You are warmly invited to the showing of a new documentary film, ‘The Hardest Bridge’, on a real example of post-conflict reconciliation in Britain and Northern Ireland, with discussion led by the film’s subjects Jo Berry and Pat Magee:

‘The Hardest Bridge’ Tuesday 3 February [Third Week] 7.30pm – 10.00 pm, in the Auditorium, St John’s College.

As a Volunteer with the Irish Republican Army, Pat Magee planted a bomb in the Grand Hotel, Brighton, during the Conservative Party Annual Conference in 1984, aiming to kill PM Margaret Thatcher. The explosion killed five people including Sir Anthony Berry MP, father of Jo Berry. Magee was arrested in 1985 and imprisoned in 1986 but released under the Good Friday Agreement in 1999. Jo went to meet him. Ever since they have been on a transformative journey which has taken them to situations of tension and conflict in many countries. Can the wounds of war heal? Can enemies reconcile?

‘The Hardest Bridge’ (45 mins) focuses those questions through the insights of Pat Magee and Jo Berry. They will be present in person to speak and answer questions after the film. Also present will be the film’s director, Dr Imad Karam, an award-winning British-Palestinian film maker, and executive producer Howard Grace. Followed by a drinks reception. This event, jointly sponsored by OxPeace and the DPIR, is free and open to all. Registration is not required. Followed by a drinks reception.