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A spokesperson for the Irish Republican Socialist Party in Derry urged all those who supported the demands of the hunger strikers in 1981 to turn out in large numbers this Saturday to remember the men who gave all they had in the 1981 hunger strike.
The prison protest in 1981 was a very harrowing time for republicans as we watched our comrades' lives ebb away in the H-Blocks. Republicans today are forever in awe of the courage and determination of all those who stood firm in Long Kesh and Armagh Gaol at that time. For it is their example that guides us in 2005 as we strive to build a new society in Ireland, free from British imperialism and free from foreign and native capitalism. A society that respects diversity and difference. This Saturday is the 24th anniversary of the death of the tenth and last man to die on hunger strike, INLA Volunteer Michael Devine from Derry. The Irish Republican Socialist Movement will be holding a march in Derry on Saturday 20th August. The march will begin at the Rosemount Factory at 2pm and make its way from there to the graves of the two Derry City men who died during the 1981 protest, Patsy O'Hara and Micky Devine, at the republican socialist plot in the city cemetery. Speakers will include Martin McMonagle from the IRSP and Margaret McNutt, whose five year old son Michael was seriously injured by joyriders recently in Galliagh. Margaret McNutt will use the platform to call for support for the campaign to rid the scourge of joyriding from the streets of Derry. Anyone requiring further details should contact the IRSP in Derry on 02871 262999 or email derryirsp@hotmail.com. |