Women’s peace rally in Belfast

Title

Women’s peace rally in Belfast

Genre

News report; Vox pop

TX Date

Aug 1976

Year of production

1976

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Duration

00:04:26

Description

Vivian White reports from the first Women’s Peace Rally in Belfast. He estimates that 15-20,000 Catholic and Protestant women and their families have taken part, and speaks to some of them, as well as to Father Rooney. The women sing, We Shall Overcome, and chant, We Want Peace.

Contributors

Vivian White; Father Rooney

Keywords

Peace; Internal politics; Northern Ireland; Terrorism; Demonstrations; Women; Peacebuilding; Women for Peace; Betty Williams; Maguire family

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