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Free Derry Corner, Bogside, Derry
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These three images from around Conway Mill are from 2008, before the mill was renovated. At the time, the mill was home to Tar Anall ex-prisoners’ centre and the Eileen Hickey Irish republican History Museum, as well as a print-shop and mattress store.
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For a time in 2005 (and beyond?) the Civil Rights mural by the Bogside Artists was modified to support the Rossport 5 (see Power To The People). By the time of this image in 2007, and addition of the info board, the central “Jobs, not creed” placard had been restored in black.
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“Derry Anti-War Coalition – Defend the Raytheon 9”. On August 9th, 2006, nine activists (including Eamonn McCann) broke into the Raytheon offices in Derry and destroyed computers and equipment. The trial would begin in May 2008.
See previously: Killed By Weapons Systems | One World One Struggle
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“Remembered with pride and affection our friends and fellow-dockers who were killed at work or suffered pain and premature death from unsafe and unhealthy working conditions in the port of Belfast. ‘On a ship’s dark deck a man is dead/wives, sisters, brothers, parents, shake heads and cry/as they knew not who to blame./An injustice has arrived/pain and anguish begins.’ Memories are everlasting. Ar dheıs Dé go raıbh siad. Erected by the Dockers Club and SHIP [Shared Heritage Interpretive Project] on International Workers Day, April 2007.” The plaque is on an exterior wall of the Dockers Club, adjacent to the mural. Above are portraits of Jim Larkin, James Connolly, Winifred Carney, with the emblem of the IGWU/OBU [One Big Union]. Larkin founded the ITGWU in 1909. It was led by Connolly from 1914 to 1916. Carney, from Bangor, founded the Irish Textile Workers’ Union in Belfast in 1912
See also: Dockers And Carters Strike 1907.
Pilot Street, Belfast
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“Not as Catholics or Protestants, not as nationalists or unionists, but as Belfast workers standing together.” For the 100th anniversary of the strike by dockers and carters in Belfast, this large board was painted by Fra Maher and Rısteard Ó Murchú. It was launched on August 11th without the title across the top (youtube). See X00166 and X00167 for the finished product.
Leaders Boyd and Larkin are portrayed in the middle. The second panel shows speakers (including Larkin) on a platform (O’Hare); the third shows an RIC guard of blackleg workers – about 70% of the force mutinied and the fifth panel shows dismissed RIC constable William Barrett being carried through Belfast; the sixth shows the Cameron Highlanders being stoned by picketers (History Ireland). Margaret Lennon and Charles McMullan, two Catholic victims of British soldiers, shot during protests, are portrayed in the bottom right.
Northumberland Street, west Belfast
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Pearse’s famous “Ireland unfree …” is modified to become “Women unfree shall never be at peace” alongside a combined anarchist and female (Venus) symbol. With the rejoinder: “Fuck up and make the tea!”
Northland Road, Derry
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Legislation to protect workers (and other patrons) from second-hand smoke came into effect on April 30th, 2007 (BBC-NI).
Free Derry Corner, Bogside, Derry
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“You don’t have to spend to give this Christmas – Neighbourhood money and debt advisor – Rosaire [McLoughlin, Dove House] TEL: 269327”
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Three year-old Tyler Watson survived the crash in which both of his parents were killed by a “death driver” (rather than “joyrider”) near Ballymoney (BBC). For the original photograph, see the Extramural post on the version of this board on the Shankill, where the Watsons were from.
Three versions of the mural were painted, part of the campaign by Families Bereaved Through Car Crime (Fb). This one is on the Springfield Road, near where Debbie McComb was run over in 2000 (see Death Driving), and is dedicated by artist Frank (Lucas) Quigley to son Rossa Quigley who was struck by dangerous driver in April 2003 on the Cliftonville Road. Another was placed in north Belfast just below Cliftonville Road.
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