Decision-making does not have to be binary. Indeed, where consensus and compromise are the priorities, political decision-making should not be based on binary ballots but rather on preferential voting. And in this interview on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme of 18th March, Peter Emerson of the de Borda Institute makes just such a case. www.deborda.org
After decades of war, it’s time for #KoreaPeaceNow! But for a peace agreement to be long-lasting and effective, women must be included in the process. Join our women-led campaign and sign up to add your voice to the global call for peace in Korea. Read More below: https://koreapeacenow.org/
We are thrilled to let you know that the Nobel Women's Initiative launched Interview Her, project which they have been thinking off for a long time. They have created Interview Her to amplify the voices of women experts on women, peace and security in the media. Indeed, research shows that only 19% of women experts are interviewed in global media. The database includes women we have worked with over the years, and many others, and it will continue to grow in the months to come.
Mairead Maguire, has today written to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, in Oslo,to nominate Julian Assange, Editor-in-Chief of Wikileaks, for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize. In her letter to the Nobel Peace Committee, Ms. Maguire said: ‘Julian Assange and his colleagues in Wikileaks have shown on numerous occasions that they are one of the last outlets of true democracy and their work for our freedom and speech. Their work for true peace by making public our governments’ actions at home and abroad has enlightened us to their atrocities carried out in the name of so-called democracy around the world. This included footage of inhumanity carried out by NATO/Military, the release of email correspondence revealing the plotting of regime change in Eastern Middle countries, and the parts our elected officials paid…
Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate Speech at The International Conference Against US/Nato Military Bases November 16-18 - 2018 Dublin, Ireland Dear Friends, It is good to be here with you all. I would like to thank the organizers for inviting me to address the conference and to be present to support the call to close all US/Nato Bases. Firstly I thank you for your work for peace. It is good that we will have an opportunity in the next few days to get to know each other and together discuss what kind of a world we want to live in? There will be many different perspectives on this and the way forward, but let us agree to respect each other and to engage in deep listening and conversation no matter…
