“When I visited Auschwitz I was horrified. And when I visited Iraq, I thought to myself, 'What will we tell our children in fifty years when they ask what we did when the people in Iraq were dying.'” PeopleYearsChildrenAsksDyingOur ChildrenIraqFiftyAuschwitz Author:Mairead Corrigan
“I was born into a Catholic family. I grew up in West Belfast. Faith was very important to us eight children and my mother and father. It was grounded in the Christian tradition of social involvement.” ChildrenImportantChristianMotherFatherSocialBornGrewGrew UpTraditionCatholicWestEightGroundedInvolvementMother And FatherCatholic FamilyBelfast Author:Mairead Corrigan
“We need human security: food, education, health care for our children.” NeedsHumansChildrenCareSecurityOur ChildrenHealth Care Author:Mairead Corrigan
“President Obama continues to support war. He continues to remove many basic civil liberties and human rights. He continues to condone drones in Pakistan and Afghanistan that kill women and children. He meets with his advisers every Tuesday morning and signs extrajudicial killings. To me, those are not the actions of a peace person.” HumansChildrenPersonsWarActionPresidentLibertyMorningSupportRightsKillingHuman RightsRemoveAfghanistanPresident ObamaPakistanCivil LibertiesTuesdayDronesAdviserTuesday Morning Author:Mairead Corrigan
“The experience of a lot of us women is that too much money is being spent on militarism and war. We need human security: food, education, health care for our children. We don't want to waste it on wars and militarism. That will be our focus: building a culture that moves away from militarism.” ChildrenWarCareMovingCultureFocusSecurityBuildingOur ChildrenHealth Care Author:Mairead Corrigan
“We are all invited to work together for peace. We shall join hands and minds to work for peace through active nonviolence. We shall help one another, encourage one another and learn from one another how to bring peace to our children and to all.” MindChildrenHelpingHandsTogetherOur ChildrenActiveWorking TogetherTeamworkCollaborationNonviolenceInvited Author:Mairead Corrigan