Maverick Spotlight: Jo Berry, Peace Activist

Maverick Spotlights

In 1984 an IRA bomb, planted in the Grand Hotel in Brighton, killed Jo Berry’s father. Jo knew she had a choice: to harbour feelings of hatred and anger, or to seek understanding and so bring peace back into her life. She chose peace. Following his release from prison Jo sought out a meeting with Patrick Magee, the Brighton bomber. And from that initial three hours spent together Jo and Patrick have formed a remarkable friendship, based on compassion and respect. For the past 15 years they have travelled the world spreading a message of peace and understanding. In this podcast, Jo offers hope through a radically different way of perceiving a world seemingly full of strife and disarray. Rather than focus on differences and conflict, Jo turns to the disarming power of empathy and compassion to build bridges across seemingly uncrossable divides.