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TWIN IFC EVENTS: Bloody Sunday Commemorations in Boston, Albuquerque
Tuesday January 30, 2007
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In twin events in Boston and Albuquerque
on Tuesday January 30, 2007,
the Irish Freedom Committee will solemnly remember the Bloody Sunday
massacre of fourteen innocent civilians by British security forces
thirty-five years ago in Derry, Ireland.
In BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS, the Kerins/O'Neill Cumann of the IFC will
host a commemoration from 6:00 PM to 1:00 AM at the historic Plough
and Stars Pub in Cambridge, with speakers giving readings on the
history of the Civil Rights march and British Army massacre, and
musical entertainment by a variety of performers including New York
Irish singer/songwriter John Gilligan, Boston musician Pete Cassani
(The Peasants), and Celtic band Erin Og. For full details and contact
information please see the Boston IFC Press Release below.
In ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO, the Ronan MacLochlainn Cumann will present
three screenings of the feature film "Bloody Sunday", which
powerfully
and accurately recreates minute-to-minute details of the British Army
massacre and cover-up. The screenings will be held at Albuquerque's
famed Guild Cinema at 4:30 PM, 6:45 PM and 9:15 PM, with a question
and answer session following the 6:45 showing. There will be a $7.00
admission donation for the event, and a benefit raffle for POW crafts
with all proceeds going directly to the families of Irish Republican
POWs being held in English and Irish Free State prisons. For full
details and contact information please see the Albuquerque IFC Press
Release below.
Hope to see you at one of the events!
Irish Freedom Committee
http://www.irishfreedomcommittee.net/
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Media Release
CONTACT:
George Cuddy
Irish Freedom Committee, Kerins / O'Neill Cumann
Phone: 617.893.0292
Email: puskasfan@yahoo.com
January 2, 2007
BOSTON MA BLOODY SUNDAY COMMEMORATION – TUESDAY
JANUARY 30, 2007.
A commemoration of the 35th anniversary of the "Bloody Sunday"
massacre in Derry, Northern Ireland will be held at The Plough and
Stars in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Tuesday, January 30, 2007.
Sponsored by the Irish Freedom Committee to honor fourteen civil
rights demonstrators shot and killed by the British Army on January
30, 1972. Festivities will begin at 6:00 PM and continue until 1:00 AM.
PERFORMERS INCLUDE:
New York Irish singer/songwriter John Gilligan, Boston musician Pete
Cassani (The Peasants), Celtic band Erin Og. An assortment of Irish
musicians will play impromptu sets throughout the course of the day
and night. The ceremony will include a brief history of "Bloody
Sunday," a moment of silence for the victims and poetry readings
from
distinguished guests.
The Plough, which opens at 11:30 AM weekdays, will be creating a
special Irish-themed lunch and dinner menu for the day of the event.
Drink specials will also be featured. The partners who operate the
pub—Jennifer Lockwood, Brendan Curtis and Tim Carey—are donating the
use of the facility free of charge. "We are very excited about
hosting this commemoration event," said Jennifer Lockwood. "It
will be
a unifying experience for all who are interested in sustaining a
prolonged peace in Ireland."
The Irish Freedom Committee http://www.irishfreedomcommittee.net)
is a
nation-wide, registered not-for-profit, wholly US-based organization
dedicated to the humanitarian and charitable support of the dependents
of Irish Republican POWs held in Ireland, Northern Ireland and England.
WHEN/WHERE:
TUESDAY JANUARY 30, 2007
THE PLOUGH AND STARS PUB
912 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., CAMBRIDGE MASS.
7:00 PM - 1:00 AM
ADMISSION IS FREE
For more information, visit
The Plough & Stars
http://www.ploughandstars.com/
John Gilligan
http://www.myspace.com/johngilligan
Pete Cassani (of The Peasants)
http://www.myspace.com/thepeasants
Erin Og
http://www.myspace.com/erinog
CONTACT:
George Cuddy (617) 893-0292 or Boston@irishfreedomcommittee.net
Kerins / O'Neill Cumann
Boston, MA
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Media Release
CONTACT:
Chuck McLaughlin
Irish Freedom Committee, Ronan MacLochlainn Cumann, Albuquerque New
Mexico
Phone: 505-235-5906
Email: newmexico@irishfreedomcommittee.net
January 2, 2007
ALBUQUERQUE NM - "BLOODY SUNDAY" FILM
SCREENING AND DISCUSSION –
TUESDAYJANUARY 30, 2007.
The Irish Freedom Committee Presents "Bloody Sunday" -- 30
January 2007
The Original Bloody Sunday
On 30 January 1972, soldiers from the British Army's 1st Parachute
Regiment opened fire on unarmed and peaceful civilian demonstrators in
the Bogside, Derry, Ireland, near the Rossville Flats, killing 13 and
wounding a number of others. One wounded man later died from illness
attributed to that shooting.
The march, which was called to protest internment, was
"illegal"
according to British government authorities. Internment without trial
was introduced by the British government on August 9, 1971.
The British-government-appointed Widgery Tribunal found soldiers were
not guilty of shooting dead the 13 civilians in cold blood.
Thirty-five years later and still no justice.
On 30 January 2007, The Irish Freedom Committee will host three
showings of the remarkable film "Bloody Sunday" at the Guild
Cinema
located at 3405 Central Ave. NE, Albuquerque.
Phone: 255-1848
Show times -- 4:30 PM, 6:45 PM (followed by a short
question-and-answer session) and 9:15 PM. $7.00 admission
Proceeds from these screenings will go directly to the families of
Irish Republican POWs being held in English and Irish Free State
prisons.
The Irish Freedom Committee will hold a benefit raffle the night of
the show.
WHEN/WHERE:
TUESDAY JANUARY 30, 2007
THE GUILD CINEMA
3405 CENTRAL AVE. NE, ALBUQUERQUE NM
4:30 PM, 6:45 PM, and 9:15 PM (short question-and-answer session
follows 6:45 showing)
ADMISSION DONATION $7:00
For more information, visit
The Irish Freedom Committee
http://www.irishfreedomcommittee.net
The Guild Cinema
http://www.guildcinema.com/
"Bloody Sunday" film review (IMDB)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280491/
IFC New Mexico screens "Some Mothers Son"
http://www.irishfreedomcommittee.net/IFC_INFO/EVENTS/IFC_NewMexico/somemothersso\
n06_report.htm
CONTACT:
Chuck McLaughlin (505) 235-5906 or newmexico@irishfreedomcommittee.net.
Ronan MacLochlainn Cumann
Albuquerque, NM
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