BEGIN:VCALENDAR
PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1
VERSION:2.0
METHOD:PUBLISH
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:6442157:Event:181664
DTSTAMP:20260417T034655Z
SUMMARY:\"Hunger and Famine: Lessons from Irish History\"
DESCRIPTION:In the mid-19th century, Ireland suffered years of profoun
 d deprivation. Whether you call it An Gorta Mór, the Great Hunger, or
  the Famine, we can agree that the Irish learned the devastation of po
 verty and hunger through this historical period, and migrated in drove
 s to America as a result.\nThe daughter of Irish immigrants  -- Margu
 erite Boylan, PhD -- founded our local Catholic Charities 100 years ag
 o.  Her commitment and dedication to work with the vulnerable and all
  those who live in the shadows of our society clearly were formulated 
 through the Irish experience and perspective.\nThe Famine may be histo
 ry now, but poverty is not, so come for …\n•A lecture given by Chr
 istine Kinealy, PhD, founder of Ireland's Great Hunger Institute and r
 enowned author of the compelling graphic novel “The Bad Times”\n�
 �A historical exhibit demonstrating 100 years of Catholic Charities an
 d its impact on our community to alleviate hunger and poverty\n•A wi
 ne and cheese reception to follow\n\nFor more information visit https:
 //thewildgeese.irish/events/hunger-and-famine-lessons-from-irish-histo
 ry
DTSTART:20160221T210000Z
DTEND:20160222T000000Z
CATEGORIES:irish, famine, lecture, "&", catholic, charities, centenary
 , wine, cheese, reception
LOCATION:Convent of the Sacred Heart
WEBSITE:http://irishlecture.eventbrite.com
URL:http://irishlecture.eventbrite.com
CONTACT:(203) 416-1333
ORGANIZER:Francis Browne, Jim Dougherty, Carl Shanahan and Catholic Ch
 arities Fairfield Co.
ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/
 file/get/122512184?profile=original
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Colleen 
 Browne Magarian":https://thewildgeese.irish/profile/ColleenBrowneMagar
 ian
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR