#Bloody Sunday

[blackrebelphotographyclub]

The Bloody Sunday Committee marched in support of families of the victims and in solidarity with Palestine. One world, one struggle.

#free Gaza #free Palestine #Derry #photography #protest photography #Bloody Sunday

[phoenixyfriend]

VP Kamala Harris is calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

I was alerted to this by the BBC Global News podcast. AP News has a full article on the speech itself, which was not held about Israel and Palestine, but was rather focused on domestic issues of race equality, as the speech was given in Selma, Alabama, on the anniversary of Bloody Sunday (a 1965 Civil Rights march that ended in police violence). There is also a Reuters article if you prefer those.

Despite VP Harris's incredible dedication to the topic of combating anti-black racism in the US and position as a figurehead and spokeswoman for many in that regard, she did find time in her speech for the following:

THINGS OF NOTE:

Harris is still, technically, holding to the party line on the topic of 'Israel has a right to defend itself.' At this point, I'm sure we've all seen enough arguments on whether or not that right is something Israel actually has, given its violations of the international laws of occupation, but it does read to me as more lip service than actual sincerity at this point.

Harris puts the onus of agreeing to a ceasefire on Hamas, rather than Israel. Given Netanyahu's months of explicit refusal to consider a ceasefire unless Hamas is completely and utterly destroyed (and with them, Gaza), this is... not great. Not great. She said, "Hamas claims it wants a ceasefire. Well, there is a deal on the table. And as we have said, Hamas needs to agree to that deal. Let’s get a ceasefire. Let’s reunite the hostages with their families. And let’s provide immediate relief to the people of Gaza."

The 'immediate ceasefire' is still just the 6-week pause that Biden has been talking about, rather than a permanent one.

The speech included "The Israeli government must do more to significantly increase the flow of aid. No excuses." This statement is interesting to look at in light of the US recently hitting a watershed moment and beginning airdrops of relief aid, something so inefficient that they were reluctant to engage with it until given no other choice. The preference was trucks, which are more efficient in terms of quantity, fuel usage, risk of damage from wind blowing things off course, etc. The 'no other choice' is in regards to whether or not the trucks could still get in, not in regards to international or domestic pressure, though that was likely a factor as well.

We got what I believe are some of the harshest and most direct criticisms of Israel's actions so far: "What we are seeing every day in Gaza is devastating. We have seen reports of families eating leaves or animal feed. Women giving birth to malnourished babies with little or no medical care, and children dying from malnutrition and dehydration. Our hearts break for the victims of that horrific tragedy and for all the innocent people in Gaza who are suffering from what is clearly a humanitarian catastrophe. People in Gaza are starving. The conditions are inhumane."

These comments are receiving international coverage, though I'm a bit concerned by how... blase and unconcerned Israeli media seems to be, though since this particular journal (Times of Israel) claims to be non-partisan, maybe that's why? That said, Al Jazeera is also calling it a 'rare rebuke,' which I would guess is a good sign for the shifting of DC's position on the subject when combined with the recent aid drops.

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#gaza #united states #israel #palestine #call your reps #kamala harris #bloody sunday #current events #phoenix politics #death mention #child death mention

[brendanjharkin]

Bloody Sunday March for Justice - Derry, Northern Ireland

#derry #ireland #northern ireland #bloody sunday #history #photography

[cartermagazine]

Today In History

The first Selma to Montgomery march began on Sunday, March 7, led by SNCC chairman John Lewis and the Reverend Hosea Williams of SCLC.

Predating the march, Reverend C.T. Vivian led a peaceful march to the courthouse in Marion, Alabama on February 18, 1965, to protest the arrest of DCVL member James Orange. On the way to the courthouse, Alabama state troopers attacked the marchers, shooting Jimmie Lee Jackson in the process. Jackson died eight days later, prompting James Bevel of SCLC to call for a march from Selma to Montgomery to speak with Governor George Wallace about Jimmie Lee Jackson’s death.

The march proceeded without any interruptions until the protesters arrived at the Edmund Pettus Bridge where they were met with violence by Alabama law enforcement officials. Amelia Boynton was beaten unconscious. John Lewis suffered a skull fracture from the attack, and later mentioned he thought he was going to die that day. After this terrifying ordeal was over, more than 60 marchers would be injured. This day would become known as “Bloody Sunday.”

