Northern Ireland – The Peace People

18Jun 2025 by clive

Just Say no!

By Mairead Maguire I once asked my friend, the late Father Dan berrigan for some peace Advise and he replied ‘Know where you stand and stand there’. I lived in west Belfast throughout the ethnic/political conflict ‘the troubles and every day I prayed to know where I stood while injustice cruelty and killing surrounded our communities. I listened to hear clarity of thinking to the question ‘Is violence state or paramilitary ever, right? Is there such A thing as just violence or just or any war?” Today there is much anger when faced with such cruelty like Gaza, Myanmar, Sudan genocides by government and retaliatory armed insurrections we are all challenged to know where we stand regarding violence, and we need to do something for peace and justice. After a long…

To Build a Better Tomorrow

Northern Ireland

Mairead Corrigan Maguire and Matt Meyer, February 2025 We dedicate ourselves to working with our neighbors, near and far, day in and day out, to build that peaceful society in which the tragedies we have known are a bad memory and a continuing warning. Community of Peace People, Northern Ireland, 1976i In our founding declaration, Nihon Hidankyo expressed our determination to ‘save humanity from its crisis through the lessons learned from our experiences, while at the same time saving ourselves.’ Terumi Tanaka, Nihon Hidankyo Nobel Peace Laureate, Japan, 2024ii We do not seek to deny our violent past but rather work with it, process it, and turn it from a site of conflict into a basis for joint, constructive action. What does liberation look like and how do we begin…

David Trimble

Belfast, Nobel Peace Prize, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Assembly, Notices

As an organisation we are deeply saddened to hear of the death of David. We extend our sympathy to Daphne and the Trimble family. David like John Hume put peace before party and sewed the seeds for the peace we all now enjoy.