Category Archives: Latest News

Frank Aiken lecture new date, 2nd April

March 30, 2025Latest News2025, Frank Aiken lecture, Irish neutralityRob Fairmichael

There has been a change of date for the Frank Aiken Evening previously announced to take place on 27th March. This will now take place on Wednesday 2nd April. Full details:

The Legacy of Frank Aiken

The Role of Small Countries in Times of Danger and Uncertainty – An Evening of Talks and Discussion hosted by Lex Innocentium, 21st Century and The Irish School of Ecumenics

Wednesday, 2nd of April 2025, at 7.00 p.m.
Room G16, Loyola Building, Trinity College Dublin

Speakers (in order of presentations): Dr. Stephen Kelly, Head of the School of Humanities, Professor of Modern Irish History and British-Irish Relations, Liverpool Hope University; Dr. Patrick Bresnihan, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Maynooth University; Dr. John Maguire, Professor of Sociology Emeritus,University College Cork.

Lex Innocentium, 21st Century website is at https://lexinnocentium21.ie/

Ramin Jahanbegloo webinar on nonviolence and democracy

December 18, 2024Latest News2024, INNATE, Nonviolence, Nonviolence and democracy building, Ramin JahanbeglooRob Fairmichael

Canadian-Iranian political philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo was in Northern Ireland in November 2024 and provided programme for Conflict Textiles, Ulster University Hume O’Neill Chair in Peace, and INNATE.

He spoke at an INNATE webinar on Nonviolence and Democracy Building on 28th November 2024. This was recorded and the video is available at https://youtu.be/sp0OJ8mH2fA?si=0GeaoahYVjGbwDYv

The photo of Ramin Jahanbegloo below was taken in the Ulster University, Belfast, video suite at the start of the webinar

There is also a photo of Ramin Jahanbegloo at https://www.flickr.com/photos/innateireland/54213009123/in/dateposted/ when he was speaking on Nonviolence and Empowerment the same afternoon.

Building bridges, bridging gaps

December 2, 2024Latest NewsLaura Coulter, Northern Ireland, Peace, Peacebuilding, Reflections, TroublesRob Fairmichael

This pamphlet by Belfast woman Laura Coulter reflects on her long and varied career in peacebuilding in Northern Ireland. Click on https://innatenonviolence.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Laura-C-Building-Bridges-final-amended.pdf to download this 14 page pamphlet.

A variety of other pamphlets and broadsheets are available on the INNATE website at https://innatenonviolence.org/wp/pamphlets/

Corrymeela Christmas Open Day – now on Saturday 30th November

November 13, 2024Latest NewsChristmas 2024, Corrymeela, Open dayRob Fairmichael

Please note Corrymeela’s Christmas open day at Ballycastle with Santa, refreshments, crafts, story time, movies, and stalls will now take place on Saturday 30th November from 1 – 4pm and not the following day as previously advertised (and as mentioned previously in Nonviolent News). Admission free. https://www.corrymeela.org/events/257/christmas-open-day

StoP Triple Lock manifesto, November 2024

November 6, 2024Latest NewsElection 2024, Ireland, Irish neutrality, Triple lockRob Fairmichael

Nonviolence and empowerment, Nonviolence and democracy building

November 1, 2024Latest NewsRob Fairmichael

Two open meetings take place on Thurday 28th November with renowned political philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo. At 3pm in Belfast there is a meeting where he will speak on Nonviolence and empowerment, and at 7.30pm in the evening there is a webinar when he will talk on Nonviolence and democracy building.

All interested welcome. Further information in attached flyers (click on title).

Video of Lex Innocentium 21st Century launch

October 3, 2024Latest News2024, 697 CE, Adomnán’s Law, Birr, Cáin Adomnáin, Law on war, Lex Innocentium 21st century, Lorrha, VideoRob Fairmichael

An excellent 17 minute video of the proceedings in Birr and Lorrha (on International Day of Peace 2024) marking the launch of Lex Innocentium 21st Century, a law on war for our times including protection for the earth, can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSCd7r5zzOc

The general website of the project is at https://lexinnocentium21.ie/

Oppose abolition of the Triple Lock

August 24, 2024Latest NewsBadge, Graphic, Ireland, Irish neutrality, Logo, Peace, Triple lockRob Fairmichael

The Irish Government has been cosying up to the USA, NATO and EU militarism, contrary to the peaceful values associated with Irish neutrality. They want to remove the ‘Triple Lock’ so they can send irish soldiers to fight in whatever wars the USA/NATO/EU (forthcoming) engage in. This is despite the popularity of neutrality with the public – the government always say ‘neutrality is not affected’ – it is.

Resist the removal of the Triple Lock!

Afri are making this badge or logo freely available to people as part of campaigning to protect the Triple Lock. It was designed by Pat Pidgeon. See Afri or PANA websites for more information www.afri.ie and www.pana.ie

Triple Lock badge as PDF

Triple Lock badge as JPG

Posters on Israel and Palestine

February 20, 2024Latest NewsRob Fairmichael

Four simple mini posters on Israel and Palestine in the context of the war in Gaza have been added to the INNATE poster section at https://innatenonviolence.org/wp/posters/ with the first at https://innatenonviolence.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Israel-Palestine-1.pdf These are just a few of nearly 120 A4 size posters designed for home printing which are available free on peace, nonviolence, green and human rights issues.

Posters on Triple Lock

December 6, 2023Latest News2023, Irish army, Irish neutrality, Posters, Triple lockRob Fairmichael

The ‘Triple Lock’ on deployment of Irish soldiers overseas is a key feature of Irish neutrality – and a key restraint on them being committed to involvement in fighting wars as opposed to peacekeeping. Two new downloadable, printable (A4) mini-posters are available from INNATE on the Triple Lock and the attempt by the Minister for Foreign Affairs to get rid of them – whatever people want. See https://innatenonviolence.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Triple-Lock-Neutrality-2.pdf and https://innatenonviolence.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Warlock.pdf December 2023