Podcast appearances and mentions of Mary Robinson

Another week trying to wade through and make sense of an insane news cycle. The Trawl ladies hadn't had Trump bombing Iran on their bingo card but that's exactly what happened last weekend when Trump single-handedly decided that that was the way to win the Nobel Peace Prize. At time of record, Trump's own intelligence reports state that the strikes weren't wholly successful. He says they're wrong, oh, and Iran and Israel don't know what the 'f' they're doing. Super. As ever there are some incredible tweets and clips to share with you and when it all gets too much, Jemma has a new ditty to inflict upon everyone. With Netanyahu continuing to do whatever he wants with no sign that international law means anything to him, and Trump thinking he can make countries do his bidding by posting his orders for them on Truth Social, Marina and Jemma ponder whether it's time for more female leaders to emerge. Emily Maitlis has a view on this too, as does the former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson. There's some White House hilarity involving a very bewildered Juventus team and a look at how the BBC are reporting the news currently. A jam packed Trawl, stuffed full of online riches. Enjoy! Thank you for sharing and do tweet us @MarinaPurkiss @jemmaforte @TheTrawlPodcastPatreonhttps://patreon.com/TheTrawlPodcastYoutubehttps://www.youtube.com/@TheTrawlTwitterhttps://twitter.com/TheTrawlPodcastBlueSkyhttps://bsky.app/profile/thetrawl.bsky.socialCreated and Produced by Jemma Forte & Marina PurkissEdited by Max Carrey

Watch This Episode On YouTubeWith the baritones of Bono and U2 as the soundtrack, the globe-trotting world of Mary Robinson requires an epic film to depict her life, and thankfully, they found the director that can deliver just that in Irish filmmaker Aoife Kelleher.Aoife gave us the brilliant film MRS ROBINSON (2024), still on its festival run. MRS ROBINSON tells the inspirational life story of change-maker Mary Robinson: Ireland's first female President, a pioneering UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and the successor of Nelson Mandela as Chair of The Elders.And if all that wasn't enough, check out her film, TESTIMONY (2025), also on the festival circuit. Not sure when Aoife has time to sleep but she found time to talk with me for the podcast, and I'm delighted to share that conversation with you.In this episode, Aoife and I discuss:her biographical statement that she seeks in her work to "tell hidden truths about Ireland and Irishness" -- what does that mean? what is an Irish film?;how did she get involved in filmmaking? "my parents were primary school principals and my dad was a politician so it was like, there were a lot of debates around these kind of themes at the dinner table";her switch from law to filmmaking -- "I'd had this work experience in a legal firm that had put me off the idea of pursuing law";what did she learn from her first documentary ONE MILLION DUBLINERS (2014) that she takes away for her current film?how did she get the opportunity to make MRS ROBINSON (2024), even with pitching against many other companies -- "you really can't stress [enough] how large Mary Robinson looms in Irish society";how she made it clear they weren't creating a puff piece documentary -- "from the earliest points in the pitching process, we made it clear that we would not be doing that, and that was what she wanted, too";how she was able to license U2 and other prominent musicians as part of this film (they were going to play "Fortunate Son" by CCR in a Vietnam scene...I think it worked out better with Bono!);the climate activism portion of the film and how it resonates now versus 30 years ago;how has documentary changed in the last ten years?;what's next for her? TESTIMONY (2025) is also on the festival circuit, which means she has TWO feature films on the circuit right nowAoife's Indie Film Highlight: BLUE ROAD: THE EDNA O'BRIEN STORY (2024) dir. by Sinead O'Shea; A WANT IN HER (2024) dir. by Myrid CartenLinks:MRS ROBINSON (2024) WebsiteFollow Screen Ireland on Instagram For More Info On Irish FilmmakersWatch This Episode On YouTubeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/first-time-go/exclusive-content

The Mary Robinson Centre and University of Galway, along with partner Mayo County Council, will host the third Mary Robinson Climate and Nature Conference. The conference will bring together climate justice advocates, scientists, activists, community groups and policymakers to address local, national and global challenges and opportunities in relation to climate justice and nature conservation. Centering on the theme "Courage in Crisis", the annual conference will take place in Ballina, Co Mayo, on May 26th and 27th where the former president grew up, and where the new Mary Robinson Centre is located. Mary Robinson Centre and University of Galway host 2025 climate and nature conference Mary Robinson said: "The Mary Robinson Nature and Climate Conference will centre on a call to courage in the face of the climate and nature crisis, a crisis that touches every part of our shared world. In these urgent times, it is through meitheal, the Irish tradition of coming together in collective effort, that we find strength, purpose and hope. Only by standing together can we meet this moment with the boldness it demands. I'm looking forward to being in community in my hometown of Ballina, imagining together what each of us can do to build a better future." Along with Mary Robinson, the conference will feature a distinguished lineup of Irish and international speakers including: Dr Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin, DCU; Anja Murray, ecologist, policy analyst, broadcaster and author; Dearbhla Richardson, youth climate justice activist; Dr Elaine McGoff, An Taisce; Dr Gerard McCarthy, physical oceanographer and climate scientist; Professor Hannah Daly, UCC; Professor John Barry, Queens University Belfast; Professor Navjot Bhullar, University of Canberra, Australia; Tom Arnold, Ireland Africa Rural Development Committee; Dr Omnia El Omrani, Global Climate and Health Alliance; and Laura Cook, Project Dandelion. The conference will feature a diverse range of workshops, panel discussions, walks, music and art, and aims to create space for people to connect, share ideas, and collaborate, with several of the conference events open to the public. Dr Caitríona Carlin, School of Natural Sciences and Ryan Institute at University of Galway and conference co-chair, said: "It was uplifting to hear Mary Robinson recognise the interconnections between climate and biodiversity, when she changed the name of the conference to climate and nature in 2024. This is the first year that the conference formally addresses climate and nature and we are grateful to the funders and sponsors who have supported us. The conference enables us to acknowledge that actions for climate, for nature are also for us. We are part of the environment, and in finding common ground, we can make space for courageous conversations and actions to meet the multiple challenges ahead." Dr Sinéad Sheehan, School of Psychology and Ryan Institute, University of Galway and conference co-chair, said: "This year, while we are bringing the conference to Ballina, we also want to bring Ballina to the conference! There's a great programme of events planned around the conference, including an art exhibition at the Mary Robinson Centre, a 'Connecting With Trees' walk in Belleek Woods on Sunday, and an eco-gathering on Tuesday featuring groups working on climate and nature. We're also looking forward to a special 'Oíche Cultúr agus Craic' on Monday night with music, poetry and storytelling - it should be a brilliant few days for Ballina and the wider community." Dr Alma Clavin, Lecturer in Sustainability at University of Galway and conference co-chair, said: "This conference creates a necessary courageous space for those activated in climate and nature work to connect with each other and new ideas. The conference is taking place in a county that has a fantastic network of community-led climate and sustainability initiatives and a distinctive biodiversity-rich landscape. We're delighted to host this important ...

