The Irish Peace Society at the University of Limerick

presents a one-day International Peace Conference titled Ireland’s Role in International Affairs - from supporting war to promoting peace,

on Saturday, November 11.

The purpose of the conference is to help peace activists continue their quest for peace and justice by sharing skill, experiences, and reviewing strategies, to examine Ireland’s complicity in the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon/Palestine and to commemorate all those unlawfully killed in recent wars, including attacks on the USA.

Keynote speakers at the conference include Hans von Sponeck, former Assistant Secretary General of United Nations and head of the Oil-for-Food Programme in Iraq (1998-2000), Professor Gernot Biehler, Professor of international law at Trinity College Dublin, and Craig Murray, former British ambassador to Uzbekistan who exposed the British governments complicity with torture in Uzbekistan.

Admission to the conference is free. Full details are included on the accompanying flyer. Please pass this information on to friends and colleagues that might be interested.

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