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The Famine Walk 2024 - Remembrance & Solidarity
This year, we dedicate the Famine Walk to highlighting and standing against genocide in Palestine. Just as Niall O’Brien highlighted the deliberate starvation of the Irish people, we want to shed light on the ongoing apartheid and colonialism to which Palestine is being subjected. Israel’s brutal bombardment and occupation, the use of imposed starvation and the countless other forms of violence being committed against the Palestinians, are unconscionable. For this Famine Walk, we want to promote action. We know the hearts and minds of the Irish people are with Palestine, but we need our government to put these feelings into political action. In the future, our actions, or lack thereof, will record us as people of courage and action, or as complicit. In the words of Malala, “there’s a moment when you have to choose to be silent or stand up’.
During An Gorta Mór, more than 26 million bushels of grain were exported from Ireland to England. We must never forget the million people who died from starvation or hunger related diseases and more than a million forcibly displaced at the hands of colonial rule. This experience deepens our empathy with people who have faced great injustices since then, including the horrors of the Holocaust and the abomination of the Nakba.
The Famine Walk gives us an opportunity to commemorate, learn and act. It is a poignant journey echoing the past and striving for a more peaceful future, giving us an opportunity to stand for humanity and against injustice. Let’s walk together with purpose and determination.
Faten Sourani is a lawyer and advocate for human rights and social justice, with a particular focus on the rights of the Palestinian people. Coming from the Gaza Strip, Faten has pursued her studies and professional endeavors in Galway and Dublin. Over the past few years, she has collaborated with dedicated individuals in the felds of international law, human rights research, and advocacy to amplify the voices of those affected by confict and oppression in the MENA region. Currently, she supports the work of the NGO Front Line Defenders by supporting human rights defenders in the occupied Palestinian territory.
Donal O’Kelly is a Dublin-born writer, performer and activist who has been involved in many Afri projects over the years since the Dunnes Stores anti-apartheid strike in Dublin in 1984. He considers the genocidal attack on the Palestinian people a culmination of the repressive forces operating since then, such as the arms industry of the rich white world, the beneficiary in money and political infuence of the slaughter in Gaza. He is writing a book on twenty-five years of Direct Provision in Ireland and the criminalisation of migration.
The brilliant Irish-Palestinian artist Roisin El Cherif hails from Galway and draws influence from Tracy Chapman, Stevie Nicks and Daughter to create a sound that blurs the boundaries between folk, country and indie-pop. She recently sang at the National day of Action for Palestine in Dublin and also at the ‘Artists for Palestine’ concerts in the Olympia and the 3 Arena last year.
For over four decades Afri has been involved in opposing war, promoting food sovereignty and tackling climate change - working especially with Secondary and Third level students as well as with the general public. We organise the annual Famine Walk in Mayo, a Hedge School in TU Blanchardstown and Féile Bríde in Kildare. Thank you for continuing to support our work.
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Mike Casey 'Walking on Pastures of Wonders'
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For over four decades Afri has been involved in opposing war, promoting food sovereignty and tackling climate change - working especially with Secondary and Third level students as well as with the general public. We organise the annual Famine Walk in Mayo, a Hedge School in TU Blanchardstown and Féile Bríde in Kildare. Thank you for continuing to support our work. www.afri.ie
Féile na Beatha - Carlow's 'Festival Of Living' 2024
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Carlow’s Spring festival of living took place on March 19th this year, with a range of compelling events throughout the day. Féile na Beatha has grown out of the Famine Walk which has taken place from South East Technological University to the nearby Famine Graveyard for more than a decade. Féile 2024 began with a focus on realising the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. This workshop with Soc...
The Richard Moore Story
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For over four decades Afri has been involved in opposing war, promoting food sovereignty and tackling climate change - working especially with Secondary and Third level students as well as with the general public. We organise the annual Famine Walk in Mayo, a Hedge School in TU Blanchardstown and Féile Bríde in Kildare. Thank you for continuing to support our work. www.afri.ie
Féile Bríde '24 - The Light of Peace Amidst the Clouds of War
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Afri’s annual Féile Bride Peace Conference entitled ‘The Light of Peace amidst the Clouds of War’, organised in partnership with the Brigidines and Cairde Bríde, took place on Saturday, February 10th, 2024 in the beautiful Solas Bhríde Centre, Kildare town. The Brigid 1500 milestone comes at a critical time for humanity and for our planet. Brigid’s message of peace and her care for the planet w...
A Call For Peace On Brigid's Day
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On Thursday, February 1st 2024 ‘Brigid of Kildare’, accompanied by members of Afri and StoP, attempted to delivered a letter, a copy of the Downpatrick Declaration and a St. Brigid Peace Cross to Tánaiste Micheál Martin at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin. The doors of the Department, however, were firmly closed against Brigid - it seems her message of peace is not welcome in Foreign...
The End Of Year Album 2023
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This season provides an opportunity to look back on the year that’s gone and to look forward to the year ahead. But it is - especially - an opportunity to thank all of you, our friends and comrades for your backing and generous support throughout 2023. This was an extremely difficult year, especially for those living with the impact of climate change and wars, including in Ukraine. But all the ...
