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February 13, 2005

02/13/05 - Bogside Artists US Speaking Tour

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BOGSIDE ARTISTS
U.S. SPEAKING TOUR

http://www.iauc.org/bogside.htm

The Irish American Unity Conference is sponsoring the Bogside Artists on a
US speaking tour this March.

The Bogside Artists are three artists from an area of Derry City in Ireland,
known as the Bogside. It was in this area that fourteen people were shot
dead by the British army on January 30, 1972. The artists commemorated the
event in a large mural situated on the site. This mural is called simply
‘Bloody Sunday’. Situated not far from it are two more murals, one depicts a
child in a gasmask holding a petrol bomb. It was named by the artists, ‘The
Battle Of The Bogside’, to commemorate the event in October ‘69 when the
Catholic Bogsiders confronted the RUC, and their auxiliary force the
B-Specials, in a pitched battle. This mural is world-famous and is referred
to locally as ‘the petrol bomber’. The mural beside it commemorates the part
played by Bernadette Devlin in this historic battle.

During this tour, Tom Kelly and Kevin Hasson will speak about their murals,
30 years of conflict in Ireland and the story of the bogside.

TOUR SCHEDULE:
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WASHINGTON, DC
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March 9-12, 2005

Wednesday, March 9
At 7:00 P.M.
MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
Library Auditorium
2807 North Glebe Road Arlington, Virginia 22207-4299

Thursday, March 10
At 9 A.M. - 11A.M.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Irish Issues Advocacy Days
http://www.iauc.org/lobbydays2005.htm
Rayburn Building

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SAN FRANCISCO
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March 13-15, 2005

Sunday, March 13:
ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE in San Francisco

Monday, March 14
At 1-3 P.M. & 6-8 P.M.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
Martin Luther King Student Center 4th Level
In The TAN OAK ROOM

Tuesday, March 15
At 9:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M.
GLOBAL EXCHANGE
2017 Mission Street, #303 San Francisco

11:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. - Mural Tour of San Francisco

For More Information On These Events Contact:
San Francisco Chapter
Briana Learnihan #510-910-0966

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NEW YORK
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March 16-22, 2005

Wednesday, March 16
At 7:00 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.
IRISH ARTS CENTER
553 West 51st Street New York, NY 10019

Thursday, March 17
ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE in New York

Friday, March 18
At 7:00 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.
QUEENS COLLEGE
City University
65-30 Kissena Blvd. Flushing, NY 11367
Rosenthal Library Room 230

Monday, March 21
At 7 P.M. - 9 P.M.
ITHACA COLLEGE
Handwerker Gallery
953 Danby Road Ithaca, NY 14850

For More Information On These Events Contact:
Queens/Long Island Chapter
Michael Hand # 815-667-4939

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For more information on the artists: http://www.bogsideartists.com/

TO ORDER BOOKS & PRINTS: http://www.bogsideartists.com/ordering02.htm

Deanna Turner
Director of Communications
IRISH AMERICAN UNITY CONFERENCE
National Office
611 Pennsylvania Ave, SE #4150
Washington, D.C. 20003
Tel: 1-800-947-4282
Email: http://us.f810.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=iauc@iauc.org&YY=32213&order=down&sort=date&pos=0&view=a&head=b
Web: http://www.iauc.org

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