In honor of International Day for Biological Diversity, this episode features a powerful conversation between Vital Voices President & CEO Alyse Nelson and Mary Robinson — Ireland's first female President, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and lifelong advocate for climate justice, gender equality, and ethical leadership. Mary reflects on her groundbreaking political career, her deep commitment to human rights, and how climate became her life's defining mission. She also shares insights from MRS ROBINSON, a new documentary that tells the story of her trailblazing leadership and the urgent need for women-led climate action.

Mary Robinson, the former Irish President and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, criticised the US for what she termed a "stupid" approach to climate change, and called on the EU to step up to “fulfil necessary commitments” in an interview with Radio Schuman.In this episode, we also look at today's Foreign Affairs council focusing on EU–US trade relations at a time when the EU finds itself at the back of the line. And finally, rail travel in Europe is experiencing a renaissance. Are Europeans getting on board?Radio Schuman is hosted and produced by Lauren Walker. Audio editing by Johan Breton. Music by Alexandre Jas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is Labour Party leader, Ivana Bacik. Ivana discusses her history as a politician, how it dates back to her mother handing out free condoms, Mary Robinson defending her in court and the feminism movement in Trinity. They talk about motherhood in politics and how she strikes a balancing act. And they look at some of the issues in Ireland surrounding motherhood like access to childcare, maternity leave and time off for mothers who suffer a miscarriage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fáilte ar ais chuig eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo ar an 24ú lá de mí an Mhárta, liomsa Lauren Ní Loingsigh. I 1987 mharaíodh dhá gharda agus póilín nuair a tharla luíochán I nDoire. I 1995 fuair múinteoirí rogha agus an rogha a bhí ann ná chun éirigh as obair ag aois 55 faoi chiste rialtas de 22 milliún. I 2000 tháinig nuacht iontach chuig an ionad oidhreachta I Ros Cré mar ainmníodh é mar an buaiteoir iomlán den Ghradam Forbairt Turasóireacht do chúram custaiméirí. I 2006 chuaigh Mary Robinson chuig an chontae chun an Comhar Creidmheasa a oscail san Aonach Urmhumhan agus bhí a lán daoine áitiúil ann. Sin Cher le Love Can Build A Bridge – an t-amhrán is mó ar an lá seo I 1995. Ag lean ar aghaidh le nuacht cheoil ar an lá seo I 1990 tháinig an nuacht amach gur shroich Sineád O'Connor uimhir a haon sna cairteacha sa Bhreatain lena halbam I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got – agus bhí a amhrán Nothing Compares 2 U ar an albam. I 2002 bhris Gareth Gates curiarracht mar gur shroich sé barr na cairteacha sa Bhreatain lena chéad amhrán Unchained Melody. Bhí sé ach 17 bhliain a d'aois ag an am. Agus ar deireadh breithlá daoine cáiliúla ar an lá seo rugadh aisteoir Allison Hannigan I Meirceá I 1974 agus rugadh aisteoir Jim Parsons I Meirceá ar an lá seo I 1973 agus seo chuid de na rudaí a rinne sé. Beidh mé ar ais libh amárach le heagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo.

For the 2nd year in a row, Irish Stew hosts Maedhbh Mc Cullagh, the director of the Capital Irish Film Festival, who discusses the festival's offerings, the audience's response, and the challenges and rewards of organizing such an event in Washington, D.C.Eva Birthistle joins John Lee and Martin Nutty to discuss her directorial debut, Kathleen Is Here, a gripping psychological thriller. The conversation explores the ideas behind the film, along with Eva's move to the other side of the camera.The episode continues with Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. Mary Robinson's story is brought to life in Mrs Robinson and will be the feature presentation on the first night of the film festival. Martin explores the former president's early background and her current efforts to address the climate crisis through Project Dandelion.Film Links19th Capital Irish Film Festival -  (Feb 27 - Mar 2, 2025)Mrs RobinsonKathleen Is Here PreviewMary Robinson LinksProject DandelionThe EldersWikipediaEva Birthistle LinksWikipedia ProfileIMDBEpisode Details: Season 7, Episode 4; Total Episode Count: 107

A recut and remixed and refocused version of an interview with the director Mary B. Robinson, about her years she spent in the 1990s as the Artistic Director of the Drama Guild. (Stay tuned at the very end for an brief announcement about the future direction of the podcast - and my thoughts about current events)A short blog post on our website has additional information and images about Mary and some of the productions she staged during her years at the Drama Guild: https://www.aithpodcast.com/blog/photos-of-mary-robinson-and-the-drama-guild/To find Mary Robinson's recent book about Zelda Fichander (in which, among many others, I am interviewed), go HERESupport the show"Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia" the BOOK can be ordered from independent bookstores and at all online book retailers now!To see a listing on our publisher's website: GO HERE IF YOU LIKED THE SHOW, AND WANT TO LEAN MORE:Our website: www.aithpodcast.comOur email address: AITHpodcast@gmail.comBluesky: @aithpodcast.bsky.socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AITHpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aithpodcast/ YouTube: @AdventuresInTheaterHistorySupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AITHpodcast© Podcast text copyright, Peter Schmitz. All rights reserved. ℗ All voice recordings copyright Peter Schmitz. ℗ All original music copyright Christopher Mark Colucci. Used by permission.

