Mairead Corrigan
Mairead Corrigan is militant pacifist, north-Irish, born on January 27th 1944 with Belfast (Northern Ireland).
It founds with Betty Williams the Movement of the women for the peace of Northern Ireland (Women' S Peace Movement).
In August 1966, after a confrontation between the members of WILL GO (Irish Republican Army) and organizes it, Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan decides to organize a first demonstration then, bringing together 10.000 women of the two confessions. It is quickly crushed by the police force. One week later, a second demonstration takes place in the streets of Belfast, bringing together 35.000 women of the two communities.
It received in 1976 the Nobel Prize of Peace with Betty Williams.
Mairead Maguire Corrigan is member of the committee of sponsorship of the international Coordination for the Decade of the culture of peace and non-violence.
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