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