We broadcast live from The Hague, where over 1,000 female peace
activists gathered from around the world 100 years ago this week to
call for an end to war. The extraordinary meeting, known as the
International Congress of Women, took place as World War I raged across
the globe. Today, as wars rage on in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya,
Yemen and other countries, women from around the world have gathered
again in The Hague to call for peace and to mark the 100th anniversary
of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. In a
Democracy Now! exclusive, we speak with three Nobel Peace Prize
laureates. "Their agenda is to end militarism and war, and to build
peace and international law and human rights and democracy," says our
first guest, Mairead Maguire, who was awarded the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize
at the age of 32 for her actions to help end the deep ethnic and
political conflict in her native Northern Ireland. She shared the award
with Betty Williams. They helped start Peace People, a movement
committed to building a just and peaceful society in Northern Ireland.
At the time, Maguire was the youngest recipient of the peace prize. She
is the author of the book "The Vision of Peace: Faith and Hope in
Northern Ireland."
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