STOP BOMBING SYRIA

Campaigns, Press Releases, Syria
Mairead Maguire along with over 100 supporters gathered tonight at Belfast City hall for a peaceful vigil to call upon the people of Belfast & the world to promote peace for Syria. Please let your voices be heard in the promotion of 'Non violence' in support of the Syrian civil society. STOP BOMBING SYRIA
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Candlelight Vigil FOR SYRIA – ‘DON’T BOMB SYRIA’

Events, Press Releases, Syria
Come Join Us Tonite For A CANDLE LIGHT VIGIL - 7 p.m CITY HALL, BELFAST - ‘DON’T BOMB SYRIA’ MAIREAD MAGUIRE AND ANN PATTERSON HAVE JUST RETURNED FROM A PEACE PEOPLE DELEGATION TO SYRIA AND LEBANON. EVERYWHERE THE MESSAGE WAS TO THE UK GOVERNMENT DON’T BOMB SYRIA DIALOGUE WORKS, PEACE IS POSSIBLE. IN RESPONSE TO THE APPEALS OF THE PEOPLE OF SYRIA FOR PEACE A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL WILL BE HELD AT CITY HALL TODAY TUESDAY lst DECEMBER at 7 p.m. Below is a message from the Children of Syria to the Children of the World sent on 27th November, 2015 ‘PLEASE DO NOT BOMB OUR COUNTRY SYRIA WE LOVE SYRIA’ WE INVITE THE CHILDREN OF NORTHERN IRELAND TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE CHILDREN OF SYRIA.
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NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE MAIREAD MAGUIRE CALLS FROM SYRIA/LEBANON TO UK GOVERNMENT NOT TO BOMB SYRIA

Press Releases, Syria
After visiting Syria for five days, and ending the visit with some days in Lebanon, Mairead Maguire On behalf of an International Delegation which she led to Syria/Lebanon, called upon the UK Government not to bomb Syria. The delegation of eleven people, from six countries, called for peace and dialogue as a way to solving the crisis in Syria, and not violence and war. Everywhere we went around Syria, from Damascus, Homs, Tartus, Mallaha, Qara, we met many Syrian people who asked us to convey to the UK Government and the NATO/US led coalition, not to vote to Bomb Syria. Many Syrian voices said ‘We want peace, we want to live in peace in our country and we do not want bombing of our country, as this would cause the…
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INTERNATIONAL PEACE DELEGATION TO SYRIA 2015

Campaigns, Press Releases, Syria
Mairead Maguire and Ann Patterson from The Peace People along with 14 delegates are currently in Syria to promote peace. Their delegation is hoping to express support for all Syrians who have been victims of war and terror since 2011. [caption id="attachment_865" align="alignnone" width="300"] 25 Nov 2015. Peace Delegation had a meeting for peace with the Patriarch Gregarious III at the Byzantine Cathedral in old city Damascus .[/caption] [caption id="attachment_867" align="alignnone" width="300"] 25 November Syria 2015. The Delegation had meetings at the Umayyad Mosque in the Old Town Damascus, Umayyad, Mosque. [/caption] Ms Maguire has again called for the International Community to listen to the voices of countless Syrians who call for peace and speak of the truth and the reality of the conflict in Syria.
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STATEMENT OF THE XV WORLD SUMMIT OF NOBEL PEACE LAUREATES, BARCELONA Nov 2015

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THE BARCELONA DECLARATION: REFUGEES: MEETING THE CHALLENGE TO OUR HUMANITY STATEMENT OF THE XV WORLD SUMMIT OF NOBEL PEACE LAUREATES, BARCELONA We, the Nobel Peace Laureates and Peace Organisations, in the presence of youth from all over the world, gathered together in Barcelona from 12 - 15 November 2015, have considered issues affecting world peace - with special emphasis on the current refugee and migration crisis. We are profoundly shocked and outraged by the barbaric killing of more than 150 innocent people in Paris on the evening of 13 November. We express our deepest sympathy and solidarity with the families of the victims and with the people of France. This outrageous attack stresses the urgent need to address the root causes of the current refugee crisis and insecurity in the…
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