Food For Thought 2023 : A Cornucopia Of Empowerment
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Food for Thought was an interactive event involving talking, listening, music, and movement. The aim was to dialogue with other people around the issues and challenges facing us at present in a world of war and militarisation, precarious employment, and inequality. How can we not only survive in such a context but in fact learn how to thrive and support each other, and build a new, more equal, ...
Denis Halliday On Palestine
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For over four decades Afri has been involved in opposing war, promoting food sovereignty and tackling climate change - working especially with Secondary and Third level students as well as with the general public. We organise the annual Famine Walk in Mayo, a Hedge School in TU Blanchardstown and Féile Bríde in Kildare. Thank you for continuing to support our work. www.afri.ie
Walking Vigil For Palestine
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On Sunday, November 5th a vigil and procession was organised by the Dublin Ecofeminists Collective, with support from civil society organisations including Afri, Comhlámh, Dublin Bay North for All and Uplift. The procession was led by a horse-drawn hearse moving from the British Embassy to the US Embassy to the Israeli Embassy and finishing at the European Commission Representation in Ireland. ...
Financial Justice Walking Tour
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For the past thirty years, Financial Justice Ireland has been at the forefront of analysis and discussion on globalisation and Ireland. Formed in 1993 as the Debt and Development Coalition, its first major campaign was Jubilee 2000, which sought to tackle the debt crisis of the Global South through the cancellation of onerous loans that were crippling the social and economic development of many...
The Remarkable Story Of Sunny Jacobs
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Sunny Jacobs spent 17 years on death row for a crime she didn't commit. Since her release she has worked tirelessly to abolish the death penalty and support people who've been wrongly convicted. She has lived in Ireland with her husband Peter for more than 20 years. But sadly, he died in 2022. Sunny now needs our love and support. For over four decades Afri has been involved in opposing war, pr...
Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Russian Roulette
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Filmed at the 78th Commemoration of the dropping of the Atomic bomb on Hiroshima, this film examines the continuing threat posed by nuclear weapons in our world. For over four decades Afri has been involved in opposing war, promoting food sovereignty and tackling climate change - working especially with Secondary and Third level students as well as with the general public. We organise the annua...
A Force For Good? Reflections On Irish Neutrality (22mins)
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In the wake of the Irish Government's imbalanced, 'Consultative Forum on International Security Policy' this film provides a vital contribution to the discussion on the importance of Irish neutrality and its role as the bedrock of Irish foreign and defence policy. Even today - especially today - as war rages in so many areas around the world and as two nuclear armed ‘superpowers’ actively engag...
Neutrality Or NATO - An online book launch & conversation
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Individual segments: • Joe Murray, Afri Coordinator ua-cam.com/video/oMpOi6gnSkg/v-deo.html • Dr Karen Devine, lecturer in International Relations, specialising in teaching European Union politics, Irish Foreign Policy and International Relations Theories and Methodologies in Dublin City University ua-cam.com/video/oMpOi6gnSkg/v-deo.html • Thomas Pringle, independent TD ua-cam.com/video/oMpOi6g...
Best Practice in Global Citizenship Education: A Case Study
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Best Practice in Global Citizenship Education: A Case Study
The 35th Famine Walk - 'Famine' is a lie and War is a crime
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The 35th Famine Walk - 'Famine' is a lie and War is a crime
THIS CANNOT GO ON
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THIS CANNOT GO ON
Féile na Beatha '23: From Hurt to Healing to Sustainability
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Féile na Beatha '23: From Hurt to Healing to Sustainability
Colonialism in Ireland: past and Present
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Colonialism in Ireland: past and Present
The 30th Anniversary Of Féile Bríde : Darkness, Dawning, Light
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The 30th Anniversary Of Féile Bríde : Darkness, Dawning, Light
The End Of Year Album 2022
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The End Of Year Album 2022
Food For Thought Event - Féile an Fhómhar , ATU - Mayo
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Food For Thought Event - Féile an Fhómhar , ATU - Mayo
The Ulster Launch of the Direct Provision Report
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The Ulster Launch of the Direct Provision Report
Bruce Kent & Afri
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Bruce Kent & Afri
The Return of the Afri Famine Walk
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The Return of the Afri Famine Walk
Micheál McCaughan - An Gorta Mór agus An Bhithéagsúlacht
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Micheál McCaughan - An Gorta Mór agus An Bhithéagsúlacht
Desmond Tutu and Pete St. John : Remembering our friends on the Famine Walk
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Desmond Tutu and Pete St. John : Remembering our friends on the Famine Walk
US VETS EXPOSE IRISH PARTICIPATION IN WAR CRIMES
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US VETS EXPOSE IRISH PARTICIPATION IN WAR CRIMES
Teacher Training At Siolta Chroi
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Teacher Training At Siolta Chroi

