28May 2013 by peacepeople

Peace laureates in NI for conference

Events
The Nobel Women's Initiative event held at the Culloden Hotel, Co Down will explore ways of increasing global security by ending war and militarism. The conference is being hosted by Mairead Maguire, NI's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 for her work with Peace People. The organisation was set up to help end the conflict in the region. Ms Maguire is being joined in Belfast for the three day event by fellow Laureates Leymah Gbowee of Liberia, Tawakkol Karman of Yemen, Iran's Shirin Ebadi, Rigoberta Menchu Tum of Guatemala and America's Jody Williams. It was launched on Monday afternoon with a special event at Belfast City Hall attended by 400 invited guests. We have a great record of peace making; the rejection of the bomb and bullet and…
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24May 2013 by peacepeople

Partnership for Change Conference in Oslo Norway 18-21st March 2012

Syria
Mairead Maguire speaks at \" The Partnership For Change Conference\" on Dignity and Empowerment. Dear Friends, I am very happy to be with you and would like to thank you for your kind invitation to address this Partnership for Change Conference. Ending rape and sexual violence is a huge challenge to us all, but it can Be done when we join in Partnership and co-operation, and use a multi-faceted approach to transforming a culture of rape and sexual violence into a culture of nonkilling, nonviolence and respect for life and human dignity. In the Nobel Peace Laureates Charter for a world without violence, Chapter 13 states: ‘We have a right not to be killed and a responsibility not to kill each other’. We could add alongside this, ‘women and girls,…
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24May 2013 by peacepeople

Report and Appeal – mussalaha del Syria

Syria
Report and Appeal to the International community to support a process of dialogue and reconciliation in Syria between its people and Syrian government and reject outside intervention and war. BY Mairead Maguire, Nobel peace laureate. Spokesperson for Mussalaha International Peace delegation to Lebanon/Syria    l-llth May, 2013,  After a 10 days  visit to Lebanon and Syria, leading a 16 person delegation from 8 countries, invited by Mussalaha Reconciliation Movement,  I have returned hopeful that peace is possible in Syria, if all outside interference is stopped and the Syrians are allowed to solve their own problems upholding  their right to  self-determination.   An appeal to end all violence and for Syrians to be left alone from outside interference was made by all those we met during our visit to Syria.  We have…
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21May 2013 by peacepeople

Moving Beyond Militarism & War: An International Conference

Press Releases
The conference – hosted in Belfast by Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire –  will for the first time bring together all six Laureates of the Nobel Women’s Initiative.  They will be joined by over 80 influential activists, academics, and decision makers from across the globe whose work focuses on ending militarism and war with nonviolent strategies for peace. War, militarism, and violence affect communities around the world on a horrific scale. Of those affected by conflict, women are often among the most vulnerable and marginalized. Alarmingly, militarism and war are on the rise; the last two decades have witnessed a steady rise in global military spending while funding is diverted from critical social services such as healthcare and education. In particular, sexual violence, inequality, environmental destruction, and natural resource conflicts…
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