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#bloody sunday #salma #john lewis #carter magazine #historyandhiphop365 #carter #wherehistoryandhiphopmeet #history #cartermagazine #today in history #staywoke #blackhistory #blackhistorymonth

[liveforthesound]

#Bloody Sunday #soldier f #fuck Britain

[garadinervi]

Bloody Sunday first commemoration, January 1973 [Photo Album of the Irish]

#photography #bloody sunday #patrick doherty #gerard donaghy #john duddy #hugh gilmour #michael kelly #michael mcdaid #kevin mcelhinney #bernard mcguigan #gerard mckinney #william mckinney #william nash #james wray #john young #john johnston #museum of free derry #photo album of the irish #1970s

[whenweallvote]

On This Day in 1965: Just one week after Bloody Sunday, Former President Lyndon B. Johnson addressed a joint session of Congress to urge the passage of voting rights legislation. 

The Voting Rights Act was signed into law five months later, protecting voting rights for every American — but voter suppression and attacks on our democracy still threaten our access to the ballot box today.

This year alone, at least 284 bills restricting voter access have been introduced across the country. In 14 states, at least 17 new voter suppression laws will be in effect for the 2024 General Election. 

We need federal voting rights protections to ensure all Americans can freely exercise our right to vote. Voting rights are on the ballot this year. Make sure you’re registered to vote NOW at weall.vote/register.

#on this day #OTD #bloody sunday #LBJ #president lyndon b johnson #lyndon b johnson #voting rights #voting rights legislation #voting rights act #VRA #voter suppression #register to vote #vote #voting

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in 1972 – In what is to become known as Bloody Sunday, the British Army kills 13 civil rights demonstrators in the Bogside district of Derry. A 14th marcher later dies of his injuries.

Thirteen people were shot and killed when British paratroopers opened fire on a crowd of civilians in Derry. Fourteen others were wounded, one later died. The marchers had been campaigning for equal rights such as one man, one vote. Despite initial attempts by British authorities to justify the shootings including a rushed report by Lord Widgery exonerating the troops, the Saville Report which…

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#Bloody Sunday #Bogside Massacre #Creggan shops #Derry #Dublin #England #Ex-paratroopers #History of Ireland #Irish History #London #March #Northern Ireland #Paratroopers #Saville Report #TD Clare Daly

[drmajalis]

FUUUUUUUUCCCCCCKKKKKK YOUUUUUUUUUU ENGLAND

Solder F is David James Cleary

#arknights #united kingdom #ireland #bloody sunday

[georgefairbrother]

This month (April) in 1969, the BBC reported on a surprising by-election result;

“…A 21-year-old woman, Bernadette Devlin, has become Britain’s youngest ever female MP and the third youngest MP ever…Standing as an independent Unity candidate, Miss Devlin wrested the seat of Mid-Ulster in Northern Ireland from the Ulster Unionists…”

She had grown up in a working class family of six children, and both parents had died by the time she was a teenager, forcing her to balance furthering her education while taking care of her younger siblings.

Bogside 1969 (image BBC News)

Having been arrested and subsequently imprisoned for her role in the Battle of the Bogside, violent sectarian protests in Derry in August of that year, she was re-elected at the UK general election in 1970 and served one full term.

Following Bloody Sunday, she (literally) smacked Conservative Home Secretary Reginald Maudling in the face for asserting in the House of Commons that the behaviour of members of the the British Parachute Regiment, (which had killed 14 civilians and wounded at least a further 15 during street protests in Derry), had been justified on the grounds of acting in self-defence. Devlin had personally witness these events.

Having not sought re-election in 1974, she remained active politically, supporting the cause of the hunger strikers in 1981 and standing unsuccessfully for seats in the European Parliament and the Dail Eirreann (Parliament of the Irish Republic).

On January 16th, 1981, the BBC reported:

“…The Northern Ireland civil rights campaigner and former Westminster MP, Bernadette McAliskey (formerly Devlin) has been shot by gunmen who burst into her home…The three men shot Mrs McAliskey, in the chest, arm and thigh as she went to wake up one of her three children. Her husband, Michael, was also shot twice at point blank range…Three men are now being questioned by police. They were arrested by members of the Parachute Regiment, who were on patrol nearby when they heard the shots…The McAliskeys were flown by army helicopter to hospital in Belfast, where their condition is said to be serious, but not life-threatening…”

(Irish news sources claim that the British soldiers were 'watching the home' but did not intervene).

