Betty Williams (peace activist)

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Betty Williams
Betty Williams

Elizabeth Williams (née Smyth; 22 Mee 1943 - 17 Machị 2020) bụ onye na-ahụ maka udo si Northern Ireland.[1] Ya na Mairead Corrigan nwetara ihe nrite Nobel Peace Prize n'afọ 1976 maka ọrụ ya dị ka onye guzobere Community of Peace People, otu a raara nye ịkwalite ngwọta udo maka nsogbu na Northern Ireland.

Williams bụ onye isi nke Global Children's Foundation ma bụrụ onye isi oche nke World Centre of Compassion for Children International. Ọ bụkwa onye isi oche nke Institute for Asian Democracy na Washington D.C. Ọ kụziri ihe n'ọtụtụ isiokwu banyere udo, agụmakwụkwọ, nghọta ọdịbendị na okpukpe, mgbochi oke, na ikike ụmụaka.[2]

Williams bụ onye guzobere Nobel Laureate Summit, nke a na-eme kwa afọ kemgbe afọ 2000.[3]

N'afọ 2006, Williams ghọrọ onye guzobere Nobel Women's Initiative ya na ndị Nobel Peace Laureates Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Shirin Ebadi, Wangari Maathai, Jody Williams na Rigoberta Menchú Tum. Ụmụ nwanyị isii a, na-anọchite anya North na South America, Middle East, Europe na Africa, jikọtara ahụmịhe ha na mgbalị ha maka udo na ikpe ziri ezi na nha nhata.[4] Ọ bụ ebumnuche nke Nobel Women's Initiative iji nyere aka mee ka ọrụ a na-arụ iji kwado ikike ụmụ nwanyị gburugburu ụwa sikwuo ike. Williams bụkwa onye otu PeaceJam.[5]

Oge ọ malitere[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

A mụrụ Williams na ụbọchị iri abụọ na abụọ n'ọnwa Mee n'afọ 1943 na Belfast, Northern Ireland. Nna ya na-arụ ọrụ dị ka onye na-egbu anụ na nne ya bụ onye na-elekọta ụlọ. Betty nwetara agụmakwụkwọ praịmarị ya na St. Teresa Primary School na Belfast wee gaa St Dominic's Grammar School for Girls maka ọmụmụ ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị ya. Mgbe ọ gụsịrị akwụkwọ, ọ malitere ọrụ dị ka onye na-anabata ndị ọbịa n'ọfịs.[2]

Ọ bụ ihe a na-adịghị ahụkebe n'oge ahụ na Northern Ireland, nna ya bụ onye Protestant na nne ya bụ onye Katọlik; ezinụlọ nke Williams mechara kwuo na ọ nwetara nnwere onwe okpukpe na ọhụụ sara mbara nke kpaliri ya ịrụ ọrụ maka udo. Na mbido afọ ndị 1970 ọ sonyeere mkpọsa mgbochi ime ihe ike nke onye ụkọchukwu Protestant duziri. Williams kwuru na ahụmịhe a kwadebere ya ka o mechaa chọta òtù udo nke ya, nke lekwasịrị anya n'ịmepụta òtù udo nke ndị bụbu ndị iro mejupụtara, na-eme usoro iwulite ntụkwasị obi, na mmepe nke usoro udo.[2]

Arịrịọ udo[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

Williams na 1978

A dọtara Williams n'ọgbọ egwuregwu ọha na eze mgbe ọ hụchara ọnwụ ụmụaka atọ na 10 Ọgọstụ 1976, mgbe ụgbọ ala nke onye ọkwọ ụgbọala ya, onye Irish Republican Army (IRA) paramilitary aha ya bụ Danny Lennon, gbara egbe na nzaghachi site n'aka onye agha nke Kings Own Royal Border regiment.[6] Ka ọ na-atụgharị n'ụlọ ya, ọ hụrụ ụmụaka Maguire atọ ụgbọ ala ahụ na-agbagharị wee gbaa ọsọ inyere aka. Nne ha, Anne Maguire, onye ya na ụmụ ahụ nọ, gburu onwe ya na Jenụwarị 1980.[7]

Ihe merenụ metụrụ Williams n'ahụ nke ukwuu nke na n'ime ụbọchị abụọ nke ọdachi ahụ, ọ nwetara mbinye aka 6,000 na mkpesa maka udo ma nweta nlebara anya mgbasa ozi zuru oke. Ya na Corrigan, ya na ya guzobere Women for Peace; nke, ya na Ciaran McKeown, mechara ghọọ Community of Peace People.[8]

N'oge na-adịghị anya, Williams haziri njem udo gaa n'ili nke ụmụaka ndị e gburu egbu, nke ụmụ nwanyị Protestant na Katọlik 10,000 bịara. Otú ọ dị, ndị otu IRA ji ike mebie njem udo ahụ, bụ ndị boro ha ebubo na ha bụ "ndị na-akwado ndị Britain". N'izu na-esote, Williams duziri njem ọzọ na Ormeau Park nke mechiri n'ụzọ gara nke ọma n'enweghị ihe ọghọm n'oge a na ndị sonyere 20,000.[7]

