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A passion for social justice: Tribute to Anne MOORE

Anne MOORE. NICVA exhibition stand. Alliance Party conference event. Dunadry Hotel. Dunadry, Northern Ireland. © Kevin COOPER

A passion for social justice: Tribute to Anne MOORE
by Allan LEONARD
8 August 2020

Anne Moore will be remembered for her passion for social justice. I met Anne during my employment as a policy officer for the Alliance Party as I sought out the views of a valued stakeholder, NICVA, where she served as public affairs officer. Anne and I had plenty of enjoyable conversations and discussions on official as well as unofficial business matters—we would frequently diverge to global and philosophical perspectives.

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BU Faculty Obituary: Mark Allen

20140715 BU Mark AllenThe obituary notice for Mark Allen caught my attention, not because I was a 1989 participant in the BU Oxford Honors Study Program (CLA ’90), but because of the heartfelt addendum by Dee Mondschein (CAS ’97).

Mark was not one of my tutors (I read the Politics and History modules), but Dee’s description of the tutorial system brought back fond memories of my own Oxford experience.

It is gentlemen like Mark who bring life to one’s scholastic journey. It was comforting to read one of his student’s accounts, and surely he had a positive impact on many more. May Mark Allen be remembered thus.