Art has long been a means of resistance to tyranny. In Ireland’s Occupied Six Counties (OSC), the tradition of murals has served to make profound statements upon historical and current injustice in Ireland and beyond. Whether it is the fight for Basque freedom, the struggle for Catalonian independence, the resistance to Zionist horror and oppression […]
The Rhythm Of Time – Bobby Sands
This poem was written by the Irish Republican martyr, Bobby Sands, who died on hunger strike in the H-Blocks prison in 1981. The poem was, like all of Sands’ communications with the outside, written in tiny lettering on pieces of toilet paper or torn pages of a bible, and then smuggled past the vulturesque […]
Palestinian Political Prisoners Hunger For Justice
At a time when the leaders and people of the Arab world should be roaring their support for the Palestinian political detainees, there is a marked silence. The western media have chosen to give little coverage to events in Palestine, perhaps due to the perceived displeasure of their Zionist controllers. Yet better things would be […]