Transcript of an interview with Lily Kerr, Chairperson of the Northern Ireland Social Care Council, by students of Queen's University Belfast for Civic Voices Memory Bank on 3 June 2011. Kerr discusses the impact of her civic activism on community relations and the importance of women in the peace process. Civic Voices is an international education project which seeks to highlight the significance of political and community activism to the development of peace and democracy around the world. The Memory Bank is an archive of personal testimony of those engaged in such political and community activism.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 3 June 2011
Name of First Interviewee: Lily Kerr
Role at time of Interview: Chairperson of the Northern Ireland Social Care Council
Interviewer: Students of Queen's University, Belfast
Purpose: Research, Academic
Media: Audiovisual, Transcript
Copyright: © Civic Voices 2011
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Programme/Book/Article: Civic Voices International Democracy Memory Bank
Time Period covered: 1949-2011
Key Individuals: Lily Kerr, William Carbache, Julitta Clancy
Key Words: Family, youth, economy, emigration, unemployment, religion, community relations, education, civil rights, Meath Peace Group, gender, Women's Political Forum, trade union, Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, Bill of Rights