How Murals by Danny Devenny and Mark Ervine Transform Conflict

Showcasing the work of muralists Devenny and Ervine
In my last post I mentioned Cyber week which is sponsored by the National Center for Technology Dispute Resolution (NCDTR), which offers a portal for muralists to show how conflict transformation can occur. In the mural on the left, muralists Danny Devenny, former Irish Republican Army (IRA) prisoner, and Mark Ervine, son of David Ervine, former Progressive Unionist Party leader and Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) member in Belfast, the north of Ireland/Northern Ireland, have collaborated on this e-painting from the Same Palette Initiative.

Former adversaries, Devenny and Ervine began painting murals together in 2007 and their second joint project was unveiled in April 2008 at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Publicly painting a mural together in the north of Ireland/Northern Ireland has been widely acclaimed as both symbolizing and contributing to the conflict transformation taking place.

This beautiful mural shows that talking is not the only way to effect transformation.



Mary Greenwood, Mediator, Attorney and Author of
How To Negotiate LIke A Pro: 41 Rules for Resolving Disputes, Winner of six book awards
How To Mediate Like A Pro: 42 Rules for Mediating Disputes
Winner of five book awards
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