TODAY: Irish IRA Activist-Turned-Peacemaker Delivers Honors’ Bhatia Lecture, Foley Institute’s Coffee and Politics Discussion

You are cordially invited to two events today featuring Northern Ireland’s Jon McCourt, a former IRA member who, for the past four decades, has advanced a peace agenda:

“Bloody Sunday and Beyond: The Troubles in Northern Ireland”
7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28
CUB Auditorium
Hosted by the WSU Honors College

And

“From Bullets to the Peace Process: The Transformation of the IRA”
Noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28
308 Bryan Hall
Hosted by the Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service as part of the “Coffee and Politics” discussion series

Both events are free and open to the public. Bring a student! Bring a friend!

McCourt’s WSU visit is co-sponsored by the WSU Honors College, the Foley Institute, and the Office of Undergraduate Education.

By Communications staff, Washington State University

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