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In July the anti-apartheid pledge was signed by Councillor Patricia Logue, Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Foyle MP Colum Eastwood. Sinn Fein Padraig Delargy, Mary Durkan and Catherine Hutton. This important step marks the beginning of a process to move civic society towards a rejection of apartheid Israel and making the councilContinue reading “Thousands sign Anti- Apartheid for Palestine Pledge”

The Cuban flag was raised at Free Derry Corner to mark the 70th anniversary of the attack on Moncado Barracks in Cuba, the symbolic start of the Cuban revolution. Speaker Daisy Mules gave a short oration to assembled supporters, calling for an end to the US blockade of Cuba. On 26 July 1953, Fidel CastroContinue reading “Derry Activists Support Cuban National Rebellion Day”

Jimmy Toye grew up in Free Derry, and is a volunteer at the Museum of Free Derry.   Some visitors on Fahan Street  The first few months after British soldiers came in August 1969 was the honeymoon period, but when they started raiding and backing up the RUC any relationship there quickly faded away. The BritishContinue reading “Free Derry Memories- Jimmy Toye”

On my return to Derry after 27 years in Canada I realised I didn’t know enough about the conflict in general and Bloody Sunday in particular. Despite my distance from home and the fact I was fortunate enough to return home to attend my Kevin’s funeral, my life was still impacted by the Troubles, asContinue reading “Trust Voices: Jean Hegarty”

Brian Dooley is a Friend of the Bloody Sunday Trust. He is Honorary Professor of Practice at the Mitchell Institute, Queen’s University Belfast, Senior Advisor to Human Rights First, Visiting Scholar at University College London and author, @dooley_dooley Describe your early childhood I grew up in a fairly typical south London Irish family. My parents were from KerryContinue reading “Interview with Brian Dooley”