North Belfast Against Cultural Apartheid. Mount Vernon in the rain, January 17th, 2013. (Previously: Mount Vernon Welcome You)
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Cultural Apartheid
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Nationalism
A mural on a low wall in east Belfast: The Ulster conflict is about nationality. This we shall maintain. UK.
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An Glas
The bus shelter at An Glas/The Green at the bottom of Short Strand is bedecked with an Ireland soccer flag and IRA graffiti.
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The Masses
A pensioner on the way to St. Matthew’s in Bryson Street on the morning of Sunday, December 23rd, 2012.
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Behind Bars
A Union Flag in the window of a house on the Lower Newtownards Road, east Belfast.
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Holiday Union
This house-front on the Shore Road is a mix of union flags and Christmas decorations. The centre-piece states that the resident is “Proud To Be British”.
The ASDA railings in the background were the site of the memorial to Billy Hunter.
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Quick Copy
Here is a board bearing Carson’s image, on the Newtownards Road at Welland Street, opposite the junction with the Albertbridge Road, below a banner to East Belfast Protestant Boys. Carson also appears in a variety of other murals concerning the Ulster Covenant and the threat of Home Rule.
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Across The Line
Protests over the December 3rd vote not to fly the union jack every day at Belfast City Hall continued last night (2012-12-17 — video from BBC-NI | U.tv). The image above shows a flag flying on the loyalist side framed by the pedestrian gate on Northumberland Street. The image below shows one shot across the Cupar Way “peace” line, from Conway Street.
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Imagine
Another shot of Belfast city hall without a Union flag, reflected in a mirror on a stall in the Christmas market at the front of city hall.
In the shot below, the statue of Edward James Harland looks out over the market.
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And So This Is Christmas
A flag-free Belfast city hall. For background information about the on-going protests at its removal, see Union Jack – Donegall Pass.
Despite the protests, this Armenian busker continues to play.
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Extramural Activity 