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Avila Kilmurray was a founding member of the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition and part of its negotiating team for the Good Friday Agreement. She was the first All-Ireland Women’s Officer of the Transport and General Workers' Union and is currently the Migration and Peacebuilding Executive of The Social Change Initiative.
Women activists from across Northern Ireland’s divide played a crucial role in securing the Good Friday Agreement – and building a foundation of democracy, equality and respect which could ensure a lasting peace.