The Citizen’s Role in Building Peace, 30th March 2016

Militarisation and International Agreements
The Citizen’s Role in Building Peace

Friends Meeting House,
4/5  Eustace Street, Temple Bar (beside Irish Film Institute)
on
Wednesday, 30th March at 7.30 pm

All are welcome to a seminar on how we, as citizens of this country and the European Union, can influence policy makers and governments to promote alternatives to violence in this difficult time. It will also consider how small groups can give their advocacy real impact at UN, EU and local level.

The contributors to the seminar are:

  • Andrew Lane of Quaker Council for European Affairs, Brussels
  • Tony D’Costa of Pax Christi
  • Siobhan O’Donoghue of Uplift (Coordinated Action for Progressive Change)

They will explore their peace building and campaigning initiatives at UN, EU and grass roots level respectively.

  • Prof John Doyle, Director, Institute for International Conflict Resolution and Reconstrcution, DCU who will consider recent developments in Irish Neutrality.

This free event is hosted by the Dublin Quaker Peace Committee.

Places are limited, so please let us know if you plan to be present.

Email Martin Leavy at martin.leavy@dcu.ie or text 087 648 8586 or Sean McCrum at smccrum.1949@gmail.com or text 087 947 4459