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
THE PUBLIC are being invited to attend the unveiling of a mural at Free Derry Corner this Friday, August 29th @ 2.30 pm which will commemorate the 40th anniversary of Derry’s first civil rights march on October 5th 1968. Civil rights veterans, some of whom became prominent politicians, former residents of Springtown Camp, trade unionists, … Read more
Below are copies of some of the presentations from the McCluskey Civil Rights Summer School. Please note they are available in both Powerpoint and PDF formats. For printing and ease of use the PDF is probably the best one to download. Seamus McAleavey, NICVA, Poverty In Northern Ireland: poverty-presentation(powerpoint) poverty-presentation(PDF) Racism in the North of … Read more
Coming to live in Northern Ireland in 1960 was for me a culture shock. My first experience of democracy Northern Ireland style was when I went to vote. The choice was between abstentionist republican, labour and Ulster unionist. Seeing abstentionism as a wasted vote I had decided to vote labour. On presenting my voting card … Read more
Click on a photo to see a larger version Remembering 1968 – 40th anniversary of civil rights movement By Ashleigh McDonald Irish News 25 August 2008 FORMER president Mary Robinson has paid tribute to those who took part in a Civil Rights march 40 years ago, saying their actions “took us out of the shadows … Read more
“40 Years On – The Civil Rights Challenges in Ireland Today – Tackling Poverty, Sectarianism, Racism and Inequality” Saturday 23 – Sunday 24 August 2008 in Holy Trinity Church, Carlingford, Co Louth Speakers include: Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland Bernadette McAliskey Michael Farrell Brid Rodgers and others from the political and voluntary sectors North … Read more
By John Manley Irish News 23/06/08 THE SDLP was always the “party of housing”, social development minister Margaret Ritchie told a conference to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Caledon protest. Entitled ‘Housing Rights for All’, the event at Armagh City Hotel on Saturday was addressed by the key participant in the protest, Austin Currie. … Read more