WILPF Centennial Conference, Women’s Power to Stop War

Events
Mairead Maguire and Ann Patterson from The Peace People along with 1,000 peacemakers from all over the world, journalists from several countries, Nobel Peace Laureates, well-known human rights activists, an amazing line up of speakers: are all gathered in The Hague for the WILPF Centennial Conference, Women’s Power to Stop War. Mairead Maguire can be seen below talking on saying No to Violence & Yes to Dialogue: on Path to Peace. No To Violence & Yes To Dialogue
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DEFENDING THE DEFENDERS

Campaigns, Events
Over 120 women – including Nobel peace laureates and frontline activists from the Middle East, Africa and Central America—will gather in the Netherlands from April 24-26 to discuss how the international community can protect women human rights defenders across the globe. “Women activists are on the frontlines of some of the globe’s most pressing conflicts,” says Jody Williams, Nobel peace laureate (USA) and chair of the Nobel Women’s Initiative. “These women play an essential role in pushing back against those wishing to repress basic human democratic rights.” Williams will be joined at the conference by sister Nobel peace laureates Shirin Ebadi (Iran), Mairead Maguire (Northern Ireland) and Leymah Gbowee (Liberia), as well as globally-known human rights experts. [caption id="attachment_748" align="alignnone" width="300"] Mairead Maguire speaking at "Defend The Defenders Conference 2015"[/caption]…
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30 Women Peace Makers Are Planning To Walk Across The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) That Separates North & South Korea.

Events
On May 24, 2015, which is International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament, 30 women peacemakers including Mairead Maguire from 12 countries plan to walk across the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates North and South Korea. This will be an important first step in establishing a peace process and supporting Koreans who are working towards reconciliation and hoping to reunite their families. Some of the women who will be participating in this historic walk are Nobel Peace Prize laureate Leymah Gbowee, feminist author Gloria Steinem, retired U.S. Army Colonel Ann Wright, Suzuyo Takazato from Okinawa Women Act Against Military Violence, and American filmmaker Abigail Disney. Last week, the government of North Korea agreed to support the walk, but officials from South Korea have yet to voice a decision. The United…
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APPEAL TO HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO REPLACE JUST WAR THEORY WITH THEOLOGY OF 
PEACE, NONKILLING, AND NONVIOLENCE

Events, Notices
PRESENTATION TO NOBEL SUMMIT, ROME, ITALY. 12TH DECEMBER, 2014; by Mairead Maguire, Dear Brothers and Sisters, It is particularly appropriate that we are gathered here around International Human Rights Day and our theme is Peace and Living It. I believe that Peace is a Human Right for everyone, and its presence is necessary in order to protect and sustain all the other rights enshrined in the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights. I am sure we can agree that although we have a Universal Declaration, we have a long way to go to ensure that our Governments implement and uphold all these rights. In spite of this I am full of hope because I believe that we, the human family, are at a turning point in history. There is a…
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