Belfast west

No Dogs, No POWs

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2013-08-04 No POWs+

“No blacks, no Irish, no dogs, no POWs – sponsored by SDLP/TUV” (Traditional Unionist Voice). The reference of this board in Turf Lodge is a June motion in the NI Assembly to bar anyone convicted of a serious offence from serving as a ministerial adviser (the trigger case being Mary McArdle). Passage of the bill was secured when SDLP members supported the motion.

Report in the News Letter | Discussion at Slugger

For the other side of the ‘H’, see Turf Lodge Remembers.

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Turf Lodge Remembers

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2013-08-04 TurfLRemembers+

The eastern side of the H-Block ‘H’ at the top of Monagh Road as it was in May, 2013, with a board in memory of the Gibraltar three (Dan, Mairead, Sean ) and another volunteer killed a few days later (Kevin) (for background, see both 25 Years In Progress | Completed) and announcing an Easter Sunday rally commemorating the 1916 Rising.

For the other (western) side of the ‘H’, see No Dogs, No POWs.

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Free Stephen Murney

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This is an Éırígí (web) stencil in support of their member Stephen Murney, who was arrested in November (2012) and subsequently transferred to Maghaberry on charges of supporting terrorism.

(In March 2014 he would be released.) (Newry Republican)

Hugo Street, Belfast. (First use of this wall.) The plaque above is to Pearse Jordan.

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Don’t Lose Your Voice

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2013-08-02 RegisterToVote+

A flyer/poster in the window (of an unmarked unit, but presumably a community resource centre – next to Sam Glenn’s butchers) exhorting residents of the Shankill area to register to vote, part of the recent trend of sentiments expressing Protestant marginalization. (See previously: Carrickfergus panels one | two)

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Prison First, Then President

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2013-07-23 Mandela+

“”In my country we go to prison first and then become President” – Madiba, Nelson Mandela, freedom lover, friend of Ireland.”

Above is a new mural on Northumberland Street (not on Divis Street’s international wall) in honour of the ailing Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday, on July 18th. Painted by Lucas Quigley (you can see a signature and a telephone number in the lower right), the mural features Mandela, the flags of Ireland and South Africa, and the Sınn Féın logo (in contrast with the dissident flyers further up to the left, shown in 1 Ireland, 1 Vote). Detail below. The photo reproduced is probably this Getty image.

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The Usual Suspects

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2013-06-18 G8WarCriminals+

To coincide with the G8 meeting taking place in Fermanagh this week “G8/NWO – War Criminals” appeared on the side of Black Mountain above New Barnsley.

Previously on the mountain: Thatcher – The Real Criminal

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