IRISH FREEDOM
COMMITTEE NEWSLIST
http://www.irishfreedomcommittee.net
March 25, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
The Irish Freedom Committee will honor the 94th Anniversary of the 1916
Easter Rising at a commemorative breakfast event at Chicago's Abbey Pub
on Sunday April 11, 2010.
(CHICAGO) 94 years ago in Dublin, on Easter Monday 1916, a small band of
brave volunteers took on the might of the British army to proclaim a
Sovereign and Independent Ireland. Two years later, in the only
all-Ireland election in Ireland's history, the majority of the Irish
people voted overwhelmingly to remove the British presence from Ireland.
Today, 94 years on, Ireland still remains divided and occupied by a
foreign military force.
On Sunday April 11, 2010, the Irish Freedom Committee will remember the
extraordinary events of Easter 1916 and continue the call for a United,
Sovereign and All-Ireland Republic free of British rule. The
commemoration will take place from Noon to 2:00 PM at the Abbey Pub,
3420 West Grace St. in Chicago. Musical guest is renowned Chicago
balladeer Joe Monahan, who tells the story of Ireland's struggle for
freedom in song. Statements from the Irish republican movement in
Ireland will be presented, and the Proclamation of Ireland - read aloud
on the steps of the GPO on Easter Monday 1916 by Padraig Pearse - will
be recited.
Your donation of $15 at the door includes a full traditional Irish
breakfast. There will be a cash bar. A raffle with prizes including
Irish republican memorabilia will be held with all proceeds going
directly to the families of Irish republican political prisoners; whose
numbers continue to swell under the so-called "Peace Process". There
will be news updates shared directly from the POWs, who are now being
locked down for up to 12 hours at a time without access to food or fresh
water. There will be a cards signing for Irish POWs, and Irish
republican memorabilia including books, tee shirts and badges will be on
sale.
The IFC Easter Commemoration will follow a wreath laying and
commemoration by the Irish Republican Socialist Committee of North
America at the James Connelly monument in Union Square Park, Ashland
Ave. at Washington Street, which commences at 10:00 AM. All are
encouraged to also attend the IRSCNA event.
The Irish Freedom Committee® is a legally incorporated Not-for-Profit
organization dedicated to education and to the direct support of
families and dependents of Irish Republican political prisoners. The
Irish Freedom Committee does not support or endorse any banned or
proscribed foreign agency, or any foreign political party, but is a
fully U.S. based organization.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Deirdre Fennessy
The Irish Freedom Committee, Inc.
312-560-9311
saoirse@irishfreedomcommittee.net
http://www.irishfreedomcommittee.net
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