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International Day of Remembrance for Hungerstrikers Ray McCreesh and Patsy O'Hara

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Tuesday April 04, 2006 17:52

by Ógra B - Ógra Shinn Féin

osf6county at yahoo dot com

'Be like Ray!'

May 21 Marks the day Irish Republican Hungerstrikers Ray McCreesh and Patsy O'Hara Died on Hungerstrike 25 years ago.

We are asking the youth of the world to join with Ógra Shinn Féin in commemorating these brave Irish revolutionaries who died the most awful of deaths, to advance the struggle for freedom and socialism.

Ray's brother famously said, 'My Brother is not a Criminal!'

Writing shortly before the hunger strike began, Patsy O'Hara grimly declared: "We stand for the freedom of the Irish nation so that future generations will enjoy the prosperity they rightly deserve, free from foreign interference, oppression and exploitation. The real criminals are the British imperialists who have thrived on the blood and sweat of generations of Irish men."

Use this poster to mark day of Remembrance

Ideas suggested are:
Youth Marches,
'Rock The Block' concerts,
White line vigils,
Candle light vigils,
Torchlight processions,
Banner drops,
Leafleting,
Postering etc,
and especially making use of the '10 reasons posters.'
Every area should be organising an event, of whatever size to mark this momentous date in this significant anniversary.