The BBC also reported that Loyalist paramilitaries were going after those who were campaigning for H Block prison reform, in the heightened tensions surrounding hunger strikes over demands for ‘prisoner of war’ status by Republicans in custody. Four campaign activists had been killed to that point.

Bernadette McAliskey continued to advocate for civil rights in Northern Ireland, and for inmates and former inmates of the Maze Prison. She later founded the South Tyrone Empowerment Programme, a community welfare organisation, now listed as a resource on the UK government family support webpage for Northern Ireland, researching and campaigning in areas such as housing, family support, civil rights, and the welfare of migrant workers.

Top image and additional material from the website of herstory.ie

#derry #bloody sunday #the troubles #northern ireland #uk politics #protest #civil rights #activism #bogside #uk government #house of commons

[khaperai]

#bloody sunday #ireland #northern Ireland #own post

[k992]

fun fact of the day: soldier F is a murderer and a former Lance Corporal by the name of David James Cleary, he is confirmed to have shot both James Wray and William McKinney in the back and attempted to kill four others. in total he and his companions fired over 100 rounds into crowds of unarmed civilians without cause or warning, killing 14 and wounding another 12. of those killed, 6 were children.

#ireland #fuck the monarchy #fuck britain #bloody sunday #they literally shot at children with zero provocation holy shit why are people still defending them

[the-lady-maddy]

#bloody sunday #derry #ireland #ireland 🇮🇪 #pro palestine #endisraelsgenocide #palestine #gaza #i stand with palestine 🇵🇸 #free gaza #free palestine 🇵🇸 #gaza strip #free palestine #gazaunderattack #palestine resources #israel is a terrorist state #israel is committing genocide #Instagram

[brendanjharkin]

There's a certain kind of poetry to how a post about Bloody Sunday, an event which saw unarmed civilians murdered for participating in an anti-internment march and often draws "whatabout the IRA" responses when demands for justice are made, has drawn "whatabout October 7th" replies from people taking issue with marchers showing solidarity with Palestine and tens of thousands of people murdered in just a few months. For every atrocity in human history you will find some 2D troglodyte justifying it with "whatabout". They are the shit under humanity's shoe.

#palestine #ireland #bloody sunday

[beljar]

It is ten o’clock, or perhaps eleven, it’s late, it’s early, the sun rises, night falls, the sounds never quite cease altogether, time never stops completely.

You see, one loves the sunset when one is so sad.

No one wants to believe that the garden is dying, that the garden’s heart has swollen under the sun, that the garden is slowly forgetting its green moments.

I was walking down the road with two friends when the sun set; suddenly, the sky turned as red as blood. I stopped and leaned against the fence, feeling unspeakably tired.

I felt like I was sort of disappearing. It was that kind of a crazy afternoon, terrifically cold, and no sun out or anything, and you felt like you were disappearing every time you crossed a road.

Illustrations: Katherine Lam. || Texts: Georges Perec, A Man Asleep, 1967 (translated from the French by Andrew Leak) // Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, from The Little Prince, April 6, 1943 //Vladimir Bartol, from Alamut, 1938 // Edvard Munch about his painting The Scream (1910) // Holden Caulfield, from The Catcher in the Rye (July 16, 1951) by J. D. Salinger

#art works #classic lit art #illustrations #bloody sunrise #sunlight #bloody sunday #orange #revolt against the sun #katherine lam #georges perec #a man asleep #un homme qui dort #the little prince #antoine de saint exupery #holden caulfield #jd salinger #the catcher in the rye #vladimir bartol #alamūt #edvard munch #the scream #parallels #web weaving #art aesthetic #books and libraries #artwork #illustration

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in 2002 – The film 'Bloody Sunday', directed and written by Paul Greengrass, won the coveted Golden Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival.

Ten international judges praised the British-Irish co-production, which drew cheers when it was screened, for “its extraordinary authenticity”. The award was greeted with strong applause from critics. The jury chairman, the Indian director Mira Nair, said the film captured “the urgency and intention of being part of a historic struggle”. Bloody Sunday director Paul Greengrass has called it “a…

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#Berlin Film Festival #Bloody Sunday #Bloody Sunday Film #Derry #History #History of Ireland #Ireland #Irish History #Northern Ireland