'Here's to you Mrs Robinson': Cork venue to screen film celebrating life of former president

The documentary charts the career Ireland’s first female president; former UN high commissioner for human rights; former chair of The Elders; and a passionate equality advocate.
'Here's to you Mrs Robinson': Cork venue to screen film celebrating life of former president

The film is described as 'a compelling portrait of a woman whose lifelong pursuit of peace, equity, and environmental justice continues to shape our world.' Picture: Andres Poveda.

A special screening of a documentary exploring the life of former Irish president and activist Mary Robinson takes place on Tuesday — Earth Day — at Nano Nagle Place.

Directed by Aoife Kelleher, Mrs Robinson charts the career of Ireland’s first female president; former UN high commissioner for human rights; former chair of The Elders; and a passionate advocate for gender equality, women’s participation in peace-building, human dignity, and climate justice.

Told in her own voice, the film is both personal and political, and is described as “a compelling portrait of a woman whose lifelong pursuit of peace, equity, and environmental justice continues to shape our world”.

The Environmental Forum, in partnership with Project Dandelion and Natural Capital Ireland, will screen the film at Nano Nagle Place, Douglas St, on Tuesday evening.

Welcome

The event commences with refreshments from 6.45pm, followed by a welcome and the screening at 7.15pm.

After a break, there will be a panel discussion.

“The film complements this Earth Day theme of ‘Our Power, Our Planet’ and will set the backdrop to our panel discussion,” The Environmental Forum said.

Guest speakers will include Project Dandelion’s special projects communicator Laura Cook; Deirdre Lane, co-ordinator at Natural Capital Ireland; and Theo Dillon, project development officer at The Environmental Forum.

“In this interactive session with our guest panel, there will be time for discourse and to explore how can we better connect, amplify, and mobilise around our climate emergency, which is also a nature emergency,” the organisation said.

Concluding the event, there will be a special video message from Mary Robinson.

Tickets for the event cost €10 and can be purchased from Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.ie.

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