"To break the connection with England" Wolfe Tone

Wednesday, 31 August 2011

Annual Hunger Strike March Bundoran 27th August


The 32CSM was delighted to attend the annual hunger strike march in Bundoran on Saturday the 27th August. 

The march was organised by Republican Sinn Fein but attracted republicans of all hues, a welcome development at a point when the opponents of republicanism remain united. There was an excellent turn out and the 32CSM in the North West turned out in large numbers, a sign of the growing numbers of republicans in the region who are supporting the movement.

Likewise many Belfast 32CSM members made the trip to Bundoran to support the march. A banner was carried by the 32CSM highlighting the ongoing protest in Maghaberry and it attracted a lot of positive attention. 

The brutal treatment of POWs in 2011 highlights the fact that the case of political status remains as relevant today as it was in 1981. It was a welcome sight to see many relatives of the hunger strikers in attendance and further demonstrates that the protest in Maghaberry must act as a cause for unity rather than friction. 

Well done to all who attended.