03Feb 2016 by peacepeople

Hard Questions For Europe

Notices, Press Releases
Mairead Maguire speaking in Rome Conference on NATO - Friday 29th of Jan 2016 Dear Friends, I believe we, the human family, have no less a task before us, than transforming our thinking and mind-sets of violence and war, and moving to a demilitarized Europe and World. Einstein once said that everything has changed but our thinking. However, there is hope as indeed our thinking is changing and there is a growing consciousness that violence, whether it comes from State or non-state actors, is wrong, violence does not work, violence is not the way. However, around the world, we, the people, are in danger of being overpowered and dis-spirited by increasing violence, militarism and war. Many people can see that many Political Leaders can no longer imagine a just peace,…
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29Dec 2015 by peacepeople

SYRIA – A LIGHT TO THE WORLD – Mairead Maguire Speaks Out

Press Releases, Syria
Our Peace Delegation spent five days with the people of Syria, visiting the cities of Damascus, Homs, Tartus, Qara, and Maaloula. Our Delegation was led by Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate, who jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize in l976, for her work in helping end the violent ethnic/political conflict in Northern Ireland. The purpose of our visit was to meet and listen to the people on the ground and see the situation for ourselves. The invitation was from the Melkite Greek Church Patriarch Gregorious III and the Church acted as our hosts. We also received an invitation from Mother Agnes Mariam, the Superior of St. James’ the Mutilated Monastery, and Sheikh Sharif al Martini, the Senior Leader of the Al Nu’aim Tribe in Aleppo and a member of the…
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04Dec 2015 by peacepeople

NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE, MAIREAD MAGUIRE CALLS FOR PEACEFUL NONVIOLENT RESISTENCE TO UNITED KINGDOM AIR STRIKES AGAINST SYRIA.

Events, Press Releases, Syria
NO TO WAR On 2nd December, 2015 the United Kingdom Parliament voted to bomb Syria and the world watched as British planes, equipped with the latest bombs aptly named ‘Brimstone’ are dropped on Syrian targets and country. The excuse given for this madness of fear politics and war hysteria, is allegedly to stop Daesh (ISIL). Daesh is the name of Islamic fighters whose fundamentalist religious and political ideology allows for the killing and murder of opponents, and to date they have tragically murdered many people. These Islamic fundamentalist fighters do not represent true Islam or the Syrian people and its duly elected President Assad and Government,(7o% voted for their President ) currently trying to hold Syria together. These DAESH (ISIS) fighters are carrying out criminal acts and must of course…
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