In the last year, women with disabilities experienced domestic abuse at more than twice the rate of those without, according to the latest figures from the Crime Survey for England and Wales. Yet data from Women's Aid shows less than 1% of refuge vacancies in England are suitable for wheelchair users. Where does this leave women with disabilities impacted by domestic abuse? Anita Rani hears one anonymous woman's experience and is joined by Angie Airlie, CEO of Stay Safe East and Rebecca Goshawk, a director of Solace Women's Aid.Mrs Robinson is a feature-length documentary about Ireland's first female president, Mary Robinson. Telling the story of her childhood and career for the first time on screen, it was filmed over three years, and takes a deep-dive into Mary Robinson's career as she discusses the significant controversies throughout her tenure, her own professional regrets and examines how her gift for bridging differences was instrumental in bringing about seismic change in Ireland. Mary Robinson joined Clare McDonnell to talk about it.Preet Chandi, better known as Polar Preet, broke world records in 2023 when she made the longest solo and unsupported journey across Antarctica, crossing 922 miles in 70 days. Now Preet is setting her sights on the North Pole, hoping to cross 500 miles of sea ice to reach it in under 70 days. She joined Anita to discuss why she's making the change to the North Pole, how she plans to get there and how she plans on dealing with polar bears.Reality star turned documentary filmmaker Vicky Pattison joined Clare to discuss her latest project, Vicky Pattison: My Deepfake Sex Tape. The documentary sees her exploring the proliferation of videos generated by AI, whereby people's faces are placed onto pornographic images and shared without their consent. Vicky talked about creating her own deepfake sex tape and looks at the impact the phenomenon is having on women and girls.The singer-songwriter Rumer is a MOBO award winner and double Brit Award nominee. Her new album In Session is out, celebrating the 15th anniversary of her platinum debut album Seasons Of My Soul. The success that followed that album affected Rumer's mental health. She stepped away from the industry and relocated to the US. Now back in the UK she has returned to the record that has shaped so much of her life both professionally and personally. Rumer joined Anita to talk about her life and to perform live in the studio.Presenter: Anita Rani Producer: Annette Wells Editor: Rebecca Myatt

Mrs Robinson is a feature-length documentary about Ireland's first female president. Telling her own story of her childhood and career for the first time on screen, it was filmed over three years, and takes a deep-dive into Mary Robinson's career as she discusses the significant controversies throughout her tenure and her own professional regrets; and examines how her gift for bridging differences was instrumental in bringing about seismic change in Ireland. Mary Robinson joins Clare McDonnell live.Today is Holocaust Memorial Day and this year it marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Clare is joined by two women who reflect on their mothers' experiences of surviving the Holocaust, the lasting impact and how it has shaped their own lives. Anita Peleg talks about her mother, Naomi Blake, who was sent first to Auschwitz and then to Brahnau Concentration Camp, before settling in the UK and becoming a sculptor. Noemie Lopian remembers her mother, Renee Bornstein BEM – a Holocaust survivor and educator.The Welsh opera singer and presenter Wynne Evans has apologised for what he called 'an inappropriate and unacceptable' comment at the launch of the Strictly Come Dancing Live tour earlier this month, about the tour host Janette Manrara. Clare speaks to podcaster and comedian Helen Thorn and entertainment journalist Caroline Frost to get their reactions.Confessions is the debut novel from Catherine Airey. The book follows three generations of women as they navigate love, trauma, family and tragedy. Catherine joins Clare and discusses quitting her job and moving to rural Ireland in 2021 to focus on her writing.

Happy Monday! Jane's been to the blood 'doning' centre, there's a loud person in Fi's tummy, Dora's missed the litter tray, and Nancy's been given a fancy manicure... welcome, enjoy! Plus, first female president of Ireland Mary Robinson discusses the documentary about her life ‘Mrs. Robinson'. The next book club pick has been announced! 'Eight Months on Ghazzah Street' is by Hilary Mantel.If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radioFollow us on Instagram! @janeandfiPodcast Producer: Eve SalusburyExecutive Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A crescent of flames looms over Los Angeles as wildfires continue to burn. But firefighters have managed to bring under control the blaze that had been threatening Hollywood.Also on the programme: Lebanon has a president for the first time in two years. He's Joseph Aoun, the Maronite Christian who leads the army; and we will hear from Ireland's ex- president Mary Robinson in Washington for the funeral of her friend, the former US President Jimmy Carter. (Photo: A firefighter walks next to a burning home, as powerful winds fueling devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area force people to evacuate, in Malibu, California. Credit: Reuters)

Former President of Ireland Mary Robinson recalls the legacy of her late friend, the former US President Jimmy Carter, who has died aged 100.

Donate to Conversations with Tyler Give Crypto Other Ways to Give What can Thomas Hardy's tortured marriages teach us about love, obsession, and second chances? In this episode, biographer, novelist, and therapist Paula Byrne examines the intimate connections between life and literature, revealing how Hardy's relationships with women shaped his portrayals of love and tragedy. Byrne, celebrated for her bestselling biographies of Jane Austen, Evelyn Waugh, and Barbara Pym, brings her unique perspective to explore the profound ways personal relationships, cultural history, and creative ambition intersect to shape some of the most enduring works in literary history. Tyler and Paula discuss Virginia Woolf's surprising impressions of Hardy, why Wessex has lost a sense of its past, what Jude the Obscure reveals about Hardy's ideas about marriage, why so many Hardy tragedies come in doubles, the best least-read Hardy novels, why Mary Robinson was the most interesting woman of her day, how Georgian theater shaped Jane Austen's writing, British fastidiousness, Evelyn Waugh's hidden warmth, Paula's strange experience with poison pen letters, how American and British couples are different, the mental health crisis among teenagers, the most underrated Beatles songs, the weirdest thing about living in Arizona, and more. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video. Recorded November 14th, 2024. Other ways to connect Follow us on X and Instagram Follow Tyler on X Follow Paula on X Sign up for our newsletter Join our Discord Email us: cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu Learn more about Conversations with Tyler and other Mercatus Center podcasts here.

COP 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, has quickly faced controversy, with critics calling it a farce. Mary Robinson and 21 other signatories have written an open letter to the UN, declaring that COP is “no longer fit for purpose” in addressing the climate crisis effectively.

1802. January… February… March… Three months in which republican resistance on Saint-Domingue falters and the French commanders' well-laid plans appear to be succeeding… France makes peace with the Ottoman Empire, as Sultan Selim III faces some tricky questions… And back in France Bonaparte adds the so-called Organic Articles to the Concordat deal with the Catholic Church. This is episode 42 of the Napoleonic Quarterly - covering three months in which France appears to be winning the peace at home and abroad. [07:40] - The strategic irrelevance/relevance of the United States in 1802 [12:42] - Headline developments [23:00] - Marlene Daut on the Leclerc expedition pacifying Saint-Domingue [44:20] - Michael Talbot on the Ottomans and their peace treaty with France [1:02:45] - Mary Robinson on the Organic Articles and Bonaparte's deal with the Catholic Church Help us produce more episodes by supporting the Napoleonic Quarterly on Patreon: patreon.com/napoleonicquarterly

Tá'n chéad chuid do chartlann Mary Robinson ar fáil anois agus beidh spéis nach beag aige daoine ann,go h-áirithe sa tréimhse chaith sí ina h-Uachtarán ar an dtír seo.

