Narratives

 

Confirmed But Won’t Conform | by Anna Saunders

A young Lee O’Shaughnessy sat in his Catholic primary school as his teacher talked about the resurrection of Jesus. His hand shot up.

“Oh, so Jesus is a zombie,” he said and ended up in lunch detention for his outburst.
Now, Lee is 15 years old attending Merlin College, a multi-faith school in Galway.

 

 


A Home For All | by Anna Stackhouse

Three friends have found each other in a way they never thought they would. Through community and youth in Galway, Ireland, Uche, Temi, and Naomi have constructed a model of their identities with common ties to Nigeria. They are showing us that you don’t have to choose between identities but can embrace the duality of your self.