Askatasuna

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This is a new mural in support of the Basque country and in particular political prisoners, unveiled today as part of Féıle 202 in Beechmount, west Belfast. The designs to the left and the right are described in a comment below – thanks BasqueMurals.

Previous Basque mural on Divis St, lower Falls.

Below, a young traditional singer from the Basque country singing at the launch of the new mural.

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Maghaberry Dirty Protest

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“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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Our Queens

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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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Exhibition Open

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The big red sign usually says “Road Closed” but has been changed for the exhibition. On this day, however, the exhibition (which is a large satellite-image map of the area, on the ground) was not, in fact, open. The Flax St/Crumlin Road interface, Ardoyne, the day after the 2012 riot.

Below, taken later, detail of the exhibition … a very small portion

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July 1st

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In the old style of calendar (prior to 1752), the Battle Of The Boyne took place on July 1st, the same date as the Battle Of The Somme (in the new style of calendar). It is reported that some soldiers from the 36th Division wore their Orange Order collarettes into battle. In the image above, which reproduces a painting by Carol Graham, they defend their trench from a German assault.

Carson signing the 1912 Covenant is the second of the pair.

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From Sandy Row To The House Of Windsor

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“From Sandy Row to the house of Windsor: happy diamond jubilee 1952-2012. God save the Queen.” Although the coronation was held in June 1953, Elizabeth acceded to the throne immediately upon the death of George VI, on February 6th, 1952.

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Rugby Avenue

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On Rugby Avenue in south Belfast, the new mural of Rory McIlroy. Commissioned by Declan Boyle/RentOurProperty.

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Whitewash

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The ‘Welcome to Sandy Row’ mural is painted over, June 25th, 2012. The new King William mural was launched on July 4th. More pics of the painting-out, from the BBC. Video from UTV.

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