Tag Archives: Amnesty International

Where Are All The “Je Suis” People?

Posted on July 26, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

It is now eighteen months since the horrible incident in Paris, when several journalists on the French satirical magazine “Charlie Hebdo” were murdered by Islamist terrorists. The great and the good of Belfast society…ie journalists and Bloggers gathered at Belfast … Continue reading →

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The Great Annual Tweet Up…Part One (NICVA)

Posted on March 29, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

   J Thursday 26th March 2015. NICVA, Duncairn Gardens, Belfast. Part One of the Great Annual Tweet Up. A joint event organised by NICVA and Slugger O’Toole. I am never very sure what NICVA is. On Thursday, I arrived about forty … Continue reading →

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“Je Suis A Lazy Irish C***”

Posted on March 15, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Can it really be true that BBC presenter threw a punch at his producer and called him a “lazy Irish cxxx”? Surely most people would have a problem with THAT word. And surely it is racist to refer to a … Continue reading →

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Je Suis SDLP

Posted on February 14, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

So things have got nasty. Overnight the Constituency Office of Alban Magennis, SDLP MLA for North Belfast was attacked. The SDLP Office is actually above a business on the Antrim Road and as you will see, the people who daubed … Continue reading →

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Banned by Slugger O’Toole

Posted on February 7, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Bizarrely I find myself banned from posting on Slugger O’Toole. I have tried posting a few things tonight but I keep getting a message saying that I am banned from posting. Now you might well say that I do not … Continue reading →

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Féile…West Belfast Festival

Posted on July 15, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

So Féile starts in two weeks. The West Belfast Festival. On 9th August 1971, Internment Without Trial was introduced. That night, the Ballymurphy Massacre took place. For some years afterwards, the anniversary was marked by often intense rioting in West … Continue reading →

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Rally Against Racism

Posted on June 7, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

I thought that the turnout was pretty impressive. Sinn Fein members sprinkled among crowd with small placards. Greens and Labour NI had banners. Alliance and SDLP out in force but no banners. As I understood it, organisers had stipulated it … Continue reading →

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Amnesty Event Falls Flat

Posted on August 5, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

The Amnesty Event at An Feile failed to sparkle. And certainly no fireworks. The Panel chaired by Patrick Corrigan Allison Morris…Irish News BBC Investigative Reporter. Kevin Magee….BBC Investigative Reporter Barry McCaffrey….a reporter with “The Detail” . What we had was … Continue reading →

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Right Of Reply: Patrick Corrigan

Posted on June 22, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

A few days ago, I posted a bog “A Tale Of Two Corrigans” in which I noted that Patrick Corrigan, top man in local Amnesty International, made a very public speech last Saturday, criticising American record on human rights and … Continue reading →

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A Tale Of Two Corrigans

Posted on June 18, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Here is an odd thing.Yesterday I was looking thru the Amnesty International website when I spotted a blog by Patrick Corrigan, the Amnesty Man in Belfast and occasional contributor to letsgetalongerist website Slugger O’Toole. The blog was actually a text … Continue reading →

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