hymn somewhere that talks about “can you stand the hostile stare?” I felt there were hostile stares. Nevertheless, I had to get involved in some way. I felt unsure that what I was doing was the right way but I had to do something. It all comes from my belief in God and in Christ. As far as I’m concerned God is an all-embracing person, and his whole life was all about love, peace and reconciliation, particularly reconciliation which is the hardest word of all and the hardest thing of all to do. 30 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Up Standing - Stories of courage from Northern Ireland (collection) Description An account of the resource A collection of 16 personal stories, published in book format and DVD, related to the Northern Ireland conflict. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Corrymeela Community in partnership with Facing History and Ourselves. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Corrymeela Community Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1 May 2013 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Northern Ireland | 1968-2013 Relation A related resource Pettis, Sean. (ed.) (2013). Up Standing: Stories of Courage from Northern Ireland. 36. Belfast: The Corrymeela Press. URL Non DC - URL of Organisation / Project http://www.storiesofcourage.net/ Subject The topic of the resource "‘UP Standing - Stories of courage from Northern Ireland’ features diverse accounts from people who stood up to violence, discrimination or prejudice in Northern Ireland. It provides a window into often untold stories of courage that individuals have shown in the context of a divided and often violent society." (Up Standing; 2013; back cover) Availability Online Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain) deposited Organisation ID Non DC - ID for the Organisation that relates to this entry 25 Stories Collected Non DC - Number of stories recorded as part of the project. 16 Stories Deposited Non DC - Number of stories deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. 9 Collection Permission Form Non DC - Collection permission form signed and returned. Yes (signed 13 November 2014) Delayed Access Non DC - Yes/No on request for delayed access. No Publication A book, article, monograph etc. Author Author of the publication 'Jane' Date Type Publication, Submission, Completion date etc. 2013; Publication Publication Title Full title of publication, as it appears on item. 'The Hardest Word of All', chapter, in, Pettis, Sean. (ed.) (2013). Up Standing: Stories of Courage from Northern Ireland. Belfast: The Corrymeela Press. Also available at: <a href="http://www.storiesofcourage.net/" target="_blank">http://www.storiesofcourage.net/</a> Publisher Location Place of publication: city / town Belfast Publisher The Corrymeela Press Publication Type Report, Book, Manual etc. Book Chapter Publication Status Published, in Press, Unpublished, etc. Published Number of Pages 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Hardest Word of All, by 'Jane' (story text) Description An account of the resource One of 16 personal accounts that were published in the book: 'Up Standing: Stories of courage from Northern Ireland'. (2013). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Corrymeela Community in partnership with Facing History and Ourselves. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Corrymeela Press Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF version of book chapter Language A language of the resource English Availability Online Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain) deposited Catalogue ID Non DC - ID for the Catalogue entry that relates to this entry 2144 Corrymeela Community Up Standing https://k8s-accounts-01.ulster.ac.uk/repo24/files/original/f4c341bdb608515472883a7beb1a4864.pdf a827e8ab77a1346e010e91d8354be862 PDF Text Text UP Standing storybook_Layout 1 04/12/2013 11:07 Page 12 A Safe Journey Home ‘James’ I was teaching in a State high school that was considered a Protestant school for Protestant boys. The school was set in a part of Belfast which was split into two main areas, controlled by different loyalist paramilitary groups (the UDA and the UVF). During the early 1980s, shortly after the hunger strikes when tensions were high, difficulties had arisen between the two paramilitary groups. This often meant that young people from one area were not welcome in the other. I had just finished my teaching duties for the day, and was clearing up some homework books, when a fifteen year old boy came to the door. I knew the boy well and he came over to the desk. “They’ve come to get me, Sir,” were his first words. “Who has come?” I asked. “The UVF, they’re waiting at the gates.” I didn’t ask why as he’d only have had to think up some story, so I told him to sit and maybe they would tire and go home. The boy lived in the UDA controlled area and to get home he would normally have taken the bus from in front of the school. 12 �UP Standing storybook_Layout 1 04/12/2013 11:07 Page 13 After a while he went off to see if his tormentors had given up, but they were patiently hanging about the bus stop. I asked if he wanted a lift home - not something the pupils would have been keen to do. Their “street credibility” would have taken a severe blow to be seen near teachers! He hesitated, so I added that I could hide him in the back seat, out of sight under a heavy waterproof coat. He must have been desperate because he agreed and we proceeded to the staff car park. By this time most of the others cars had left and he was able to jump into the back seat, unseen by anyone, teacher or pupil. With the coat over him, he was invisible, and the journey into his home territory was uneventful. The task remaining was to get him out again without his mates seeing him. In fact it proved easier than I expected. The side road near his home was empty and he escaped with his credibility intact. He didn’t come to school for a couple of days, and things seemed normal when he did return. We never talked about it again and I suppose there was no need. I didn’t feel there was any great risk to me. The guidelines at the time certainly didn’t promote taking pupils home in your own car under normal circumstances. These circumstances however were far from normal and for me it was enough to do the thing that needed to be done, and live with the outcome. 13 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Up Standing - Stories of courage from Northern Ireland (collection) Description An account of the resource A collection of 16 personal stories, published in book format and DVD, related to the Northern Ireland conflict. