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.
"It is part of the ongoing efforts to tackle racism, fascism and hatred of Muslims which are all being pushed by the far right."
ReplyDeleteWhen is the big march to bring 'Catholic, Protestant, and Dissenter' together...
"'Unity Over Division".....Maybe 'we' should clean up our own backyard first.
Belfast is very much a divided city with little unity