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Cookstown - Shared Future

We should champion integrated education in Northern Ireland
We should celebrate mixed communities and invest in expanding inclusive public spaces.
There should be commissions set up to resolve contentious issues (flags, parading, the past)
There should be no paramilitary flags, symbolism or territory marking allowed in public spaces
Political parties, politicians and activists need to acknowledge that the killing of innocent people is always wrong & there can never be any excuse for it. Whether it be by the armed forces or paramilitary organisations, we must never seek to hero worship them
Comments
  • Peace at all costs and all politicians should stop making excuses and allowances for any violence that went before, it is cruel and is inciting hatred and re-traumatising for many people. I believe it is inexcusable that politicians from any party still entertain these positions and conversations. Violence is never acceptable under any circumstances and to argue that it was necessary is an insult to the peace-loving majority of Northern Ireland. State violence, paramilitary violence and domestic violence all stem from the same injustice and cruelty and none are acceptable and all have blighted our country and our lives far too much. There should be zero tolerance for violence of any kind, past or present and our schools should stop glamorising and justifying wars as necessary for global development. Wars are not compatible with peace, to educate that they are important parts of a peace process is absurd and misleading.