› Bloody Sunday '07 Program Of Events
This Year's Programme of Events
Friday 19 January
11.30am.
Press Launch: Launch of the Bloody Sunday Ribbon
Launched by the Mayor of Derry, Councillor Helen Quigley.
Venue: Guildhall
Monday 22 January
7.30pm
Film Screening: Bloody Sunday: A Derry Diary
Documentary following the course of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry from the
point of view of the victims' families. The screening will be followed by
a chaired discussion with the director Margo Harkin and John Nash, whose
younger brother William was one those shot dead on Bloody Sunday.
Venue: Nerve Centre, Magazine Street
Tuesday 23 January
7.30pm
Panel Discussion: Policing Without Politics, Can the PSNI Deliver?
Everyone is entitled to a police service they can trust and support. In the
north of Ireland nationalists and republicans have never had an easy
relationship with the police. Politically motivated policing has created a
legacy of distrust that the PSNI must overcome if it is to earn that
support and trust. The question is, can they deliver?
Speakers from the SDLP, Sinn FÉin, SEA and 32 CSM will be in attendance.
Chair: Paul O'Connor, Pat Finucane Centre.
Venue: Tower Hotel, Butcher Street
Wednesday 24 January
7.30pm
Exhibition Launch: Exhibition Opening
This collective quilt, produced by Peruvian women, was first
exhibited on 2 May 2002 to the Peruvian Truth Commission tasked with taking
testimony from relatives who had lost loved ones as a result of the
conflict between Peruvian state forces and the Maoist group Sendero Luminoso ('Shining Path').
Roberta Bacic (Chilean human rights lecturer, researcher and activist
living in Ireland) will give a short illustrated talk on the background to
the quilt and the use of needlework as a means of expressing thoughts and
feelings about the past and testifying to the lived experience. On display
to Sunday 28 January.
Venue: Pilots Row, Rossville St
Thursday 25 January
7.30pm.
Opening: Official opening of the Museum of Free Derry
The true story of the struggle for civil rights, the Battle of the Bogside,
Internment, Free Derry and Bloody Sunday.
Please note that due to restrictions on space this event is invitation
only. The museum will open to the public from Friday 26 January, adm £3 /
£1.50. Admission will be free from Monday 29 January to Friday 2
February. Please call 7136 0880 for details.
Venue: Museum of Free Derry, Glenfada Park
Friday 26 January
7.30pm
Talk/Film Screening: Lebanon & Derry - The Arms Trade Link
Peace activist Caoimhe Butterly has spent six months in Lebanon. Before
returning she reports on the bloody results of Israel's onslaught last
year. A representative of the Raytheon 9 will also speak. Plus showing of
film of the recent Raytheon 9 visit to southern Lebanon. Event organised by
Derry Anti-War Coalition.
Venue: Sandino's, Water Street.
8.00pm
Film Screening: Documentary Screening
Screening of a documentary on Bloody Sunday, followed by discussion with
family members.
Venue: AOH Hall, Foyle Street.
8.00pm
Play: Heroes With Their Hands In The Air
From Friday 26 January until Saturday 3 February, The Playhouse presents
the world premiere of Heroes With Their Hands In The Air, a powerful new
drama examining the events and legacy of Bloody Sunday. Adapted and
directed by Fintan Brady from the book The Bloody Sunday Inquiry ? The Families Speak Out edited by Eamonn McCann. Performance: 8.00pm nightly.
Tickets: £9/£6. Box Office: 028 7126 8027. www.derryplayhouse.co.uk
Venue: Playhouse, Artillery Street
Saturday 27 January
11.00am - 12.30pm.
Activist Discussion: Mobilising Counter-Power: Raytheon, Rossport & Shannon
What can be done against the odds? A panel of activists from three key
sites of resistance across Ireland will speak about their campaigns against
the corporate threat to justice and democracy in Ireland. Chaired by Rose
Kelly of Foyle Ethical Investment Campaign.
Venue: Pilots Row Community Centre, Rossville Street
12noon - 1.00pm
Panel Discussion: Acht na Gaeilge / Irish Language Act
Discussion on the Irish language community's demand for an Irish Language
Act to protect their rights in The North. Speakers from the political
parties.
