Former IRA volunteer and ex-prisoner, spent 18 years in Long Kesh, 4 years on the blanket and no-wash/no work protests which led to the hunger strikes of the 80s. Completed PhD at Queens upon release from prison. Left the Republican Movement at the endorsement of the Good Friday Agreement, and went on to become a journalist. Co-founder of The Blanket, an online magazine that critically analyzed the Irish peace process. Lead researcher for the Belfast Project, an oral history of the Troubles.
Good luck with this - i hope it is well attended.
ReplyDeleteFrom Stop the War Coalition website:
"NATIONAL DEMONSTRATION FOR GAZA
LONDON SATURDAY 9 AUGUST
Details to follow soon. No excuses. Be there.
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No excuses. This must be the largest ever UK demonstration for Gaza."