Today all of us went on a city tour not for the weak of heart. Northern Ireland has two parts: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Protestant\/Unionist and Catholic\/Nationalist. Both halves are physically divided by a wall, which <\/p>\n\n\n\n
is opened at 6:00 AM and closed at 10:30 PM every day. Walking through both parts of the city, <\/p>\n\n\n\n
it became evident right away what each part represented. The Unionist camp was adorned with <\/p>\n\n\n\n
UK flags and featured the walls of the buildings with murals of the British royal family. The camp <\/p>\n\n\n\n
also featured memorials for the people killed by IRA violence, remembering the lives lost in <\/p>\n\n\n\n
those violent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This may sound a bit odd but when we were walking through one of the neighborhoods it felt <\/p>\n\n\n\n
really off like we weren’t supposed to be there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In contrast to this, the Nationalist area boasted Irish flags and murals narrating a tale very <\/p>\n\n\n\n
different from those expressed earlier\u2014recalling the dead of The Troubles but from their <\/p>\n\n\n\n
perspective. What was so impressive about the Nationalist side is that they are far more than <\/p>\n\n\n\n
about themselves. They advocate for international issues and have a massive wall that is all <\/p>\n\n\n\n
about raising awareness for things happening across the world. When we were there, they had <\/p>\n\n\n\n
an entire section on the Gaza crisis. It was so heart-wrenching to see that, especially <\/p>\n\n\n\n
considering how many countries, including my own, are shutting down programs to help <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Palestine. The memorial was truly a huge reminder of how connected struggles for justice <\/p>\n\n\n\n
anywhere are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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