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Second Best

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As reported in the media a week ago (BBC | Guardian | U.tv video | Slugger), an east Belfast mural featuring footballer George Best, which itself replaced a UVF mural, has been painted over and is being replaced by a new UVF mural. Progress on the piece, however, seems to have halted. This image shows the progress as of Monday 9th, showing no change since the 4th. The mural quotes Martin Luther King’s Letter From Birmingham Jail (pdf), drawing a parallel between the Civil Rights movement in the US and the situation of contemporary Protestants. Below is an image of the George Best piece, courtesy of the Geograph project.

Update 2013-09-13 U.tv reports that the work on the mural has indeed been halted.

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Civil Rights Camp

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The language of “civil rights” and “equality” is being used at the Twaddell site, as can be seen in the placard shown here there are three copies of this sign: the second image, below, is of one on the north side of the street (visible in the previous set of Twaddell pictures) and the third image shows an additional copy on the electrical box on the south side of the street.

“Established to campaign for Equality. Civil Rights. Welcome to all who support the campaign. The two main objectives are to see the Ligoniel lodges, bands and supporters complete their 12th july parade; to have the current parades commission removed. Please note the camp and the surrounding area is an alcohol free zone. All music must finish by 9 p.m. and the wishes of the local residents fully respected. Thank you for your support. United we stand – divided we fall.”

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X01290 X01291 X01292 scales of justice, commemorating the royal engagement and marriage william & catherine; woodvale defenders of the union flag south support loyal orders hatred of orange culture no surrender not now not ever respect our community south londonderry vanguard bears strictly no alcohol to be consumed residential area

Twaddell Protest Camp

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Three images from the protest camp at the top of Twaddell Avenue, at the southern border of Ardoyne. The protest is in response to a parades commission ruling that, on July 12th, Orange marches could only go past the Ardoyne shops in the morning but not return via the same route.

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X01297 X01296 X01298 if you attempt to remove persons from this site you may be liable to legal proceedings signed protest camp; martin miller where is our shared space parades commission criminalises protestants respect my identity and my culture south belfast supports loyal orders, this ones for you “squinter” end hatred of orange culture respect our community district no. 4 belfast loyal orange orders supports ligoniel district lodges our civil and religious liberties we will maintain

Supporters Club

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More images from the Twaddell protest camp, this time from the north side of Twaddell Avenue.

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X01293 X01294 X05291 X01295 ardoyne rangers supporters club supports ligoniel lodges pride of flute band and twaddell residents queenspark british and proud no surrender; north belfast sisters and brethren district end sectarian hatred of protestant culture if a shared future doesn’t include my orange culture history and tradition then there can be no shared future sash king billy antrim unionist forum UPV united protestant voice PUP progressive unionist party mid-ulster association branch youth of northern ireland respect our culture carrickfergus united loyalists civil rights

Industrial Legacy

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A fourth and final metal-work piece from the Cupar Way “peace” line shows an aeroplane in outline over a globe and gives a list of various Belfast streets which were formerly industrial centres: Shankill Rd., North St., Victoria St., High St., Ann St., Peters Hill, Royal Ave., Castle Place, Queens Bridge. A wide shot of all (one | two | three) four pieces (as well as Let Go Of The Past and 3 R’s) can be found below.

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Hope Lost

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Above is a colourful metal-worked piece bolted to the “peace” line on Cupar Way, celebrating “Shankill Ingenuity” while commemorating the lives lost on Titanic.

“1140” p.m. local time, April 14th, 1912, was when the ship hit an iceberg and began sinking. At about 2:20 a.m., in the early hours of the 15th, it went under.

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Update from March 2024: here is the piece covered in tourists’ signatures.

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Identity

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Another colourful piece of metalwork on the Cupar Way “peace” line, celebrating the construction of the Titanic at Harland & Wolff shipyard.

Let Go Of The Past

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Board on the Cupar Way side of the “peace” line showing, on the left hand side, rioters with petrol bombs attacking the police, the “peace” line, and a burning vehicle, and, on the right, construction workers, university graduates, and happy children. “Fight for a better future. It is your choice.” For more information, see Daniela Balmaverde.

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