UMASS LOWELL CENTER FOR IRISH PARTNERSHIPS 2016 - 2017 SPEAI{ER SERIES Inaugural Presentation by Richard Moore, Founder of Children in Crossfire ~ 1Children ., in Crossfire www.childrenincrossfire.org On Thursday 4th May 1972 when 10 yr. old Richard Moore was on his way home from school, his life changed forever. As he ran past an army lookout post, a British Soldier fired a rubber bullet from ten feet away, blinding him for life. This is where his remarkable story of forgiveness and compassion begins. Richard didn't harbor any bitterness towards the soldier who shot him and always expressed his desire to meet him. The two finally met in 2006 and have become close friends. In 1996 Richard felt the need to harness all that he had learned and put it at the service of humanity, particularly children around the world who have been caught in the crossfire of poverty. The story of Children in Crossfire therefore has its roots in what began as a tragedy and ended as a triumph of the human spirit to overcome adversity. MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2016 4:00 - 6:30 PM UMASS LoWELL INN AND CONFERENCE CENTER SO WARREN ST. LOWELL MA O:t8S2 Free and Open to the Public. Light refreshments will be available. ADDITIONAL PRESENTATIONS: Ellen Alden, author of "Yours Faithfully: An Irish Immigrant Story" University Crossing 12pm, November 14, 2016 Sarah Kavanagh, Chief of Staff and Special Advisor to Ireland's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center 5:30pm, January 11, 2017 H Ely Janis, author of "A Greater Ireland: The Land League and Transatlantic Nationalism in Gilded Age America" UMass Lowell Inn & Conference (Enter 5:30 pm, March 6, 2017 UMASS LOWELL Please contact Victoria_ [email protected] for additional information. Center for Irish Partnerships