Events – The Peace People

19Sep 2024 by peacepeople

International Peace Day 21st September 2024

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…

14Feb 2019 by peacepeople

Interview Her

Events

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.

08Nov 2018 by peacepeople

A MOTHERS PLEA TO SAVE HER SON… Held 8 years WITHOUT CHARGE by UK Government – By Mairead Maguire

Campaigns, Events, Press Releases

On 4th November, 2018, Christine Assange, mother of Julian Assange, made a deeply moving video public appeal to save the life of her son Julian. Julian Assange, is Editor in Chief of Wikileaks. Because of Wikileaks reporting of acts during US/Nato’s illegal wars against Afghanistan, Iraq, etc., and the highlighting of corruption by USA/CIA and Corporate powers, and continuing his fight in disclosing the links between the private corporations and government agencies, Julian Assange has been threatened by high profile USA citizens, and a Grand Jury has been set up in America to try Julian Assange and Wikileaks, for their publications. For this he is being persecuted and deprived of his right to liberty, basic human rights etc., Six years ago Julian Assange, aware of these extradition plans of America,…

30Aug 2018 by peacepeople

MY REFLECTIONS ON POPE FRANCIS’ VISIT TO IRELAND – By Mairead Maguire

Events, Press Releases

Pope Francis‘ two-day visit to Ireland on the 25th and 26th of August 2018 comes at a time when people need hope. The Irish Church has been devastated by the abuse scandals, which have never been properly dealt with. The victims and survivors of church abuse have told their stories and knocked on doors trying to get a hearing, and meet those who would listen to the terrible injustices perpetrated on them by some Catholic clergy and religious institutions. It is only in the last few years that it has been recognized by the Catholic hierarchy that clerical abuse has taken place. The pain, frustration and anger of so many victims has been allowed to fester and perpetrators of these abuses in the past often protected for fear of damage…

24Aug 2018 by peacepeople

Mairead Maguire – Supporting The Peace Peoples Campaign #EndRohingyaGenocide

#EndRohingyaGenocide, #RohingyaWomen, Campaigns, Events, The Peace House

Rohingya Genocide Day- 25th of August 2017. Declaration of Solidarity with Rohingya and Call for Myanmar Government to be investigated by the ICC By Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace laureate In February 2018 I participated in a Nobel Women’s Initiative delegation to Bangladesh. The purpose of our delegation was to visit Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong, Bangladesh where over 1 million Rohingya Muslim refugees were living in makeshift camps having fled persecution by Myanmar soldiers. On the delegation was Nobel Peace laureates Shirin Ebadi, Tawakkol Karmen and myself. We met with over 100 Rohingya women who told us their stories of rape and murder of many of their families by Myanmar soldiers. One young woman, Fatima (20), told us how Myanmar soldier entered their village and came into her home. They shot her…