BSR 2013 Mary Robinson is founder of the Foundation bearing her name

BSR 2013 Mary Robinson is founder of the Foundation bearing her name and dedicated to thought leadership, education and advocacy on the struggle to secure global justice for those people vulnerable to the impacts of climate change who are usually forgotten - the poor, the disempowered and the marginalised across the worl 

She served as President of Ireland from 1990 through 1997 and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997 through 2002. She is a member of the Elders and the Club of Madrid and the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom from U.S. President Barack Obama. She is a member of the Lead Group of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement. In March 2013, Robinson was appointed the UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region of Africa. Her memoir, Everybody Matters, was published in March 2013. Published on Nov 14, 2013

Yesterday, while hundreds gathered at the Turtle Lodge to honour Elder Dr Dave Courchene and his Vision of Turtle Lodge, Governor General Mary Simon hosted a simultaneous event in his honour at

Yesterday, while hundreds gathered at the Turtle Lodge to honour Elder Dr Dave Courchene and his Vision of Turtle Lodge, Governor General Mary Simon hosted a simultaneous event in his honour at Rideau Hall. Listen to her remarks here.

Why Climate Change Is a Threat to Human Rights by Mary Robinson

Climate change is unfair. While rich countries can fight against rising oceans and dying farm fields, poor people around the

Why Climate Change Is a Threat to Human Rights by Mary Robinson

Climate change is unfair. While rich countries can fight against rising oceans and dying farm fields, poor people around the world are already having their lives upended — and their human rights threatened — by killer storms, starvation and the loss of their own lands. Mary Robinson asks us to join the movement for worldwide climate justice.

ABOUT UPCOMING SCREENING of film, Mrs. Robinson
We are reaching out to invite you to a screening of the documentary Mrs. Robinson on Friday, November 14th, at 7PM EST/4PM PST. You can register here to participate on our streaming site, Kinema at earthsayerscinema.com. You will receive a confirmation email from Kinema. Learn from the woman who broke glass ceilings and took on the challenge of leaving no one behind.

We are reaching out to invite you to a screening of the documentary Mrs. Robinson on Friday, November 14th, at 7PM EST/4PM PST. You can register here to participate on our streaming site, Kinema

We are reaching out to invite you to a screening of the documentary Mrs. Robinson on Friday, November 14th, at 7PM EST/4PM PST. You can register here to participate on our streaming site, Kinema at earthsayerscinema.com. You will receive a confirmation email from Kinema. Learn from the woman who broke glass ceilings and took on the challenge of leaving no one behind.

Mary Robinson is the former President of Ireland, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and cofounder of Project Dandelion, a woman-led global campaign for climate justice. 

"This, I believe, is a significant signal of change, a sign, however modest, that we have already passed the threshold to a new pluralist Ireland. The recent revival of the old concept of the fifth province expresses this emerging Ireland of tolerance and empathy…"

Over the years, Mary Robinson’s speeches inspired us, as I believe you too will be moved and inspired by this speech.