Fáilte ar ais chuig eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo ar an 19ú lá de mí na Samhna, liomsa Lauren Ní Loingsigh. I 1972 ghabhadh Seán MacStiofáin I mBaile Átha Cliath tar éis a agallamh conspóideach a rinne sé ar RTÉ. Cuireadh sa phríosún é ar feadh sé mhí de bharr a bhallraíocht den IRA. I 1985 d'éirigh Mary Robinson ón bPáirtí an Lucht Oibre de bharr nach raibh sí ábalta tacaíocht a thabhairt chuig an Chomhaontú Angla-Éireannach. I 1972 chuaigh níos mó ná 600 duine ón chontae chuig an 15ú dinnéar agus damhsa bliantúil den chumann Clár I Londain. I 2007 níos mó ná bliain tar éis, bhí an dealbh Icarus fós sa chlós comhairle. Bhí daoine ag déanamh cinneadh an raibh siad chun é a cur ar ais san áit chéanna nó cur é in áit difriúil. Mhol Brian Meaney chun é a cur ar timpeallán nua mar shainchomhartha nua. Sin Leona Lewis le Bleeding Love - an t-amhrán is mó ar an lá seo I 2007. Ag lean ar aghaidh le nuacht cheoil ar an lá seo I 1964 – bhí an banna cheol The Supremes an chéad bhanna ceoil lán de mhná a raibh amhrán a chuaigh chuig uimhir a haon le Baby Love. Chuaigh an t-amhrán chuig uimhir a haon I Meiriceá chomh maith. I 2016 dhíol litir a scríobh John Lennon chuig Paul McCartney díreach tar éis a scair The Beatles. Dhíol an litir I gcóir 30 míle dollars chuig duine I Dallas. Bhí an litir dhá leathanach, lámhscrite ag John Lennon. Agus ar deireadh breithlá daoine cáiliúla ar an lá seo, rugadh Calvin Klein I Nua Eabhrac I 1942 agus rugadh aisteoir Adam Driver I gCalifornia I 1983 agus seo chuid de a rudaí a rinne sé. Beidh mé ar ais libh amárach le heagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo.

This week, Norma Clarke explores the world of 18th-century chameleon Mary Robinson; and Devoney Looser on a soccer player's passion for Virginia Woolf.'Mary Robinson: Actress, mistress, writer, radical', Chawton House, Chawton, Hampshire, until April 21, 2025 'The Striker and the Clock: On Being in the Game', by Georgia CloepfilProduced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fáilte ar ais chuig eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo ar an 13ú lá de mí na Samhna, liomsa Lauren Ní Loingsigh. I 1992 bhí Mary Robinson ar scairdeitleán agus bhí orthu stop a chur leis an tuirlingt I Marseilles. Bhí an scairdeitleán ar an mbealach ón Aifric go dtí Meiriceá agus níor dhúsaigh Mary Robinson suas I rith an eachtra. I 2003 bhí imreoir sacair Éireannach Paul McGrath I gcúirt. Cúisíodh é as an tsíocháin a bhriseadh. Gabhadh é taobh amuigh teach a chéad bhean chéile ach phléadáil sé neamhchiontach. I 1978 d'oinigh Donal E.J. MacNamara, lena thuismitheoirí ón Fhiacail agus Leath Inse, ón United Jewis Appeal de bharr gur thug sé comhairle do phóilíní agus phríosún in Iosrael. I 1992 bhris tine amach I bhfoirgneamh ar sráid Parnell in Inis de bharr tocht a chuaigh trí thine. Tháinig dhá inneall dóiteáin chun an foirgneamh agus mhúchadh an tine. Bhí a lán damáiste deatach sna foirgnimh timpeall air. Ní raibh an trácht ábalta bogadh ar feadh uair a chloig I rith an eachtra. Sin Boyz II Men le End of the Road – an t-amhrán is mó ar an lá seo I 1992. Agus ag lean ar aghaidh le nuacht cheoil ón lá seo, I 1999 dúradh go raibh na Spice Girls an banna ceoil a thuill an chuid is mó I rith na 90's lena chéad albam 'Spice'. Dhíol siad níos mó ná 20 milliúin chóipeanna. I 2015 rinneadh ionsaí I bPáras I rith ceolchoirm Eagles of Death Metal. Bhí an banna ceoil sábháilte ach maraíodh 89 duine ar an oíche. Agus ar deireadh breithlá daoine cáiliúla inniu ná aisteoir Gerard Butler a rugadh in Albain I 1969 agus aisteoir Whoppi Goldberg a rugadh I Nua-Eabhrac I 1955 agus seo chuid de a obair a rinne sí. Beidh mé ar ais libh amárach le eagrán nua de Ar An Lá Seo.

With Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland and Chair of The Elders

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Aoife Kelleher, Director of Mrs Robinson. Mrs Robinson tells Mary's story, in her own words, for the very first time - illuminating battles for justice and equality over half a century; on the streets, in the courts, at the ballot box, and in backroom corridors of power. A reforming constitutional lawyer and senator in her early career, Mary Robinson detonated an electoral earthquake by winning the Irish Presidential vote in 1990. Later, as a crusading UN High Commissioner, she built a lasting legacy; fearlessly challenging perpetrators of human rights abuses all over the world.To this day, she exerts power and leadership as the Chair of The Elders; the independent group of global leaders (founded by Nelson Mandela) who work for peace, justice and human rights. As an influential global voice, Mary Robinson is also spearheading Project Dandelion: a women-led climate justice campaign. Mrs Robinson was directed by Aoife Kelleher and produced by Cormac Hargaden and Trisha Canning for Loosehorse. Executive Producers on the film include Pat Mitchell (co-founder of Project Dandelion), Geralyn Dreyfous, Lyn Lear, Regina K. Scully, Ruth Ann Harnisch and Melony Lewis. The film was funded by Fís Éireann /Screen Ireland and the Fiscal Sponsorship programme of the Utah Film Center.

In a new documentary called 'Mrs. Robinson' tells Mary's story, in her own words, for the very first time illuminating battles for justice and equality over half a century, on the streets, in the courts, at the ballot box, and in backroom corridors of power. Pat spoke to Mary and also the Director of the documentary Aoife Kelleher.

Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland

E86 The Fifth Court - DSBA 'Podcast of the Year'On this episode hosts Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL are joined by Isabella Hughes, boxer (!) and former legal executive Cosgrove Gaynard Solicitors who has turned co-founder of Simple Probate, inspired by the founder's experience with probate inefficiencies. Talking to solicitors and executors highlighted the need to streamline tasks, boost efficiency, and improve client communication. Their mission is to streamline probate for solicitors with innovative solutions and an intuitive interface that enhances client communication and alignment. Her 'cultural recommendation' is Mary Robinson's book, 'Everybody Matters'She also recommends the movie 'Legally Blonde' as it's the movie that got Isabella interested in law.Our hosts also discuss three more cases from the Decisis.ie casebookAn unfair dismissal claim taken by a woman who was given her P45 when she became pregnant but the defendants claimed the P45 was sent in an 'administrative error'.A pre-trial application to the Central Criminal Court taken under the Criminal Procedure Act 2021A case involving the 'involuntary admission' under the Mental Health Acts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On why leadership needs a long-term and rights-based view One cannot talk about politics without discussing the characteristics of leadership. We asked Mary Robinson* her thoughts about a new approach suggested by her and The Elders: long-view leadership. Tune in to listen to her answers to the following questions: How are planetary crises transforming current politics? What instruments do world leaders need to re-shape international politics? What are the features of rights-based leadership in politics? How can international and regional organisations contribute to re-imagining politics?  * Mary Robinson is founding member of The Elders and Honorary President of the Global Campus of Human Rights. Among her past roles, she was President of Ireland (1990-1997) and former UN Commissioner for Human Rights (1997-2002). 

Clare's Green Senator claims a disingenuous narrative pushed by opposition and coalition partners prevented environmental candidates from getting over the line in the local elections. It comes as the number of seats won by the party has fallen by more than half since 2019, with just 23 councillors elected nationwide last week. In the run-up to the elections, the Greens bore the brunt of government criticism for increases to carbon tax and excise duty, as well as controversial farming issues such as the nitrates derogation. Addressing former President Mary Robinson in the Seanad, Inagh Green Party Senator Roisín Garvey says the situation is alarming.

Trust, Triumph, and Turning Points with Joyce Kulhawik Enhance your Monday with a transformative episode of Look for the Good Radio Show/Podcast, launching on May 13, 2024, at both 5 AM and 5 PM EST. This week, we delve deep into the art of unwavering self-trust amidst life's hurdles. Join us as we engage in an enlightening conversation with a distinguished guest who will guide us through navigating challenges and formulating effective solutions. Don't miss out on invaluable insights from Boston's beloved media legend, Joyce Kulhawik. With over three decades as an Emmy Award-winning arts and entertainment anchor, Joyce has become a familiar face through her work on Evening Magazine. Whether you're a young professional at the outset of your journey or a seasoned individual seeking a new direction, Joyce's profound wisdom and advice will leave a lasting impact. In this episode, Joyce will also share her personal triumphs over cancer, highlighting her extraordinary resilience and spirit. Discover her secrets to success and how she has continued to inspire and influence through her remarkable career. Set your reminder for this must-listen episode of Look for the Good, where life-changing advice awaits to resonate long after the show ends. BIO: Joyce Kulhawik, best known as the Emmy Award-winning arts and entertainment anchor for CBS-Boston (WBZ-TV 1981-2008), is currently lending her expertise as an arts critic/advocate, motivational speaker, and cancer crusader. As the first arts reporter/critic in the U.S. to appear every weeknight as part of a local TV news team, Kulhawik gave journalistic stature to arts reporting and greatly enhanced her station's commitment to community service. Kulhawik is President of the Boston Theater Critics Association, a member of the Boston Society of Film Critics, and Boston Online Film Critics Association. Kulhawik has covered local and national events from Boston and Broadway to Hollywood, reporting live from the Oscars, the Emmys, and the Grammys. Nationally, Kulhawik is on public radio stations as a panelist on the word game quiz show “Says You!” Kulhawik has also co-hosted syndicated movie-review programs with Roger Ebert and Leonard Maltin. Look for her arts & entertainment reviews online at https://joyceschoices.com/ A 3x cancer survivor, Kulhawik testified before congress on the 20th anniversary of the national cancer act. For over 25 years she chaired the American Cancer Society's largest spring fundraising campaign “Daffodil Days,” served on the ACS advisory board, and has helped raise millions of dollars for the ACS first “Hope Lodge” in Boston. The ACS has honored Kulhawik with its National Bronze Medal for her work. Since 2013, Kulhawik has emceed the Simmons University Leadership Conference here and abroad, the longest running women's leadership conference in the world. Speakers have included Hillary Rodham Clinton, Viola Davis, Arianna Huffington, Martina Navratilova, Queen Noor, Michelle Obama, Mary Robinson, and Oprah Winfrey. The recipient of countless awards, Joyce holds an Honorary Doctorate in Communications from her alma mater Simmons College, and has an endowed scholarship in her name at the Berklee College of Music. In 2010 Kulhawik received the N.E. Emmy's Governor's Award for her distinguished career, and in 2007 was an inaugural inductee into the Mass Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Kulhawik has performed as a guest narrator with the Boston Pops, the New England Philharmonic, Boston Musica Viva, the Boston Civic Symphony, and the Concord Orchestra. Kulhawik also moonwalks and yodels. Want to find out when the next incredible episode of Look for the Good is dropping? Sign up for the Look for the Good Podcast Chat weekly newsletter to get behind the scenes insights, special tips, and insider only offers. Click HERE to sign up today!  Learn More about Carrie here: https://carrierowan.com/

An episode from 4/17/24: Tonight, I read a handful of poems on modern life—whatever “modern” might mean in words spanning the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries. In many of the poems we hear the complaint of every age, that “the world has never been so bad.” In others, descriptions of the suburbs are enough, or of car culture, or of how we get our news or even begin to live with stories of atrocity and war. Some poems ask us to pay attention to the work and details of everyday life, others wonder if we shouldn't look to past poets for wisdom and guidance. If a “modern” mindset means anything, it seems to mean proliferation and flux, a sense of not being settled. The poems I read are: Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919-2021), “In Goya's greatest scenes” Kathleen Jamie (1962- ), “The Way We Live” Laurie Sheck (1953- ), “Headlights” Derek Mahon (1941-2020), “A Disused Shed in Co. Wexford” Ted Kooser (1939- ), “Late February” Philip Larkin (1922-1985), “Here”  Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962), “New Mexican Mountain” T. E. Hulme (1883-1917), “Image” Edgar Lee Masters (1868-1950), “Editor Whedon” Walt Whitman (1819-1892), “The blab of the pave” William Wordsworth (1770-1850), “London 1802” Mary Robinson (1758-1800), “A London Summer Morning” Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), “A Description of the Morning”  William Shakespeare (1564-1616), “The queen, my lord, is dead” R. S. Thomas (1913-2000), “Suddenly” You can support Human Voices Wake Us here, or by ordering any of my books: Notes from the Grid, To the House of the Sun, The Lonely Young & the Lonely Old, and Bone Antler Stone. I've also edited a handful of books in the S4N Pocket Poems series. Email me at humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/humanvoiceswakeus/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/humanvoiceswakeus/support

