Julie Taggart, an educator from Northern Ireland, found that working with Facing History helped her break through a lifetime of distrust as she explored both her own and her country’s history. Julie spoke at the 2011 New England Benefit about how...
Richard Hargy, a history teacher in Northern Ireland, reflects on tackling the issue of commemoration with a group of young women from violence-torn communities. The creative project changed his students’ sense of how their own lives fit with...
Educator Julie Taggart from Northern Ireland spoke at our 2010 New York benefit dinner about her experience growing up in Northern Ireland, and the pervasive silence during “The Troubles.”Good evening ladies and gentlemen. My name is Julie Taggart,...
Facing History at Friends School Lisburn (FSL)
Iris Bradfield, Head of History, Friends School Lisburn
Facing History and Ourselves Board Trip, Belfast, May 2008
My
first involvement with the Facing History and Ourselves Programme was back...