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @niamhfitzgibbon7333
    @niamhfitzgibbon7333 4 дні тому

    Lovely video, thanks for sharing. In solidarity with the people of Palestine ❤

  • @liambrewer8867
    @liambrewer8867 11 днів тому

    Inspirational - beautiful take on our home in the cathedral of the universe. Thank you Mike.

  • @justinmaguire8971
    @justinmaguire8971 14 днів тому

    Incredibly powerful stuff. Watch 'In the name of the father' if you already haven't- excellent movie about the Guilford 4.

  • @icanfly2245
    @icanfly2245 25 днів тому

    Free Palestine another English horror story that goes on

  • @stephenraddie2752
    @stephenraddie2752 Місяць тому

    Has anyone got information on what and where all the good crop's and animals were sent and sold to during that timeframe? There must be ship's manifests with signatures to prove.

  • @Judgementday-qp1ol
    @Judgementday-qp1ol Місяць тому

    It was plain Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing. We had many British Unionists still left in Ireland after the War of Independence, and the Truth of this horror was kept out of the School Curriculum History, as to not offend these People.

  • @eddiestaunton514
    @eddiestaunton514 Місяць тому

    One of the most Underrated and Unknown Great figures in Irish History. We owe him the Ground under our Feet in most of Mayo that otherwise would still belong to the Lord Lucans!

  • @tlee4218
    @tlee4218 2 місяці тому

    And the UK still refuses to get out of Ireland.

  • @bigpicklerick
    @bigpicklerick 2 місяці тому

    And the British government didn't do a thing to fix this. Fuck the British government.

  • @JosephMuir-ic2nw
    @JosephMuir-ic2nw 2 місяці тому

    The government were nazis.

  • @stephenhegney4370
    @stephenhegney4370 2 місяці тому

    Gerry Conlon. Belfast Ireland. RIP.

  • @neilodonohoe3841
    @neilodonohoe3841 2 місяці тому

    What a load of waffle from people who do not live in the real world.

  • @ianaustin5541
    @ianaustin5541 3 місяці тому

    I don`t wanna hear music, I wanna hear what he says!

  • @HerAeolianHarp
    @HerAeolianHarp 3 місяці тому

    Thank you for this moving tribute to a good man and a great father.