N'oge ahụ, Williams kwupụtara ihe ndị a:[7]

Nkwupụta nke Ndị Udo[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

  • Anyị nwere ozi dị mfe nye ụwa site na mmegharị a maka udo.
  • Anyị chọrọ ibi ndụ ma hụ n'anya ma wuo ọha mmadụ ziri ezi na udo.
  • Anyị chọrọ ka ụmụ anyị, dịka anyị chọrọ maka onwe anyị, ndụ anyị n'ụlọ, n'ọrụ, na n'egwuregwu bụrụ ndụ ọṅụ na udo.
  • Anyị ghọtara na iwulite ọha mmadụ dị otú ahụ chọrọ nraranye, ịrụsi ọrụ ike, na obi ike.
  • Anyị ghọtara na enwere ọtụtụ nsogbu na ọha mmadụ anyị nke na-akpata esemokwu na ime ihe ike.
  • Anyị ghọtara na mgbọ ọ bụla a gbagburu na bọmbụ ọ bụla na-agbawa agbawa na-eme ka ọrụ ahụ sie ike.
  • Anyị jụrụ iji bọmbụ na mgbọ na usoro ime ihe ike niile.
  • Anyị na-etinye onwe anyị n'ịrụ ọrụ na ndị agbata obi anyị, n'ebe dị nso na n'ebe ndị dị anya, n'ụbọchị na ụbọchị, iji wuo obodo udo ahụ nke ọdachi ndị anyị maara bụ ihe ọjọọ na ịdọ aka ná ntị na-aga n'ihu.[9]

Ihe Nrite Nobel nke Udo[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

Williams n'oge ọ natara Nobel Peace Prize

N'ịghọta mbọ ọ na-agba maka udo, Williams, ya na enyi ya Mairead Corrigan, jikọrọ aka nweta Nobel Peace Prize na 1977 (ihe nrite maka 1976). N'okwu nnabata ya, Williams kwuru,

A ga-echeta izu mbụ ahụ mgbe niile maka ihe ọzọ ma e wezụga ọmụmụ nke ndị Peace People. Maka ndị na-etinye aka nke ukwuu, ihe ncheta kachasị ike n'izu ahụ bụ ọnwụ nke nwa okorobịa Republican na ọnwụ nke ụmụaka atọ nke ụgbọala nwoke ahụ nwụrụ anwụ kụrụ. Mmetụta miri emi nke nkụda mmụọ na nzuzu na-enweghị uche nke ime ihe ike na-aga n'ihu apụtaworị ìhè tupu ọdachi ndị mere n'ehihie ahụ nke 10 Ọgọst 1976. Mana ọnwụ nke ndị ntorobịa anọ ahụ n'otu oge dị egwu nke ime ihe ike mere ka nkụda mmụọ ahụ gbawaa, ma mepụta ohere nke ezigbo udo...N'ihe banyere anyị, ọnwụ ọ bụla n'ime afọ asatọ gara aga, na ọnwụ ọ bụla na agha ọ bụla a lụrụ na-anọchite anya ndụ furu efu n'enweghị isi, ọrụ nne jụrụ.[10]

E kewara ego Peace Prize n'etiti Williams na Corrigan. Williams jidere òkè ya n'ego ahụ, na-ekwu na ebumnuche ya bụ iji ya kwalite udo karịa Ireland, mana ọ na-eche nkatọ maka mkpebi ya ihu. Ya na Corrigan enweghị njikọ ọ bụla mgbe afọ 1976 gasịrị. N'afọ 1978, Williams kwụsịrị njikọ ya na Peace People movement, wee bụrụ onye na-agba mbọ maka udo n'ebe ndị ọzọ gburugburu ụwa.

Ihe nrite ndị ọzọ[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

Williams natara People's Peace Prize nke Norway na 1976, Golden Plate Award nke American Academy of Achievement na 1977, Schweitzer Medallion for Courage, Martin Luther King, Jr. Award, Eleanor Roosevelt Award na 1984, na Frank Foundation Child Care International Oliver Award.[11] N'afọ 1995, e nyere ya Rotary Club International "Paul Harris Fellowship" na Together for Peace Building Award.[2]

Okwu na okwu ndị ọbịa[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

Williams na Machị 2009

Na 2006 Earth Dialogues forum na Brisbane, Williams gwara ndị na-ege ntị nke ụmụ akwụkwọ n'oge okwu banyere ndị agha Iraq nwụrụ na "Ugbu a, ọ ga-amasị m igbu George W. Bush".[12] Site na 17 ruo 20 Septemba 2007, Williams nyere usoro nkuzi na Southern California: na 18 Septemba, o nyere nkuzi na ndị agụmakwụkwọ nke Orange County nke akpọrọ "Udo na Ụwa bụ Azụmaahịa Onye Ọ bụla"; na 20 Septemba, o nyechara nkuzi na mmadụ 2,232 n'ozuzu, gụnyere 1,100 ụmụ akwụkwọ sekọndrị, na Mahadum Soka nke America.[13] N'afọ 2010, o kwuru okwu na WE Day Toronto, ihe omume WE Charity nke na-enye ụmụ akwụkwọ ike ịrụsi ọrụ ike n'ime obodo ha, na n'ụwa niile.[14]

