REMEMBERING FOR THE COMMON GOOD SESSION 1 What

REMEMBERING FOR THE COMMON GOOD SESSION 1

What do you see? A face OR. . .

How many squares do you see?

Can you see the giant bird?

Or upside down - a guy catching a fish?

What does this say?

White and Gold or Blue and Black?

Antelope or Pelican? [Hanson, 1965]

Viewed against one background it appears as a "pelican“ [Hanson, 1965]

Viewed against another background it appears as an “antelope” [Hanson, 1965]

GROUP DISCUSSION What do we learn from these images when thinking about the Troubles and how we remember the past?

Key Learnin g 1. In real life we tend to see only those things which reinforce our preconceptions or stereotypes. 2. What we see depends on what we have experienced and the context we live in. 3. There are different perspectives and ways of seeing things (more than one truth).

GROUP ACTIVITY Take a look at the different photos around the room. On the paper provided write: 1. What does the image mean to you? 2. How does it make you feel?

What you think of your community? How does the way we remember the past impact on: What you think of others? Community relations, peace and the common good?

It can legitimize violence. Key Learnin g It can dehumanise the ‘other’ (make them less equal). It can make my community feel morally superior. It keeps communities divided and can create more violence. It can prevent people from flourishing.

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