graffiti/writing

Don’t Drone Me, Bro

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2013-11-01 DontDroneMeBro+

Stencil and graffiti in College Street (in the city centre; the Fountain Centre is visible in the background): “Don’t drone me, bro.” over a stencil of U.S. president Barack Obama. This image was taken the day the leader of the Pakistani Taliban was killed by a U.S. drone (Guardian). The Obama administration has launched six times more drone strikes in Pakistan than the Bush administration (WP). For the original phrase ‘Don’t tase me, bro’, see knowyourmeme.

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Tamery Pass

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2013-10-21 TameryPassWide+

Graffiti next to a mural commemorating various battles of WWI reads “Prejudice is all in your head!” The Young Citizen Volunteers (YCV) were formed in 1912 and in 1914 became a battalion of the UVF.

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Time Is Running Out

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2013-08-28 TimeIsRunningOut+

“Time Is Running Out” – Graffiti (including some fake clock hands) has been added to Rita Duffy’s ‘Banquet’ piece on the Cupar Way “peace” line. The whole board was featured previously.

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True Legend

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2013-10-17 ThatcherLegend+

Graffiti on the Forthriver Road, in Glencairn: “RIP Maggie Thatcher. True Legend. The Iron Lady.” Beneath a banner reading “Glencairn demands civil rights for all Protestants now!”

Previously: Various anti-Thatcher graffiti

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PSNI

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2013-10-08 PSNInterests+

Graffiti at the corner of Lawnbrook Avenue and the Shankill Road: Policing Supporting Nationalists Interests (rather than: Police Service of Northern Ireland).

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Belfast Butcher

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2013-09-22 BelfastButcher+

Three tags and a butcher vigorously chopping pink sausages, on the back of buildings in Gresham Street, visible from North Street, the work of NOTA (‘none of the above’), Bore, and Raser.

2013-09-22 BelfastButcherWide+

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Wee Ruby’s

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2013-09-27 WeeRubys+

UDA graffiti on the shutters of a dilapidated building at the top (southern) end of Sandy Row.

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Rebel Without A Pause

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2013-09-27 ChuckD+

Graffiti on the Lower Lisburn Road – “No matter what the name/We’re all the same/Pieces in one big chess game” – Chuck D of Public Enemy, from the song “Rebel Without a Pause” on their 1988 album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (full lyrics).

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Barrack-Busters

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2013-08-06 CrossPanel+

A metal plate, previously an advertisement for Calor Gas, now sports republican graffiti and a flyer: Built by robots, flown by dummies, taken out by 2nd Batt. barrack-busters.

The incident in question is a 1994 IRA mortar attack on a British Army helicopter at the Crossmaglen barracks. (CAIN | WP page on the incident). The mortar used a Calor Gas tube, though not the one shown here. (WP page on the mortar)

The shot below includes the board above the wall: Stop Maghaberry strip searches.

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Twaddell Protest Camp

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2013-08-26 TwaddellSouthNotice+

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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2013-08-26 TwaddellSouthWide+

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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