Corrymeela engages with the world at its points of fracture, faith and potential. The community believes that people can learn to live well together.
That theme ran through the evening. In a twenty minute address on Living Well with the Earth and Each Other in front of an audience of Corrymeela founders, members, volunteers, staff, politicians and church representatives, former Irish President Mary Robinson first paused to recall the references to Northern Ireland in her inaugural address nearly 25 years ago which included the statement:.
And I want to do this with no hidden agenda, no strings attached. As the person chosen by you to symbolise this Republic and to project our self image to others, I will seek to encourage mutual understanding and tolerance between all the different communities sharing this island. Instead it is caused by the most wealthy in the world β¦ Climate justice is a reaction to this [and] amplifies the voices of people most affected by climate change and least responsible.
Examples include when their crops are washed away by rising sea levels, and when as mothers they suffer with increased incidence of disease caused by climbing temperatures. Poets are not superβjournalists who can respond with spontaneity as events happen. Sexual violence during conflict requires protection of women. Women must have key roles around peace table.
