“Support the Maghaberry “Dirty Protest” 1981-2011″. Republican prisoners in Maghaberry began a dirty protest of throwing urine and excrement onto prison landings, as well as not washing or shaving, to protest forced strip searches (BBC).
See previously: Maghaberry Concentration Camp.
Beechmount Ave/Ascaill Ard Na bhFeá, west Belfast.
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Mixed reaction to the Diamond Jubilee visit of Queen Elizabeth II. Above, the remains of an RNU (Fb) poster which (in full) read “Send the Brit queen packing back to the depths of Hades – royal jubilee not welcome here, signed by: the army of unemployed.” and showing Elizabeth with half-human, half-skeleton face (reminiscent of a mural idea from 1989/1990 in Springhill and in Beechmount). (Full poster at Alamy.)
Below, “God save our queen” and “Fuck the queen” graffiti.
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According to IMDb, “the dude abides” is a reference to Ecclesiastes 1:4: “One generation passes away, and another generation comes, but the Earth abides forever.”
Graffiti art in Great Victoria Street, Belfast city centre.
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“Victory to the Provos” graffiti in Twinbrook. With “Who?” added above, seemingly in a different hand.
Almond Drive, Belfast
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“Strong is what we make each other until we are strong together.” Women in struggle, (clockwise) banging binlids, undergoing strip searches, protesting internment, victims of plastic bullets (Julie Livingstone), fighting in Cumann Na mBan. On the right are the astrological symbol for woman and the republican symbol of “Saoirse” with the green star and fist. With “Free Marian Price” graffiti.
Dungloe Crescent, Lenadoon, Belfast
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“Honour our patriot dead – wear an Easter lily.” Éırígí (web) board on New Lodge Road, with Marian Price graffiti.
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The Éırígí spot in the former RUC barracks is changed from Vote Éırígí to support for Palestinian prisoners of war.
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Large “UDA” and “UFF” lettering on Dee Street, east Belfast, with red-, white-, and blue-painted pointed rocks to keep people from climbing on the wall.
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This piece of wild-style writing by RASER and AKEN of TMN krew (which replaces last year’s eagle) is remarkable for its location, which is on the Falls Road just past the Falls/Glen roundabout (site of the former RUC barracks). As such, it is (still) the only piece of non-sectarian art in a CNR area. This wall is presumably painted with the permission (and perhaps at the invitation of) the owners of the salon.
Glen Parade, west Belfast
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Republican Socialist Youth Movement graffiti with stencil of Connolly and (defunct) internet address (Fb | ig) at the site of the old Andersonstown RUC barracks.
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Extramural Activity 