The Big IrishEcho Campfire 2020
Friday 28th August
A Virtual Forum Across 50 States
in association with Hinch Whiskey
Our Theme: Irish America Coming Together to Survive the Pandemic and To Emerge Stronger and Better (while ensuring the bridge to Ireland remains open).
Start time: 8:00 am PST/11:00 am EST
Featuring: Speakers covering major sectors including Business, Labor, Pandemic Lessons from the Great Hunger, Theatre, Arts, Politics, Literature, Sport, Heritage Museums, Irish Centers, Irish American Community Organisations, Film, Start-Ups, Travel & Tourism, Media, College Partnerships, Irish Studies, Philanthropy and Irish Peace Process.
Be part of it: The Irish Echo is publishing The Big Irish Campfire showcase, spotlighting Irish American organizations across the US which will give the most comprehensive picture to date of the scale and scope of our community. This showcase will be a permanent online celebration of Irish America and will also appear in the print and digital versions of the Irish Echo.
Our friends joining us around the campfire..
Registration for The Big Irish Echo Campfire is free but we encourage you to make a $10 donation to the Irish Echo gofundme page to keep the presses rolling.
Say hello to our speakers
We couldn't be more excited about our lineup. Which talks will you be checking out?
Featured talks
Not sure what panel to check out? Here are other events on the schedule
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Michael D. Higgins, Mayor Martin J. Walsh & Máirtín Ó...
Opening
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Kevin Davis, Ryushin Paul Haller, Professor LeAnne Howe...
Hope and Humanity: What Can Irish America Bring to our Understanding of the Covid Pandemic?
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Dispatches: Buffalo, Meitheal, AOH and Maine Irish Heritage Center.
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Dr Brett Carey, Liam Frost, Larry McCarthy, Judge James...
In This Together: Irish American Societies and Networks Leading the Coronavirus Fightback
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Mick Mulvaney & Ray O’Hanlon
Mick Mulvaney, US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland in conversation with Ray O’Hanlon, Editor, The Irish Echo
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Kathy Carew, Maureen Kennedy, Thom MacNamara, James...
Opening a New Chapter: Irish arts, theatre and music and the places in which we gather – picking up the pieces
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Dispatches: Arizona Irish Cultural Center, Solas Nua, Friendly Sons of St Patrick, Hawaii and JAACRES.
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Anne Cassidy Carew, Martina Curtin, Paul Finnegan,...
Leading from the Front: Reimagining the role of our Irish Centers
Here are the categories we will explore this year with our different panels!
Create your own schedule of events through the different categories!
Check out the Categories
Culture and Arts
An Ghaeilge
Business
Festivals and Parades
Heritage
Tourism
Community and Irish Centers
Government