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Civil Rights Conference to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Caledon Protest.
Saturday 21 June 2008
Saturday 21 June 2008
10.00am
3.00pm
Armagh City Hotel- Armagh- Co Armagh
Donation of £10
Event
Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of Civil Rights
40 years ago, men and women inspired by the courage of Civil Rights leaders in the United States, and by their example of peaceful non-violent protest, took to the streets of Northern Ireland. Their objective was to bring an end to injustice in the system of public authority housing provision, injustice in public and private employment practices, injustice in voting and representational rights, and the arbitrary and oppressive powers available to the state to suppress dissent.
The things that happened during that pivotal year had a profound effect upon our society, and precipitated an avalanche of change which left no part of our community untouched. Such was the importance of these events, and what they led to, that it is appropriate and even necessary, 40 years later, to commemorate them in a sober and reflective way, to seek to learn from what happened, to consider the significance of the Civil Rights Movement for our society today and the continuing resonance of the issues which it addressed, and the ideals which underpinned it.
A number of those who were active in leadership positions in the Civil Rights Movement, have established a broadly based Civil Rights 1968 Commemoration Committee to commemorate the events of 1968 in such a way as to serve the historical record as best we can, and to generate a balanced and inclusive reflection upon that year.
A programme of events are being organised and can be viewed on www.nicvilrights.org
"Housing Rights for All",
A Civil Rights Conference "Housing Rights for All", to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Caledon Protest, will be held on Saturday 21 June 2008 in Armagh City Hotel, Armagh City.
The conference will reflect on the Caledon Protest and look at housing problems today at home and internationally. Keynote speakers include Austin Currie, Lord Ken Magennis, Professor Paddy Hillyard, Minister Margaret Ritchie, Fr Peter McVerry and Tom Arnold.
A delegation involved in social housing from South Africa will be attending the conference and John Hopkins, Chief Executive of the South African Housing Foundation will make a short presentation.
Contact Tim Attwood, Secretary, Civil Rights 1968 Commemoration Committee for details on 0780 227 9939 or civilrights1968@yahoo.co.uk
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