A new strategy which offers Northern Ireland a way forward out of the current sectarian stymie is launched today by its co-authors Mrs Helen Brooker and Dr Ian Adamson OBE.<\/p>\n
Focusing on Common Identity, the Pretani Associates\u2019 project, which has been developed over the last four years, uses the early history of these islands as an antidote to the poisonous legacy of Northern Ireland\u2019s recent, troubled past\u2026<\/p>\n
Using conscience as its motivation, along with the commonly held perception that society here simply \u2018does not feel right,\u2019 the Common Identity strategy is a thought process which frees those who choose to follow it from the shackles of forty years of sectarian conflict and societal disintegration.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the new initiative, strategy co-author Helen Brooker said, \u201cCommon Identity is something we all share. The cultural instability which is holding Northern Ireland back socially, educationally, financially and developmentally is caused by people\u2019s perceptions about their culture and other people\u2019s cultures. What Common Identity does is remove the old triggers which constantly cause friction and conflict here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Noted author and historian Dr Ian Adamson OBE added, \u201cThe Pretani were the first people of the British Isles, and that\u2019s where our organisation takes its name and inspiration from. Everyone in this country, regardless of religion or politics, shares a common identity stretching back to ancient times. If we concentrate on what we have in common, and set aside recent differences, we can find lasting peace and harmony.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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