Gerry Foster is a former combatant from Northern Ireland. He became active in the INLA, a socialist anti-British paramilitary organization, and found himself heavily involved in violent conflict in and around Belfast in his youth. He spent a considerable amount of time in prison for his participation in paramilitary actions. Upon his release he claims he felt that his side "lost" the war, bringing him to give up his life as a paramilitary and instead focus on conflict transformation, especially in his own community in Andersontown in West Belfast. 

In an unlikely turn of events, one of Gerry's most important allies (and friend, even) became Alistair Little. Alistair comes from the complete opposite end politically from Gerry, and it is very likely that had they met each-other in the 80's they would have probably tried to kill each other. That in mind, Gerry and Alistair form a very effective and real example of how conflict resolution should look like.