19Sep 2024 by peacepeople
International Peace Day 21st September 2024

International Peace Day 21st September 2024

Events, Young People
INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY – SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER, 2024             ‘Call to Youth – Reject militarism and war’ by Mairead Maguire Nobel Peace Laureate I would like to thank the Youth of the world for all they do to reject violence, militarism and war.  I have been inspired wherever I have travelled by the imagination, courage and resistance of so many young people.  They give me great hope for the future of humanity. The young are wise.  they know that, yet again in our world, we, the people, are being propagandized for war.  government leaders, and main stream media, are telling us we must have enemies (Russia, Iran, North Korea, China, etc.,) and prepare for increased military budgets in spite of the fact growing number of countries have ‘food banks’ and…
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06Dec 2023 by peacepeople
We appeal to the Irish Government to halt Gaza Genocide

We appeal to the Irish Government to halt Gaza Genocide

Gaza
Today Dr Raied Al-Wasson and Gerry Grehan met with Laurence Simms to present him with an open letter written to the Irish Government.  This letter is pleading with the Irish Government to invoke the Genocide Convention. This letter can be read below: Genocide of Palestinians                                    27th November 2023 Open letter to the Irish Government to invoke the genocide convention – To Protect Gazans from Genocide We, the undersigned organizations and concerned individuals, watch with increasing horror the growing death toll and ongoing humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza. We believe there is an urgent need for action under the Genocide Convention. A public statement, signed by 880 scholars on 15th October 2023, has highlighted the overwhelming evidence suggesting that the Government of Israel has carried out acts of genocide against civilians…
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