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Derry 1968-2004: The Struggle Goes On

category derry | history and heritage | feature author Sunday October 03, 2004 16:56author by Various from Derry Report this post to the editors

Celebration of Civil Rights March Anniversary Expresses Outrage at Racist and Homophobic Attacks

From The Newswire: I don't really think yesterday's march should be described as a commemoration march. Sure, it was held to coincide with the 36th anniversary of the Oct. 5th march that is seen as starting the whole civil rights movement. But the idea for the march came first and then got hooked into the Oct. 5th thing. Basically, the SEA (Socialist Environmental Alliance) was looking for some way of responding to the high level of homophobic attacks in the city and also wanting to do something about racist attacks (there have been verbal attacks in Derry, but no physical ones). We thought we should link these two hate crimes and then thought the obvious thing to do was to call a "civil rights for all" march and link it to the history of civil rights activism in Derry.

We contacted the Rainbow Project and the people there thought it a really great idea. Since three of the organisers of the original 5th Oct march are associated with the SEA - Eamonn McCann, Dermie McClenaghan and Johnny White - they spearheaded the calls for the march. Having decided to make it a civil rights march, it was clear that the demands had to include Seamus Doherty, a republican 'dissident' who is being framed by the PSNI. In fact, his framing is so obvious that even the police ombudsman is suggesting the officer in charge of his case should be prosecuted for 'perverting the course of justice'. The march managed to smoke out Sinn Fein and even the SDLP to support the campaign against this miscarriage of justice. It was great to see something between 700 and 1,000 people march down Shipquay Street in support of gay rights and civil liberties and against racism - in spite of it being a wet and blustery day.

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Several hundered people took part in this years Civil Rights commemoration in Derry.

Several hundered people took part in this years Civil Rights commemoration in Derry.

Representatives from most political parties (SDLP, SF, IRSP and SEA) as well as trade union and community organisations (Derry Trades Council, UNISON, Rainbow Project)took part in an effort to so their disgust and outrage at continuing racist and homophobic attacks.

The family of Derry man Seamus Doherty, currently being held on false charges also spoke of his continuied imprisonment.

Derry Rainbow Project activists at yesterdays rally
Derry Rainbow Project activists at yesterdays rally

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Civil Rights 1968-2004     Raymond    Sun Oct 03, 2004 15:48 
   Not so much a commemoration     Michael    Sun Oct 03, 2004 16:06 
   More photos     Michael    Sun Oct 03, 2004 16:25 
   Struggle goes on...?     Confused    Mon Oct 04, 2004 16:41 
   Confused or stupid?     Badman    Mon Oct 04, 2004 17:42 
   Civil rights!     David McSwiggan    Mon Oct 04, 2004 20:13 
   Still confused     Confused    Mon Oct 04, 2004 20:49 
   Oh...     Confused    Mon Oct 04, 2004 20:52 
   Confused indeed     ali la pointe    Mon Oct 04, 2004 22:06 
 10   civil rights - but only as defined by the SWP?     Jack    Mon Oct 04, 2004 23:37 
 11   No longer confused     No longer confused    Tue Oct 05, 2004 00:27 
 12   Paranoia rules!     Daithi    Tue Oct 05, 2004 09:44 
 13   SEA     observer    Tue Oct 05, 2004 10:13 
 14   SWP     No longer confused    Tue Oct 05, 2004 10:47 
 15   Well done the organisers and all who attended!     ali la pointe    Tue Oct 05, 2004 15:15 
 16   the end     otto ruhles    Tue Oct 05, 2004 23:00 
 17   too much time on your hands     Daithi    Tue Oct 05, 2004 23:36 
 18   Daithi avoids the question     jack    Wed Oct 06, 2004 00:39 
 19   Confused or stupid Daithi(or as Bearla david)?     An Scriostoir    Wed Oct 06, 2004 17:19 
 20   It's not woth it Jack     muckle    Wed Oct 06, 2004 17:20 
 21   Get your facts right     Daithi    Thu Oct 07, 2004 10:05 
 22   re "gays were probably being beaten up at the time of the civil rights protests"     -    Thu Oct 07, 2004 12:53 
 23   SEA bluster and shite talk     jack    Fri Oct 08, 2004 00:53 
 24   Where do you live Jack?     Daithi    Fri Oct 08, 2004 11:17 
 25   Re: muckle     Scath Shéamais    Fri Oct 08, 2004 14:30 
 26   SEA paranoia     jack    Sat Oct 09, 2004 03:03 
 27   Who's "Us" according the SEA?     muckle    Mon Oct 11, 2004 19:33 
 28   Gaeil In Éadan An Chogaidh     rónán    Thu Oct 21, 2004 16:44 


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