  • @stephenedwards382
    @stephenedwards382 3 місяці тому

    God bless you Gerry, RIP mate

  • @notshetocastarz
    @notshetocastarz 4 місяці тому

    È incredibile, Gerry Conlon che si batte anche ora per i crimini che certi governi commettono impunemente!! Che ne sarà di Assange? Grazie Gerry❤

  • @WEF_idiocracy_project
    @WEF_idiocracy_project 4 місяці тому

    Well done, keep trying, though your message will fall on deaf ears of the Government who are subservient to the EU who in turn are subservient to the USA.

  • @phil2003ashleigh
    @phil2003ashleigh 4 місяці тому

    Welcome to Great Britain where the scales of justice are porous on the side of the accused. Do not vote, refuse jury duty and never, I repeat never speak to a politician with a rosette on. RIP, all those fitted up especially Gerry, Guiseppe and Carole and those incarcerated for being born in Ireland. 🇮🇪

  • @joe_3
    @joe_3 4 місяці тому

    A great video and powerful message Well done to everyone involved

  • @ALFarrell-kv6ok
    @ALFarrell-kv6ok 4 місяці тому

    Isolationism and neutrality do not work. When the free world takes two steps backwards, the dictatorships take four steps forwards. Isolationism means stepping back from allies who then turn their backs on you when you are eventually in trouble anyway. Isolationism is like a tightrope walker throwing away his safety net. Isolationism means freeloading on neighbours for defence. That's why Russia is pushing isolationism and division in the West. Peace, freedom, and strength through unity and allies!

  • @illstuffamattresswithyou5657
    @illstuffamattresswithyou5657 5 місяців тому

    The only comfort I take in Gerry’s life and subsequent death is that he was born and died where he belonged…in his beloved Belfast. I pray that someday soon, there will finally be a united Irelamd ✊🏻🇮🇪 God rest ye, Gerry…for you are with your dear Da, Giuseppe

  • @gdavidyorke7066
    @gdavidyorke7066 5 місяців тому

    Just watched the Paddy Hill interview on Hardtalk prior to Gerry Conlon's speech. They are both correct about British Justice. Just look at the recent case of the sub postmaster's (an injustice which in no way compares to the suffering these two guys endured) which again shows without people power innocent people suffer.

  • @janm2473
    @janm2473 5 місяців тому

    FEFFIN' ENGLISH... Sorry for my impertinence.

  • @GregSomers-zh2dt
    @GregSomers-zh2dt 5 місяців тому

    I'm not pro i.r.a I'm pro justice

  • @rhettoneill836
    @rhettoneill836 5 місяців тому

    Gerry.. now Giuseppe can say "Whos following who now Gerard" Bless ya Gerard & Giuseppe 💝💝

  • @EditorInChiefUK
    @EditorInChiefUK 5 місяців тому

    Great Long live Gerry my brother.

  • @MrLorenzovanmatterho
    @MrLorenzovanmatterho 6 місяців тому

    Truth is we Irish were never any different to the rest of Britain/Europe. Irish Nationalists just try to exploit the suffering of the Irish poor to justify their bigotry.

  • @julianassange2379
    @julianassange2379 6 місяців тому

    Bravo! An interesting insight into the man I recently saw in a video, on his way to beseech the King of England to free Julian Assange.

  • @user-fr4hm3ug6f
    @user-fr4hm3ug6f 6 місяців тому

    Gerry's story is so powerful. I remember very well watching him walk out the front door of the Old Bailey the day he was exonerated and the pictures will stay with me forever. It was a lot more than a miscarriage of justice. As we know his dad died in Jail, and he lost 15 years of his life. I can't imagine what it must be like to be innocent and jailed for such a long long time. The movie "in the name of the father" is one of the greatest true story movies ever made. Even after all this time the movie still gets me at the end and that's a powerful powerful movie. Great speech from Gerry here. R.I.P

  • @SirMrShanks
    @SirMrShanks 6 місяців тому

    Wise up... America is always welcome here 🇺🇸🇮🇪

  • @wayneslater1543
    @wayneslater1543 7 місяців тому

    Crazy. remember,the Islamic zealots are after enslaving the Irish.

