A message from the Director, Revd Dr Liz Carmichael:
May I wish everyone a Happy New Year.
I will be on sabbatical, in Oxford, during Hilary and Trinity terms. It is intended that in Trinity Term there will be at least one Study Day and, we hope, a Garden Party, of which details will be available later and the usual Newsletter will appear.
Although no Study Days will take place in Hilary Term, I will continue to forward notices to the St Theosevia email list giving details of other events that may be of interest.
Here is a warm invitation to the showing of a new documentary film, ‘The Hardest Bridge’, a story of reconciliation from Northern Ireland, in the Auditorium at St John’s on Tues 3 February at 7.30 pm, followed by in-person discussion with Jo Berry and Pat Magee who feature in the film, and a drinks reception. Further details are below, This event is free (contributions will be invited on the day, by cash or bank transfer, to help cover costs). No registration is required.
With best wishes, Liz
INVITATION:
You are warmly invited to the showing of a new documentary film, ‘The Hardest Bridge’, a story of real post-conflict reconciliation in Britain and Northern Ireland, with discussion led in person by the film’s subjects Jo Berry and Pat Magee:
‘The Hardest Bridge’, Tuesday 3 February [Third Week]
7.30pm – 10.00 pm, in the Auditorium, St John’s College.
As a Volunteer with the Irish Republican Army, Pat Magee planted a bomb in the Grand Hotel, Brighton, during the Conservative Party Annual Conference in 1984, aiming to kill PM Margaret Thatcher. The explosion killed five people including Sir Anthony Berry MP, father of Jo Berry. Magee was arrested in 1985 and imprisoned in 1986 but released under the Good Friday Agreement in 1999. Jo went to meet him. Ever since they have been on a transformative journey which has taken them to situations of tension and conflict in many countries. Can the wounds of war heal? Can enemies reconcile?
‘The Hardest Bridge’ (45 mins) focuses those questions through the insights of Pat Magee and Jo Berry. They will be present in person to speak and answer questions after the film. Also present will be the film’s director, Dr Imad Karam, an award-winning British-Palestinian film maker, and executive producer Howard Grace. Followed by a drinks reception.
This event, jointly sponsored by OxPeace, the Dept of Politics and International Relations (DPIR), and Pusey House, is free and open to all.
Registration is not required.
Followed by a drinks reception.
Contacts: Revd Dr Liz Carmichael (OxPeace) liz.carmichael@sjc.ox.ac.uk
Prof. Richard Caplan (DPIR) Richard.Caplan@politics.ox.ac.uk