In partnership with The Mary Robinson Centre, TikTok has today launched the TikTok Youth Climate Leaders Alliance, a programme aimed at 18-30-year-olds looking to make significant changes in the face of the climate crisis. The programme will equip participants with the knowledge, skills, and tools they will need to make a real difference in tackling climate change, and includes a climate literacy and leadership programme for secondary schools, along with digital learning resources, and an invitation to participate in a climate festival to take place in September 2024. Up to 50 participants will participate in the programme, which will run from May 1 until the end of the year. Highlights of the programme will include: An 8-month climate leadership workshop series, held at the Mary Robinson Centre, with guest speakers and practical climate actions to empower participants to become climate leaders in their own communities Participation in the Mary Robinson Climate Conference, hosted by Mary Robinson on June 5-7, 2024 in Ballina Site visits to local Ballina Green Town climate action projects The awarding of a bursary opportunity to five participants at the end of the programme to continue their climate action initiatives. Applicants are invited to apply via: www.maryrobinsoncentre.ie/programme-call. The application process will close on Earth Day, Monday, April 22, 2024. The TikTok Youth Climate Leaders Alliance, in partnership with the Mary Robinson Centre, is part of TikTok's wider climate commitments, which includes the overarching goal to become operationally carbon neutral by 2030, as well as advancing climate literacy and educational content within TikTok's platform. Mary Robinson, Chair of the Elders and former President of Ireland commented: "The Mary Robinson Centre's partnership with TikTok to deliver the TikTok Youth Climate Leaders Alliance is an exciting development. It has the potential to deliver real impact, empowering a new generation and building a movement of young people equipped to address some of the global challenges ahead, and to drive significant change. I look forward to seeing their achievements in time." Elaine Fox, TikTok Ireland added: "It is truly an honour to join forces with the Chair of The Elders; distinguished former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson in the fight against climate change, and to launch the 'TikTok Youth Climate Leaders Alliance' in partnership with the Mary Robinson Centre. Through this partnership, we are proud to offer the climate leaders of tomorrow the resources and support to empower them to make a significant impact. This ambitious programme is just one part of TikTok's work against climate change and aligns with our wider 2030 net zero commitments." See more stories here.

Elders Chair Mary Robinson urged Taoiseach e to press Joe Biden on Israel support

Super Tuesday was anything but super. Marion McKeone reflects on the most pedestrian Grand National of all time. Can this Donkey Derby between two candidates nobody seems to want change? But wait, doesn't one of the candidates owe a half a billion dollars? The Supreme Court seems very happy to assist him in stalling but surely the bond will have to be paid. Their ruling over Colorado, where is Ron DeSantis, IVF in Alabama and is there such a thing as political fitness? There's so much to cover this week. That's why we give you a double size episode each week for our members. Visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad to access everything including big interviews with people like Mary Robinson, Gabriel Byrne, Bob Geldof and Imelda May. Jarlath is finally coming to America. Tickets are now on sale for his Boston show on November 3rd. https://wl.seetickets.us/event/jarlath-regan-yer-man-1000pm/593168?afflky=LaughBoston  See www.jigser.com/gigs  for all tour dates. 

Super Tuesday was anything but super. Marion McKeone reflects on the most pedestrian Grand National of all time. Can this Donkey Derby between two candidates nobody seems to want change? But wait, doesn't one of the candidates owe a half a billion dollars? The Supreme Court seems very happy to assist him in stalling but surely the bond will have to be paid. Their ruling over Colorado, where is Ron DeSantis, IVF in Alabama and is there such a thing as political fitness? There's so much to cover this week. That's why we give you a double size episode each week for our members. Visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad to access everything including big interviews with people like Mary Robinson, Gabriel Byrne, Bob Geldof and Imelda May. Jarlath is finally coming to America. Tickets are now on sale for his Boston show on November 3rd. https://wl.seetickets.us/event/jarlath-regan-yer-man-1000pm/593168?afflky=LaughBoston See www.jigser.com/gigs for all tour dates. 

We are officially halfway to the deadline of the Global Goals - 17 goals the world promised to deliver by 2030 - but we are not halfway to achieving them. In this bonus mini-series of ‘An Idiot's Guide to Saving The World' we take a half-time assessment of where we need to get to and how we are going to do it. Gail Gallie and Loyiso Madinga are joined by politicians, filmmakers, sports stars, activists and business leaders to give some ideas on what we can do to bring fresh energy to the second half. In this episode former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson teaches us a thing or two about communicating with people who might not share our values, and tells us why the future lies with women in leadership. And over in the USA, Chi Ossé - the youngest member of the New York City Council - is an advocate for the importance of getting people involved in local politics, and says that if you think something needs changing you might be the person to get it done. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Does your kid refuse to do any chores around the house and if they do, it's a HUGE deal? Was your kid an angel last week but now won't listen to a word you say? Take a deep breathe. The kids back at school. Now it's time to examine what the hell happened over the midterm. Jarlath and I have a banger episode to help you make sense of it all.Question 1- No matter how much they might want you to believe it, getting your child to pull their weight around the house is not a violation of child labour laws. If you're raising your children on a farm how do you get them to be stake holders in the farming process? Motivating our kids to be active participants in how the family runs it's day to day is a major issue in almost every house. Have we unwittingly raised entitled kids who don't think they have to help out in the home? Children who don't even consider that to be one of their responsibilities? How can we get that them involved and get everything back on track. Questions 2- The Terrible Threes are a real thing. This week we hear from a mom whose behaviour has flipped upside down. She's gone from being overly obedient toddler to a completely independent young woman toddler who can't be reached. Tantrums for days and a mom struggling to cope. How can we help her and get her three year old to be reasonable and approachable again? Question 3- Picky eating kids are a dime a dozen but that doesn't have ot be a reality we accept. Today we hear from another exhausted mom who is worried about how little her kid eats. Tune in to hear how Tina's Tapas technique can change your life! No exaggeration this technique works every single time. Thank you for listening in, subscribing and spreading the word. If you need to email our show get your emails over to honeyyouareruiningourkid@gmail.com.To hear the full XL episode each week and gain access to the back catalog of our podcasts including interviews with Sharon Horgan, Mary Robinson, Marian Keyes, Cecelia Ahern and Imelda May pop on over to www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad

Joe spoke to Megan Cassidy who’s managing director of the Global Economic Summit. The event will take place in Killarney in May. Speakers will include former president Mary Robinson, the Taoiseach, and Prince Albert of Monaco.

Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland and Chair of The Elders, outlines her reaction to the COP28 agreement which was reached in Dubai.

1800. January... February... March... Three months in which Napoleon Bonaparte familiarises himself with the levers of power... French general Jean-Victor Moreau's battle plans clash with those of his new boss... and the election to choose a new Pope becomes delayed by division. This is episode 33 of the Napoleonic Quarterly, covering three months in which the world gets used to its new century - and France to its new leader. Featuring an extended introduction with Charles Esdaile and Alexander Mikaberidze looking ahead to the two years covered by season 5 of the podcast. Plus: [25:05] - William Doyle on Bonaparte's to-do list as France's new leader [45:54] - David Hollins on military planning for the coming year's campaigning [1:02:57] - Mary Robinson on the Papal Election

Nuacht Mhall. Príomhscéalta na seachtaine, léite go mall. * Inniu an naoú lá de mhí na Nollag. Is mise Sibéal Dempsey. Labhair Boris Johnson ag fiosrúchán Covid na Ríochta Aontaithe Dé Céadaoin. Dúirt sé go raibh brón mór air as an bpian agus as an bhfulaingt a tharla le linn na paindéime. Dúirt sé nach raibh sé cinnte an de thoradh chinntí an rialtais a bhí an líon básanna Covid níos airde ná mar is gá ach go mb'fhéidir gur bhrúigh an rialtas ródhian chun daoine a spreagadh ar ais chuig an oifig tar éis na dianghlasála. Dhiúltaigh sé freisin d'éilimh go raibh fadhb ag baint leis an gcultúr ag Downing Street, agus dúirt go raibh fadhbanna ann ó am go chéile ach nach raibh aon olc ann. Dúirt sé nach féidir leis a mhíniú cén fáth a ndeachaigh roinnt teachtaireachtaí WhatsApp ar iarraidh óna sheanfhón, ach deir sé nár scrios seisean iad. Tháinig gártha magaidh ón lucht agóide agus é ag fágáil an fhiosrúcháin. Tháinig roinnt gnólachtaí meán sóisialta, lena n-áirítear Google, TikTok agus Meta, os comhair an Oireachtais Dé Céadaoin chun ceisteanna a fhreagairt faoina bhfreagairt ar chíréibeacha Bhaile Átha Cliath. Dúirt ionadaí ó TikTok, mar shampla, gur ghníomhaigh sé a phrótacail um bainistiú géarchéime chun scaipeadh na mífhaisnéise a chosc. Mar sin féin theip ar X, ar a dtugadh Twitter roimhe seo agus atá faoi úinéireacht Elon Musk anois, a bheith i láthair. Bhain na ceisteanna le héilimh gur scaipeadh faisnéis bhréagach agus glaonna foréigin go tapa ar an ardán roimh na círéibeacha agus lena linn. Tharla sé seo in ainneoin iarratais ó na Gardaí. Mar fhreagra air sin, mhaígh X nach ndearna na Gardaí teagmháil fhoirmiúil leis go dtí laethanta i ndiaidh na gcíréibeacha agus thairg sé freagra a thabhairt trí litir nó le linn seisiún príobháideach ina ionad sin. D'fhreastail ionadaithe ó bheagnach dhá chéad tír ar COP 28 an tseachtain seo in Dubai. Phléigh siad topaicí a bhaineann leis an timpeallacht, lena n-áirítear an chaoi a bhfuil ag éirí leo i gcomparáid leis na spriocanna a bhí acu roimhe seo, agus pleananna don todhchaí. D'iarr Mary Robinson, iarUachtarán na hÉireann, go gcuirfí deireadh le breoslaí iontaise de réir a chéile, tar éis d'uachtarán COP 28 a rá léi nach raibh aon eolas ar fáil ina ndeirtear go mbainfeadh sé aon phonc a cúig chéim celsius amach. Chomh maith le bheith ina uachtarán ar an gcruinniú mullaigh, tá sé ina phríomhfheidhmeannach ar chuideachta ola stáit Aontas na nÉimíríochtaí Arabacha freisin. Tá an Líonra um Ghníomhaíocht Aeráide, an comhrialtas is mó ar domhan d'eagraíochtaí neamhrialtasacha aeráide, tar éis aird a tharraingt ar an líon brústocairí breosla iontaise a d'fhreastail ar an gcruinniú mullaigh i mbliana. * Léirithe ag Conradh na Gaeilge i Londain. Tá an script ar fáil i d'aip phodchraolta. * GLUAIS fiosrúchán - inquiry gártha magaidh - jeers bainistiú géarchéime - crisis management faisnéis bhréagach - false information ionadaithe - representatives brústocairí breosla iontaise - fossil fuel lobbyists

Mary Robinson was speaking to reporters at Cop28.

We unpack the extended truce deal between Israel and Hamas. Plus: a special interview with former Ireland president Mary Robinson, a look at the Marrakech International Film Festival and the latest business news.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, tells us why she and the other Elders are calling on United States President Joe Biden to do more to try and find a lasting peace in the Middle East.

In this episode we read ‘Climate Justice: A Man-Made Problem with a Feminist Solution' by Mary Robinson. Thanks to Michelle for buddy reading this week! https://www.instagram.com/michellelelman/ No Books on a Dead Planet is produced and presented by Leena Norms. Artwork by Gung Ho Studios. Edited by Craig Simmonds. Follow Leena's work elsewhere… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@leenanorms Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leenanorms/ Poetry collection: https://linktr.ee/bargainbinromcom

