22 March 2012
FAWCO was honored today by the visit of President Michael D Higgins to their annual conference held this year in Dublin. He was the Key note speaker and delivered a warm speech that reiterated the bond that Irish and Americans share and welcomed FAWCO to Dublin.
See President Higgins talk here.
As a sociologist and anthropologist who has studied migration, President Higgins said that American Women's Clubs overseas are an example of how new migrants into a country can thrive in the footsteps of those who arrived before them, to help cut through the confusions of the multiple challenges they face. "That all of you do this voluntarily means you see the tremendous value in not only helping new comers but in advocating for the women in your new communities and around the world,” he said.
He also stressed the close ties between Ireland and the United States. "The moral demands of friendship are greater than those of justice," said President Higgins, paraphrasing the words of Aristotle. "The ties of kinship and affection between Ireland and the US are very important to us," he said. "These are constantly renewed by every generation."
