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frustration at the mindless stupidity of the continuing violence was already evident before the tragic events of that sunny afternoon of 10 August 1976. But the deaths of those four young people in one terrible moment of violence caused that frustration to explode, and create the possibility of a real peace movement...As far as we are concerned, every single death in the last eight years, and every death in every war that was ever fought represents life needlessly wasted, a mother's labour spurned.
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The Peace Prize money was divided equally between Williams and Corrigan. Williams kept her share of the money, stating that her intention was to use it to promote peace beyond Ireland, but faced criticism for her decision. She and Corrigan had no contact after 1976. In 1978 Williams broke off links
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Rare for the time in Northern Ireland, her father was Protestant and her mother was Catholic; a family background from which Williams later said she derived religious tolerance and a breadth of vision that motivated her to work for peace. Early in the 1970s she joined an anti-violence campaign headed
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before an audience of 200 in March 2011, Williams warned that young Muslim women on campus were vulnerable to attacks from angry family members, while the university does little to help protect them. "If you had someone on this campus these young women could go to say, 'I am frightened' – if you are
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Williams soon organised a peace march to the graves of the slain children, which was attended by 10,000 Protestant and Catholic women. However, the peaceful march was violently disrupted by members of the IRA, who accused them of being "dupes of the British". The following week, Williams led another
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That first week will always be remembered of course for something else besides the birth of the Peace People. For those most closely involved, the most powerful memory of that week was the death of a young republican and the deaths of three children struck by the dead man's car. A deep sense of
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Williams headed the Global Children's Foundation and was the President of the World Centre of Compassion for Children International. She was also the Chair of Institute for Asian Democracy in Washington D.C. She lectured widely on topics of peace, education, inter-cultural and inter-faith
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by a Protestant priest. Williams credited this experience for preparing her to eventually found her own peace movement, which focused on creating peace groups composed of former opponents, practicing confidence-building measures, and the development of a grassroots peace process.
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At the time she received the Nobel Prize, Williams worked as a receptionist and was raising her two children with her first husband Ralph Williams. This marriage was dissolved in 1981. She married businessman James Perkins in December 1982; they lived in
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Provisional I.R.A., on a mission to kill British soldiers, opened fire from the back of a speeding car on an Army foot patrol. They missed. The foot patrol returned fire killing the driver of the car, a young man named Danny
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We dedicate ourselves to working with our neighbours, near and far, day in and day out, to build that peaceful society in which the tragedies we have known are a bad memory and a continuing warning.
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Williams was drawn into the public arena after witnessing the death of three children on 10 August 1976, when they were hit by a car whose driver, an
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We want for our children, as we want for ourselves, our lives at home, at work, and at play to be lives of joy and Peace.
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Williams was so moved by the incident that within two days of the tragic event, she had obtained 6,000 signatures on a
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for her secondary school studies. Upon completing her formal education, she took up a job of office receptionist.
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with the Peace People movement, and became instead an activist for peace in other areas around the world.
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for peace and gained wide media attention. With Corrigan, she co-founded the Women for Peace; which, with
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Williams and Mairead Corrigan were the subject of a French song, "Deux Femmes Ă  Dublin", sung by French
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Williams was a founding member of the Nobel Laureate Summit, which has taken place annually since 2000.
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We recognise that there are many problems in our society which are a source of conflict and violence.
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not doing that here, you are dehumanising them by not helping these young women, don't you think?"
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We recognise that every bullet fired and every exploding bomb make that work more difficult.
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Il ricordo E’ morta Betty Williams. PortĂČ in Basilicata la CittĂ  della pace per i bambini
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We recognise that to build such a society demands dedication, hard work, and courage.
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event that empowers students to be active within their communities, and worldwide.
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that concluded successfully without incident – this time with 20,000 participants.
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We reject the use of the bomb and the bullet and all the techniques of violence.
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In recognition of her efforts for peace, Williams, together with her friend
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E' morta Betty Williams, premio Nobel e ideatrice della CittĂ  della Pace
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in 1977 (the prize for 1976). In her acceptance speech, Williams said,
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We have a simple message to the world from this movement for Peace.
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We want to live and love and build a just and peaceful society.
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Williams was honoured/featured in the music video of
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