Guest Speaker, Emma DeSouza: "When Citizens Decide: The Role of Youth, Women, and Communities in Advancing Northern Ireland's Peace Process"

Ms. DeSouza, a civic innovation specialist, peacebuilding and human rights consultant, and an accomplished writer and political commentator, will discuss human rights, identify, and citizenship in the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.  She will also discuss her work in the creation of the All-island Women's Forum, a new peacebuilding structure that brings women from all across Ireland to work collectively in addressing women, peace, and security.  In 2023, she founded the Civic Initiative, a new participatory structure that brings together a wide range of civic organizations to create space for dialogues on advancing and supporting peace, reconciliation, and wellbeing.  Following her lecture, Ms. DeSouza will field questions from the audience. 

The event is sponsored by Fairfield University's Irish Studies Program.