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Corrymeela Community in partnership with Facing History and Ourselves. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Corrymeela Community Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1 May 2013 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Northern Ireland | 1968-2013 Relation A related resource Pettis, Sean. (ed.) (2013). Up Standing: Stories of Courage from Northern Ireland. 36. Belfast: The Corrymeela Press. URL Non DC - URL of Organisation / Project http://www.storiesofcourage.net/ Subject The topic of the resource "‘UP Standing - Stories of courage from Northern Ireland’ features diverse accounts from people who stood up to violence, discrimination or prejudice in Northern Ireland. It provides a window into often untold stories of courage that individuals have shown in the context of a divided and often violent society." (Up Standing; 2013; back cover) Availability Online Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain) deposited Organisation ID Non DC - ID for the Organisation that relates to this entry 25 Stories Collected Non DC - Number of stories recorded as part of the project. 16 Stories Deposited Non DC - Number of stories deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. 9 Collection Permission Form Non DC - Collection permission form signed and returned. Yes (signed 13 November 2014) Delayed Access Non DC - Yes/No on request for delayed access. No Publication A book, article, monograph etc. Author Author of the publication 'James' Date Type Publication, Submission, Completion date etc. 2013; Publication Publication Title Full title of publication, as it appears on item. 'A Safe Journey Home', chapter, in, Pettis, Sean. (ed.) (2013). Up Standing: Stories of Courage from Northern Ireland. Belfast: The Corrymeela Press. Also available at: <a href="http://www.storiesofcourage.net/" target="_blank">http://www.storiesofcourage.net/</a> Publisher Location Place of publication: city / town Belfast Publisher The Corrymeela Press Publication Type Report, Book, Manual etc. Book Chapter Publication Status Published, in Press, Unpublished, etc. Published Number of Pages 2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Safe Journey Home, by 'James' (story text) Description An account of the resource One of 16 personal accounts that were published in the book: 'Up Standing: Stories of courage from Northern Ireland'. (2013). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Corrymeela Community in partnership with Facing History and Ourselves. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Corrymeela Press Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF version of book chapter Language A language of the resource English Availability Online Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain) deposited Catalogue ID Non DC - ID for the Catalogue entry that relates to this entry 2134 Corrymeela Community Up Standing Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Up Standing - Stories of courage from Northern Ireland (collection) Description An account of the resource A collection of 16 personal stories, published in book format and DVD, related to the Northern Ireland conflict. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Corrymeela Community in partnership with Facing History and Ourselves. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Corrymeela Community Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1 May 2013 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Document Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Northern Ireland | 1968-2013 Relation A related resource Pettis, Sean. (ed.) (2013). Up Standing: Stories of Courage from Northern Ireland. 36. Belfast: The Corrymeela Press. URL Non DC - URL of Organisation / Project http://www.storiesofcourage.net/ Subject The topic of the resource "‘UP Standing - Stories of courage from Northern Ireland’ features diverse accounts from people who stood up to violence, discrimination or prejudice in Northern Ireland. It provides a window into often untold stories of courage that individuals have shown in the context of a divided and often violent society." (Up Standing; 2013; back cover) Availability Online Non DC - Availabilty Status (deposited, delayed, external, cain) deposited Organisation ID Non DC - ID for the Organisation that relates to this entry 25 Stories Collected Non DC - Number of stories recorded as part of the project. 16 Stories Deposited Non DC - Number of stories deposited with Accounts of the Conflict. 9 Collection Permission Form Non DC - Collection permission form signed and returned. Yes (signed 13 November 2014) Delayed Access Non DC - Yes/No on request for delayed access. No Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Story Title The title, if any, of the story or account. Working With Threat Story Available Y/N Yes Story Format Main format of the story (video; audio; etc.). Text Story Source Source of where the story can be found. 'Working With Threat', chapter, in, Pettis, Sean. (ed.) (2013). Up Standing: Stories of Courage from Northern Ireland. Belfast: The Corrymeela Press. Available at: <a href="http://www.storiesofcourage.net/" target="_blank">http://www.storiesofcourage.net/</a> Interviewee Surname Maxwell Interviewee Forename(s) Jeff Interviewee Gender Male Status Details of status of interviewee during conflict (civilian; security force; combatant; paramilitary; political party; loyal order; etc.). Civilian Ind Permission Form Yes/No - Individual permission form signed and returned to Accounts. Yes (signed 17 July 2014) Story Abstract Text from any publicly available abstract which describes the story. "Jeff describes work he has undertaken since the early 1990s in supporting people who have been put under ‘threat’ by paramilitary organisations. Jeff would liaise directly with the paramilitary group to see if the threat can be mediated or if they need assistance to leave the country. Jeff describes the challenges that faced young people who had to leave the country and the impact on him personally." (Up Standing: Educators Guide, p.24) Themes/Topics Mentioned Major Themes/Topics first, then sub-themes and topics. Intimidation; Paramilitary Groups Ind Form Uploaded Scanned copy of paper form for preservation alongside the stories. Yes Ind Delay Access Y/N Y/N for individual story-teller delayed access request (check signed permission form) No Other Keywords Other keywords mentioned in the interview. 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