@museumfreederry
The Museum of Free Derry focuses on the late 1960s and early 1970s in Derry. It tells the people’s story of government oppression, the struggle for civil rights, the descent into conflict, Free Derry and Bloody Sunday. https://museumoffreederry.org/
Pic of activist Angela Davis addressing a rally
Thanks to Irish America magazine for reupping this piece for #MLKDay about my book Black & Green, on ties between the civil rights movements in the US & n Ireland
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#Speirgorm
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Jesse Jackson in Derry in 2017. He had immediately accepted the invitation to come to Derry to open @museumfreederry.bsky.social. He will be missed.
At an anniversary event for #BloodySunday in Derry at the @museumfreederry.bsky.social, our @suchitauppal.bsky.social & @dooleydooley.bsky.social joined @finucanecentre.bsky.social to present research on how the UK government spent £4.3m to defend Soldier F. #speirgorm
The Bloody Sunday Trust were delighted to welcome an tUachtarán to the @museumfreederry.bsky.social, earlier today, and to hear her acknowledgment of the Bloody Sunday families and their decades-long fight for justice.
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Great to see my book Black & Green: The Fight for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland & Black America featured at the @museumfreederry.bsky.social
Thanks to @annumayor.bsky.social for taking the pic
4.3m to defend Soldier F. Families paid their own travel to Belfast, relied on volunteers for food, & had no psychological support. This was the stark reality highlighted by the @finucanecentre.bsky.social & @humanrightsfirst.org at the Bloody Sunday commemorative events. @dooleydooley.bsky.social
BBC Panorama aired Post Office: Who’s to Blame? on 26 Jan, examining how Horizon system failures destroyed lives through wrongful prosecutions. Deirdre Connolly, a survivor of the scandal, speaks at our event in Derry, 31 Jan hosted by the @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
97 Liverpool fans died at Hillsborough in 1989. Professor Phil Scraton, author of the Independent Panel report, speaks at the Working Class Struggles for Justice event on Sat in Derry, hosted by my organisation, the @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social, alongside Margaret Aspinall and others #Liverpool97
On the 54th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, 30 January 1972, at the Monument, Rossville Street, Derry, John Kelly remembered his brother Michael (17), who was killed that day, and all those who were killed and injured. The commemoration was also dedicated to the children of Palestine.
Survivors and campaigners came together to confront decades of injustice. From Ballymurphy and Bloody Sunday to Hillsborough, Stardust, Creeslough and the Post Office scandal, shared stories of loss, resilience and determination laid bare the human cost and the ongoing fight for truth and justice.
Extraordinary testimonies at this Bloody Sunday event of struggles for justice in Ireland and Britain. Well done to the Trust and all involved.
At the @museumfreederry.bsky.social for anniversary of Bloody Sunday with @finucanecentre.bsky.social for @humanrightsfirst.org with @suchitauppal.bsky.social to talk about Soldier F legal costs #speirgorm
The Pat Finucane Centre @finucanecentre.bsky.social and @humanrightsfirst.org talk about 'Public Funding of Soldier F's Legal Defence' this afternoon @museumfreederry.bsky.social @dooleydooley.bsky.social @suchitauppal.bsky.social
Copies of the book are available online and from the Museum shop
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Copies of the book are available online and from the Museum shop
shop.museumoffreederry.org/products/bla...
@dooleydooley.bsky.social
12.30pm today - public discussion at the @museumfreederry.bsky.social "Bloody Sunday - unjustified and unjustifiable, but £4,000,000+ to defend one mass murderer?”
with the @finucanecentre.bsky.social @humanrightsfirst.org @dooleydooley.bsky.social @suchitauppal.bsky.social
Deirdre Connolly, survivor of the Post Office Horizon scandal, featured on BBC Panorama on one of the worst miscarriages of justice in British history. Deirdre will speak at 'Punching Up - Working Class Struggles' this Saturday, hosted by the Bloody Sunday Trust.
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54 years this week since Bloody Sunday in Derry, when British soldiers killed 13 unarmed protestors.
Joint @finucanecentre.bsky.social & @humanrightsfirst.org event
at @museumfreederry.bsky.social; on Sun Feb 1; my latest here for Irish America mag #speirgorm
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Punching Up - Working Class Struggles for Truth and Justice
A public meeting as part of the Bloody Sunday commemorations, bringing together families from major justice campaigns to discuss working-class struggles for truth, accountability and justice. Book 👇
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The traditional Palestinian kufiya carries deep meaning for Palestinians. Made by the Hirbawi Textile Factory in Hebron, it’s now available at the Museum of Free Derry for £35. Proceeds shared equally between the Palestinian Medical Relief Society and the @bloodysundaytrust.bsky.social
Save the Date: Bloody Sunday Anniversary 2026
Friday 30 January – Sunday 1 February 2026
With the theme “One World One Struggle”, the 2026 commemoration will continue to highlight Palestine alongside working-class struggles closer to home.
The full programme will be shared in the New Year.
New research from CAJ & Rabble Cooperative examines how social media & misinformation fuelled racist violence in Ballymena in June, & how political and community responses shaped events @enddbelfast.bsky.social @netpol.org Sat 6 Dec, 1pm @museumfreederry.bsky.social
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Today, 29 Nov - International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People-I stand with Palestinians in their struggle for self-determination and liberation.
Every badge sold supports vital medical relief through the Palestinian Medical Relief Society. 🇵🇸
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Today, 29 Nov — International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, a day to support Palestinian rights, including self-determination and independence. Take action: 1) Do a BDS compliance audit, 2) Support the Museum of Free Derry donating today’s takings to PMRS chuffed.org/project/fund...
Sat 6 Dec, 1pm, @museumfreederry.bsky.social:
“Inciting a Pogrom? Social Media and the Racist Disorder in Ballymena…”
CAJ + Rabble Cooperative discuss how online narratives fuelled last summer’s racist violence.
RSVP: www.eventbrite.ie/e/1968204280...
The Bloody Sunday Trust endorses the National Demonstration for Palestine on 29 November, 1pm at the Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square, Dublin. Join the march to show solidarity with Palestinian communities and call for justice and human rights.
The Bloody Sunday Trust and @finucanecentre.bsky.social have launched a joint fundraising appeal for the Palestinian Medical Relief Society. The appeal runs until 10 January 2026 with a target of £3,000 to support vital medical care in Palestine. Donate here: chuffed.org/project/fund...
The Bloody Sunday Trust is inviting community & voluntary organisations across DCSDC to take part in a short BDS compliance audit. Review your suppliers, procurement, & financial links to see if they involve companies targeted by the BDS Movement. Download: museumoffreederry.org/wp-content/u...
Great talk by @dooleydooley.bsky.social @museumfreederry.bsky.social, highlighting the deep links between U.S. & Irish civil rights movements. Irish activists borrowed tactics like marches and sit-ins, and figures like Angela Davis and Bernadette McAliskey saw the struggles as deeply interconnected.
Tomorrow, 2pm @museumfreederry.bsky.social, @dooleydooley.bsky.social, author of Black and Green @plutopress.bsky.social explores how U.S. & Irish civil rights movements inspired each other on the anniversary of JFK’s assassination. #speirgorm
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