Petals of Hope Revisited

A Real IRA car bomb in Omagh on August 15 1998 killed 31 people, including unborn twins. Under the guidance of artist Carole Kane, children in the town transformed the floral tributes to the dead into paper and art work. On this blog, Carole, assisted by Malachi O'Doherty, hears the stories of Omagh people touched by the bomb.

A Haiku

When the petals fell

She gathered them, child's play

And wove the path home. John Paul Lederach

Tuesday 18 March 2014

Boris Pinto, the surgeon's son.

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Introduction

Carole Kane on Petals of Hope.

Petals of Hope

Click here to see all of the Petals of Hope pictures.

Funders:

Financial support is greatly appreciated from the Victims and Survivors Service and Omagh District Council.

VSS

This project has received support from the Victims Support Programme for Groups Working with Victims and Survivors of the Troubles, which is administered by the Victims and Survivors Service on behalf of the Office of the First and Deputy First Minister. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Victims and Survivors Service.

Victims and Survivors Service

Omagh District Council

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgement goes to the Workers’ Educational Association for initiating this phase of the project and Libraries NI for accommodating this learning experience and allowing us to connect with the Omagh Bomb Archive.

Libraries NI

The WEA

Omagh Support and Self Help

The Book

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Thanks to ....

The photographs featuring the workshops and paper-making process have been taken by Carole Kane. All audio recordings and the other photographic images in the book and digital stories, have been recorded and captured by Malachi O’Doherty. Thanks especially goes to Malachi for his technical expertise, insights and commitment which have extended far beyond the original plans for this phase of the project.

Both phases of this creative process have been steered through a spirit of presence, gentleness, listening and healing. We would like to thank all who have shared their thoughts, experiences and reflections of the Petals of Hope project and Omagh Bomb of 1998. Your conversations have made this encounter unique and possible. We are grateful for your contributions.

Special thanks is given to Professor John Paul Lederach, David Bolton and others, whose conversations and timely words have directly encouraged us to proceed with and supported us during the few months of this project.

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A Haiku

Tuesday 18 March 2014

Boris Pinto, the surgeon's son.

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