anti-Agreement republican

What Has Changed?

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These anti-Agreement graffiti are in Foylehill (mostly Kildrum Gardens and Southway): “Smash Maghaberry”, “IRPWA”, “RUC not welcome in Foylehill”, “Victory to the POWs”, “End British internment”, Tıocfaıdh ár lá”.

The phrase “We only have to be lucky once” is from the IRA statement on the 1984 Brighton hotel bombing (WP).

The final piece dates back to 2009: “Internment 71-09. What has changed? Brits out, not sell out.”

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Not A Bullet, Not An Ounce

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Here are various anti-Agreement messages, from Foyle Hill:

“Not a bullet, not an ounce – IRA” Iniscarn Crescent

“Free all POWs” – Tyrconnell Street

Easter Rising commemoration – Eastway

“If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything! End British internment.” IRPWA (web) board in Iniscarn Road

RNU “End political policing” – Rathlin Drive

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Maghaberry Torture Camp

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“End The Forced Strip Search” – IRPWA (web) board in Westland Street, Bogside, Derry. In the name “Maghaberry” a fist is smashing the enlarged “H”, reminiscent of the ‘Smash H-Block’ campaign of the 70s and 80s.

See also Stop Forced Strip Searching! from 2014 (which includes links to background article) and End British Internment! from 2013.

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Tomás Ashe Mellon

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Tomás [Thomas] Ashe Mellon was recently (June, 2014) charged with directing the activities of the New IRA (which was formed in 2012 from the Real IRA and Republican Action Against Drugs) via a letter that was being smuggled into Maghaberry by William McDonnell and denied bail; in March (2015) he admitted possession of the note (and received 40 months) but pleaded not guilty to the charge of directing terrorism (Derry Daily | BBC | Derry Daily).

This board protesting Mellon’s “intern[ment] by Britain” is in Westland Street, in Derry’s Bogside.

Update: In July, Mellon was acquitted of directing terrorism (Irish News).

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Justice For The Craigavon Two

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The Craigavon Two – John-Paul Wootton and Brendan McConville – were convicted of and unsuccessfully appealed (Guardian | BBC) the 2009 murder of PSNI Constable Steven Carroll; campaigners on Facebook (one | two) continue to call for their release.

The graffiti and stencilled portraits of the pair are in the Bogside, Derry.

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Scaırt Amach

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“Scaırt Amach – the voice of Irish republican prisoners – Maghaberry, Portlaoise, Hydebank”. Scaırt Amach (“Shout Out”) is a magazine containing articles by republican prisoners in the three prisons.

This IRPWA (web) mural reproduces the cover of the magazine, on the International Wall, Divis Street (Visual History), west Belfast.

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Leila Khaled

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Palestinian icon Leila Khaled, who took part in aeroplane hijackings in 1969 and 1970, is featured in this new mural pro-Gaza mural in Hugo Street. The central portrait is a replication of a famous photo by Eddie Adams (WP), taken after her first skyjacking; she then underwent plastic surgery to disguise her identity prior to the 1970 attempt (WP).

Khaled is also featured in the pro-Gaza mural in McQuillan Street: Oppression Breeds Resistance

This mural replaces the right-hand side of Think Independently, Vote Independently.

On the left is an éirígí stencil calling for “Acht Na Gaeılge Anoıs!!!” – “An Irish Language Act Now!!!” The Belfast Telegraph reports that an Irish language bill will be published in the near future, though the DUP have already rejected such an Act. (For more background and discussion see Brian Walker’s post on Slugger.)

In the middle remains JFTC2.

Hugo Street, west Belfast

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Our Day Is Coming

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The ‘Vote Tommy Doherty’ portion of this RNU mural on Northumberland Street (Visual History) has been replaced with a pro-Palestinian message – a clenched fist in the colours of Palestine between the emblems of the RNU and the Popular Front For The Liberation Of Palestine. The Arabic reads “Our day is coming”/”Tıocfaidh ár lá”.

يومنا قادم

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