Hillary and Northern Peace Process-a bit of HERstory and a few pics of St. Patty's day

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Published on Mar 17, 2016

Stella O’Leary founded Irish American Democrats to support “Democratic candidates who promote peace, justice and prosperity in Ireland.” Here, she reflects on the work Hillary Clinton did—including conversations she had with Irish women—that helped bridge the divide between Catholics and Protestants and ultimately contributed to the Northern Ireland Peace Process.

Let’s Talk Hillary is a project of Correct The Record that focuses on real people who know and have been personally impacted by Hillary Clinton and her lifelong commitment to public service.

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Dan Malloy ?@DanMalloyCT 8h8 hours ago

On #StPatricksDay, learn about the work @HillaryClinton has done for Irish-Americans: http://hrc.io/1QBr40n #ImWithHer #ShesWithUs 🇮🇪🇺🇸



Growing Together: Hillary Clinton’s Vision for Advancing Equity and Opportunity for Irish Americans & Immigrants of Irish Descent


Factsheets

From adding rich diversity, to spurring small businesses and economic growth, Irish Americans and Irish immigrants have helped build this country and strengthen our communities.

Hillary has a record of standing by the Irish American community:

As First Lady, she directly supported the Northern Ireland peace process by engaging women’s groups, bringing them into the process and setting the foundation for a more durable peace. Her visits to the Catholic and Protestant sectors in Belfast to meet working-class women from both communities helped empower key voices for peace. During the talks, Hillary was active in urging all of the parties to keep moving forward and advocated the inclusion of women in the peace process. She helped lay the groundwork for cross-community parties such as the Women’s Coalition in decisive years when the peace process was being bedded down. Once the peace talks began, Hillary was influential in ensuring the peace accords addressed equality based on gender, religion, and sexual orientation. She visited Northern Ireland five times, beginning in 1995 when she visited with President Clinton in what was described as a turning point for the conflict.

As Senator from New York, she represented New York’s vibrant Irish-American community. She visited the Republic of Ireland on her first trip in the Senate, and Northern Ireland on her second trip. She worked with community leaders, met with Irish leaders every year she was a Senator and had an intern in her office from Northern Ireland every year. She was a member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, where she defended human rights and religious tolerance in Europe. Hillary also continuously supported comprehensive immigration reform and sponsored the Immigrant Children’s Health Improvement Act in the Senate, which later became law and allows immigrant children and pregnant women to obtain Medicaid.


As Secretary of State, she ensured Ireland was high on the U.S. foreign policy priority list. She traveled to Northern Ireland in 2009, urging Stormont to complete the process of devolution, which contributed to the Hillsborough Agreement in 2010. She also pledged that the United States would stand behind Northern Ireland as it continued its work toward lasting peace and stability.In one of her last oversees trips as Secretary of State, she traveled to Northern Ireland and Ireland in December 2012. She pledged to work with the Irish Government on shoring up their economy and in March 2009, she met with Charlie Bird, the Washington Correspondent of Ireland's public broadcaster RTE, for one of her earliest sit-down interviews since becoming the Secretary. She appointed a Special Economic Envoy for Northern Ireland, which helped regenerate the local economy by securing new investment in Northern Ireland, and worked behind the scenes, continuing to encourage Northern Ireland’s leaders and promote implementation of the Good Friday agreement.


As a citizen, Hillary was inducted into the Irish American Hall of Fame in 2015 for her contribution to Northern Ireland peace. Prior to this, she has received countless awards and honors for her role in Ireland and advocacy on behalf of Irish America including a “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Worldwide Ireland Funds.

As President, Hillary will continue to fight for issues that are important to the Irish American Community. She will fight to:

Keep families together through comprehensive immigration reform:............






Hillary Clinton Attends St. Patrick's Day Parade In Pittsburgh

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) St. Patrick's Day Parade March 15, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.



http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/6nObqpUkNbg/Hillary+Clinton+Attends+St+Patrick+Day+Parade/ZBl8C37Jq88






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to Cha for this lovely pic of Hillary (she looks great in Green)




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Dan Malloy ?@DanMalloyCT 13h13 hours ago

Happy #StPatricksDay! I'm proud to be a @HillaryClinton supporter today and every day. #ImWithHer #ShesWithUs

[giftedgirl77]

1. Did you know blue used to be the color for St Patty's Day

but they changed it to green for luck for farmers?

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2. Interesting. Thanks. No, I did not know that.

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3. k