Mac Bride Principles - Endorsement

Endorsement

The MacBride Principles have been passed in the following 18 US states:

Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont and California.

The have also been passed or endorsed by over 40 cities, and are pending in many more. The following organizations or individuals have also endorsed them:

• The Irish National Caucus and its leader Father Seán McManus
• The Reverend Jesse Jackson
• Randall Robinson of TransAfrica, the group that sponsored Nelson Mandela's visit to the United States
• Former New York State Governor George Pataki
• Former New York State Governor Mario Cuomo
• Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani
• Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins
• Former Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn (and former Ambassador to the Vatican)
• The AFL-CIO
• The National Council of Churches
• The American Baptist Convention
• The Episcopal Church
• The Lutheran Pension Board
• The United Church of Christ Board of World Ministries
• The United Methodist Church
• some American Roman Catholic bishops
• Virtually all Irish-American organizations.