The World Affairs Council of Austin and the University of Texas Center for European Studies invite you to this special documentary screening and conversation with the Honorable Robert Hull, Consul General of Ireland in Austin for a commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.
The documentary tells the story of the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition, an all-female, cross-community political party established in Northern Ireland in 1996. The NIWC was formed to contest elections to the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue as part of the process of negotiations that eventually led to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.
‘Wave Goodbye to Dinosaurs’ focuses on the conscious decision the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition made to ensure women were written into, rather than written out of, this moment in history – often in the face of significant opposition and challenge. They had a direct impact on the drafting of the Good Friday Agreement, including ensuring that the suffering of victims of the Troubles was acknowledged and addressed.
There has been a change on the room were the screening will take place tomorrow. It will be in Patton Hall – RLP 0.11
Here is the location for your convenience.
