The Five Demands

La Victims Commission (CVSNI) sta lavorando ad un progetto di ‘storia vissuta’ per consentire alle persone di raccontare cosa hanno significato per loro i Troubles.
La commissione ritiene di poter aiutare gli individui a riconoscere la sofferenza prendendo come punti di vista tutti i ‘lati’ del conflitto.
Una prima analisi dei bisogni delle vittime e dei sopravvissuti, pubblicata dalla Commissione alcune settimane fa, ha sottolineato l’importanza della narrazione e della conferma.
“Ci siamo impegnati ad intraprendere un progetto di storia di vita che consente alle persone di raccontare le loro storie e che le loro storie vengano ascoltate e riconosciute”, ha affermato Patricia MacBride, il cui fratello volontario dell’IRA è stato ucciso dal SAS.
La proposta ha ricevuto il sostegno del Primo Ministro Peter Robinson e del Vice Primo Ministro Martin McGuinness.

New project aims to let victims tell how Troubles affected them (Belfast Telegraph)
The Victims Commission is working on a “living history” project to allow people to tell their stories from the Troubles.
And its proposal has received the support of First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness.
ng commission, which is now developing the venture, believes it can help people acknowledge the suffering of all sides in ‘the conflict’.
An initial review of the needs of victims and survivors published by the Commission several weeks ago highlighted the importance of storytelling and acknowledgement.
“(They) are amongst a number of needs articulated by victims and survivors of the conflict,” said Commission member Patricia MacBride. “We have committed to undertake a living history project which allows individuals to tell their stories and have those stories heard and acknowledged,” said Ms MacBride, whose IRA volunteer brother was killed by the SAS.
“That project has received the support and authorisation of the First and Deputy First Minister through endorsement of our work programme and it is currently under development.”
In its recent report the Eames-Bradley Consultative Group on the Past said an opportunity should be given for storytelling in a context “where the experience of those involved can be validated”. Ms MacBride added: “The reality is that we in this community have suffered terrible loss from all backgrounds and political perspectives, and in coming to terms with those losses and reconciling us as a community to moving forward into a new and inclusive future together, I believe we need to undertake a process of acknowledging that no-one has had a monopoly on suffering.
“In sharing our stories and perspectives openly and frankly I hope that we can commence that process.
“Many of those who spoke to the Eames-Bradley team spoke of storytelling as a means of confronting their past.”