Building A Culture Of Peace & Non-Violence

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Time/Date - 15:00 - 16:00, Sun 13 Nov 2016 Venue - Ulster Museum On the 40th anniversary of the Victoria Park Peace Rally, Máiread Corrigan Maguire, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and author of ‘The Vision of Peace: Faith and Hope in Northern Ireland’ will discuss the role of individuals in building a culture of peace. The talk will be followed by tea and coffee and Máiread will be available to sign copies of her book. Click on the link below to register for this free event. http://nmni.com/um/What-s-on/Talks---Lectures/Building-a-culture-of-peace-and-nonviolence-for-th
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Mairead Maguire Speech At The ” INTERNATIONAL MEETING – THIRST FOR PEACE ASSISI 18TH- 20TH SEPTEMBER, 20l6″

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Dear Friends, I am happy to be here at this International Meeting and I would like to thank our hosts, for their invitation to attend. I have always been inspired by the lives of St. Francis and St. Clare, whom I believe are Icons of Christian Gospel Peace and Nonviolence. Francis the man of action, steeped in empathy and love for all, and Clare a woman of prayer, whose love of God led her into the depth of mysticism and peace. Francis and Clare lived in a time of violence and war, yet they choose to live the nonkilling/ nonviolence of Jesus. Francis as a youth fighting in his local military, knew well how to wield a sword, yet he choose to follow the command of Jesus to Peter, when…
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