Resisting the Prison State

Mark Barnsley speaks on prison resistance in Derry

Ex fitted up political activist talked in Derry on Saturday 24th September on a speaking tour titled ‘Resisting the Prison State’.

While in Derry Mark met with former members of the Justice for Mark Barnsley Campaign (Ireland) who helped set up the afternoon talk in Sandinos Café-Bar. Mark took time out and had a brief tour of the city’s former hot-spots in and around the Bogside. As well as taking time out to see the murals Mark visited the Bloody Sunday monument were the families and relatives of those murdered by British State Forces back January 1972 still await justice!

The talk and discussion that followed was welcomed by his friends and supporters as Mark gave a clear and direct insight into the history and nature of prison struggle in England, Scotland and Wales. Mark met afterwards with former republican and republican socialist political prisoners as well as a number of political activists locally who attended.

Mark is currently touring the country and has to date talked in Belfast and Derry. He will be speaking Dublin tomorrow evening Monday 26th September in the Teachers Club.

If you can make time to hear Mark and of the continued Resistance to the Prison State!

John, Derry.