Responding to injustice in the world caused by war and other violent conflict
Please join us for a day of interactive events including a Workshop, Famine Walk, and Solidarity Talk, interwoven with Poetry, Music and Musings, on Tuesday March 19th 2024.
Afri’s annual Féile Bride Peace Conference entitled ‘The Light of Peace amidst the Clouds of War’, organised in partnership with the Brigidines and Cairde Bríde, took place on Saturday, February 10th, 2024 in the beautiful Solas Bhríde Centre, Kildare town. Continue reading “Reflections from Féile Bríde 2024”
This resource is for post primary school teachers who wish to facilitate understanding of the interconnection between war and hunger. It will support teachers to explore critical topics such as the global arms trade, global hunger, and peace, through participatory and active learning methodologies which will be engaging and emotive for students.
Continue reading “Sowing Seeds of Peace: a GCE Resource on Hunger as a Consequence of War”
Afri’s annual Féile Bride Peace Conference entitled ‘The Light of Peace amidst the Clouds of War’, organised in partnership with the Brigidines and Cairde Bríde, will take place on Saturday, February 10th, 2024 in the beautiful Solas Bhríde Centre, Kildare town.
Join us on Wednesday, November 8th from 10am to 2pm for our annual Food for Thought – Féile an Fhómhar event organised in partnership with students and lecturers in the Department of Environmental Humanities and Social Sciences in ATU Mayo. Continue reading “Food for Thought – Féile an Fhómhar 2023”
The 35th annual Famine Walk took place via the Doolough Valley in County Mayo on Saturday, May 20th. Renowned singer turned Independent Senator Frances Black, was among this year’s walk leaders. A strong advocate for social justice, Senator Black is the first female Independent from the Seanad’s panel system in the history of the state. Frances is the founder of the RISE Foundation and also the Chairperson and a founder member of the recently launched Irish Anti-Apartheid Campaign for Palestine.
The 35th annual Famine Walk will take place via the Doolough Valley in County Mayo on Saturday, May 20th. Continue reading “35 years on the road for unique Mayo Famine Walk”
The Doolough Famine Walk will take place on Saturday, May 20th 2023. Continue reading “Doolough Famine Walk 2023”