The Civil Rights Commemoration Committee is hosting an international conference on Saturday 4th – Sunday 5th October 2008 in the Guildhall in Derry to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Duke Street march. The conference will reflect on the importance of civil rights, highlight civil rights issues in Ireland and the world today and will … Read more
1968-2008 with KARAN CASEY ANDY IRVINE LEN GRAHAM NIAMH PARSONS FINTAN VALLELY EUGENE Mc ELDOWNEY TOMMY SANDS AND FAMILY THE LIFFEYSIDERS FOLK BAND and SPECIAL GUESTS Thursday, 18 September, 7.30 p.m., Liberty Hall, Dublin. Tickets €15 Book at www.centralticketbureau.com or tel. 0818205205 Also: ‘CIVIL RIGHTS THEN AND NOW’ PUBLIC MEETING LIBERTY HALL Thursday, 16 October, … Read more
DERRY 4-5 OCTOBER 2008 The Civil Rights Commemoration Committee is hosting an international conference on Saturday 4th – Sunday 5th October 2008 in the Guildhall in Derry to commemorate the Duke Street march. The conference will reflect on civil rights, highlight the civil rights challenges today and look at the role of the media in … Read more
By Michael Farrell Paper to Desmond Greaves Summer School 30th August 2008 What I have to say will be only partly historical. The Civil Rights Commemoration Committee, with which I am involved, has from the beginning stressed that while it wished to mark the 40th anniversary of the Civil Rights movement in a dignified way, … Read more