  • @jimmccormack7507
    @jimmccormack7507 7 місяців тому

    Reality

  • @t6513
    @t6513 7 місяців тому

    Great song. RIP

  • @TimBehan-ze7nx
    @TimBehan-ze7nx 7 місяців тому

    The PERFECT HOLOCAUST.. read the book by CHRIS FOGARTY.... COVERED UP TILL THIS DAY BY ROYSL DAIL EIREANN...yes the Irish government is RUN BY LONDON

  • @kccgurl
    @kccgurl 7 місяців тому

    I'm an American of Irish ancestry. My Irish ancestor, Patrick McDermott came over to America alone at 14 years old a few years before the famine. And yet, I've had this intense grief and have been crying a lot watching this and learning about this famine. It seems strange but I think it's because the Irish people of that time are my people too. In 2023, I'm an American, but 1847, the Irish people were my people. And I'm coming to terms with the horror of what happened to them.

  • @jamesphillips4385
    @jamesphillips4385 7 місяців тому

    Makes me ashamed to be British/ Welsh RIP Giuseppe Conlon..

  • @JayB-ju9vc
    @JayB-ju9vc 7 місяців тому

    If there’s one case anonymous can investigate is yours !! Your film is one of the best ever rip Giuseppe Conlon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @cameupstarvin7351
    @cameupstarvin7351 8 місяців тому

    #FreeLucyLetby

  • @georgehenry76
    @georgehenry76 8 місяців тому

    ✊🏻😔

  • @irene-jb7jc
    @irene-jb7jc 8 місяців тому

    Innocent people yet again in jail for crimes they haven't committed.

  • @thenaturalmidsouth9536
    @thenaturalmidsouth9536 8 місяців тому

    Heartbreaking.

  • @DavidMcDermott-lg5yo
    @DavidMcDermott-lg5yo 8 місяців тому

    SHame

  • @user-wf4ls8zx3r
    @user-wf4ls8zx3r 8 місяців тому

    God bless the Irish ☘️

  • @MrG77
    @MrG77 8 місяців тому

    The Daniel Day Lewis film In the name of the father is absolutely brilliant,and tells the true story of what happened. The best scene is at the end when he is found not guilty he says proudly "" I am a free man ,and I am walking out the front door."" . Amazing.🙏

    • @michaeltoohey1385
      @michaeltoohey1385 7 місяців тому

      I thought the film went easy on the Police, but in fairness their depraved behaviour could not be shown in any theatre.

  • @keltiquewood
    @keltiquewood 8 місяців тому

    I was a 19-year-old Irish man working in Bank of Ireland in Queen Street in 1991. I went out to get a sandwich for lunch and just happened to be passing the Old Bailey as the Birmingham 6 were being released. There were loads of people waving Irish flags but I had no clue what was going on until I got home and saw it on the evening news! A great day for the parish ;-)

  • @michaelwalsh9145
    @michaelwalsh9145 8 місяців тому

    Do people not realise that this is happening again in front of their eyes only this time it’s worldwide? Think of climate and covid farces in which they demonise food production and are taxing people out of existence all perpetrated by a few of the worlds richest people, learn from history and put a stop to this now by not being so gullible.

    • @Vexarax
      @Vexarax 7 місяців тому

      ….yet there’s an almost global obesity epidemic, which comes with an _extremely_ high mortality rate. And the poor are the most likely to be effected. For some reason I don’t think the Irish were dying of obesity during the time in history being discussed in this video…

  • @TheCelticwarrior007
    @TheCelticwarrior007 9 місяців тому

    Had a beer with Gerry in the Harbour Bar in Downings, Co Donegal, Great man, RIP Mo Chara.

  • @sammymcfone8281
    @sammymcfone8281 9 місяців тому

    You saved my life Gerry. Im half english irish and i remembered you when i was accused of a crime i didnt commit. It saved me.THANK YOU.

  • @mariumrajah
    @mariumrajah 9 місяців тому

    I read the book Guildford 4 Heart breaking story