N'ikwu okwu na Mahadum Bradford n'ihu ndị na-ege ntị 200 na Machị 2011, Williams dọrọ aka ná ntị na ụmụ agbọghọ Alakụba nọ na kọleji nwere ike ịnata mwakpo site n'aka ndị ezinụlọ iwe, ebe mahadum ahụ na-eme obere ihe iji nyere aka chebe ha. "Ọ bụrụ na ị nwere onye nọ na ụlọ akwụkwọ a, ụmụ agbọghọ ndị a nwere ike ịga kwuo, 'A na-atụ m egwu' ma ọ bụrụ na ị naghị eme nke ahụ ebe a, ị na-eme ka ha ghara ịbụ mmadụ site n'inyere ụmụ agbọghọ ndị ahụ aka, echeghị m?"[15]

Ndụ onwe onye[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

N'oge ọ natara Nobel Prize, Williams rụrụ ọrụ dị ka onye na-anabata ndị ọbịa ma na-azụlite ụmụ ya abụọ na di mbụ ya Ralph Williams. Alụmdi na nwunye a gbasara n'afọ 1981. Ọ lụrụ onye ọchụnta ego James Perkins na Disemba 1982; ha biri na Florida na United States.[7]

N'afọ 2004, ọ laghachiri ibi na Northern Ireland. Williams nwụrụ na 17 Machị 2020, mgbe ọ dị afọ 76 na Belfast.[16]

N'omenala a ma ama[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

  • A na-asọpụrụ Williams / gosipụtara ya na vidiyo egwu nke egwu Nickelback "If Everyone Cared".[17]
  • Williams na Mairead Corrigan bụ isiokwu nke abụ French, "Deux Femmes à Dublin", nke onye na-agụ egwu Pied-Noir nke France bụ Enrico Macias bụrụ.

Hụkwa[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

  • Ndepụta nke ụmụ nwanyị nwetara nrite Nobel
  • Ndepụta nke ndị na-eme udo

Ndemsibia[dezie | dezie ebe o si]

  1. ↑ "Betty Williams", AlphaHistory.com.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Betty Williams. NobelPrize.org. Retrieved on 1 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "14th Nobel Peace Laureate Summit takes place in Rome", Anadolu, AA, 12 December 2014. Retrieved on 1 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Karin Klenke (27 April 2011). Women in Leadership: Contextual Dynamics and Boundaries. Emerald Group Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85724-561-8. Retrieved on 15 January 2012. 
  5. ↑ Betty Williams. PeaceJam.org. Retrieved on 19 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Troubles became rallying cry", 11 March 2009.Williams. 'Each Child Belongs to Us': A New way forward for children of the world. Peace Proposal. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved on 23 February 2011. “Provisional I.R.A., on a mission to kill British soldiers, opened fire from the back of a speeding car on an Army foot patrol. They missed. The foot patrol returned fire killing the driver of the car, a young man named Danny Lennon.”
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Obituaries. "Betty Williams, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in Northern Ireland – obituary", The Telegraph, 19 March 2020.
  8. ↑ Badge (2008). in Turner: Nobel Faces: A Gallery of Nobel Prize Winners. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. ISBN 978-3-527-40678-4. Retrieved on 9 March 2011. 
  9. ↑ The Peace People Declaration. Archived from the original on 9 September 2005. Retrieved on 2 August 2005.
  10. ↑ Gifts of Speech – Betty Williams. gos.sbc.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-07-10. Retrieved on 2022-10-18.
  11. ↑ Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement. www.achievement.org. American Academy of Achievement.
  12. ↑ McDonald. "Nobel Peace Laureate: "I Would Love To Kill George Bush"...", HuffPost, The Australian, 28 March 2008. Retrieved on 24 February 2020.
  13. ↑ "Peace in the World is Everybody's Business" by Betty Williams. Soka University of America (20 September 2007). Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved on 24 February 2020.
  14. ↑ Students gather at ACC for 'We Day' celebration. CTV News (30 September 2010). Retrieved on 24 February 2020.
  15. ↑ Greenhalf. "Bradford University is told it must do more to stop attacks on the vulnerable Muslim women", Telegraph & Argus, Newsquest, 4 March 2011. Retrieved on 10 March 2011.
  16. ↑ "Betty Williams: Peace activist dies aged 76", BBC News, 18 March 2020. Retrieved on 19 March 2020.
  17. ↑ Nickelback donates video sales to charity. UPI.com (29 January 2007). Retrieved on 19 March 2020.

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