I spoke at three events in the last week of November and each has been amazing and powerful. The first event was Rising 2016 held in Coventry Cathedral where there were speakers for two days, the panel on violent extremism interested me greatly and Lord Alderdice asked us all in challenging times to find new ways to live and engage with those we don’t like, how true. I saw a powerful film on Northern Ireland called ’Born and Reared’…
Jo Berry is giving the key note speech at Inside Peace and will be sharing her vision of building bridges in 2017. Inside Peace Screening Event Venue: THE MAY FAIR HOTEL Stratton St, Mayfair, London W1J 8LTDate: Saturday 28th January 2017 Time: 15:00 to 18:30 Ticket price £20 – please click here to register Schedule 15:00 Doors open 15:15 Welcome and introduction from the MC Movie Speaker followed by Q&A panel session 17:30 Conclusion 17.30 – 18.30 Networking – opportunity…
Jo Berry and Patrick Magee visited Corrymeela in Ireland where they were filmed for a Basque documentary. Corrymela is a special peace centre which means so much to me. Jo Berry Corrymeela is Northern Ireland’s oldest peace and reconciliation organisation. We began before “The Troubles” and continue on in Northern Ireland’s changing post–conflict society. The organisation grew organically from the original Community members, and today almost 40 full–time staff and dozens of volunteers work alongside the eleven thousand people who…
Jo Berry and Patrick Magee are speaking at the International Festival of Brilliant Minds, Ciudad de las Ideas, which is dedicated to empowering the citizen by spreading powerful ideas. It takes place in Puebla in Mexico on the 5th, 6th and 7th November. Over the three days, there are many 21-minute talks, Patrick and Jo are speaking on the 7th November. The theme is ‘What’s the Point?’
Jo Berry joined Lekha Singh for an Australian tour of the award winning documentary Beyond Right & Wrong Screenings and panel discussions were held in Sydney, Melbourne, South Perth and Western Australia Hear Jo talking on ABC Brisbane Radio
Andy Andrews interviews Harvey Thomas, Margaret Thatcher’s Director of Communications, Jo Berry, daughter of Sir Anthony Berry, and the IRA Brighton Bomber himself – Patrick Magee and they talk about the power of forgiveness. On October 12 1984 the IRA exploded a bomb planted behind a bath-panel in the hotel, aimed at wiping out Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative cabinet as they slept during their party conference. The blast ripped through the seafront facade at 2:54 am, missing Mrs (now…
Sir Anthony Berry was killed in the Irish Republican Army’s bombing of the Grand Hotel in Brighton in 1984. His daughter Jo talks about her friendship with the man convicted of the attack and why she thinks empathy can make a difference. When confronted with the heart wrenching reality of conflict there are some individuals who, in their search for understanding, want more than the comforting truths provided by national, cultural or familial bonds. In Peter Beinart’s powerful new book,…