Published Date:
26 August 2008
By Staff reporter
A mural commemorating the 40th anniversary of the beginning of the civil rights campaign will be unveiled on the back of Free Derry Corner this Friday.
The unveiling is part is a series to mark the anniversary, culminating in a two-day programme of meetings, lectures and exhibitions at the Guildhall on the 4th and 5th of October which will be attended by President Mary McAleese. Other invited guests will include Professor Kadar Asmal, a member of the ANC government in South Africa who sought sanctuary in Ireland during the apartheid era.
The full list of events for the commemoration weekend, which is being organised to coincide with the anniversary of the first civil rights march in Derry on 5th October 1968. The mural will be unveiled on Friday afternoon at 2.30pm.
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Last Updated:
25 August 2008 4:48 PM
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Source:
Journal Tuesday Derry Edit
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Location:
Derry