Welcome to another episode of Outrage + Optimism, where we examine issues at the forefront of the climate crisis, interview change-makers, and transform our anger into productive dialogue about building a sustainable future. This week, Tom plays the role of roving reporter live from Climate Week NYC and shares his analysis of UNGA and the growing public concern around the UN's ability to maintain the momentum and vision that we so desperately need to keep us on track to meet our global goals. Tom also shares an incredible finding with us all presented by former O+O guest, John Marshall, CEO of Potential Energy Coalition, that the winning message that caused people to unite behind climate change action is….love. The hosts beautifully discuss what this means for us as a global community and how we should stay as close to this source as possible.  Throughout the episode, we also hear from a range of voices captured by Tom throughout the first part of the week from leaders representing civil society, private corporations, youth, state legislatures and communication professionals.  Music this week comes from Annie Hamilton and her incredible track, 'Electric Night'. NOTES AND RESOURCES   Celine Herweijer, Group Chief Sustainability Officer at HSBC Twitter | LinkedIn    Ellen Jackowski, Chief Sustainability Officer and EVP at Mastercard Twitter | LinkedIn    Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders  Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube   Isabelle Offer, Photographer Website | Instagram | LinkedIn   Phil Drew, Partner at Brunswick Group LinkedIn    Harjeet Singh, Head Of Global Political Strategy at Climate Action Network (CAN) Twitter | LinkedIn    Sally Fouts, Director of The Climate Pledge at Amazon LinkedIn   Secretary Wade Crowfoot, California Secretary for Natural Resources Agency Twitter | LinkedIn    -   MUSIC   annie hamilton Website | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube   Check out the dreamy and fuzzy version of ‘electric night'   Annie's ‘production, sustainability, and brand ethos'   -   Learn more about the Paris Agreement.   It's official, we're a TED Audio Collective Podcast - Proof! Check out more podcasts from The TED Audio Collective   Please follow us on social media! Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn

Lenora Hanson's The Romantic Rhetoric of Accumulation (Stanford UP, 2022) provides an account of the long arc of dispossession from the British Romantic period to today. Lenora Hanson glimpses histories of subsistence (such as reproductive labor, vagrancy and criminality, and unwaged labor) as figural ways of living that are superfluous—simultaneously more than enough to live and less than what is necessary for capitalism. Hanson treats rhetorical language as an archive of capital's accumulation through dispossession, in works by S.T. Coleridge, Edmund Burke, Mary Robinson, William Wordsworth, Benjamin Moseley, Joseph Priestley, and Alexander von Humboldt, as well as in contemporary film and critical theory. Reading riots through apostrophe, enclosure through anachronism, superstition and witchcraft through tautology, and the paradoxical coincidence of subsistence living with industrialization, Hanson shows the figural to be a material record of the survival of non-capitalist forms of life within capitalism. But this survival is not always-already resistant to capitalism, nor are the origins of capital accumulation confined to the Romantic past. Hanson reveals rhetorical figure as entwined in deeply ambivalent ways with the circuitous, ongoing process of dispossession. Reading both historically and rhetorically, Hanson argues that rhetorical language records histories of dispossession and the racialized, gendered distribution of the labor of subsistence. Romanticism, they show, is more contemporary than ever. Lenora Hanson is Assistant Professor of English at New York University. Morteza Hajizadeh is a Ph.D. graduate in English from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. His research interests are Cultural Studies; Critical Theory; Environmental History; Medieval (Intellectual) History; Gothic Studies; 18th and 19th Century British Literature. YouTube channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

The second part of our conversation from 2012 with The Elders, a coalition of world leaders and figureheads freed from the constraints of office whose wealth of experience can open doors at the highest level. In this episode, our panel made up of former US president Jimmy Carter, Mary Robinson – the first female president of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights – and South African religious leader and activist Archbishop Desmond Tutu, reflect on issues such as the ethics of drone warfare, global human rights, the future of NATO and more. Hosting the discussion, which still feels timely today, is the broadcaster Jon Snow. We'd love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be.  Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to podcasts@intelligencesquared.com or Tweet us @intelligence2.  And if you'd like to get ad-free access to all Intelligence Squared podcasts, including exclusive bonus content, early access to new episodes and much more, become a supporter of Intelligence Squared today for just £4.99, or the equivalent in your local currency .  Just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2012, Intelligence Squared partnered with The Elders, a coalition of world leaders and figureheads freed from the constraints of office whose wealth of experience can open doors at the highest level. Brought together by Nelson Mandela in 2007, The Elders use their collective experience and influence to promote peace, justice and human rights worldwide, using private advocacy and public diplomacy. To celebrate the group's fifth anniversary, Intelligence Squared hosted three of the Elders on stage in London at the Barbican Centre including former US president Jimmy Carter, Mary Robinson – the first female president of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights – and South African religious leader and activist Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Hosted by the broadcaster Jon Snow, the audience were also joined for a brief introductory discussion about the formation of The Elders organisaton with Virgin Group entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson and musician Peter Gabriel. This is the first half of the the discussion. Join us for the second half in the following episode.  We'd love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be.  Send us an email or voice note with your thoughts to podcasts@intelligencesquared.com or Tweet us @intelligence2.  And if you'd like to get ad-free access to all Intelligence Squared podcasts, including exclusive bonus content, early access to new episodes and much more, become a supporter of Intelligence Squared today for just £4.99, or the equivalent in your local currency .  Just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are the realistic pathways off of fossil fuels and towards a world of abundant clean energy? TED Countdown gathered for its second Dilemma Series -- events designed to look at some of the tricky challenges of climate change, where diverging positions have stalled progress -- to answer this core question of the climate crisis. Through TED Talks and conversations with experts, activists and leading voices in the space, this film delves into the tension between the necessity to extricate ourselves from fossil fuels, which endanger our collective future, and the equally paramount necessity of a stable and secure supply of energy for everyone. (Featuring, in order of appearance: Catherine Abreu, Tessa Khan, Laurence Tubiana, Hisham Mundol, Hongqiao Liu, Rebekah Shirley, Vijaya Ramachandran, Zoë Knight, Mary Robinson, Lindsay Levin, David Biello, Adair Turner, Jérôme Schmitt, Ramez Naam, Tzeporah Berman, Luisa Neubauer, Emily Grubert and Jade Begay)

What are the realistic pathways off of fossil fuels and towards a world of abundant clean energy? TED Countdown gathered for its second Dilemma Series -- events designed to look at some of the tricky challenges of climate change, where diverging positions have stalled progress -- to answer this core question of the climate crisis. Through TED Talks and conversations with experts, activists and leading voices in the space, this film delves into the tension between the necessity to extricate ourselves from fossil fuels, which endanger our collective future, and the equally paramount necessity of a stable and secure supply of energy for everyone. (Featuring, in order of appearance: Catherine Abreu, Tessa Khan, Laurence Tubiana, Hisham Mundol, Hongqiao Liu, Rebekah Shirley, Vijaya Ramachandran, Zoë Knight, Mary Robinson, Lindsay Levin, David Biello, Adair Turner, Jérôme Schmitt, Ramez Naam, Tzeporah Berman, Luisa Neubauer, Emily Grubert and Jade Begay)