Venue: Pilots Row Community Centre, Rossville Street
1.00pm - 1.45pm
Lunch: Range of food, Tea/Coffee available in the Pilots Row Café
Venue: Pilots Row Community Centre, Rossville Street
1.45pm - 3.30pm
Panel Discussion: Healing Through Remembering - Making Peace with the Past.
Making Peace with the Past: Options for truth recovery regarding the
conflict in and about Northern Ireland was produced by HTR's Truth
Recovery and Acknowledgement Sub Group and Prof. Kieran McEvoy. The Sub
Group comprises a diverse range of individuals from loyalist, republican,
British Army and police backgrounds, as well as individuals from different
faith backgrounds, victims and community groups and academic institutions.
The report aims to increase debate on the important issue of truth
recovery, and the wider question of dealing with the past, to ensure a
better future for all. Speakers will include Mike Ritchie, director Coiste
na nIarchimi, and Andrew Rawding, former British Army officer.
Venue: Pilots Row Community Centre, Rossville Street
4.00 - 5.00pm
Talk: How a Liar and War Criminal Became Britain's Number One Soldier
General Sir Michael Jackson retired last year as British Army Chief of the
General Staff. On 30 January 1972 he was on the ground in the Bogside as a
captain in the First Paras. By the next morning he had devised the cover-up
of the Bloody Sunday massacre. Eamonn McCann will draw on testimony to the
Saville Inquiry and other material to show 'How a Liar and War Criminal
Became Britain's Number One Soldier.'
Venue: Pilots Row Community Centre, Rossville Street
7.45pm - 9.45pm.
Film Screening/Panel Discussion: 'October's Cry' by Julie Gal
The Irish Premier of October's Cry, Julie Gal's powerful award winning
documentary exploring the events of October 2000, when 13 young Israeli
Arabs were killed by Israeli security forces. The parallels with Bloody
Sunday as they are revealed in the film are chilling. Viewed through the
perspective of the victims' families, the film also looks at the Orr
Commission and the efforts of Arab lawyers and civil rights activists
seeking justice for the victims. The screening will be followed by a panel
discussion with Margo Harkin, director of Bloody Sunday: A Derry Diary, a
Bloody Sunday relative, the director Julie Gal and Jamilla Asleh, the
mother featured in the film who witnessed the killing of her son by the
Israeli police. Admission £3.00
Venue: Nerve Centre Cinema, Magazine Street
9.30pm - Late
Fundraiser: Music for the Masses
Cruncher O'Neill, Aontas, Tina Mc Laughlin, Eileen Webster & Gary Óg
Doors open at 9.00pm. Come early to avoid disappointment. Admission £5 at
door. BYO.
Venue: Gasyard Centre, Leckey Road
Sunday 28 January
11.00am - 11.30am
Memorial Event: Wreath Laying Ceremony & Prayer Service
Everyone welcome.
Location: Bloody Sunday Monument, Rossville Street
Sunday 28 January (continued)
11.00am - 3.00pm
Lunch: Cafe An Creggan will be open for snacks and lunches.
Venue: Café An Creggan, Fanad Drive, Creggan
2.30pm
March: Annual Bloody Sunday Commemorative March
The annual commemoration march, followed by a rally at Free Derry Wall.
Speakers to include a family representative, Sinn Féin and the SDLP.
Assemble: 2.30pm, Creggan Shops.
6.00pm Post-march entertainment soup and sandwiches
Venue: Mason's Bar: Terry Cruncher O'Neill and Gary Óg + many special
guests.
Venue: Sandino's Bar
Don't go home hungry - Soup and Sandwiches provided
Monday 29 January
10.00pm
Quiz: Bloody Sunday Commemoration Quiz
£10 per team of 5. Everyone welcome.
Venue: Beechtree Bar, Beechwood Avenue.
Tuesday 30 January
4.00pm
Memorial Event: Minutes Silence at Bloody Sunday Monument
All welcome.
Location: Bloody Sunday Monument, Rossville Street.
7.30pm
Memorial Mass: Bloody Sunday Memorial Mass
All welcome.
Venue: St Mary's, Creggan.