The Vision Of Peace – By Mairead Maguire
" The Vision Of Peace " - by Mairead Maguire book launch at University of Sargodha " The Vision Of Peace " - By Mairead Maguire book launched by Governor of Punjab
An Introduction to Human Rights, Media and Campaigning in the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Promises: a six week development education course The Israel-Palestine Conflict is one of the most long running and misunderstood conflicts of modern times. Investigating its history and portrayal in the media, and using human rights law as an analytical tool, this course will untangle what the issues are and provide paths for participants to affect positive change. Using development education methodologies this course will challenge opinions and appeal to those interested in human rights, activism and conflict studies. Faciliatator: Richard Irvine, co-ordinator of The Palestine Education Initiative, lecturer at Queen's University and former Education Officer of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign Previous participants said: “The course really deconstructed the conflict from a human rights perspective and enabled me to view it from a less emotionally-driven point of view”. “I feel…
ICTU Rally
PRESS RELEASE Mairead Maguire speaks at ICTU Rally on Saturday 24th November 2012. Maguire called Israeli President Perez, Prime Minister Netanyahu And defence Minister Barak, war criminals and called for them to be held accountable before the International Court of justice Mairead Maguire, nobel peace laureate, said; “TheUSAadministration is the greatest block to peace in the Israel/Palestine conflict. They continue to be complicit in Israelis war crimes by their veto of UN resolutions againstIsraelandUSA’s military, financial and diplomatic support forIsrael. TheUSAcontribute 8 million dollars per day of military aid , making possibleIsraelcontinued military occupation and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people. The American administration could help bring peace to Israel/Palestine by withdrawing military aid toIsraeland insistingIsraeluphold UN resolutions and end its military occupation ofPalestine. Maguire accused…
GAZA MARCH
PLEASE SUPPORT.. THE MARCH WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY 24TH OF NOVEMBER. MEET AT THE ART COLLEGE AT 12.OOPM TO RALLY TO THE CITY HALL AT 12.30PM IF YOU FREE PLEASE COME & SUPPORT.. [slideshow_deploy id='180']
Give Palestinian Non-violent Resistance a Chance
We are two women and mothers – one Irish and the one American – who have experienced the loss of children in our families to the senseless violence of war. We hope that none of you will experience such pain. However, we know that our experience is hardly unique, and we have formed advocacy groups to end the violence and hold the leaders, militaries and paramilitaries of our societies accountable for robbing us of our loved ones. Among those who know the sadness are thousands of Palestinian and Israeli mothers, many of whom we have met in person. We have made common cause with them to end the grief, which is why we both support nonviolent solutions to a conflict that has taken their sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, brothers and…