Mairead Maguire was 32 when she and Betty Williams won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976. We talk with her from Ireland about her work for peace in Palestine. Maguire was on the ship Spirit of Humanity en route to Gaza when it was boarded by Israeli commandos.
This program was produced by Redeye Co-op Radio on September 19, 2009.
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Paul Burrows founded Winnipeg’s Old Market Autonomous Zone (or A-Zone), a space for community activists and grassroots organizations to share facilities, and aid in efforts at networking and building a “culture of resistance.” In 1996, he helped co-found Mondragón Bookstore & Coffeehouse. He is currently active with various social justice movements in Winnipeg.
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