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Our Board Member @markdurkan joined Bertie Ahern & Liz O'Donnell at Europe House, Dublin, today to discuss John Hume's legacy & the Good Friday Agreement with 32 former MEPs from 12 EU countries and the UK. 🇪🇺 Thanks to @Europarl_FMA & @EPinIreland. humefoundation.org/events/th…
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The John and Pat Hume Foundation retweeted
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@EPinIrelandOct 23
32 members of @Europarl_FMA from 12 EU countries and the UK visited Europe House today, as part of a visit to Ireland.   They explored the legacy of John Hume and discussed the key challenges and opportunities facing Europe today.
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Today, as part of #GoodRelationsWeek, we hosted ‘Leadership for Peaceful Change – Women’s Critical Role in Peace Building’ alongside @ThornhillDerry, attended by local schools from the Foyle Learning Network. 🧵
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Áine Bryce of Thornhill College’s Global Sisters society said people often imagine leaders as “people in closed rooms but that’s not always true”, stressing that it is essential to create spaces for open conversations.
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Cara McGonigle echoed the need for spaces to talk openly without fear of judgement, and to put ideas into action. She added that “no woman is equal till we all are”, and that rights limited by geography are privileges, not rights.
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The Hume Foundation Board Member Mark Durkan & Secretary Tim Attwood welcomed a Republic of Korea delegation led by Unification Minister Chung Dong-young (@coreacdy), who was briefed on the Peace Process, visited Hume's Peace Prizes at the Guildhall & laid flowers at John's grave
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The Minister said the philosophy of John Hume offers lessons for the Korean Peninsula: "Peace is made with enemies... To stop the bloodshed, we must talk with our enemies." He called it the virtue most urgently needed in a divided Republic of Korea.
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Reflecting on Yeats, he said "perhaps peace comes dropping slow", renewing his resolve to end the long war on the Korean Peninsula and build a lasting peace regime so young people "can stride confidently beyond the DMZ towards the continent." 🕊️
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Yesterday, on Thursday 24 Sept at Riddel Hall, Queen's University Belfast, we hosted '40 Years On – Reflections on How an International Fund Supported Peace and Prosperity in Ireland'. 🧵
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The second panel, 'The Impact of the Investment in Peace and Social and Economic Projects', facilitated by Hume Foundation Secretary Tim Attwood: former IFI Chairs Willie McCarter and Paddy Harte, and Alf McCreary, author of A Fund of Goodwill.
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The third panel, 'The Positive Impact on Communities', also facilitated by Tim Attwood: Emma Shaw, Executive Director of @Phoenix_ed_ni, Dympna McGlade of the Peace Summit Partnership, and Kayla Henry of @YouthActionNI.
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