| Description | Assembly of clips from actuality recordings compiled by Philip Donnellan with people at a civil rights movement meeting on the Clonnard estate in Belfast on sectarian disturbances and the events of 'Bloody Sunday' in Derry 30 January 1972.
Tracks 1-5: Women talk about their experiences working in Birmingham and the jobs done by some of their relatives. One woman with an English accent discusses her political views, her membership of the Co-operative Women's Guild, her interest in Russia and social activities in the village she lives in. She goes on to talk about the farm she used to work on
Tracks 6-9: A man talks about experiencing violence by the British army and the police against people in Clonnard, Belfast in 1969, following civil rights movement demonstrations. He goes on to talk about how to identify people as Catholic or Protestant by the areas they live in or the buses they take, the lower levels of religious discrimination in employment in the building industry and common sectarian prejudices
Tracks 10-11: A man discusses his feelings about the IRA, his encounters with the British army, being threatened by soliders
Tracks 12-13: Another man discusses the possible content of a government White Paper on Northern Ireland and the likely response of loyalist groups, particularly the UDA (Ulster Defence Association). He talks about some of the activities of loyalist groups and their attacks on Catholic civilians
Track 14: A man talks about having recently arrived in Belfast and his efforts to find a house, his views about the current political situation and being stopped by soldiers 3.16 mins
Track 15: A man talks about the IRA giving press conferences 2.42 mins
Tracks 16-19: A man makes an address on military activity and the current political situation in Northern Ireland, focusing on attacks by right-wing organisations, the policy of the British government and harrassment by the British army. He discusses the raiding of homes by the army, the internment of political prisoners, limited government attempts to regenerate deprived areas, and to alleviate unemployment
Tracks 20-22: A man addresses a group, thanking delegates from Britain for attending and for their support, and discussing international support for the civil rights movement. The address goes on to discuss the objectives of the civil rights movement and its political opponents
Total: 1.03.57 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF565D0077780 |