“Climate Change Affects Everyone … But Not Equally”. The sands of time are running out: carbon spewing into the atmosphere from factories (on the left) is melting the ice-caps, leaving polar bears without a place to stand (upper hourglass) and flooding Belfast (lower hourglass), and the Statue Of Liberty too.
“Reduce your carbon footprint.” With support from Eco-Schools and Trócaire.
Northumberland Street, Belfast
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Room 101 was a torture chamber in the Ministry of Love in George Orwell’s novel 1984. For women, the trials include racism, poverty, violence, injustice, sexism, trafficking. On the front side are posters protesting Marian Price‘s 295 days in isolation.
Free Derry Corner (front | rear), Lecky Road, Derry
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“Over a third of all children, are growing up in poor households. About 185,000 of households are in poverty, representatin about 502,000 people. Over 148,000 of these are children.” This is in contradiction with the aims of both the Proclamation of Éırí Amach Na Cásca, 1916 – “… cherishing all of the children of the nation equally and oblivious of the differences carefully fostered by an alien government, which have divided a minority from the majority in the past” – and the Democratic Programme of An Chéad Dáıl, 1919 “… to secure that no child shall suffer hunger or cold from lack of food, clothing or shelter, but that all shall be provided with the means and facilities requisite for their proper education and training as citizens of a free and Gaelic Ireland.” The other images are of Béal Feırste 1969, Léana An Dúın 1972, and Na Staılceanna Ocraıs, 1981.
This looks very much like a Rıstead Ó Murchú creation.
Carrigart Avenue, Belfast
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“Student Fees – Sınn Féın Manifesto 2011. *Sınn Féın opposed the introduction of student fees and continues to oppose student fees – including any increases. *We will block any attempts to raise the level of cap on student fees when it comes before the Executive.” Early in the year, an increase in fees from 3,500 pounds to 5,750 was suggested (BBC), but in September it was confirmed that they would not increase (BBC), which Sınn Féın here claim as having “Delivered”.
The asterisked sentences are from the manifesto for the Assembly Elections.
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“Local homes for local families – BNP – We support Ann Cooper.” Where “local” is not about geography but ethnicity. Ann Cooper stood (unsuccessfully) in Castlereagh East (in east Belfast) for the British National Party (BBC); the graffiti shown is in Fortuna Street, south Belfast. For another piece of the graffitist’s handiwork, see Slugger.
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An information board is added below the plaque and mask of James Connolly on the front of the house in which he and his family lived, from 1910 to 1913, at Glenalina Terrace on the Falls Road.
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“West Against Racism Network. Oppose racism. ‘Racism is any idea claiming racial or ethnic groups are superior or inferior and that some should dominate others. Racism includes racist ideologies, prejudiced attitudes, discriminatory laws an practices resulting in inequality as well as anti-social beliefs and acts.’ – Adapted from UN Declaration on Race And Racial Prejudice.”
“London 1960+ ‘No blacks, no dogs, no Irish’ … Belfast 2010 ‘Fáılte roımh gach duıne’ “
See previously: ‘London 1966’ compared to ‘Belfast 2005’ in Fight Bigotry, Fight Racism
International Wall, Divis Street, west Belfast
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The rainbow flag, symbolising gay rights, flies above Free Derry Corner in the Bogside.
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“Join Amnesty and take action for human rights worldwide.” Amnesty painted two murals on Northumberland Street, Belfast, one on each side of the security gates. This is the lower, CNR, one, showing the global poverty caused by natural resources extraction by large corporations (Amnesty).
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“Always rebel” – an exhortation to women in Magazine Street, Derry.
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