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The John and Pat Hume Foundation

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🌳🌳The last line in Séamus Mallon’s book “A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they will never sit.” 2 who made huge contributions to Ireland left us this year. I planted 2 Oaks for Séamus Mallon RIP & John Hume RIP to mark 2020 the year of their passing

🌳🌳The last line in Séamus Mallon’s book “A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they will never sit.” 2 who made huge contributions to Ireland left us this year. I planted 2 Oaks for Séamus Mallon RIP & John Hume RIP to mark 2020 the year of their passing
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It's 27 years since the Good Friday Agreement - signed on 10th April 1998 - an accord which fostered a peace, which, despite huge challenges, has largely endured. Even its most ardent opponents are now reconciled to its institutions, if not its spirit. The journey towards

It's 27 years since the Good Friday Agreement - signed on 10th April 1998 - an accord which fostered a peace, which, despite huge challenges, has largely endured. 

Even its most ardent opponents are now reconciled to its institutions, if not its spirit. 

The journey towards
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Sen George Mitchell Queen's University Belfast 🎓 on 16 April 2025. 'This sort of optimism – the sort that John Hume envisioned when he said that “the basis for peace and stability in any society has to be the fullest respect for the human rights of all its people” – is what drives us forward.'

Sen George Mitchell  <a href="/QUBelfast/">Queen's University Belfast 🎓</a> on 16 April  2025. 'This sort of optimism – the sort that John Hume envisioned when he said that “the basis for peace and stability in any society has to be the fullest respect for the human rights of all its people” – is what drives us forward.'
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St Mary’s hosted the Hume Foundation Annual Lecture entitled “Building Common Ground”. It was delivered by Mike Nesbitt MLA, Leader of the UUP & Minister of Health, and held in the College Hall with student teachers, staff of the College & guests.

St Mary’s hosted the Hume Foundation Annual Lecture  entitled “Building Common Ground”. It was delivered by Mike Nesbitt MLA, Leader of the UUP &amp; Minister of Health, and held in the College Hall with student teachers, staff of the College &amp; guests.
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Planning Our Way Out of Division - Using Planning to Build Shared and Reconciled Communities To reserve a place go to: buytickets.at/humefoundation…

Planning Our Way Out of Division - Using Planning to Build Shared and Reconciled Communities

To reserve a place go to: buytickets.at/humefoundation…
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Exciting new cross border peacebuilding initiative Project Lighthouse awarded €200K @PEACEPLUS, led by Hawk's Well Theatre,in partnership with The John and Pat Hume Foundation & Millennium Forum, will celebrate the importance of respect for diversity & difference with 30 young people.

Exciting new cross border peacebuilding initiative Project Lighthouse awarded €200K @PEACEPLUS, 
led by <a href="/HawksWellSligo/">Hawk's Well Theatre</a>,in partnership with <a href="/humefoundation/">The John and Pat Hume Foundation</a> &amp; <a href="/MillenniumForum/">Millennium Forum</a>, will celebrate the importance of respect for diversity &amp; difference with 30 young people.
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Arón and Lauren, alongside other representatives from the Peace Summit Partnership were delighted to meet with Junior Ministers Aisling Reilly SF and Pam Cameron MLA last week 🤝 Our meeting focused on… 📖Programme for Government ☮️ Peace as a government cross cutting

Arón and Lauren, alongside other representatives from the Peace Summit Partnership were delighted to meet with Junior Ministers <a href="/aislingreillysf/">Aisling Reilly SF</a> and <a href="/PamCameronDUP/">Pam Cameron MLA</a> last week 🤝

Our meeting focused on…

📖Programme for Government 
☮️ Peace as a government cross cutting
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We also heard from Caroline Wilson and Cllr Diarmaid Ward from Islington Council. Their approach to planning and policy is ‘furthest first’ – to focus on those communities facing the most barriers and that are least served by our economy.

We also heard from Caroline Wilson and Cllr Diarmaid Ward from Islington Council. Their approach to planning and policy is ‘furthest first’ – to focus on those communities facing the most barriers and that are least served by our economy.